f4683 cc626	Leicestershire v Surrey
	County Championship 1897
Venue	Grace Road, Leicester on 10th June 1897 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Surrey won by an innings and 94 runs
Points	Leicestershire -1; Surrey 1
Umpires	W Draper, M Sherwin

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CJB Wood	c Brockwell b Hayward	10
AE Knight	b Richardson	1
GE Rudd	b Hayward	0
W Tomlin	b Richardson	0
*CE de Trafford	b Richardson	2
S Coe	b Richardson	0
L Brown	c Brockwell b Hayward	2
A Cobley	b Richardson	1
F Geeson	b Hayward	11
A Woodcock	not out	2
+JP Whiteside	b Hayward	0
Extras	(2 b, 2 lb, 2 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 24.4 overs)	35
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-6, 3-7, 4-13, 5-16, 6-18, 7-19, 8-29, 9-35, 10-35 (24.4 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hayward	12.4	3	23	5	-	-
Richardson	12	8	6	5	-	-

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Surrey first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Brockwell	c Woodcock b Geeson	9
R Abel	c Cobley b Geeson	19
HB Chinnery	c Knight b Coe	8
HDG Leveson-Gower	c and b Coe	7
TW Hayward	c Whiteside b Woodcock	26
C Baldwin	b Coe	17
WW Read	b Woodcock	17
*KJ Key	c Cobley b Woodcock	25
EHL Nice	c Knight b Coe	13
+H Wood	st Whiteside b Cobley	13
T Richardson	not out	3
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 60.1 overs)	164
Fall of wickets:
1-32, 2-42, 3-49, 4-59, 5-89, 6-99, 7-131, 8-136, 9-154, 10-164 (60.1 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Geeson	19	2	66	2	-	-
Coe	24.1	9	47	4	-	-
Woodcock	11	2	35	3	-	-
Cobley	6	3	9	1	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CJB Wood	lbw b Richardson	5
AE Knight	b Richardson	9
GE Rudd	run out	4
W Tomlin	c and b Hayward	4
*CE de Trafford	c Wood b Richardson	4
S Coe	b Richardson	6
L Brown	c Key b Hayward	1
A Cobley	b Richardson	1
F Geeson	b Richardson	0
A Woodcock	c Hayward b Richardson	0
+JP Whiteside	not out	0
Extras	(1 nb)	1
Total	(all out, 24 overs)	35
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-18, 3-23, 4-25, 5-31, 6-34, 7-35, 8-35, 9-35, 10-35 (24 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hayward	12	2	20	2	-	-
Richardson	12	6	14	7	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in one.
--> T Richardson reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 5th wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> T Richardson reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 5th wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> T Richardson reached 1050 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> S Coe achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Surrey first innings (previous best was 3-76)
--> S Coe achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Surrey first innings (previous best was 3-76)

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