minc961	Bedfordshire v Suffolk
	Minor Counties Championship 1908 (East Division)
Venue	Wardown Park, Luton on 10th, 11th August 1908 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Bedfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Bedfordshire won by 8 wickets
Points	Bedfordshire 5; Suffolk 0
Umpires	W Hearne, J Stevens
Close of play day 1	Suffolk (1) 15/2 (Quaife 2*, Ireland 8*)

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RW Rice	c FH Mustard b Penfold	13
BL Peel	c Pritchett b Bassett	46
GE Wharmby	c Penfold b FH Mustard	0
HF Holdstock	not out	110
LCR Thring	c Penfold b Ireland	6
H Squire	c D Mustard b Penfold	10
HO Sutherland	c FH Mustard b Penfold	2
*HR Orr	c Raynor b Penfold	40
AF Morcom	c Quaife b Bassett	11
+EE Apthorp	b Barnes	4
RH Moss	b Barnes	31
Extras	(6 b, 1 w)	7
Total	(all out, 77.1 overs)	280
Fall of wickets:
1-23, 2-28, 3-81, 4-90, 5-112, 6-115, 7-173, 8-195, 9-210, 10-280 (77.1 ov)

Suffolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Penfold	26	5	78	4	-	-
FH Mustard	11	0	60	1	1	-
Bassett	19	7	37	2	-	-
Ireland	11	1	48	1	-	-
Barnes	10.1	1	50	2	-	-

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Suffolk first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
H Bassett	b Morcom	0
W Quaife	c and b Wharmby	20
E Pritchett	c Morcom b Wharmby	5
JF Ireland	b Morcom	16
SH Wood	c Peel b Wharmby	9
K Raynor	b Wharmby	0
*FH Mustard	not out	51
RG Barnes	b Morcom	4
D Mustard	b Morcom	1
+AH Lang	b Wharmby	13
W Penfold	c Rice b Morcom	6
Extras		4
Total	(all out, 38.2 overs)	129
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-5, 3-44, 4-54, 5-54, 6-54, 7-75, 8-81, 9-108, 10-129 (38.2 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Morcom	19.2	1	67	5	-	-
Wharmby	19	4	58	5	-	-

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Suffolk second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JF Ireland	c Peel b Morcom	12
*FH Mustard	b Morcom	0
W Quaife	c Squire b Morcom	40
E Pritchett	b Morcom	12
H Bassett	c and b Peel	32
SH Wood	run out	10
K Raynor	c Morcom b Orr	29
+AH Lang	not out	55
RG Barnes	c Morcom b Orr	8
D Mustard	c Apthorp b Moss	12
W Penfold	c and b Morcom	4
Extras	(3 b, 5 lb, 1 nb)	9
Total	(all out, 56.4 overs)	223
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-36, 3-56, 4-61, 5-77, 6-113, 7-165, 8-?, 9-?, 10-223 (56.4 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Morcom	22.4	2	83	5	-	-
Wharmby	9	2	28	0	-	-
Peel	10	3	44	1	-	-
Moss	9	3	27	1	-	1
Orr	6	0	32	2	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BL Peel	not out	34
GE Wharmby	c Quaife b Penfold	0
H Squire	b FH Mustard	16
HF Holdstock	not out	13
RW Rice	did not bat
LCR Thring	did not bat
HO Sutherland	did not bat
*HR Orr	did not bat
AF Morcom	did not bat
+EE Apthorp	did not bat
RH Moss	did not bat
Extras	(8 b, 3 lb)	11
Total	(2 wickets, 20.5 overs)	74
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-46

Suffolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bassett	4	1	9	0	-	-
Penfold	7	1	17	1	-	-
FH Mustard	6	1	17	1	-	-
Barnes	3	0	15	0	-	-
Raynor	0.5	0	5	0	-	-

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Notes
--> HF Holdstock (1) passed his previous highest score of 76 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HF Holdstock (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AH Lang (2) passed his previous highest score of 33 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> BL Peel (2) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 6
--> W Penfold reached 100 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Bedfordshire first innings
--> GE Wharmby reached 350 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Suffolk first innings
--> FH Mustard reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Bedfordshire second 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.
With rain threatening, Bedfordshire won this return match by eight wickets at 5.50 pm on the second day, after Suffolk followed on 151 runs behind on first innings. Bedfordshire had been set a victory target of 73 runs. The match between the two sides at Woodbridge in July had also been won by Bedfordshire. For the winners, there were 14 fours in Holdstock's 110 not out. He was on 80 when the ninth wicket fell. In the Bedfordshire first innings, Holdstock and Orr added 58 runs for the seventh wicket, and Holdstock and Moss 70 for the tenth wicket. Morcom took 10 wickets in the match for 150 runs. For the losers, Lang scored 55 not out, and F H Mustard 51 not out. In the Suffolk second innings, Raynor and Lang put on 52 runs for the seventh wicket. On the first day, the start was delayed by half an hour as three Suffolk players had missed their train, and rain stopped play early at 5.15 pm. In the Suffolk first innings, D Mustard was bowled and the bail carried 70½ yards and was caught by a spectator. The distance was verified during the lunch interval. The first-class record of 68 yards belonged to Mold of Lancashire. A collection for Holdstock yielded £2.2s.0d.
[Missing: In Bedfordshire first innings duration of Holdstock's 110 not out; in Suffolk first innings boundaries in F H Mustard's 51 not out, and breakdown of extras; in Suffolk second innings boundaries in Lang's 55 not out, and fall of eigth and ninth wickets.]
Sources: Bedfordshire Mercury 14 August; Bedfordshire Standard 14 August; Leighton Buzzard Reporter 15 August; East Anglian Daily Times 11,12 August; Sporting Life 12 August; The Sportsman 11,12 August; Cricket 20 August, p 367.