hc143	Merion v Belmont
	Halifax Cup 1888
Venue	Cricket Avenue, Ardmore on 16th, 26th June 1888 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Belmont won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn (Merion won on first innings)
Points	Merion 1; Belmont 0
Close of play day 1

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Belmont first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Scott	c Haines b Sharp	13
SR Colladay	c and b Sharp	16
AM Wood	c Baily b Lowry	53
*JA Scott	b Baily	2
JI Scott	b Sharp	4
HC Coates	c Thomson b Sharp	31
MD Smith	not out	19
+MC Work	c Thomson b Sharp	9
FL Altemus	st Haines b Lowry	24
DP Stoever	c Lowry b Baily	0
WL Barker	b Lowry	1
Extras	(3 b, 5 lb, 1 nb)	9
Total	(all out, 65.4 overs)	181
Fall of wickets:
1-29, 2-38, 3-47, 4-64, 5-114, 6-130, 7-144, 8-177, 9-178, 10-181 (65.4 ov)

Merion bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sharp	25	9	55	5	-	-
Lowry	18.4	2	57	3	-	-
Baily	18	4	44	2	-	-
Law	4	0	16	0	-	-

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Merion first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CS Farnum	not out	81
AG Thomson	c Wood b Coates	76
WE Bates	c W Scott b Smith	7
WB Henry	not out	10
N Etting	did not bat
S Law	did not bat
JW Sharp	did not bat
*GS Philler	did not bat
+CE Haines	did not bat
HP Baily	did not bat
WC Lowry	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 4 lb, 2 w)	8
Total	(2 wickets, 57.4 overs)	182
Fall of wickets:
1-138, 2-157

Belmont bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Colladay	8	0	32	0	-	-
W Scott	10.4	2	23	0	-	-
JI Scott	2	0	9	0	-	-
Wood	7	1	20	0	-	-
Coates	12	4	27	1	-	-
Stoever	9	1	38	0	-	-
Smith	9	2	25	1	-	-

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