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Norfolk v Cambridgeshire
Minor Counties Championship 1908 (East Division)
VenueCounty Ground, Lakenham on 5th, 6th August 1908 (2-day match)
Balls per over6
TossNorfolk won the toss and decided to bat
ResultNorfolk won by an innings and 154 runs
PointsNorfolk 5; Cambridgeshire 0
UmpiresF Newman, W Pate
Close of play day 1Norfolk (1) 272/2 (Stevens 100*, Barratt 8*)
Norfolk first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
CE Dunningc Watts b Morgan99     
OHC Dunellc Hunt b Stibbon58     
+GA Stevensnot out170 14531- 
*L Barrattnot out66     
B Cozens-Hardydid not bat      
M Falcondid not bat      
E Gibsondid not bat      
RG Pilchdid not bat      
EW Smithdid not bat      
AK Watsondid not bat      
JN Wormandid not bat      
Extras(? b, 0 lb, 0 nb, 1 w)7
Total(2 wickets, declared, 90.4 overs)400
Fall of wickets:
1-110, 2-242
Cambridgeshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Coulson33   11850--
CH Pigg14   3480--
Brown9   2560--
Reid3   0340--
Stibbon12.41771--
Crouch5   12901-
Morgan13   0601--
Hunt1   040--
Cambridgeshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
LJ Reidc and b Gibson8     
WC Huntc Stevens b Smith14     
FE Morganb Smith1     
TW Brownb Smith0     
OJ Stibbonc Smith b Gibson0     
CH Piggc and b Smith21     
+GH Wattsrun out20     
M Graynot out21     
*C Piggb Smith1     
H Coulsonc Dunell b Smith1     
WJB Crouchc Cozens-Hardy b Gibson16     
Extras23
Total(all out, 43.3 overs)126
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-23, 3-23, 4-23, 5-27, 6-54, 7-79, 8-?, 9-87, 10-126 (43.3 ov)
Norfolk bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Smith22   11466--
Gibson18.36493--
Worman3   180--
Cambridgeshire second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
M Grayc Pilch b Smith5     
LJ Reidb Gibson32     
WC Huntb Gibson6     
FE Morganc Gibson b Smith5     
TW Brownc Falcon b Gibson6     
OJ Stibbonb Gibson0     
CH Piggc and b Smith13     
+GH Wattsc Barratt b Smith1     
*C Piggnot out18     
H Coulsonc Dunning b Smith16     
WJB Crouchc Dunell b Smith9     
Extras9
Total(all out, 37.1 overs)120
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-15, 3-?, 4-31, 5-31, 6-64, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-120 (37.1 ov)
Norfolk bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gibson19   4574--
Smith18.16546--
Notes
--> M Gray made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CE Dunning (1) passed his previous highest score of 78 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CE Dunning (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 21
--> GA Stevens (1) passed his previous highest score of 134 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.
Norfolk won by an innings and 154 runs at 5.05 pm on the second day, after Cambridgeshire followed on 274 runs behind on first innings. On the first day rain stopped play at 1.05 pm and the match did not resume until 5.00 pm. Norfolk lost just 2 wickets, a new record for a team winning a match in the Championship. Cambridgeshire were dismissed twice on the second day. For the winners, there were 31 fours, 3 threes and 6 twos in Stevens's 170 not out, scored in 2 hours and 25 minutes. Dunning's 99 cotained 13 fours, Barratt's 66 not out 8 fours, and Dunell's 58 9 fours. In the Norfolk innings there were three century partnerships, with Dunning and Dunell putting on 110 runs for the first wicket, Dunning and Stevens 132 for the second, and Stevens and Barratt 158 unbroken for the third. In the match, Smith took 12 wickets for 100 runs. Stibbon had a 'king pair' for Cambridgeshire, being dismissed first ball in both innings. Pilch kept wicket for Norfolk in the visitors second innings.
[Missing: Extras breakdown; part fall of wickets.]
Sources: Eastern Daily Press 6,7 August; Eastern Evening News 5,6 August; Norfolk Chronicle 8 August; Norwich Mercury 8 August; Cambridgeshire Weekly News 7 August; East Anglian Daily Times 6,7 August; The Sportsman 6,7 August; Cricket 13 August, p 351.