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Wiltshire v Buckinghamshire
Minor Counties Championship 1899
VenueCounty Ground, Trowbridge on 2nd, 3rd August 1899 (2-day match)
Balls per over5
TossWiltshire won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
PointsWiltshire 0; Buckinghamshire 0
Close of play day 1Buckinghamshire (1) 150/3 (Gresson 69*, Charsley 11*)
Wiltshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
WS Medlicottc Cobb b Wright54     
CS Awdryb Woolliams42     
JE Stevensc and b Wright12     
WRR Smithb Wright6     
OG Radcliffec Charsley b Mitchell86     
+FW Stancombc Ellis b Wright34     
*AM Millerb Wright36     
HS Snellc Edmunds b Mitchell0     
W Georgec Gresson b Mitchell0     
T Smartc and b Wright30     
W Overtonnot out6     
Extras(? b, ? lb, 1 nb, ? w)11
Total(all out, 107 overs)317
Fall of wickets:
1-72, 2-97, 3-110, 4-175, 5-239, 6-243, 7-243, 8-243, 9-306, 10-317 (107 ov)
Buckinghamshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Wright54   21986--
Nash4   0360--
Woolliams37   51231-1
Boddy5   1220--
Mitchell7   1273--
Buckinghamshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*+CE Cobbb Miller18     
CRH Gressonb Smart82     
J Saundersb Smart7     
MW Wrightlbw b Radcliffe39     
GH Charsleyc Awdry b Smith13     
FH Mitchelllbw b Miller39     
CC Edmundsnot out13     
ES Boddyst Stancomb b Smart0     
PJ Woolliamsc Radcliffe b Miller4     
JCW Ellisb Miller0     
G Nashc Awdry b Smith0     
Extras(? b, ? lb, ? nb, 1 w)16
Total(all out, 82.3 overs)231
Fall of wickets:
1-38, 2-49, 3-126, 4-?, 5-189, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-231 (82.3 ov)
Wiltshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Smith24.35672--
Overton15   3320--
Miller12   22441-
Smart21   2703--
Radcliffe5   191--
Awdry5   2130--
Buckinghamshire second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
*+CE Cobbb Miller13     
CRH Gressonb Smith21     
J Saundersc and b Smith42     
MW Wrightc and b Overton85     
FH Mitchellc and b Smart96     
GH Charsleynot out10     
CC Edmundsnot out2     
ES Boddydid not bat      
PJ Woolliamsdid not bat      
JCW Ellisdid not bat      
G Nashdid not bat      
Extras31
Total(5 wickets, 104 overs)300
Fall of wickets:
1-32, 2-77, 3-82, 4-287, 5-287
Wiltshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Smart22   3651--
Miller17   1561--
Smith20   7402--
Overton15   7391--
Radcliffe8   470--
Awdry13   6280--
George3   0120--
Stevens6   0220--
Notes
--> GH Charsley made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CC Edmunds made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PJ Woolliams made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JCW Ellis made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GH Charsley made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JCW Ellis made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WS Medlicott (1) passed his previous highest score of 35 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CRH Gresson (1) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 13
--> MW Wright (2) passed his previous highest score of 60 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FH Mitchell achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Wiltshire first innings (previous best was 1-29)
This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project
This match was drawn after Buckinghamshire had followed on 86 runs behind on first innings. In the visitors second innings, Wright and Mitchell put on 205 runs for the fourth wicket, which was the highest partnership of the season and a new record for the competition, exceeding the 157 added by H Bassett and A Rogers for Oxfordshire against Berkshire at Oxford in 1897.
Both batsmen were dismissed at the same score of 287. Mitchell scored 96 and Wright 85. Gresson's 82 in the first innings contained 12 fours. For Wiltshire, Radcliffe's 86 included 16 fours and Medlicott scored 54. In the Wiltshire innings, Miller and Smart added 63 runs for the ninth wicket. The match aggregate of 848 runs was the second highest of the season, and the 54 overs bowled by Wright was also the second highest in an innings.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; part fall of wickets; in Wiltshire inns boundaries in Medlicott's 54; in Buckinghamshire 2nd inns boundaries in Mitchell's 96 and Wright's 85.]
Sources: Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 10 August; North Wilts Herald 4 August; Swindon Advertiser 5 August; Wiltshire Chronicle 5 August; Wiltshire Telegraph 5 August; Wiltshire Times 5 August; Bucks Advertiser 5 August; Bucks Herald 5 August; South Bucks Free Press 4 August; The Sportsman 3,4 August.