minc422
Berkshire v Oxfordshire
Minor Counties Championship 1902
VenueCounty Ground, Kensington Road, Reading on 1st, 2nd August 1902 (2-day match)
Balls per over6
TossBerkshire won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
PointsBerkshire 1; Oxfordshire 0
UmpiresA Luff, GJ Rye
Close of play day 1Oxfordshire (1) 158/9 (Molloy 33*, Brooks 8*)
Berkshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
KI Nichollc JW Marsh b A Rogers26     
RR Relfc Brownrigg b A Rogers35     
*JA Gibbb A Rogers103     
FE Roweb Smith20     
H Barrettc Compton b A Rogers17     
HFM Morresc A Rogers b Case4     
+A Hendersonc JW Marsh b A Rogers0     
JC Hunterb A Rogers5     
CJ Collinsb A Rogers12     
GGM Bennettc Smith b A Rogers39     
W Barkernot out26     
Extras(? b, ? lb, ? nb, 1 w)16
Total(all out, 74 overs)303
Fall of wickets:
1-39, 2-78, 3-134, 4-175, 5-180, 6-188, 7-199, 8-223, 9-244, 10-303 (74 ov)
Oxfordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
A Rogers29   01178--
P Rogers19   2650--
Brooks5   0300--
Smith4   0711-
Case8   1351--
Molloy5   0160--
Fox4   0170--
Oxfordshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
+JW Marshc Gibb b Barker4     
*CE Brownriggb Morres31     
HF Foxlbw b Hunter19     
JF Marshc Henderson b Relf18     
P Rogersst Henderson b Morres4     
ED Comptonc Barrett b Hunter18     
WS Caseb Morres0     
A Rogersc Henderson b Hunter10     
MT Molloyb Morres53     
H Smithc and b Barker3     
WT Brooksnot out31     
Extras(? b, ? lb, 2 nb, ? w)14
Total(all out, 58.1 overs)205
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-54, 3-74, 4-82, 5-83, 6-85, 7-112, 8-123, 9-142, 10-205 (58.1 ov)
Berkshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Barker23   5532-2
Relf18   1531--
Hunter10   0613--
Morres7.10244--
Berkshire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
KI Nichollb P Rogers5     
RR Relfc P Rogers b Brooks15     
*JA Gibbnot out122     
FE Roweb Brooks6     
H Barrettb A Rogers38     
HFM Morresnot out13     
+A Hendersondid not bat      
JC Hunterdid not bat      
CJ Collinsdid not bat      
GGM Bennettdid not bat      
W Barkerdid not bat      
Extras(? b, ? lb, ? nb, 4 w)10
Total(4 wickets, declared, 42 overs)209
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-49, 3-59, 4-170
Oxfordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
A Rogers15   0821--
P Rogers18   16313-
Brooks6   2322--
Smith1   01001-
Molloy2   0120--
Oxfordshire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
+JW Marshb Hunter6     
*CE Brownriggb Barker8     
HF Foxnot out115     
JF Marshc and b Morres78     
WS Casenot out43     
P Rogersdid not bat      
ED Comptondid not bat      
A Rogersdid not bat      
MT Molloydid not bat      
H Smithdid not bat      
WT Brooksdid not bat      
Extras(? b, ? lb, 1 nb, 2 w)16
Total(3 wickets, 74 overs)266
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-20, 3-173
Berkshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Barker15   2531-1
Hunter23   47012-
Relf15   2440--
Barrett2   0110--
Morres14   2491--
Collins4   0200--
Bennett1   030--
Notes
--> HF Fox made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> H Smith made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WT Brooks made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JA Gibb (1) passed his previous highest score of 85 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JA Gibb (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> W Barker (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 6
--> CE Brownrigg (1) passed his previous highest score of 27 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> MT Molloy (1) passed his previous highest score of 34 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JA Gibb (2) passed his previous highest score of 103 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HF Fox (2) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JC Hunter achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Oxfordshire first innings (previous best was 0-20)
--> HFM Morres achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Oxfordshire first innings (previous best was 2-25)
This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
This match was drawn after the Berkshire declaration set Oxfordshire a victory target of 308 in 3½
hours. Rain stopped play 25 minutes early with the visitors 42 runs short of victory. The match aggregate of 983 runs was the highest of the season and 3 short of a new Championship record. The main feature of the match was Gibb scoring two centuries for Berkshire, the first time this feat had been achieved in a Championship game. In the first innings he scored 103 with 12 fours and in the second 122 not out with 10 fours. In the Berkshire second innings Gibb and Barrett put on 111 for the fourth wicket. In the first innings Bennett and Barker added 59 for the last wicket. For the visitors, the debutant Fox scored 115 not out, J F Marsh's 78 and Molloy's 53. In the Oxfordshire second innings Fox and J F Marsh put on 153 for the third wicket, and Molloy and Brooks 63 for the last. A Rogers took 8 wickets for 117 in the Berkshire first innings. The 199 runs he conceded were the highest of the season in a Championship match. [An alternative version of this score based on Berkshire sources for the Berkshire first innings gives Smith conceding 16 runs, Molloy 17 and Fox 7.]
[Missing: Initials of umpire Luff; extras breakdown; in Berkshire 1st inns threes and twos and duration of Gibb's 103; in Berkshire 2nd inns three and twos and duration of Gibb's 122 not out, and batting order; in Oxfordshire 1st inns boundaries in Molloy's 53; in Oxfordshire 2nd inns breakdown
and duration of Fox's 115*, boundaries in J F Marsh's 78, and batting order; date of Berks Chronicle.
[Sources: Berkshire Chronicle 9 August; Reading Mercury 8 August; Reading Standard 8 August; Jackson's Oxford Journal 9 August; Oxford Chronicle 8 August; Oxford Times 9 August; The Sportsman 2,4 August.]