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Cheshire v Staffordshire
Minor Counties Championship 1911 (North and East Division)
VenueBoughton Hall Avenue, Chester on 24th, 25th July 1911 (2-day match)
Balls per over6
TossCheshire won the toss and decided to bat
ResultStaffordshire won by an innings and 38 runs
PointsCheshire 0; Staffordshire 5
UmpiresB Brown, M Myers
Close of play day 1Staffordshire (1) 275/8 (Meakin 79*)
Cheshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
LN Jonesb Deyes5     
F Moorhousec Briggs b Barnes40     
P Masonc Poole b Deyes22     
*+FA Jonesrun out19     
SE Riggb Barnes4     
JH Wrightb Barnes4     
JM Swiftc Meakin b Barnes0     
L Halesc Vost b Barnes0     
A Ashworthc Meakin b Barnes0     
JA Harrisonc Briggs b Bucknell4     
AH Fyffenot out0     
Extras(6 b, 1 lb)7
Total(all out, 44.3 overs)105
Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-61, 3-79, 4-89, 5-93, 6-93, 7-99, 8-103, 9-105, 10-105 (44.3 ov)
Staffordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Barnes18   9216--
Deyes18   3542--
Bucknell6.30191--
Vost2   040--
Staffordshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
EH Bournec Wright b Fyffe20     
A Hollowoodrun out47     
P Briggsc and b Moorhouse34     
LF Taylorc FA Jones b Moorhouse5     
SF Barnesc LN Jones b Moorhouse8     
JE Nicholsc LN Jones b Mason47     
E Vostc Mason b Harrison0     
*B Meakinnot out79     
A Bucknellb Fyffe17     
+J Poolec FA Jones b Fyffe2     
G Deyesc Hales b Mason5     
Extras(12 b, 3 lb, 3 nb)18
Total(all out, 64.4 overs)282
Fall of wickets:
1-27, 2-71, 3-86, 4-102, 5-146, 6-146, 7-221, 8-275, 9-277, 10-282 (64.4 ov)
Cheshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Mason17.41592-1
Fyffe15   0883-2
Moorhouse16   0533--
Ashworth8   0220--
Harrison4   0211--
LN Jones4   0210--
Cheshire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
LN Jonesc Barnes b Bucknell15     
F Moorhouseretired hurt8     
P Masonst Poole b Barnes12     
*+FA Jonesc Bucknell b Barnes6     
SE Riggc Vost b Barnes0     
JH Wrightb Barnes1     
JM Swiftc Bucknell b Barnes0     
JA Harrisonc Briggs b Bucknell0     
L Halesc Briggs b Barnes40     
A Ashworthnot out30     
AH Fyffec Meakin b Bucknell16     
Extras(9 b, 2 lb)11
Total(all out, 44 overs)139
Fall of wickets:
1-25, 2-37, 3-37, 4-42, 5-42, 6-44, 7-48, 8-112, 9-139 (44 ov)
Staffordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Barnes18   8296--
Deyes9   0380--
Bucknell10   0343--
Vost3   0150--
Nichols4   0120--
Notes
--> JM Swift made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AH Fyffe made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AH Fyffe made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> F Moorhouse (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 20
--> FA Jones (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> P Briggs (1) passed 2000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 6
--> B Meakin (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 66
--> L Hales (2) passed his previous highest score of 19 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Ashworth (2) passed his previous highest score of 12 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SF Barnes reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches for the season when taking his 3rd wicket in the Cheshire second innings
--> F Moorhouse retired hurt in the Cheshire second innings having scored 8 (team score 12/0)
This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
Staffordshire won this match by an innings and 38 runs twenty minutes after lunch on the second day. The match between the two sides at Stoke-on-Trent in June had also been won by Staffordshire. For the winners Meakin scored 79 not out. Barnes, returning from international duties, took 12 wickets in the match for 50 runs. In Cheshire's first innings he took 3 wickets in his second over after lunch and 7 wickets fell in 30 minutes. A total of 13 catches were taken by Staffordshire in the match. 75 runs were added for the seventh wicket by Nichols and Meakin. For Cheshire Moorhouse was hit on the thumb by a ball from Barnes. This match was part of Cheshire's cricket week that featured the opening of the ground's new pavilion.
[Missing: In Staffordshire innings boundaries in Meakin's 79 not out.]
Sources: Staffordshire Annual Report; Staffordshire Scorebook; Staffordshire Advertiser 29 July; Staffordshire Sentinel 24,25 July; Cricket 5 August, p 407.