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Hertfordshire v Cambridgeshire
Minor Counties Championship 1900
VenuePark Avenue, Watford on 25th, 26th July 1900 (2-day match)
Balls per over6
TossToss not known
ResultMatch drawn
PointsHertfordshire 0; Cambridgeshire 0
Umpires[unknown]
Close of play day 1Hertfordshire (1) ?/2 (Hickin 69*, White 10*)
Cambridgeshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*JH Widdicombeb Coleman15     
J Baconc Butcher b Marsh40     
+GH Wattsb White1     
DM Haywardnot out73     
FW Frenchc White b Golding29     
M Bellamyb Coleman11     
W Bryanc Butcher b Coleman4     
FK Robinsonc and b Wilders16     
PA Chalonerb Marsh1     
HL Gardnerb Coleman12     
RJ Fullerc Hill b Coleman3     
Extras(13 b, 4 lb)17
Total(all out, 74.4 overs)222
Fall of wickets:
1-27, 2-30, 3-71, 4-106, 5-126, 6-130, 7-180, 8-181, 9-214, 10-222 (74.4 ov)
Hertfordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Coleman20.44615--
White21   4531--
Marsh11   0402--
Wilders13   4361--
Golding9   5151--
Hertfordshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
JH Hickinb Bryan87     
AJ Goldingc and b Bryan65     
HM Harfordb Widdicombe7     
HE Whiteb Bellamy120     
HJ Hillc Watts b Bryan14     
A Butchernot out30     
WE Colemannot out8     
*+CD Fastnedgedid not bat      
CH Littledid not bat      
WH Marshdid not bat      
G Wildersdid not bat      
Extras(17 b, 7 lb, 1 nb, 3 w)28
Total(5 wickets, declared, 98 overs)359
Fall of wickets:
1-124, 2-139, 3-218, 4-252, 5-342
Cambridgeshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Bryan46   131013-1
Bellamy8   23411-
Hayward13   2510--
Chaloner4   01901-
Widdicombe10   3431--
Bacon7   0380--
Watts10   04501-
Cambridgeshire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*JH Widdicombeb White15     
J Baconb White18     
+GH Wattsb White105     
DM Haywardb White21     
FW Frenchc Hill b Coleman15     
M Bellamynot out58     
HL Gardnerb Coleman0     
W Bryannot out29     
FK Robinsondid not bat      
PA Chalonerdid not bat      
RJ Fullerdid not bat      
Extras(36 b, 2 lb)38
Total(6 wickets, 68 overs)299
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-47, 3-147, 4-192, 5-222, 6-226
Hertfordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Coleman19   4572--
White28   61024--
Golding12   2450--
Marsh3   0190--
Wilders6   0380--
Notes
--> PA Chaloner made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RJ Fuller made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CH Little made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FW French made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RJ Fuller made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HE White (1) passed his previous highest score of 104 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JH Widdicombe (2) equalled his previous highest score of 15 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GH Watts (2) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 55
--> M Bellamy (2) passed his previous highest score of 30 in Minor Counties Championship matches
This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
In this drawn game, 880 runs were scored for the loss of 21 wickets, an average of 41.90 per dismissal. For Cambridgeshire, there were 20 fours and 3 twos in Watts's 105, 7 fours in Hayward's 73 not out, and 9 fours in Bellamy's 58 not out. In the visitors' first innings, Hayward and Robinson
had a partnership of 50 runs for the seventh wicket. In the second innings, Watts and Hayward put on 100 runs for the third wicket, and Bellamy and Bryan an unbroken 73 runs for the seventh wicket. White's 120 for Hertfordshire included 13 fours, 6 threes and 11 twos, while Hickin's 87 contained 9 fours and Golding's 65 included 8 fours. In the Hertfordshire innings, Hickin and Golding had a partnership of 124 runs for the first wicket, which was the second highest partnership for that wicket during the season. The match aggregate was the third highest of the season. The 46 overs bowled by Bryan in the Hertfordshire innings were the joint second highest number in the year. The 55 extras conceded by Hertfordshire were a new match record for the Championship, exceeding the 50 by Hertfordshire against Cambridgeshire at Cambridge in 1899. When White caught French in the Cambridgeshire first innings, it was his fiftieth catch in championship matches. Unusually, no version of the score has been found in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk or Suffolk sources or The Sportsman and Sporting Life.
[Missing: Toss; umpires; Hertfordshire close of play score; in Cambridgeshire 2nd inns duration of Watts's 105; in Hertfordshire inns duration of White's 120.]
Sources: Hertfordshire Scorebook; Barnet Press 28 July; Barnet Times 27 July; Berkhamsted Times 27 July; Bishop's Stortford Weekly News 27 July; Hemel Hempstead Advertiser 2 August; Herts Advertiser 28 July; Herts and Cambs Reporter 27 July; Herts and Essex Observer 28 July; Herts Leader 2 August; Hertfordshire Express 28 July; Hertfordshire Standard 27 July; St Albans Gazette 1 August; Watford Observer 28 July; Watford and West Herts Post 27 July; The Sportsman 26,27 July; The Times 26,27 July.