minc966	Staffordshire v Durham
	Minor Counties Championship 1908 (North Division)
Venue	County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent on 10th, 11th August 1908 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Staffordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Staffordshire 3; Durham 0
Umpires	M Myers, H Walmsley
Close of play day 1	Staffordshire (1) 162/5 (Stratton 19*, Bourne 4*)

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Brown	c Turnbull b Morris	62			4	-
P Briggs	b Adamson	17			1	-
SF Barnes	c Stoner b Turnbull	27			1	-
*HD Stratton	not out	86			6	-
E Vost	c Turnbull b Morris	11			-	-
EG Baxter	c and b Morris	1			-	-
EH Bourne	b Adamson	64			5	-
FC Johnson	c Turnbull b Adamson	0			-	-
+H Dearing	not out	4			-	-
H Eardley	did not bat
H Matthews	did not bat
Extras	(31 b, 9 lb)	40
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 103 overs)	312
Fall of wickets:
1-25, 2-92, 3-120, 4-156, 5-158, 6-300, 7-300

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Morris	30	5	94	3	-	-
Turnbull	25	6	51	1	-	-
Adamson	14	2	29	3	-	-
Bewick	10	2	28	0	-	-
Thackeray	13	1	42	0	-	-
Stoner	7	0	18	0	-	-
Walker	4	0	10	0	-	-

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Durham first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CY Adamson	run out	42			3	1
AH Stoner	lbw b Barnes	5			-	-
H Brooks	b Matthews	9			1	-
AE Walker	c Matthews b Barnes	36			3	-
G Turnbull	c Stratton b Eardley	33			4	-
+JW Mole	c Johnson b Barnes	10			-	-
J Bewick	c Dearing b Barnes	3			-	-
J Robinson	b Barnes	31			6	-
*T Coulson	c and b Bourne	11			2	-
A Morris	c Dearing b Brown	1			-	-
J Thackeray	not out	12			2	-
Extras	(15 b)	15
Total	(all out, 72.1 overs)	208
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-51, 3-71, 4-110, 5-137, 6-143, 7-156, 8-181, 9-184, 10-208 (72.1 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barnes	22.1	10	48	5	-	-
Eardley	21	5	59	1	-	-
Matthews	12	3	36	1	-	-
Vost	10	1	34	0	-	-
Bourne	2	1	5	1	-	-
Brown	5	2	11	1	-	-

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Notes
--> FC Johnson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> H Matthews made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AE Walker made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JW Mole made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Robinson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EG Baxter made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FC Johnson made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> H Matthews made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches

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Thee was no play on the first day until 4.00pm owing to rain
Source: Durham CCC scorebook with thanks to Brian Hunt
Drawn return match with Staffordshire winning on first innings. The match between the two sides at Sunderland in July had been won by Durham. Rain delayed the start on the first day until 4.00 pm. For the home team, there were 7 fours in Stratton's 86 not out, 5 fours in Bourne's 64, and 4 fours in Brown's 62. In the Staffordshire innings, Stratton and Bourne put on 142 runs for the sixth wicket.
[Missing: Complete.]
Sources: Staffordshire Scorebook; Durham Scorebook; Staffordshire Advertiser 15 August; Staffordshire Sentinel 10,11 August; Newcastle Daily Journal 11,12 August; The Sportsman 10,11 August; Cricket 20 August, p 365.