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Hertfordshire v Staffordshire
Minor Counties Championship 1898
VenuePark Avenue, Watford on 4th, 5th July 1898 (2-day match)
Balls per over5
TossStaffordshire won the toss and decided to bat
ResultStaffordshire won by an innings and 64 runs
PointsHertfordshire -1; Staffordshire 1
Close of play day 1Staffordshire (1) 407/7 (Grimshaw 163*)
Staffordshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
AH Heathc Bigge b Nicholls32     
HC Gardnerc Reynolds b White18     
W Brownb Wells12     
T Grimshawnot out163     
A Hollowoodb Wells38     
WE Harrisonc and b White60     
SE Thomaslbw b Reynolds18     
FH Hassallc Pigg b Bigge40     
*PE Mainwaringdid not bat      
+J Pooledid not bat      
WH Turnerdid not bat      
Extras(17 b, 9 lb)26
Total(7 wickets, declared, 143 overs)407
Fall of wickets:
1-26, 2-55, 3-73, 4-168, 5-300, 6-337, 7-407 (143 ov)
Hertfordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
White37   11842--
Coleman20   8430--
Pritchett11   2380--
Nicholls24   8491--
Wells25   4602--
Knight7   1200--
Bigge6   0341--
Reynolds9   1331--
Pigg4   0200--
Hertfordshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
HE Whiteb Turner25     
F Wellsc and b Brown43     
AH Reynoldsb Turner4     
WE Colemanb Thomas19     
CL Buddlbw b Turner4     
JH Hickinb Turner30     
*C Piggnot out26     
GEB Pritchettb Grimshaw1     
WH Nichollsc Thomas b Grimshaw8     
GO Biggeabsent
JC Knightabsent
Extras(12 b, 4 lb, 2 w)18
Total(all out, 67.2 overs)178
Fall of wickets:
1-67, 2-77, 3-80, 4-94, 5-109, 6-162, 7-167, 8-178 (67.2 ov)
Staffordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Turner30   12494--
Grimshaw16.22372--
Gardner3   0180--
Brown8   2181--
Thomas5   1231--
Hassall5   11502-
Hertfordshire second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
*C Piggb Grimshaw3     
HE Whiteb Turner2     
F Wellsb Brown43     
WH Nichollsb Grimshaw0     
JH Hickinb Brown24     
WE Colemannot out51     
AH Reynoldsc Hollowood b Turner14     
GEB Pritchettc Turner b Grimshaw0     
CL Buddc Hollowood b Turner25     
GO Biggeabsent
JC Knightabsent
Extras(2 b, 1 lb)3
Total(all out, 58.2 overs)165
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-165 (58.2 ov)
Staffordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Turner22.27463--
Grimshaw18   4543--
Brown12   2402--
Thomas3   0100--
Hassall3   0120--
Notes
--> HC Gardner made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> F Wells made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CL Budd made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JH Hickin made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GO Bigge made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AH Heath made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SE Thomas made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CL Budd made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JC Knight made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AH Heath (1) passed his previous highest score of 22 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> T Grimshaw (1) passed his previous highest score of 20 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> T Grimshaw (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AH Reynolds (2) passed his previous highest score of 13 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WE Coleman (2) passed his previous highest score of 41 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> T Grimshaw achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Hertfordshire second innings (previous best was 2-15)
This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project
Staffordshire won by an innings on the second day, after making Hertfordshire follow on and dismissing them twice in a single day. For the winners, Grimshaw's 163 not out included 1 five, 16 fours, 6 threes, and 12 twos, and was the highest individual innings of the season. There were 6 fours in Harrison's 60. In the Staffordshire innings, Grimshaw and Harrison put on 132 runs for the fifth wicket, the second highest partnership for that wicket during the season. Grimshaw and Hassall added 70 runs for the seventh wicket. The visitors' total of 407-7 declared was the second highest of the year. Coleman's 51 not out for the losers contained 5 fours. Bigge and Knight were both reported as being absent on the second day
"owing to the illness of relatives". The Hertfordshire scorebook does not contain fall of wicket details for the second Hertfordshire innings.
[Missing: Umpires; who kept wicket for Hertfordshire; in Staffordshire inns duration of Grimshaw's 163; in Hertfordshire 2nd inns fall of wickets; time completed.]
Sources: Hertfordshire Scorebook; Watford Observer 9 July; Staffordshire Advertiser 9 July; The Sportsman 5,6 July; The Sportsman 5,6 July.