minc182	Northumberland v Durham
	Minor Counties Championship 1899
Venue	Osborne Avenue, Jesmond on 22nd, 23rd May 1899 (2-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Northumberland won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Northumberland 0; Durham 0
Umpires	S Barkas, CE Bartram
Close of play day 1	Northumberland (2) 45/3 (Clayton 11, Thompson 13)

Northumberland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RGE Mortimer	b Turnbull	19			1	-
R Spencer	c WF Whitwell b Turnbull	4			1	-
J Hansell	b WF Whitwell	12			2	-
*FGH Clayton	c Bousfield b WF Whitwell	19			3	-
V Thompson	b Turnbull	0			-	-
G Simpson	b Turnbull	0			-	-
EM Birch	b Turnbull	7			-	-
G Elsey	st Kirtley b Turnbull	26			3	-
E Tomlin	b Turnbull	0			-	-
D Nichol	not out	0			-	-
+L Greenwood	b Turnbull	0			-	-
Extras	(16 b, 2 lb, 3 nb)	21
Total	(all out, 47.2 overs)	108
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-31, 3-61, 4-62, 5-62, 6-69, 7-102, 8-107, 9-108, 10-108 (47.2 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
WF Whitwell	24	12	33	2	-	3
Turnbull	23.2	3	54	8	-	-

Durham first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Bousfield	b Elsey	25			4	-
J Brown	b Nichol	9			1	-
EW Elliot	b Tomlin	51			7	-
CL Dobson	b Elsey	10			2	-
*JF Whitwell	c Spencer b Tomlin	18			3	-
J Butler	b Tomlin	13			1	-
AE Hoar	b Tomlin	0			-	-
WF Whitwell	b Elsey	8			2	-
+J Kirtley	b Tomlin	0			-	-
R Stonehouse	b Tomlin	0			-	-
G Turnbull	not out	0			-	-
Extras	(5 b)	5
Total	(all out, 49.1 overs)	139
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-55, 3-79, 4-109, 5-126, 6-126, 7-131, 8-131, 9-139, 10-139 (49.1 ov)

Northumberland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Simpson	11	3	29	0	-	-
Nichol	6	2	20	1	-	-
Elsey	18.1	4	56	3	-	-
Tomlin	14	5	29	6	-	-

Northumberland second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RGE Mortimer	b Turnbull	11			1	-
R Spencer	b WF Whitwell	1			-	-
J Hansell	b WF Whitwell	4			1	-
*FGH Clayton	st Kirtley b Turnbull	22			3	-
V Thompson	b Turnbull	19			1	-
G Simpson	c Elliot b WF Whitwell	12			1	1
EM Birch	c Turnbull b WF Whitwell	1			-	-
G Elsey	b WF Whitwell	3			-	-
E Tomlin	c and b Turnbull	4			1	-
D Nichol	not out	13			-	-
+L Greenwood	c JF Whitwell b WF Whitwell	6			-	-
Extras	(10 b, 1 lb)	11
Total	(all out, 51 overs)	107
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-13, 3-19, 4-61, 5-74, 6-74, 7-81, 8-86, 9-90, 10-107 (51 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
WF Whitwell	26	9	53	6	-	-
Turnbull	25	11	43	4	-	-

Durham second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Bousfield	b Elsey	3	9		-	-
J Brown	not out	13	40		1	-
EW Elliot	not out	4	26		-	-
CL Dobson	did not bat
*JF Whitwell	did not bat
J Butler	did not bat
AE Hoar	did not bat
WF Whitwell	did not bat
+J Kirtley	did not bat
R Stonehouse	did not bat
G Turnbull	did not bat
Extras	(4 b)	4
Total	(1 wicket, 15 overs)	24
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Bousfield)

Northumberland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Tomlin	8	3	13	0	-	-
Elsey	7	3	7	1	-	-

Notes
--> R Spencer made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EM Birch made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Brown made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AE Hoar made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Kirtley made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Spencer made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EM Birch made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Brown made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Stonehouse made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EW Elliot (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 47
--> D Nichol made his debut for Northumberland in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> G Turnbull achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Northumberland first innings (previous best was 7-20)
--> E Tomlin achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Durham first innings (previous best was 5-63)
--> WF Whitwell reached 100 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 5th wicket in the Northumberland second innings

This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project
Source: Durham CCC scorebook with thanks to Brian Hunt
Start delayed on the second day until 2.45pm owing to rain
This 'local derby' match ended as a draw, with Durham needing 53 runs to win with 9 wickets in hand. Rain delayed the start on the second day until 2.45 pm. Durham required in their second innings 77 runs to win in an hour and 20 minutes, but further rain ended play 40 minutes early. For the visitors, W F Whitwell and Turnbull bowled unchanged through both Northumberland innings. It was the only such instance during the season. Turnbull took 12 wickets in the match for 97 runs, including 8-54 in the first Northumberland innings which was statistically the best innings bowling performance of the season.
W F Whitwell took 8 wickets in the match for 86 runs. Elliot's 51, containing 7 fours, was scored in an hour. When he took his fifth wicket in the Northumberland second innings, W F Whitwell achieved the career milestone of a hundred wickets in the Championship.
[Missing: Complete]
Sources: Durham Scorebook; Newcastle Daily Chronicle 23,24 May; Newcastle Daily Journal 23,24 May; Newcastle Daily Leader 23,24 May; The Sportsman 23,24 May.