minc4221	Durham v Staffordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1951
Venue	Ashbrooke, Sunderland on 20th, 21st June 1951 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Durham won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Durham won by 2 wickets
Points	Durham 10; Staffordshire 0
Umpires	AH Barrett, JH Mills
Scorers	CLW Cooper (Staffordshire), AC Lowerson (Durham)
Close of play day 1	Staffordshire (2) 8/0 (Smith 5*, Bailey 2*)

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Durham first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JG Keeler	b Burgess	5
HD Bell	c Boon b Norcup	32
F Robson	b Norcup	7
J Welsh	b Shardlow	8
TK Jackson	c Roberts b Norcup	53
*RB Proud	c Shardlow b Norcup	31
A Coxon	b Norcup	55
R Aspinall	c Dennis b Halton	6
NW Owen	lbw b Norcup	30
+JG Fox	b Norcup	2
WK Laidlaw	not out	0
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 77.2 overs)	235
Fall of wickets:
1-24, 2-41, 3-48, 4-56, 5-134, 6-147, 7-163, 8-212, 9-224, 10-235 (77.2 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Norcup	25.2	4	87	7	-	-
Halton	13	2	37	1	-	-
Burgess	15	2	49	1	-	-
Shardlow	24	7	56	1	-	-

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FR Bailey	c Welsh b Owen	33
R Smith	c Coxon b Aspinall	0
G Sedgwick	b Owen	6
N Roberts	b Laidlaw	7
*DM Haynes	b Laidlaw	2
+ED Dennis	b Owen	0
H Boon	c Coxon b Laidlaw	5
RL Halton	b Coxon	13
B Shardlow	not out	7
V Burgess	b Coxon	2
SJ Norcup	b Coxon	0
Extras	(16 b, 1 w)	17
Total	(all out, 39.1 overs)	92
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-30, 3-53, 4-59, 5-60, 6-66, 7-77, 8-84, 9-88, 10-92 (39.1 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Coxon	9.1	5	6	3	-	-
Aspinall	5	1	10	1	-	-
Owen	11	4	20	3	-	-
Laidlaw	14	3	39	3	-	-

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Staffordshire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Smith	c Proud b Coxon	39
FR Bailey	b Coxon	77
G Sedgwick	b Coxon	0
RL Halton	lbw b Owen	64
*DM Haynes	c Fox b Coxon	45
H Boon	b Aspinall	5
+ED Dennis	c Fox b Aspinall	0
N Roberts	c Bell b Coxon	16
B Shardlow	b Aspinall	1
V Burgess	c Laidlaw b Coxon	8
SJ Norcup	not out	1
Extras	(7 b, 3 nb, 7 w)	17
Total	(all out, 69.5 overs)	273
Fall of wickets:
1-108, 2-108, 3-161, 4-197, 5-207, 6-207, 7-257, 8-258, 9-268, 10-273 (69.5 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Coxon	25.5	4	72	6	-	-
Aspinall	15	1	53	3	-	-
Laidlaw	17	2	90	0	-	-
Owen	12	2	41	1	-	-

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Durham second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HD Bell	c Dennis b Shardlow	19
JG Keeler	b Norcup	5
F Robson	c Dennis b Halton	2
J Welsh	c Burgess b Shardlow	16
TK Jackson	retired hurt	2
*RB Proud	c Dennis b Norcup	38
A Coxon	c Halton b Shardlow	22
R Aspinall	c Roberts b Shardlow	10
NW Owen	c Halton b Shardlow	3
+JG Fox	not out	1
WK Laidlaw	not out	7
Extras	(3 b, 3 lb, 1 nb)	7
Total	(8 wickets, 45.5 overs)	132
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-14, 3-31, 4-82, 5-96, 6-112, 7-121, 8-124

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Norcup	16	2	55	2	-	-
Halton	17	6	40	1	-	-
Shardlow	12.5	4	30	5	-	-

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Notes
--> J Welsh made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Coxon made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Welsh made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SJ Norcup achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Durham first innings (previous best was 6-16)
--> A Coxon achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Staffordshire second innings
--> TK Jackson retired hurt in the Durham second innings having scored 2 (team score 33/3)

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Source: Durham CCC scorebook with thanks to Brian Hunt