hc290	Belmont v Merion
	Halifax Cup 1896
Venue	Belmont Cricket Club Ground, Philadelphia on 30th May 1896 (1-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Merion won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn (Merion won on first innings)
Points	Belmont 0; Merion 1

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Merion first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JB Thayer	c Brown b King	0
CJ Rhoads	c Brown b King	2
+HC Thayer	c King b Muir	6
*JW Sharp	c Townsend b King	32
GG Brooke	run out	27
WN Morice	c Brown b King	11
JEC Morton	b King	0
N Etting	c Brown b Muir	3
HP Baily	c Cregar b King	22
SR Earle	c Graff b Cregar	1
AV Morton	not out	2
Extras	(19 b)	19
Total	(all out, 49.2 overs)	125
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-3, 3-17, 4-51, 5-77, 6-81, 7-85, 8-118, 9-119, 10-125 (49.2 ov)

Belmont bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
King	22	6	57	6	-	-
Muir	15	6	25	2	-	-
Cregar	9.2	5	11	1	-	-
Reaney	3	0	13	0	-	-

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Belmont first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JW Muir	c sub b Baily	48
HC Townsend	b Morice	8
*JB King	c and b Baily	20
AM Wood	c Rhoads b Baily	0
EM Cregar	c HC Thayer b Brooke	11
FL Altemus	not out	12
HC Coates	b Brooke	0
JB Graff	c Etting b Baily	3
TR Reaney	c HC Thayer b Baily	0
EB Watson	b Baily	0
+HH Brown	c HC Thayer b Baily	9
Extras	(4 b)	4
Total	(all out, 39.3 overs)	115
Fall of wickets:
1-27, 2-66, 3-66, 4-85, 5-93, 6-93, 7-98, 8-101, 9-101, 10-115 (39.3 ov)

Merion bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Morice	7	1	33	1	-	-
JEC Morton	3	0	13	0	-	-
Baily	16.3	3	37	7	-	-
Sharp	4	1	10	0	-	-
Brooke	9	3	18	2	-	-

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