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Buckinghamshire v Berkshire
Minor Counties Championship 1905
VenueChalvey Road, Slough on 18th, 19th August 1905 (2-day match)
Balls per over6
TossBerkshire won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
PointsBuckinghamshire 2; Berkshire 0
Close of play day 1Buckinghamshire (1) 70/0 (Gresson 22*, Weaver-Adams 47*)
Berkshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*CEMY Nepeanb Stacey53     
GGM Bennettc de Paravicini b Wright30     
+EA Wattsc and b Stacey43     
WEM Tyndallb Stacey8     
WM Greenfieldb Vickerstaff14     
ACM Croomeb Gregory72     
W Barkerc Symes-Thompson b Wright20     
PH Martineauc Perry b Wright1     
CW Turnerb Gregory0     
FJ Howardnot out3     
W Caveb Gregory0     
Extras(8 b, 7 lb)15
Total(all out, 89.1 overs)259
Fall of wickets:
1-44, 2-125, 3-133, 4-156, 5-182, 6-250, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-259 (89.1 ov)
Buckinghamshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Page2   0210--
Gregory12.14193--
Stacey24   6723--
Vickerstaff25   3651--
Wright26   7673--
Buckinghamshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
CRH Gressonc Croome b Barker82     
E Weaver-Adamsb Croome72     
FN Birdc Howard b Cave133     
MW Wrightc and b Cave28     
D Gregoryb Howard4     
T Staceynot out54     
+F Symes-Thompsonb Cave1     
ASB Perrynot out23     
*PJ de Paravicinidid not bat      
H Pagedid not bat      
SJA Vickerstaffdid not bat      
Extras(16 b, 2 lb, 7 w)25
Total(6 wickets, declared, 124 overs)422
Fall of wickets:
1-116, 2-256, 3-331, 4-344, 5-344, 6-348
Berkshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Barker42   101291--
Cave21   5603--
Bennett15   44903-
Croome21   65012-
Howard17   35811-
Martineau5   0360--
Turner3   0140--
Berkshire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
WEM Tyndallb Stacey0     
FJ Howardc Weaver-Adams b Wright6     
GGM Bennettc Bird b Wright35     
*CEMY Nepeanc Vickerstaff b Stacey16     
+EA Wattsc and b Page20     
WM Greenfieldnot out22     
ACM Croomenot out16     
W Barkerdid not bat      
PH Martineaudid not bat      
CW Turnerdid not bat      
W Cavedid not bat      
Extras(4 b, 3 lb)7
Total(5 wickets, 36 overs)122
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-36, 3-43, 4-66, 5-89
Buckinghamshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Stacey15   5502--
Wright13   3302--
Vickerstaff3   0140--
Page3   091--
de Paravicini1   040--
Bird1   080--
Notes
--> Bowling in the Buckinghamshire first innings adds 1 run under
--> WEM Tyndall made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PH Martineau made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WEM Tyndall made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WM Greenfield made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ACM Croome made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PH Martineau made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CW Turner made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CEMY Nepean (1) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 26
--> ACM Croome (1) passed 2000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 13
--> FN Bird (1) passed his previous highest score of 91 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FN Bird (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FN Bird (1) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 99
--> D Gregory achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Berkshire first innings (previous best was 1-27)
This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
Drawn return match with Buckinghamshire winning on first innings. The match between the two sides played at Reading the previous week had also been drawn. For the home team, Bird's 133 included 14 fours and 10 threes, an innings of 165 minutes. There were 8 fours in both Gresson's 82 and in Stacey's 54 not out. Weaver-Adams scored 72. In the home team's innings Gresson and Weaver-Adams put on 116 runs for the first wicket, Gresson and Bird added 140 for the second wicket, and Stacey and Perry added 74 runs undefeated for the seventh wicket.
For Berkshire , Croome's 72 contained 9 fours and Nepean's 53 included 2 fours.
[Missing: Umpires; in Berkshire first innings fall of seventh to ninth wickets; in Buckinghamshire innings twos in Bird's 133, boundaries in Weaver-Adams's 72, runs bowling one short, and who bowled seventh wide.]
Sources: Bucks Advertiser 26 August; Bucks Herald 26 August; Slough Observer 26 August; Windsor Express 26 August; Berkshire Chronicle 26 August; Reading Mercury 26 August; Reading Standard 26 August (Roy New); The Sportsman 19,21 August.