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Norfolk v Bedfordshire
Minor Counties Championship 1913
VenueCounty Ground, Lakenham on 11th, 12th August 1913 (2-day match)
Balls per over6
TossNorfolk won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
PointsNorfolk 3; Bedfordshire 1
UmpiresJ Gregory, S Wrigley
Close of play day 1Norfolk (1) 217/2 (Stevens 9*, Thurgar 3*)
Norfolk first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*M Falconc Newman b Morcom155     
RF Pophamc Apthorp b Grierson50     
GA Stevensc Holdstock b Peel58     
+RW Thurgarc Morcom b Grierson26     
EJ Fulchernot out26     
AR Hudsonnot out10     
GT Carterdid not bat      
LF Wynne-Willsondid not bat      
R Falconerdid not bat      
E Gibsondid not bat      
H Watsondid not bat      
Extras(5 b, 1 lb)6
Total(4 wickets, declared, 64 overs)331
Fall of wickets:
1-197, 2-205, 3-287, 4-295
Bedfordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Morcom22   01051--
Grierson20   4832--
Peel17   3781--
Graham3   0300--
King2   0290--
Bedfordshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
BL Peelc Stevens b Falconer27     
SV Grahamb Watson10     
HF Holdstockc Thurgar b Watson24     
FWH Nicholasc Hudson b Falcon41     
AF Morcomc Stevens b Gibson42     
FCW Newmanc Falconer b Hudson40     
J Ratcliffc Carter b Falcon28     
H Griersonb Watson14     
*+EE Apthorpc Thurgar b Falcon9     
WE Kingnot out4     
BL Rogersb Watson0     
Extras(7 b, 3 lb, 1 nb)11
Total(all out, 91.5 overs)250
Fall of wickets:
1-25, 2-47, 3-77, 4-109, 5-192, 6-192, 7-232, 8-?, 9-?, 10-250 (91.5 ov)
Norfolk bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Falcon20   6483-2
Falconer23   8641--
Watson23.59534--
Gibson18   4461--
Fulcher4   0180-3
Hudson3   1101--
Norfolk second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
GT Carterb Graham1     
LF Wynne-Willsonnot out11     
AR Hudsonc Holdstock b Graham9     
*M Falcondid not bat      
RF Pophamdid not bat      
GA Stevensdid not bat      
+RW Thurgardid not bat      
EJ Fulcherdid not bat      
R Falconerdid not bat      
E Gibsondid not bat      
H Watsondid not bat      
Extras4
Total(2 wickets, 7.5 overs)25
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-25 (7.5 ov)
Bedfordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Rogers4   2100--
Graham3.51112--
Notes
--> BL Rogers made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> M Falcon (1) passed his previous highest score of 143 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.
This return match was drawn with rain limiting play on the first day to 1 hour and 50 minutes.
Conditions were wet on the first day which hampered the fielding side.
Heavy rain at 3.00 pm on the first day flooded the pitch and led to play being abandoned for the day.
Norfolk had won the encounter between the two sides at the Elstow School ground by six wickets in July.
For Norfolk, there were 5 sixes, and 18 fours in Falcon's 155, an innings of one hour and 40 minutes.
Stevens's 58 included 9 fours, and Popham's 50 contained 4 fours.
In the Norfolk first innings Falcon and Popham added 197 runs for the first wicket.
For Bedfordshire there were 3fours in Morcom's 42.
It was reported that King was taken ill and on the second day of
the Norfolk first innings Gibson fielded as his substitute.
Still not fully well King batted lower down the order at tenth place by which time the follow on had been saved.
[Missing: In Norfolk first innings twos and threes in Falcon's 155; in Norfolk second innings extras breakdown; in Bedfordshire innings fall of eighth and ninth wickets.]
Sources: Eastern Daily Press 12,13 August; Eastern Evening News 11,12 August; Norfolk Chronicle 15 August; Norwich Mercury 15 August; Bedfordshire Advertiser 15 August; Bedfordshire Standard 15 August; Leighton Buzzard Reporter 16 August; Luton Reporter 18 August; East Anglian Daily Times 12,13 August; Cricket 23 August p 545.