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Staffordshire v Cheshire
Minor Counties Championship 1909 (North Division)
VenueCounty Ground, Stoke-on-Trent on 2nd August 1909 (2-day match)
Balls per over6
TossStaffordshire won the toss and decided to bat
ResultStaffordshire won by an innings and 108 runs
PointsStaffordshire 5; Cheshire 0
UmpiresW Copeland, J Gregory
Staffordshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
P Briggsrun out54     
EH Bournec Comberbach b Chambers16     
*HD Strattonb Turner0     
SF Barnesst JL Jones b Comberbach18     
JE Nicholslbw b Comberbach3     
A Hollowoodb Sidebotham1     
E Vostb Buckley7     
A Bucknellc Turner b Comberbach12     
JW Johnsonnot out22     
+H Dearingb Buckley1     
H Eardleyb Buckley14     
Extras(3 b)3
Total(all out, 60.3 overs)151
Fall of wickets:
1-27, 2-35, 3-65, 4-74, 5-75, 6-101, 7-110, 8-119, 9-121, 10-151 (60.3 ov)
Cheshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Chambers12   2281--
Buckley22.34533--
Turner1   071--
Comberbach18   2533--
Sidebotham7   271--
Cheshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
RZH Vossc Eardley b Barnes0     
WE Jonesb Bucknell2     
WT Chambersc Hollowood b Barnes0     
HP Rigbyb Barnes7     
*FCL Hamiltonb Barnes0     
H Comberbachb Bucknell14     
JW Slateb Barnes0     
AS Turnerb Barnes0     
GA Buckleylbw b Barnes2     
+JL Jonesnot out1     
J Sidebothamb Barnes0     
Extras(1 b, 2 nb)3
Total(all out, 22.5 overs)29
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-23, 6-23, 7-25, 8-25, 9-29, 10-29 (22.5 ov)
Staffordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Barnes11.5668-2
Bucknell9   0182--
Eardley2   020--
Cheshire second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
WE Jonesb Barnes5     
RZH Vossb Bucknell0     
WT Chamberslbw b Barnes1     
HP Rigbyb Barnes0     
*FCL Hamiltonc and b Bucknell2     
H Comberbachlbw b Bucknell0     
JW Slatec Bucknell b Barnes0     
AS Turnerb Bucknell1     
GA Buckleynot out4     
+JL Jonesb Barnes0     
J Sidebothamb Barnes0     
Extras(1 nb)1
Total(all out, 16.4 overs)14
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-9, 5-9, 6-9, 7-10, 8-10, 9-14, 10-14 (16.4 ov)
Staffordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Barnes8.4576-1
Bucknell8   564--
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for two days but completed in one.
--> H Comberbach made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JW Slate made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GA Buckley made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JW Slate made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Sidebotham made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EH Bourne (1) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 1
--> H Eardley (1) passed his previous highest score of 13 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 by an innings and 108 runs at 6.15 pm on the first day after Cheshire followed on 122 runs behind. Recent rain had rendered the turf very soft and Barnes was virtually unplayable, taking 14 wickets in the match for 13 runs, including 8 for 6 in the Cheshire first innings. It was the only instance of a bowler taking ten or more wickets in a match to date conceding fewer runs than wickets taken, and was statistically the third best match bowling performance of the season. Briggs was the only batsman to reach fifty, his 54 taking 2 hours and containing just 1 four. For Cheshire, Comberbach with 14 was the only batsman to reach double figures. The match aggregate of 194 runs for a completed match was the lowest of the season [and a new record low for the Championship -- check.] The Cheshire second innings total of 14 was the lowest of the season [and a new record for the competition -- check.]
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Source: Staffordshire Advertiser 7 August 1909, Staffordshire Annual Report; Staffordshire Advertiser 7 August; Staffordshire Sentinel 3 August; Cheshire Newspapers; Macclesfield Advertiser 6 August; Birmingham Daily Post 3 August; The Sportsman 3 August; Cricket 12 August, p 336.