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Bedfordshire v Cambridgeshire
Minor Counties Championship 1951
VenueWardown Park, Luton on 1st, 2nd August 1951 (2-day match)
Balls per over6
TossBedfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
PointsBedfordshire 3; Cambridgeshire 1
UmpiresLAC D'Arcy, TM McMurray
Close of play day 1

Bedfordshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
GLB Augustc Gautrey b Godfrey105  2- 
BE Disburyc Medhurst b Morris55  41 
J Legateb RA Taylor61  4- 
JAR Oliverc Harrisson b RA Taylor6  -- 
JG Owennot out27  3- 
JR Chisholmc MacGinty b Godfrey31  22 
*AB Pooledid not bat      
+DC Moneydid not bat      
J Paynedid not bat      
AG Coombdid not bat      
TD Matthewsdid not bat      
Extras(7 b, 6 lb, 4 nb)17
Total(5 wickets, declared, 97.3 overs)302
Fall of wickets:
1-97 (Disbury), 2-218 (Legate), 3-231 (Oliver), 4-268 (August), 5-302 (Chisholm, 97.3 ov)
Cambridgeshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gambrell12   3290--
Godfrey32.39822-4
MacGinty25   6720--
Morris16   3531--
Hoyles4   0190--
RA Taylor8   2302--

Cambridgeshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*MA Crouchlbw b Owen97  11- 
CJ Harrissonc Legate b Coomb6  -- 
HWF Taylorc Money b Coomb18  2- 
WB Morrisc Payne b Owen4  -- 
HEP Medhurstc Money b Chisholm5  1- 
RA Gautreyb Coomb8  1- 
RA Taylorb Owen13  1- 
RJA MacGintyc and b Payne1  -- 
J Hoylesnot out66  8- 
BJ Gambrellb Coomb14  2- 
JF Godfreyc Disbury b Payne25  2- 
Extras(8 b, 1 lb)9
Total(all out, 111.4 overs)266
Fall of wickets:
1-19 (Harrisson), 2-105 (HWF Taylor), 3-114 (Morris), 4-120 (Medhurst), 5-141 (Gautrey), 6-149 (Crouch), 7-152 (MacGinty), 8-181 (RA Taylor), 9-216 (Gambrell), 10-266 (Godfrey, 111.4 ov)
Bedfordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Chisholm14   1511--
Coomb33   9724--
Matthews13   3390--
Payne21.410322--
Owen30   7633--

Bedfordshire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
BE Disburyc Gautrey b Gambrell16  1- 
JAR Oliverb Hoyles6  -- 
J Legatec HWF Taylor b Godfrey19  -- 
JR Chisholmc Gautrey b Gambrell23  3- 
JG Owenc HWF Taylor b Morris20  2- 
AG Coombnot out11  -- 
J Paynenot out8  -1 
GLB Augustdid not bat      
*AB Pooledid not bat      
+DC Moneydid not bat      
TD Matthewsdid not bat      
Extras(1 lb, 1 nb)2
Total(5 wickets, declared, 27.4 overs)105
Fall of wickets:
1-15 (Oliver), 2-31 (Disbury), 3-62 (Chisholm), 4-70 (Legate), 5-94 (Owen)
Cambridgeshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gambrell11   1332-1
Hoyles8   0291--
Godfrey5.40281--
Morris3   0131--

Cambridgeshire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*MA Crouchnot out37  3- 
CJ Harrissonc Poole b Coomb22  2- 
WB Morrisrun out11  2- 
HEP Medhurstb Matthews7  -- 
RA Gautreyb Matthews18  3- 
RJA MacGintyst Money b Matthews0  -- 
J Hoylesb Matthews5  -- 
HWF Taylordid not bat      
RA Taylordid not bat      
BJ Gambrelldid not bat      
JF Godfreydid not bat      
Extras(4 b, 4 lb)8
Total(6 wickets, 25.2 overs)108
Fall of wickets:
1-38 (Harrisson), 2-59 (Morris), 3-72 (Medhurst), 4-96 (Gautrey), 5-96 (MacGinty), 6-108 (Hoyles, 25.2 ov)
Bedfordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Coomb10   0431--
Chisholm4   0150--
Matthews8.21294--
Payne3   1130--

Notes
--> J Legate scored 1 five in the Bedfordshire first innings
--> J Legate (1) passed his previous highest score of 50 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Hoyles (1) passed his previous highest score of 50 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> MA Crouch (2) passed 3500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 31
--> RA Taylor reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when he dismissed JAR Oliver, his 2nd wicket in the Bedfordshire first innings
--> WB Morris reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when he dismissed BE Disbury, his 1st wicket in the Bedfordshire first innings
--> BJ Gambrell reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when he dismissed JR Chisholm, his 2nd wicket in the Bedfordshire second innings