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Staffordshire v Lincolnshire
Minor Counties Championship 1908 (North Division)
VenueCounty Ground, Stoke-on-Trent on 3rd, 4th August 1908 (2-day match)
Balls per over6
TossLincolnshire won the toss and decided to bat
ResultStaffordshire won by an innings and 73 runs
PointsStaffordshire 5; Lincolnshire 0
UmpiresJ Gregory, S Wrigley
Close of play day 1Staffordshire (1) 235/3 (Fereday 69*, Barnes 36*)
Lincolnshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
WJ Hibbertb Eardley15     
T Hedworthc Dearing b Eardley0     
*WE Thompsonc Dearing b Barnes57     
F Geesonb Barnes0     
GF Turnerc Briggs b Barnes4     
RE Williamsb Mee11     
EE Rileyc Dearing b Barnes22     
W Peachb Mee17     
G Charlton-Joneslbw b Mee0     
FS Cannellnot out7     
+JW Allenb Eardley2     
Extras(4 lb, 1 w)5
Total(all out, 61.1 overs)140
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-28, 3-29, 4-33, 5-64, 6-106, 7-127, 8-127, 9-131, 10-140 (61.1 ov)
Staffordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Barnes25   7514--
Eardley16.153631-
Bucknell3   150--
Mee16   2433--
Vost1   100--
Staffordshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
P Briggsb Riley35     
W Brownrun out2     
*HD Strattonc Allen b Riley90     
JB Feredayc Geeson b Riley103     
SF Barnesb Riley41     
EH Bournec Geeson b Riley1     
E Vostc Allen b Peach52     
A Bucknellnot out10     
+H Dearingb Peach0     
RJ Meest Allen b Riley12     
H Eardleydid not bat      
Extras(3 b, 2 lb, 1 w)6
Total(9 wickets, declared, 106 overs)352
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-68, 3-184, 4-264, 5-272, 6-283, 7-333, 8-335, 9-352 (106 ov)
Lincolnshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Geeson43   81040--
Peach18   2732--
Riley32   71086--
Williams5   0260--
Thompson5   0160--
Hibbert3   01901-
Lincolnshire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
WJ Hibbertrun out8     
FS Cannellc Barnes b Eardley13     
G Charlton-Jonesb Eardley0     
GF Turnerlbw b Eardley3     
RE Williamsc Barnes b Eardley8     
*WE Thompsonb Eardley11     
EE Rileyc Dearing b Eardley34     
T Hedworthb Bucknell19     
F Geesonc Bucknell b Vost11     
W Peachb Bourne28     
+JW Allennot out0     
Extras(4 b)4
Total(all out, 48.4 overs)139
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-20, 3-21, 4-34, 5-35, 6-75, 7-82, 8-101, 9-135 (48.4 ov), 10-139 (48.4 ov)
Staffordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Barnes10   1330--
Eardley20   8496--
Vost13   2351--
Bucknell4   1121--
Bourne1.4061--
Notes
--> W Peach made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> G Charlton-Jones made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> G Charlton-Jones made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JB Fereday (1) passed his previous highest score of 95 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JB Fereday (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> E Vost (1) passed his previous highest score of 22 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> T Hedworth (2) equalled his previous highest score of 19 in Minor Counties Championship matches
This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
Staffordshire won this return match by an innings and 73 runs at 4.10 pm on the second day. When the two teams had met at Grantham in July the match had been drawn. For the winners, there were 10 fours, 3 threes and 10 twos in Fereday's 103, an innings of 2ΒΌ hours. Stratton scored 90 and Vost's 52 included 6 fours. In the Staffordshire innings, Stratton and Fereday added 116 runs for the third wicket, and Vost and Bucknell 50 for the seventh. For the losers, Thompson scored 57. Four thousand spectators were present on the first day.
[Missing: In Lincolnshire first innings boundaries in Thompson's 57; in Staffordshire innings boundaries in Stratton's 90.]
Sources: Staffordshire Scorebook; Staffordshire Advertiser 8 August; Staffordshire Sentinel 4 August; Grimsby News 7 August; Yorkshire Post 4,5 August; The Sportsman 4,5 August; Cricket 13 August, p 342.