f5394 cc1094	Worcestershire v Lancashire
	County Championship 1900
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 9th, 10th, 11th July 1900 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Lancashire won by an innings and 167 runs
Points	Worcestershire -1; Lancashire 1
Umpires	AF Smith, A White
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 425/7 (Eccles 86*, Sharp 45*)
Close of play day 2	Worcestershire (2) 92/5 (Wheldon 17*, Bird 10*)

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*AC MacLaren	b Wilson	8
A Ward	c Straw b Arnold	47
JT Tyldesley	c Straw b Burrows	142
J Hallows	b Wilson	18
J Briggs	c Straw b Arnold	4
WR Cuttell	c Straw b Burrows	22
A Eccles	b Wilson	111
CR Hartley	c RE Foster b Arnold	38
JS Sharp	c Straw b Wilson	55
+C Smith	not out	5
AW Mold	b Wilson	10
Extras	(13 b, 1 lb, 1 w)	15
Total	(all out, 137.1 overs)	475
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-116, 3-147, 4-170, 5-221, 6-266, 7-341, 8-366, 9-461, 10-475 (137.1 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Arnold	37	4	122	3	-	-
Wilson	32.1	4	126	5	-	-
Bannister	17	5	50	0	-	-
Burrows	29	0	86	2	1	-
Bird	16	2	47	0	-	-
Fereday	6	0	29	0	-	-

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EG Arnold	b Mold	28
JB Fereday	b Mold	11
FL Bowley	b Sharp	29
GF Wheldon	c Smith b Sharp	16
RE Foster	c Smith b Cuttell	50
*HK Foster	b Mold	9
A Bird	b Mold	4
+T Straw	b Cuttell	2
RD Burrows	not out	19
GA Wilson	c Hartley b Cuttell	0
AF Bannister	b Cuttell	4
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	7
Total	(all out, 74.2 overs)	179
Fall of wickets:
1-34, 2-45, 3-83, 4-103, 5-137, 6-147, 7-153, 8-?, 9-?, 10-179 (74.2 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Briggs	17	5	38	0	-	-
Mold	25	4	63	4	1	-
Sharp	12	1	40	2	-	1
Cuttell	20.2	7	31	4	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FL Bowley	b Mold	38
*HK Foster	b Sharp	9
JB Fereday	c sub b Mold	10
RE Foster	lbw b Briggs	3
EG Arnold	c Smith b Sharp	4
GF Wheldon	c Tyldesley b Cuttell	29
A Bird	b Sharp	12
+T Straw	b Sharp	0
RD Burrows	b Cuttell	11
GA Wilson	c Hallows b Sharp	7
AF Bannister	not out	0
Extras	(2 b, 4 lb)	6
Total	(all out, 42.5 overs)	129
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-55, 3-58, 4-60, 5-65, 6-105, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-129 (42.5 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Briggs	11	3	24	1	-	-
Mold	3	1	3	2	-	-
Sharp	17	4	65	5	-	-
Cuttell	6.5	1	21	2	-	-
Hallows	4	1	10	0	-	-
Ward	1	1	0	0	-	-

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Notes
--> JT Tyldesley (1) passed 6000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 7
--> EG Arnold (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 14
--> FL Bowley (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 8
--> RE Foster (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 43
--> HK Foster (2) passed 3000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 8

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