minc4597	Devon v Oxfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1953
Venue	The Maer Ground, Exmouth on 21st, 22nd August 1953 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Match drawn
Points	Devon 1; Oxfordshire 3
Umpires	C Fairservice, HJ Tozer
Scorers	FE Orgar, FA Tyler
Close of play day 1

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Devon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*GW Parker	b Laitt	6
HD Fairclough	c Betts b Banton	32
CE Wensley	c Surman b Alton	15
E Cooper	c Miller b Banton	32
DH Cole	lbw b Banton	2
RV Turner	c Strange b Alton	4
PG Heard	c Surman b Alton	5
TJ Wood	c Betts b Alton	6
+CBR Fetherstonhaugh	c Surman b Alton	0
DL Haines	not out	8
DR Ellis	c Miller b Alton	0
Extras	(5 b)	5
Total	(all out, 59.4 overs)	115
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-39, 3-73, 4-86, 5-94, 6-96, 7-103, 8-103, 9-113, 10-115 (59.4 ov)

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Laitt	5	2	5	1	-	-
Betts	13	4	32	0	-	-
Surman	3	3	0	0	-	-
Banton	17	3	34	3	-	-
Strange	2	0	4	0	-	-
Alton	19.4	7	35	6	-	-

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Oxfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JF Mendl	retired hurt	10
JE Bush	c Wensley b Cole	2
WH Miller	c Fairclough b Parker	2
RE Alton	b Cole	0
CM Lowe	c Wensley b Fairclough	4
D Banton	not out	63
WW Inge	c Ellis b Haines	23
RDJ Surman	b Fairclough	17
DJ Laitt	not out	42
GF Betts	did not bat
TV Strange	did not bat
Extras	(8 b, 4 lb)	12
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 54 overs)	175
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-18, 3-21, 4-24, 5-55, 6-101

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cole	22	5	53	2	-	-
Parker	4	0	8	1	-	-
Fairclough	13	2	40	2	-	-
Haines	10	1	33	1	-	-
Ellis	5	0	29	0	-	-

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Devon second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DH Cole	not out	9
HD Fairclough	not out	9
*GW Parker	did not bat
CE Wensley	did not bat
E Cooper	did not bat
RV Turner	did not bat
PG Heard	did not bat
TJ Wood	did not bat
+CBR Fetherstonhaugh	did not bat
DL Haines	did not bat
DR Ellis	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb, 4 nb, 1 w)	10
Total	(no wicket, 14 overs)	28

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Betts	3	1	5	0	-	-
Banton	3	2	1	0	-	-
Alton	4	1	6	0	-	-
Surman	2	1	2	0	-	-
Lowe	2	1	4	0	-	-

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Notes
--> CBR Fetherstonhaugh made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DR Ellis made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HD Fairclough (1) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 16
--> JF Mendl (1) passed 5000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 8
--> D Banton (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 48
--> DJ Laitt (1) passed his previous highest score of 18 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RE Alton achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Devon first innings (previous best was 5-28)
--> RE Alton reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Devon first innings

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