minc3732	Staffordshire v Northumberland
	Minor Counties Championship 1948
Venue	Knutton Road, Wolstanton on 9th, 10th June 1948 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Staffordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Staffordshire 3; Northumberland 5
Close of play day 1	Staffordshire (2) 117/0 (Smith 65*, Bailey 47*)

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Smith	b Elsdon	0
FR Bailey	c Henderson b Robson	7
EA Hutton	c Oswald b Townsend	8
E Broderick	b Townsend	11
*MC Harvatt	b Townsend	36
RH Dale	b Elsdon	0
B Shardlow	b Elsdon	6
+ED Dennis	c Oswald b Townsend	3
FT Boulton	c Townsend b Elsdon	0
SJ Norcup	not out	7
V Burgess	c Earl b Oswald	13
Extras	(6 b, 2 lb, 2 nb)	10
Total	(all out, 56.2 overs)	101
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-24, 3-64, 4-65, 5-70, 6-78, 7-78, 8-78, 9-82, 10-101 (56.2 ov)

Northumberland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Elsdon	18	8	23	4	-
Earl	4	4	0	0	-
Oswald	8.2	3	9	1	-
Robson	10	3	31	1	-
Townsend	16	7	28	4	-

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Northumberland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CL Routledge	c Harvatt b Boulton	28
R Tompkins	lbw b Burgess	5
LF Townsend	c Hutton b Shardlow	13
G Walton	c and b Boulton	4
T Miller	c Dale b Boulton	14
*LE Liddell	c Harvatt b Boulton	0
JS Oswald	b Shardlow	10
H Elsdon	b Shardlow	23
+HB Henderson	b Shardlow	0
KJ Earl	c Norcup b Shardlow	8
H Robson	not out	9
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 48.5 overs)	121
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-27, 3-45, 4-58, 5-58, 6-75, 7-79, 8-79, 9-93, 10-121 (48.5 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Norcup	6	0	17	0	-	-
Burgess	10	4	11	1	-	-
Shardlow	18.5	4	55	5	-	-
Boulton	14	2	31	4	-	-

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Staffordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Smith	not out	65
FR Bailey	not out	47
EA Hutton	did not bat
E Broderick	did not bat
*MC Harvatt	did not bat
RH Dale	did not bat
B Shardlow	did not bat
+ED Dennis	did not bat
FT Boulton	did not bat
SJ Norcup	did not bat
V Burgess	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 2 lb, 2 nb)	5
Total	(no wicket, 29 overs)	117

Northumberland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Elsdon	4	1	14	0	-
Oswald	8	2	33	0	-
Earl	2	0	12	0	-
Robson	8	2	34	0	-
Townsend	7	1	19	0	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> KJ Earl made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RH Dale made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CL Routledge (1) passed his previous highest score of 24 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Tompkins made his debut for Northumberland in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> LF Townsend achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Staffordshire first innings (previous best was 4-74)
--> FT Boulton achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Northumberland first innings (previous best was 2-44)

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