minc940	Monmouthshire v Devon
	Minor Counties Championship 1908 (West Division)
Venue	Rodney Parade, Newport on 31st July, 1st August 1908 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Monmouthshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Monmouthshire won by 113 runs
Points	Monmouthshire 5; Devon 0
Umpires	W Pate, H Willis
Close of play day 1	Monmouthshire (2) 50/2 (Silverlock 38*, Tatham 9*)

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Monmouthshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Silverlock	c Davies b Coate	24
M Stratton	c Davies b Light	42
GL Robathan	b Light	9
*ES Phillips	b Light	1
NC Phillips	b Aston	46
AL Tatham	c Tamworth b Hawksworth	26
FG Phillips	c Cruwys b Coate	10
LH Weight	b Coate	0
WA Williams	b Coate	9
+JR Williams	not out	0
R Steeples	c Davies b Coate	1
Extras	(4 b, 7 lb, 1 w)	12
Total	(all out, 52.1 overs)	180
Fall of wickets:
1-73, 2-83, 3-83, 4-101, 5-142, 6-165, 7-169, 8-179, 9-179, 10-180 (52.1 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Aston	14	0	52	1	-	-
Hawksworth	13	3	33	1	-	-
Coate	17.1	3	50	5	1	-
Light	8	1	33	3	-	-

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Devon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JF Orchard	c WA Williams b FG Phillips	6
WF Light	c JR Williams b FG Phillips	9
RG Cruwys	b FG Phillips	1
FH Carroll	c Silverlock b Steeples	7
JF Shelley	b WA Williams	16
RF Coate	c and b FG Phillips	12
GM Hawksworth	c FG Phillips b Steeples	18
WF Sturt	b Steeples	0
*L Tamworth	b Steeples	32
+T Davies	c Silverlock b Steeples	28
WH Aston	not out	13
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb)	8
Total	(all out, 50.3 overs)	150
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-20, 3-21, 4-41, 5-43, 6-66, 7-73, 8-74, 9-119, 10-150 (50.3 ov)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steeples	20.3	3	52	5	-	-
FG Phillips	18	4	42	4	-	-
WA Williams	10	1	32	1	-	-
Silverlock	2	0	16	0	-	-

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Monmouthshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Silverlock	b Coate	63
M Stratton	c Hawksworth b Aston	0
GL Robathan	c Coate b Aston	1
AL Tatham	c Hawksworth b Light	25
*ES Phillips	b Coate	35
NC Phillips	b Hawksworth	38
FG Phillips	b Coate	0
LH Weight	c Carroll b Coate	14
WA Williams	b Hawksworth	2
+JR Williams	c Tamworth b Hawksworth	24
R Steeples	not out	8
Extras	(5 b, 4 lb)	9
Total	(all out, 52 overs)	219
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-12, 3-92, 4-96, 5-150, 6-153, 7-178, 8-183, 9-201, 10-219 (52 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Aston	10	0	37	2	-	-
Hawksworth	12	2	52	3	-	-
Coate	24	3	86	4	-	-
Light	6	0	35	1	-	-

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Devon second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WF Light	b FG Phillips	7
WF Sturt	c Stratton b Steeples	39
RG Cruwys	c WA Williams b Steeples	19
FH Carroll	b Steeples	8
JF Shelley	c JR Williams b Steeples	21
RF Coate	b FG Phillips	12
*L Tamworth	not out	8
+T Davies	c NC Phillips b Steeples	0
GM Hawksworth	c FG Phillips b Steeples	0
WH Aston	b Steeples	16
JF Orchard	absent hurt
Extras	(4 b, 2 lb)	6
Total	(all out, 40.4 overs)	136
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-50, 3-56, 4-96, 5-99, 6-113, 7-114, 8-114, 9-136 (40.4 ov)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steeples	20.4	2	66	7	-	-
FG Phillips	17	3	53	2	-	-
WA Williams	3	0	11	0	-	-

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Notes
--> RF Coate made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> L Tamworth (1) passed his previous highest score of 20 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JR Williams (2) passed his previous highest score of 21 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WH Aston (2) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 13
--> RF Coate achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Monmouthshire first innings

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
Monmouthshire won this return match by 113 runs at 3.55 pm on the second day. The match between the two sides at Exeter at the beginning of July had been won by Devon. For the winners Steeples took 12 wickets in the match for 118 runs, including 7 for 66 in the Devon second innings. There were 6 fours in Silverlock's 63. Orchard was absent hurt in the Devon second innings. J F Orchard injured a knee towards the end of Monmouthshire's second innings and was unable to take any further part in the match.
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Sources: South Wales Argus 31 July,1 August; South Wales Daily News 1,3 August; South Wales Echo 31 July,1 August; Western Mail 1,3 August; Devon and Exeter Daily Gazette 1,2 August; Western Daily Mercury 1,3 August; Western Morning News 1,3 August; The Sportsman 1,3 August; Cricket 6 August, p 325.

 

 

 

 

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