minc381	Northamptonshire v Bedfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1902
Venue	County Ground, Northampton on 19th, 20th May 1902 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Bedfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Northamptonshire won by 10 wickets
Points	Northamptonshire 3; Bedfordshire 0
Umpires	R Barber, J Gregory
Close of play day 1	Northamptonshire (1) 183 all out

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HR Orr	b Driffield	11
G Pollitt	b Thompson	1
F Taylor	c and b Driffield	0
BL Peel	c Smith b Driffield	5
TA Brown	b Thompson	7
GE Wharmby	c Smith b Thompson	7
L Parbury	b Thompson	1
RH Moss	b Thompson	17
R Keens	not out	9
HV Baumgartner	b Thompson	4
+WR Jeakings	c Driffield b Thompson	3
Extras	(2 b)	2
Total	(all out, 26.5 overs)	67
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-12, 3-16, 4-23, 5-38, 6-38, 7-42, 8-51, 9-55, 10-67 (26.5 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Thompson	13.5	4	31	7	-	-
Driffield	13	2	34	3	-	-

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Northamptonshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WH Kingston	b Brown	5
*T Horton	b Wharmby	17
W East	b Brown	9
GK Papillon	b Wharmby	23
GJ Thompson	lbw b Wharmby	56
M Cox	c and b Wharmby	6
RF Knight	c Taylor b Moss	4
+BC Smith	b Brown	11
LT Driffield	c Wharmby b Brown	25
A Dickens	c and b Brown	0
H Hawkins	not out	15
Extras	(4 b, 8 lb)	12
Total	(all out, 79.4 overs)	183
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-33, 3-33, 4-60, 5-100, 6-117, 7-137, 8-137, 9-148, 10-183 (79.4 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wharmby	38	15	68	4	-	-
Brown	30.4	6	81	5	-	-
Moss	11	3	22	1	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
F Taylor	c Papillon b Cox	0
G Pollitt	c Cox b Thompson	24
R Keens	b Thompson	4
BL Peel	b Cox	0
*HR Orr	c Dickens b Thompson	4
TA Brown	c and b Cox	9
GE Wharmby	b East	4
RH Moss	c Horton b Driffield	57
L Parbury	b Dickens	2
HV Baumgartner	st Smith b East	6
+WR Jeakings	not out	4
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 37.5 overs)	119
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-4, 3-9, 4-16, 5-28, 6-42, 7-61, 8-86, 9-107, 10-119 (37.5 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Thompson	12	4	21	3	-	-
Cox	9	3	23	3	-	-
Dickens	7	0	36	1	-	-
East	8	0	26	2	-	-
Driffield	1.5	1	8	1	-	-

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Northamptonshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*T Horton	not out	1
+BC Smith	not out	5
WH Kingston	did not bat
W East	did not bat
GK Papillon	did not bat
GJ Thompson	did not bat
M Cox	did not bat
RF Knight	did not bat
LT Driffield	did not bat
A Dickens	did not bat
H Hawkins	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(no wicket, 1.1 overs)	6

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wharmby	1	0	2	0	-	-
Brown	0.1	0	4	0	-	-

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Notes
--> GE Wharmby made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Keens made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> H Hawkins made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Keens made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RH Moss (1) equalled his previous highest score of 17 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RH Moss (2) passed his previous highest score of 17 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> M Cox achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Bedfordshire second innings (previous best was 3-27)
--> G Pollitt retired hurt in the Bedfordshire second innings (team score 28/5) - he returned when the score was 86/8

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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.
Northamptonshire won by ten wickets shortly before the lunch interval on the second day. The match was played in 'cold wintry weather'. On the first day, there were several interruptions for rain and further play was prevented from 5.15 pm after the end of the Northamptonshire first innings. For the winners, Thompson took 10 wickets for 52 runs and there were 6 fours in his 56. Moss's 57 for Bedfordshire also contained 6 fours. Pollitt was twice hit by balls from Dickens.
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Sources: Northampton Daily Chronicle 20 May; Northampton Daily Reporter 20 May; Northampton Herald 24 May; Northampton Mercury 23 May; Bedford Record 20 May; Bedfordshire Standard 23 May; Birmingham Daily Gazette 21 May; Birmingham Daily Post 20,21 May; The Sportsman 20,21 May.