minc279	Oxfordshire v Bedfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1900
Venue	New College Ground, Oxford on 10th, 11th August 1900 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Bedfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Oxfordshire won by 7 wickets
Points	Oxfordshire 1; Bedfordshire -1
Umpires	F Gladwin, GE Wharmby
Close of play day 1	Oxfordshire (1) 78/3 (Bassett 22*)

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Pollitt	c Lay b P Rogers	2
F Taylor	b A Rogers	1
LCR Thring	b A Rogers	65
TA Brown	b P Rogers	7
*HR Orr	b Bassett	33
FG Brooks	b BW Bradford	43
JJH Orman	b A Rogers	4
BL Peel	b A Rogers	8
+LG Brown	b A Rogers	0
TH Haycraft	b A Rogers	0
WF Brown	not out	19
Extras	(3 b, 1 w)	4
Total	(all out, 83 overs)	186
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-4, 3-16, 4-58, 5-133, 6-152, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-186 (83 ov)

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
P Rogers	32	2	60	2	-	-
A Rogers	28	8	54	6	-	-
Bassett	7	1	20	1	-	-
Schwarz	6	1	16	0	-	-
BW Bradford	9	0	27	1	-	-
Turner	1	0	5	0	-	-

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Oxfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
H Bassett	not out	46
GR Wood	b TA Brown	9
RO Schwarz	c Haycraft b TA Brown	5
JF Marsh	c Haycraft b Orr	41
BW Bradford	c Pollitt b Orr	1
W Smith	c Orman b TA Brown	22
P Rogers	c and b TA Brown	6
A Rogers	b TA Brown	4
+WC Lay	b TA Brown	7
*CC Bradford	b Haycraft	10
JRF Turner	b Orr	12
Extras	(2 b)	2
Total	(all out, 80 overs)	165
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-22, 3-78, 4-83, 5-107, 6-115, 7-120, 8-132, 9-149, 10-165 (80 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
WF Brown	19	4	31	0	-	-
TA Brown	37	8	91	6	-	-
Haycraft	11	5	14	1	-	-
Thring	3	2	1	0	-	-
Orr	10	3	26	3	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Pollitt	b P Rogers	7
F Taylor	c Lay b A Rogers	6
LCR Thring	b A Rogers	5
TA Brown	st Lay b A Rogers	6
*HR Orr	b A Rogers	0
FG Brooks	c Turner b A Rogers	4
JJH Orman	c Lay b A Rogers	1
BL Peel	b A Rogers	3
+LG Brown	b P Rogers	3
TH Haycraft	b P Rogers	0
WF Brown	not out	3
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 25 overs)	39
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-39 (25 ov)

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
A Rogers	13	1	21	7	-	-
P Rogers	12	3	17	3	-	-

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Oxfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
H Bassett	b TA Brown	2
RO Schwarz	c Brooks b TA Brown	19
JF Marsh	c LG Brown b WF Brown	5
W Smith	not out	24
A Rogers	not out	10
GR Wood	did not bat
BW Bradford	did not bat
P Rogers	did not bat
+WC Lay	did not bat
*CC Bradford	did not bat
JRF Turner	did not bat
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(3 wickets, 29 overs)	63
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
TA Brown	14	3	26	2	-	-
Haycraft	3	0	11	0	-	-
Thring	9	2	14	0	-	-
WF Brown	3	1	9	1	-	-

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Notes
--> RO Schwarz made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WC Lay made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> LCR Thring (1) passed his previous highest score of 31 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FG Brooks (1) passed his previous highest score of 12 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WF Brown (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HR Orr achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Oxfordshire first innings
--> A Rogers reached 200 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 5th wicket in the Bedfordshire second innings

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
Oxfordshire won by 7 wickets shortly before 5.00pm on the second day. For Oxfordshire, A Rogers took 13 wickets in the match for 75 runs. Bassett carried his bat in the home team's first innings for 46 runs, an innings of 225 minutes. It was the only time the feat was achieved during the season. There were no boundaries in Thring's 65 for Bedfordshire. The Bedfordshire second innings total of 39 was the joint third lowest of the season. During the Bedfordshire second innings when taking his fifth wicket, A Rogers reached the career milestone of 200 wickets in championship matches.
[Missing: Part fall of wickets; in Bedfordshire 1st inns who bowled wide; in Bedfordshire 2nd inns batting order.]
Sources: Jackson's Oxford Journal 18 August; Oxford Chronicle 17 August; Oxford Times 18 August; Bedfordshire Standard 17 August; Bedfordshire Times 17 August; Dunstable Advertiser 18 August; Berkshire Chronicle 18 August; The Sportsman 11,13 August.