minc460	Hertfordshire v Bedfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1903
Venue	Balls Park, Hertford on 18th, 19th June 1903 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Bedfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Hertfordshire 1; Bedfordshire 0
Umpires	R Barber, W Copeland
Close of play day 1	Hertfordshire (2) 3/2 (Metcalfe 2*)

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
NDT Oliver	c Paul b Coleman	0
G Pollitt	b White	8
GE Wharmby	b White	6
RH Moss	b White	9
TA Brown	b Coleman	19
*HR Orr	c Golding b White	6
JM Dow	b Coleman	1
HF Holdstock	c Long b Coleman	0
+EF Rowe	run out	3
L Parbury	c Paul b White	3
S Brown	not out	5
Extras		4
Total	(all out, 29.2 overs)	64
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-30, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-64 (29.2 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
White	15	4	30	5	-	-
Coleman	14.2	6	30	4	-	-

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EJ Metcalfe	c Parbury b Wharmby	3
AJ Golding	b TA Brown	0
A Butcher	c Moss b TA Brown	1
HE White	run out	26
CCT Doll	b Wharmby	2
PR Paul	lbw b Wharmby	0
*HJ Hill	c Pollitt b TA Brown	31
WE Coleman	b TA Brown	13
RG Pridmore	b TA Brown	2
+WG Long	st Rowe b Moss	11
WJ Rudd	not out	0
Extras		14
Total	(all out, 40.3 overs)	103
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-41, 7-60, 8-72, 9-?, 10-103 (40.3 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wharmby	18	6	37	3	-	-
TA Brown	20	6	42	5	-	-
Moss	2.3	0	10	1	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
S Brown	c Butcher b White	13
G Pollitt	b Coleman	0
NDT Oliver	b Coleman	0
GE Wharmby	b Coleman	57
RH Moss	c Golding b Coleman	0
TA Brown	b Coleman	1
*HR Orr	c Pridmore b White	0
JM Dow	b White	4
HF Holdstock	b Coleman	0
L Parbury	c Long b Rudd	22
+EF Rowe	not out	13
Extras		4
Total	(all out, 39.4 overs)	114
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-13, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-25, 9-78, 10-114 (39.4 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
White	14	3	29	3	-	-
Coleman	15.4	2	51	6	-	-
Metcalfe	4	1	15	0	-	-
Rudd	6	2	15	1	-	-

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Hertfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EJ Metcalfe	not out	2
AJ Golding	b Moss	0
A Butcher	b TA Brown	1
HE White	did not bat
CCT Doll	did not bat
PR Paul	did not bat
*HJ Hill	did not bat
WE Coleman	did not bat
RG Pridmore	did not bat
+WG Long	did not bat
WJ Rudd	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(2 wickets)	3
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-3

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
TA Brown	?	?	3	1	-	-
Moss	?	?	0	1	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> JM Dow made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> S Brown made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EJ Metcalfe made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PR Paul made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WG Long made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JM Dow made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RG Pridmore made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WG Long made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GE Wharmby (2) passed his previous highest score of 47 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GE Wharmby reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Hertfordshire first 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.
This game was drawn after rain prevented any play on the second day. Hertfordshire had been set a victory target in their second innings of 76 runs and, in 20 minutes batting, had lost 2 wickets for 3 runs. For the home team, Coleman took 10 wickets in the match for 81 runs and White 8 for 59. For Bedfordshire, Wharmby's 57 included ? fours and, if it had not been for the partnership of 53 runs for the ninth wicket that he shared with Parbury, Bedfordshire would probably have been beaten on the first day. During the match 3 batsmen were dismissed twice without scoring. [None of the sources listed give the Bedfordshire bowling analysis for the Hertfordshire second innings.]
[Missing: Extras breakdown; fall of wickets; in Bedfordshire second innings boundaries in Wharmby's 57, and part batting order; in Hertfordshire second innings overs and maidens; time match abandoned on second day.]
Sources: Barnet Times 19 June; Herts Advertiser 20 June; Hertfordshire Express 27 June; Hertfordshire Mercury 20 June; St Albans Gazette 24 June; Bedfordshire Mercury 26 June; Bedfordshire Standard 26 June; Leighton Buzzard Reporter 20 June; Luton News 25 June; The Sportsman 19 June.