f4754 cc676	Yorkshire v Somerset
	County Championship 1897
Venue	Headingley, Leeds on 26th, 27th July 1897 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Yorkshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Yorkshire won by an innings and 22 runs
Points	Yorkshire 1; Somerset -1
Umpires	J Potter, W Shrewsbury
Close of play day 1	Somerset (1) 88/3 (Woods 61*, Robson 0*)

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Yorkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FS Jackson	c Porch b Tyler	44
J Tunnicliffe	c Newton b Tyler	18
JT Brown	c Palairet b Robson	107
D Denton	c Tyler b Robson	38
E Wainwright	c Woods b Tyler	5
GH Hirst	c Smith b Tyler	52
FW Milligan	b Fowler	51
RW Collinson	c and b Fowler	22
*Lord Hawke	b Fowler	0
S Haigh	lbw b Fowler	2
+D Hunter	not out	0
Extras	(13 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)	17
Total	(all out, 108.4 overs)	356
Fall of wickets:
1-48, 2-71, 3-213, 4-218, 5-218, 6-301, 7-335, 8-335, 9-349, 10-356 (108.4 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Tyler	43	5	153	4	1	-
Fowler	22.4	7	56	4	-	1
Robson	24	6	66	2	1	-
Nichols	13	5	31	0	-	-
Woods	6	0	33	0	-	-

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*SMJ Woods	b Milligan	111
RCN Palairet	b Hirst	8
HT Stanley	b Jackson	13
GB Nichols	b Jackson	4
E Robson	b Wainwright	18
G Fowler	b Wainwright	0
EJ Tyler	b Wainwright	7
+AE Newton	b Wainwright	12
RB Porch	c Jackson b Wainwright	0
MH Toller	b Wainwright	3
DJ Smith	not out	5
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 57.2 overs)	188
Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-69, 3-84, 4-152, 5-156, 6-166, 7-172, 8-176, 9-179, 10-188 (57.2 ov)

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Haigh	5	0	25	0	-	-
Hirst	12	2	40	1	-	-
Jackson	14	4	47	2	-	-
Wainwright	16.2	6	40	6	-	-
Milligan	10	2	29	1	-	-

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Somerset second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*SMJ Woods	c Haigh b Jackson	16
RCN Palairet	b Jackson	35
HT Stanley	b Wainwright	10
GB Nichols	b Wainwright	13
E Robson	b Milligan	24
G Fowler	b Hirst	18
EJ Tyler	b Milligan	7
+AE Newton	c Jackson b Milligan	19
RB Porch	c and b Hirst	4
MH Toller	st Hunter b Hirst	0
DJ Smith	not out	0
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 47.4 overs)	146
Fall of wickets:
1-38, 2-61, 3-71, 4-74, 5-116, 6-120, 7-131, 8-140, 9-146, 10-146 (47.4 ov)

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hirst	7.4	4	9	3	-	-
Jackson	12	3	31	2	-	-
Wainwright	16	2	62	2	-	-
Milligan	12	0	44	3	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> RW Collinson made his debut in First-Class matches
--> RW Collinson made his debut in County Championship matches
--> MH Toller made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MH Toller made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> FS Jackson (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 36
--> FS Jackson (1) passed 4000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 41
--> RCN Palairet (2) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 17
--> E Robson (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 24
--> G Fowler reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Yorkshire first innings

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