minc56	Wiltshire v Oxfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1896
Venue	County Ground, Trowbridge on 5th, 6th August 1896 (2-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Wiltshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Oxfordshire won by 1 wicket
Points	Wiltshire -1; Oxfordshire 1
Close of play day 1	Wiltshire (2) 23/1 (Smart 13*, Goudge 0*)

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WH Goudge	b A Rogers	26
FW Stancomb	b A Rogers	13
GBT Metcalfe	c Miller b P Rogers	18
OG Radcliffe	c Justice b A Rogers	8
*AM Miller	b A Rogers	14
JF Beaven	b P Rogers	0
PH Morres	c Justice b P Rogers	9
CS Awdry	not out	5
+T Smart	c P Rogers b A Rogers	0
FH Humphrys	b A Rogers	0
W Overton	b P Rogers	0
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 58.3 overs)	93
Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-51, 3-65, 4-65, 5-65, 6-79, 7-92, 8-92, 9-92, 10-93 (58.3 ov)

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
P Rogers	27.3	9	39	4	-	-
A Rogers	29	17	46	6	-	-
Justice	2	0	8	0	-	-

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Oxfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Forbes	run out	50
WA Wells	b Overton	0
AC Miller	b Humphrys	8
+FG Arnold	c Metcalfe b Miller	22
HPWA Justice	b Miller	1
P Rogers	c Metcalfe b Miller	15
*GR Wood	b Smart	1
TFM Sheard	b Overton	11
EG Gray	b Overton	0
THK Moulder	not out	13
A Rogers	b Miller	13
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb, 2 nb)	4
Total	(all out, 60.2 overs)	138
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-25, 3-79, 4-84, 5-84, 6-91, 7-107, 8-108, 9-121, 10-138 (60.2 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Miller	22.2	8	51	4	-	-
Overton	18	6	36	3	-	-
Humphrys	8	3	23	1	-	2
Radcliffe	5	2	17	0	-	-
Smart	7	2	7	1	-	-

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Wiltshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FW Stancomb	c Arnold b Justice	10
+T Smart	c Arnold b A Rogers	14
WH Goudge	b P Rogers	0
GBT Metcalfe	c Justice b P Rogers	31
OG Radcliffe	c Arnold b A Rogers	2
*AM Miller	c Arnold b A Rogers	4
PH Morres	c Justice b P Rogers	26
JF Beaven	not out	54
CS Awdry	c Justice b A Rogers	6
FH Humphrys	c Justice b P Rogers	18
W Overton	b P Rogers	3
Extras	(1 lb, 1 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 111 overs)	170
Fall of wickets:
1-22, 2-24, 3-24, 4-26, 5-30, 6-63, 7-114, 8-132, 9-167, 10-170 (111 ov)

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
P Rogers	49	19	64	5	-	1
A Rogers	46	18	70	4	-	-
Justice	4	2	8	1	-	-
Wood	4	2	7	0	-	-
Gray	6	1	18	0	-	-
Miller	2	1	1	0	-	-

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Oxfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Forbes	c Smart b Overton	2
WA Wells	c Stancomb b Miller	6
+FG Arnold	b Overton	10
*GR Wood	b Miller	24
HPWA Justice	b Miller	0
TFM Sheard	b Smart	12
AC Miller	b Miller	29
P Rogers	b Miller	5
A Rogers	b Miller	16
THK Moulder	not out	8
EG Gray	not out	5
Extras	(3 b, 5 lb, 1 nb)	9
Total	(9 wickets, 44.3 overs)	126
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-8, 3-45, 4-45, 5-45, 6-84, 7-96, 8-101, 9-116

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Miller	18.3	2	60	6	-	1
Overton	15	4	21	2	-	-
Humphrys	4	1	9	0	-	-
Radcliffe	1	0	11	0	-	-
Smart	6	4	16	1	-	-

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Notes
--> WH Goudge made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GBT Metcalfe made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JF Beaven made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PH Morres made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> W Overton made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AJ Forbes made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HPWA Justice made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> TFM Sheard made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> TFM Sheard made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> T Smart (2) equalled his previous highest score of 14 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FH Humphrys (2) passed his previous highest score of 16 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AC Miller (2) passed his previous highest score of 11 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AM Miller achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Oxfordshire second innings (previous best was 5-41)

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project
Requiring 126 runs in their second innings to win in two and an half-hours, Oxfordshire achieved their victory by the narrow margin of one wicket. When their last man, Gray, went in to bat, 10 runs were still needed for victory. Helped by two overthrows, these were obtained, the winning hit being a boundary 4 by Moulder. For the winners, A Rogers took 10 wickets in the match for 116 runs, and P Rogers 9 for 103. There were 8 fours in Forbes's 50. For the home team, A M Miller took 10 wickets in the match for 111 runs. Beaven's 54 contained 1 four. In the Wiltshire second innings, Morres and Beaven put on 51 runs for the seventh wicket. The 4 catches held by Justice in the Wiltshire second innings and the 6 held in a match were both new records for fielders in the competition and 'mosts' for the season. Similarly, the 4 catches held by Arnold in the home team's second innings was a record for a wicket-keeper in the competition and the most in an innings during the season.
[Missing: Umpires.]
Sources: Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 13 August; Salisbury Journal 8 August; Swindon Advertiser 8 August; Wiltshire Chronicle 8 August; Wiltshire Times 8 August; Jackson's Oxford Journal 8 and 15 August; Oxford Chronicle 15 August; Oxford Times 8 and 15 August; The Sportsman 6,7 August.