minc97	Monmouthshire v Wiltshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1897
Venue	Rodney Parade, Newport on 28th, 29th July 1897 (2-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Monmouthshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Wiltshire won by 10 wickets
Points	Monmouthshire -1; Wiltshire 1
Close of play day 1	Wiltshire (1) 192/6 (Goudge 27*, Snell 25*)

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Monmouthshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Silverlock	c Radcliffe b Eldridge	65
JH Stratton	c Smart b Miller	0
GLR Hutchings	c and b Miller	2
R Williams	b Miller	1
PC Phillips	c Eldridge b Gerrish	38
F Rees	lbw b Gerrish	6
GF Harding	b Eldridge	30
+TW Mayes	b Eldridge	14
GP Williams	b Eldridge	2
*LF Stedman	not out	6
W Withers	c Snell b Eldridge	1
Extras	(13 b, 3 lb, 1 w)	17
Total	(all out, 64.4 overs)	182
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-6, 3-8, 4-112, 5-114, 6-121, 7-158, 8-175, 9-178, 10-182 (64.4 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Eldridge	26.4	6	61	5	-	-
Miller	19	4	32	3	1	-
Overton	4	0	16	0	-	-
Gerrish	13	3	47	2	-	-
Smart	2	0	9	0	-	-

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
OG Radcliffe	lbw b Silverlock	83
BL Gerrish	c Mayes b R Williams	29
CE Ashfield	b Hutchings	1
JE Stevens	b Hutchings	6
CS Awdry	b Hutchings	14
*AM Miller	b Silverlock	2
WH Goudge	b Silverlock	36
HS Snell	st Mayes b Silverlock	27
W Overton	st Mayes b Stedman	44
+T Smart	c Silverlock b Stedman	31
AG Eldridge	not out	2
Extras	(9 b, 1 lb)	10
Total	(all out, 71.3 overs)	285
Fall of wickets:
1-81, 2-90, 3-106, 4-130, 5-134, 6-160, 7-194, 8-209, 9-278, 10-285 (71.3 ov)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Silverlock	19	2	64	4	-	-
Withers	11	1	43	0	-	-
Stedman	7.3	1	24	2	-	-
R Williams	13	2	48	1	-	-
Hutchings	18	0	85	3	-	-
Harding	3	0	11	0	-	-

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Monmouthshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Silverlock	c Stevens b Miller	5
JH Stratton	b Miller	31
F Rees	c Ashfield b Eldridge	1
GLR Hutchings	c Overton b Miller	14
PC Phillips	c Snell b Gerrish	31
GF Harding	run out	0
+TW Mayes	b Miller	11
R Williams	c Stevens b Gerrish	19
W Withers	not out	0
GP Williams	b Miller	5
*LF Stedman	c Overton b Gerrish	5
Extras	(9 b, 6 lb)	15
Total	(all out, 64 overs)	137
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-8, 3-22, 4-84, 5-87, 6-93, 7-102, 8-126, 9-133, 10-137 (64 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Miller	24	6	51	5	-	-
Eldridge	16	5	30	1	-	-
Overton	8	5	8	0	-	-
Gerrish	16	7	33	3	-	-

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Wiltshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CE Ashfield	not out	19
BL Gerrish	not out	19
OG Radcliffe	did not bat
JE Stevens	did not bat
CS Awdry	did not bat
*AM Miller	did not bat
WH Goudge	did not bat
HS Snell	did not bat
W Overton	did not bat
+T Smart	did not bat
AG Eldridge	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(no wicket, 11.2 overs)	39

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Silverlock	6	2	19	0	-	-
R Williams	5.2	2	19	0	-	-

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Notes
--> R Williams made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PC Phillips made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GF Harding made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> W Withers made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CE Ashfield made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HS Snell made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> W Withers made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CS Awdry (1) passed his previous highest score of 13 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> W Overton (1) passed his previous highest score of 38 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> T Smart (1) passed his previous highest score of 25 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JH Stratton (2) passed his previous highest score of 24 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AM Miller reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Monmouthshire first innings
--> AG Eldridge achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Monmouthshire first innings (previous best was 2-48)
--> AG Eldridge achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Monmouthshire first innings
--> GLR Hutchings achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Wiltshire first innings (previous best was 0-22)
--> BL Gerrish achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Monmouthshire second innings (previous best was 2-43)

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project
Wiltshire won this match by ten wickets at 4.30 pm on the second day. The start on the first day was delayed until 12.45 pm because of the late arrival of some of the Monmouthshire players. For Wiltshire, Radcliffe top-scored with 83. In the Wiltshire first innings Overton and Smart added 69 runs for the ninth wicket. For Monmouthshire, Silverlock scored 65. In the Monmouthshire first innings Silverlock and P C Phillips put on 104 runs for the fourth wicket.
[Missing: Umpires; in Monmouthshire 1st inns boundaries in Silverlock's 65; in Wiltshire 1st inns boundaries in Radcliffe's 83.]
Sources: South Wales Daily Argus 29,30 July; South Wales Echo 28,29 July; Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 5 August; Wiltshire Chronicle 31 July; Wiltshire Telegraph 31 July; Wiltshire Times 31 July; Sporting Chronicle 29,30 July; The Sportsman 29,30 July.