f4712 cc647	Somerset v Gloucestershire
	County Championship 1897
Venue	County Ground, Taunton on 28th, 29th June 1897 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Gloucestershire won by 10 wickets
Points	Somerset -1; Gloucestershire 1
Umpires	GH Remnant, WAJ West
Close of play day 1	Gloucestershire (1) 95/1 (Richardson 50*, Wrathall 19*)

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
E Robson	c Board b Roberts	23
DJ Smith	run out	0
RCN Palairet	c Hemingway b CL Townsend	32
GB Nichols	c Wrathall b CL Townsend	53
HT Stanley	c Painter b CL Townsend	26
*SMJ Woods	c and b CL Townsend	0
G Fowler	c Wrathall b Roberts	61
+AE Newton	c Wrathall b Roberts	27
RB Porch	c Richardson b CL Townsend	6
GC Gill	b Painter	14
B Cranfield	not out	3
Extras	(5 b, 4 lb, 1 w)	10
Total	(all out, 97.4 overs)	255
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-32, 3-84, 4-123, 5-123, 6-163, 7-222, 8-235, 9-?, 10-255 (97.4 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
CL Townsend	39	5	134	5	-	-
Roberts	31	13	64	3	-	-
Grace	20	7	34	0	-	-
Murch	2	0	8	0	1	-
Painter	5.4	3	5	1	-	-

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WG Grace	b Gill	25
AG Richardson	c Palairet b Cranfield	89
H Wrathall	b Gill	39
WM Hemingway	b Gill	0
CL Townsend	b Robson	5
WSA Brown	b Gill	4
FN Townsend	c Woods b Cranfield	56
+JH Board	c Nichols b Cranfield	7
JR Painter	lbw b Cranfield	54
WH Murch	c Palairet b Cranfield	0
FG Roberts	not out	3
Extras	(9 b, 2 lb, 1 nb)	12
Total	(all out, 101.3 overs)	294
Fall of wickets:
1-56, 2-159, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-179, 8-279, 9-?, 10-294 (101.3 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Robson	26	9	58	1	-	-
Cranfield	34.3	4	113	5	-	-
Gill	27	9	76	4	-	1
Nichols	5	2	11	0	-	-
Fowler	2	1	4	0	-	-
Woods	7	0	20	0	-	-

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Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
E Robson	c Painter b CL Townsend	10
DJ Smith	c Wrathall b Roberts	1
RCN Palairet	c Board b Roberts	1
GB Nichols	c Wrathall b CL Townsend	8
HT Stanley	c Grace b CL Townsend	16
*SMJ Woods	c Painter b Roberts	4
G Fowler	b Roberts	5
+AE Newton	b Roberts	0
RB Porch	b CL Townsend	4
GC Gill	c Painter b Roberts	8
B Cranfield	not out	0
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 20.1 overs)	57
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-12, 3-12, 4-20, 5-27, 6-35, 7-35, 8-44, 9-?, 10-57 (20.1 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
CL Townsend	10.1	2	36	4	-	-
Roberts	10	4	21	6	-	-

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Gloucestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WM Hemingway	not out	2
+JH Board	not out	17
*WG Grace	did not bat
AG Richardson	did not bat
H Wrathall	did not bat
CL Townsend	did not bat
WSA Brown	did not bat
FN Townsend	did not bat
JR Painter	did not bat
WH Murch	did not bat
FG Roberts	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(no wicket, 3.4 overs)	19

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Robson	2	1	6	0	-	-
Gill	1	0	11	0	-	-
Porch	0.4	0	2	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> B Cranfield made his debut in County Championship matches
--> B Cranfield made his debut in First-Class matches
--> JR Painter made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JR Painter made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> AG Richardson (1) passed his previous highest score of 40 in First-Class matches
--> AG Richardson (1) passed his previous highest score of 40 in County Championship matches
--> FN Townsend (1) passed his previous highest score of 30 in First-Class matches
--> FN Townsend (1) passed his previous highest score of 30 in County Championship matches
--> FG Roberts reached 550 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Somerset first innings
--> GC Gill achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Gloucestershire first innings (previous best was 3-21)
--> B Cranfield achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Gloucestershire first innings
--> B Cranfield achieved his first five wickets in an innings in County Championship matches in the Gloucestershire first innings
--> GC Gill achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Gloucestershire first innings (previous best was 3-21)
--> CL Townsend reached 350 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Somerset second innings
--> FG Roberts reached 400 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Somerset second innings

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