minc4625	Durham v Northumberland
	Minor Counties Championship 1954
Venue	Wood Terrace, South Shields on 7th, 8th June 1954 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Northumberland won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Durham 3; Northumberland 1
Umpires	AH Barrett, JH Elliss
Scorers	AE Jackson (Northumberland), AC Lowerson (Durham)
Close of play day 1	Durham (1) 183/9 (Scott 11*, Owen 4*)

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Northumberland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Walton	lbw b Coxon	13
KG Davidson	b Coxon	11
KD Smith	c Fox b Scott	41
JB Muchall	lbw b Aspinall	8
RW Smithson	c Coxon b Scott	12
CRM Atkinson	not out	10
JY Oakes	b Aspinall	10
*JM Watson	b Aspinall	0
+HB Henderson	b Aspinall	0
H Elsdon	c Owen b Aspinall	2
L McGibbon	run out	0
Extras	(7 b, 5 lb)	12
Total	(all out, 68.2 overs)	119
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-45, 3-69, 4-89, 5-92, 6-112, 7-116, 8-116, 9-118, 10-119 (68.2 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Coxon	16	9	18	2	-	-
Aspinall	26	9	42	5	-	-
JG Williamson	4	1	17	0	-	-
Owen	8	2	12	0	-	-
Scott	14.2	7	18	2	-	-

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Durham first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HD Bell	b Oakes	50
JG Keeler	b Elsdon	39
A Coxon	c Muchall b Oakes	12
*F Robson	lbw b Oakes	16
RW Wheatley	c Elsdon b Oakes	0
R Aspinall	b Oakes	11
PG Williamson	b Atkinson	1
JG Williamson	c Elsdon b Oakes	5
ME Scott	not out	11
+JG Fox	c Henderson b Elsdon	17
NW Owen	not out	4
Extras	(13 b, 4 lb)	17
Total	(9 wickets, 72 overs)	183
Fall of wickets:
1-90, 2-98, 3-129, 4-129, 5-136, 6-146, 7-146, 8-153, 9-176

Northumberland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Elsdon	16	3	33	2	-	-
McGibbon	6	2	11	0	-	-
Watson	13	4	32	0	-	-
Atkinson	17	2	44	1	-	-
Oakes	20	5	46	6	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> PG Williamson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JG Williamson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RW Wheatley made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RW Smithson (1) equalled his previous highest score of 12 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JY Oakes made his debut for Northumberland in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JY Oakes achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Durham first innings (previous best was 5-55)

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No play on the second day following heavy overnight rain
Source: Durham CCC scorebook with thanks to Brian Hunt

 

 

 

 

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