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Glamorgan v Berkshire
Minor Counties Championship 1903
VenueSt Helen's, Swansea on 8th, 9th July 1903 (2-day match)
Balls per over6
TossGlamorgan won the toss and decided to bat
ResultGlamorgan won by an innings and 327 runs
PointsGlamorgan 3; Berkshire 0
Close of play day 1Berkshire (1) 60/6 (Brown 11*, FG Strange 4*)
Glamorgan first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*JH Brainc Watts b Hutson5     
NVH Richesc and b Barker0     
EW Jonesb Relf152     
+WH Brainc Relf b Cave22     
WJ Bancroftc Watts b Croom207     
SH Reesc Watts b Barker41     
W Russellb Barker7     
AJ Osbornec Barker b Cave26     
A Gibsonnot out3     
H Creberst Watts b Croom6     
A Nashb Croom0     
Extras20
Total(all out, 108.4 overs)489
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-13, 3-49, 4-272, 5-377, 6-395, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-489 (108.4 ov)
Berkshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Barker30   31203--
Hutson13   2701--
Cave21   2852--
Relf17   2651--
Brown13   2460--
Barrett4   0220--
Croom10.40613--
Berkshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
H Barrettc WH Brain b Creber5     
RR Relfc Russell b Creber2     
W Caveb Nash1     
*HW Hutsonb Nash10     
AP Strangest WH Brain b Creber22     
+EA Wattsc and b Nash0     
CE Brownb Nash11     
FG Strangenot out4     
AB Croomc sub b Nash2     
GJ Whebleb Nash0     
W Barkerb Nash2     
Extras5
Total(all out, 31.2 overs)64
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-8, 3-8, 4-28, 5-28, 6-52, 7-60, 8-62, 9-62, 10-64 (31.2 ov)
Glamorgan bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Creber16   6273--
Nash15.24327--
Berkshire second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
AP Strangelbw b Nash0     
FG Strangec Riches b Creber3     
H Barrettlbw b Nash5     
*HW Hutsonc Bancroft b Creber28     
W Caveb Nash4     
+EA Wattsb Nash22     
RR Relfst WH Brain b Creber8     
CE Brownb Nash0     
AB Croomnot out11     
GJ Whebleb Creber11     
W Barkerb Creber0     
Extras(? b, 0 lb, 0 nb, 2 w)6
Total(all out, 41.1 overs)98
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-9, 3-10, 4-16, 5-55, 6-63, 7-63, 8-?, 9-96, 10-98 (41.1 ov)
Glamorgan bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Creber21   64752-
Nash20.17455--
Notes
--> FG Strange made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GJ Wheble made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EW Jones (1) passed his previous highest score of 101 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WJ Bancroft (1) passed his previous highest score of 102 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SH Rees (1) passed his previous highest score of 32 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AP Strange (1) passed his previous highest score of 19 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Nash achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Berkshire first innings (previous best was 6-42)
This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
Glamorgan's margin of victory by an innings and 327 runs was the largest of the season. The match ended at 1.35 pm on the second day. For the winners, their total of 489 was the highest score of the season. Similarly, Bancroft's 207 was the highest individual innings of the season and included amongst others 1 five and 10 threes. He batted for ? minutes. His 207 runs was also the highest runs aggregate by a batsman in a match during the season. Jones's 152, scored in ? minutes, contained 22 fours, 3 threes and 9 twos. He reached his century in 87 minutes. In the Glamorgan innings, Jones and Bancroft put on 223 runs for the fourth wicket. It was the highest partnership for that wicket during the season and was just 4 runs short of breaking the Championship record. Bancroft and Rees added 105 for the fifth wicket. Nash and Creber bowled unchanged through both Berkshire innings. Nash took 12 wickets in the match for 67 runs, including 7 for 22 in the Berkshire first innings. The 120 runs conceded by Barker in the Glamorgan innings were the highest in an innings all season. The Glamorgan lunch score on the first day was 223 for 3
wickets with Jones 126* and Bancroft 61*. On the first day a total of 549 runs were scored, the second highest number during the season.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; in Glamorgan innings duration and
fours and twos in Bancroft's 207, duration of Jones's 152, and fall of seventh, eighth and ninth wickets; in Berkshire first innings who held substitute catch; in Berkshire second innings fall of eighth wicket.]
Sources: Cambria Daily Leader 8,9 July; The Cambrian 10 July; South Wales Daily News 9,10 July; South Wales Daily Post 8,9 July; South Wales Echo 8,9 July; Western Mail 9,10 July; Berkshire Chronicle 11 July; Reading Mercury 11 July; The Sportsman 9,10 July.