minc1181	Berkshire v Wiltshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1910 (South and West Division)
Venue	County Ground, Kensington Road, Reading on 17th, 18th August 1910 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Wiltshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Berkshire won by 9 wickets
Points	Berkshire 5; Wiltshire 0
Close of play day 1	Berkshire (1) 242/8 (Belcher 50*, Hawksworth 31*)

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FE Newman	c Shoosmith b Belcher	2
W Overton	b Hawksworth	27
ES Warrilow	lbw b Hawksworth	7
AW Newman	b Shoosmith	105
*RW Awdry	c Todd b Hawksworth	3
WRC Laverton	lbw b Belcher	25
J Pugh	c Shoosmith b Hawksworth	27
AS Sellick	c Metcalfe b Shoosmith	20
H Mitchell	not out	17
WRR Smith	b Hawksworth	3
+CG Fraser	b Hawksworth	0
Extras		10
Total	(all out, 67.3 overs)	246
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-51, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-246 (67.3 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Belcher	20	2	92	2	-	-
Hawksworth	25.3	14	42	6	-	-
Woodburn	10	0	43	0	-	-
Wells	4	1	23	0	-	-
Shoosmith	8	0	36	2	-	-

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GGM Bennett	c Warrilow b Mitchell	12
FE Rowe	c AW Newman b Smith	26
LP Collins	b Smith	6
HW Shoosmith	c Mitchell b Warrilow	23
HD Wells	c Fraser b Mitchell	0
WY Woodburn	c Pugh b Mitchell	63
*CEMY Nepean	c Pugh b Mitchell	17
FW Metcalfe	c Awdry b Overton	8
G Belcher	not out	112
GM Hawksworth	c Sellick b Mitchell	35
+AF Todd	run out	0
Extras		7
Total	(all out, 74.3 overs)	309
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-26, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-166, 9-?, 10-309 (74.3 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mitchell	31.3	9	101	5	-	-
Smith	23	5	99	2	-	-
Overton	7	2	21	1	-	-
AW Newman	8	0	54	0	-	-
Warrilow	5	0	27	1	-	-

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Wiltshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FE Newman	st Todd b Hawksworth	1
W Overton	b Hawksworth	1
ES Warrilow	b Hawksworth	2
AW Newman	c Belcher b Hawksworth	14
*RW Awdry	lbw b Hawksworth	0
WRC Laverton	b Hawksworth	12
J Pugh	not out	75
AS Sellick	st Todd b Hawksworth	2
H Mitchell	c Rowe b Shoosmith	22
WRR Smith	b Hawksworth	11
+CG Fraser	c Nepean b Hawksworth	7
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 49.2 overs)	147
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-31, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-147 (49.2 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Belcher	7	0	22	0	-	-
Hawksworth	24.2	11	63	9	-	-
Shoosmith	18	4	62	1	-	-

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Berkshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GGM Bennett	not out	50
FE Rowe	b Awdry	15
LP Collins	not out	15
HW Shoosmith	did not bat
HD Wells	did not bat
WY Woodburn	did not bat
*CEMY Nepean	did not bat
FW Metcalfe	did not bat
G Belcher	did not bat
GM Hawksworth	did not bat
+AF Todd	did not bat
Extras		5
Total	(1 wicket, 15.3 overs)	85
Fall of wickets:
1-? (Rowe)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mitchell	6	0	40	0	-	-
Awdry	2.3	0	19	1	-	-
Smith	6	1	18	0	-	-
Warrilow	1	0	3	0	-	-

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Notes
--> CG Fraser made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HD Wells made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AW Newman (1) passed his previous highest score of 101 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> G Belcher (1) passed his previous highest score of 49 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> G Belcher (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Pugh (2) passed his previous highest score of 27 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GM Hawksworth achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Wiltshire second innings (previous best was 8-14)

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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.
Berkshire won this match by nine wickets on the second day. For the winners, Hawksworth took 15 wickets in the match for 105 runs, including 9 wickets for 63 in the Wiltshire second innings. It was statistically the best match bowling performance of the season. At one stage in the second innings, he had taken six wickets for 8 runs before Pugh upset his figures. Belcher scored 112, with the last 66 runs scored in 22 minutes. Woodburn scored 63 and Bennett 50 not out. For the losers, A W Newman scored 105 and Pugh 75 not out.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; fall of wickets; large partnerships; in Wiltshire first innings duration and breakdown of A W Newman's 105; in Wiltshire second innings boundaries in Pugh's 75 not out, and batting order; in Berkshire first innings breakdown and duration of Belcher's 112 not out, boundaries in Woodburn's 63; in Berkshire second innings boundaries in Bennett's 50 not out; precise time completed.]
Sources: Berkshire Chronicle 20 August; Reading Observer 20 August, Reading Standard 20 August; Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 25 August; Wiltshire Times 20 August; The Sportsman 18,19 August; Cricket 1 September, p 382.

 

 

 

 

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