minc235	Hertfordshire v Northamptonshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1899
Venue	Clarence Park, St Albans on 28th, 29th August 1899 (2-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Hertfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Hertfordshire 0; Northamptonshire 0
Close of play day 1	Northamptonshire (1) 5/1 (HE Kingston 2*)

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HE White	b Brown	98
AJ Golding	c Brown b Thompson	26
HJ Sharpe	c and b Brown	20
DJ Cassavetti	c and b HE Kingston	36
*AS Ward	st Smith b Brown	5
WE Coleman	st Smith b HE Kingston	6
WH Nicholls	c Smith b HE Kingston	5
G Wilders	c Thompson b HE Kingston	12
F Field	c Pool b East	21
JE Norman	b HE Kingston	4
+AHW Speyer	not out	0
Extras	(2 b, 1 lb, 2 nb)	5
Total	(all out, 90.2 overs)	238
Fall of wickets:
1-102, 2-135, 3-150, 4-159, 5-167, 6-173, 7-191, 8-221, 9-237, 10-238 (90.2 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Thompson	27	7	68	1	-	-
HE Kingston	19.2	2	61	5	-	-
Brown	25	7	67	3	-	-
East	19	6	37	1	-	2

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Northamptonshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CJT Pool	c Golding b White	2
HE Kingston	b Nicholls	49
*T Horton	b White	11
WH Kingston	c Cassavetti b Coleman	17
GJ Thompson	c Wilders b White	8
W East	not out	35
GH Colson	not out	40
TA Brown	did not bat
LT Driffield	did not bat
+BC Smith	did not bat
FO Warren	did not bat
Extras	(21 b, 1 lb, 3 nb, 2 w)	27
Total	(5 wickets, 78 overs)	189
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-41, 3-67, 4-100, 5-108

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
White	33	14	58	3	-	-
Ward	16	3	38	0	2	3
Coleman	14	3	36	1	-	-
Golding	4	1	11	0	-	-
Wilders	4	2	4	0	-	-
Nicholls	7	3	15	1	-	-

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Notes
--> AHW Speyer made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JE Norman made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AHW Speyer made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HE White (1) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 59
--> HJ Sharpe (1) passed his previous highest score of 10 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GJ Thompson reached 200 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Hertfordshire first innings
--> GJ Thompson reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Hertfordshire first innings

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project
This rain-affected return match was drawn, as had been the previous contest between the two teams at Northampton in May.
By avoiding defeat, Northamptonshire ensured their undefeated record was maintained, which meant they shared the Championship with Buckinghamshire. Rain delayed the start on the first day until 12.40 pm and there were several interruptions to play. A heavy rainstorm prevented play after 3.45 pm on the second day, and the match was abandoned an hour later. For Hertfordshire, there were 11 fours in White's 98, and he and Golding put on 102 runs for the first wicket. T H K Dashwood and H J Hill had been selected by Hertfordshire for the match, but were reported in the Northampton press as failing to put in an appearance. Speyer, the Ridghurst captain and wicket-keeper, and Norman, the Hertfordshire Secretary, took their places.
When dismissing Golding in the Hertfordshire first innings, Thompson took his two hundredth wicket in championship matches.
[Missing: Umpires.]
Sources: Hertfordshire Scorebook; Northampton Daily Chronicle 29 August; Northampton Daily Reporter 29 August; The Sportsman 30 August.