minc4394	Northumberland v Cheshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1952
Venue	Osborne Avenue, Jesmond on 16th, 17th July 1952 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Match drawn
Points	Northumberland 3; Cheshire 1
Umpires	AH Barrett, A Mitchison
Close of play day 1	Cheshire (1) 40/0 (Barratt 16*, Davies 24*)

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Cheshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JAH Barratt	c Henderson b Loraine	38
JRL Davies	c Watson b Elsdon	36
*WHR Jones	c Henderson b Loraine	17
BM Lowe	c Henderson b Loraine	3
FW Millett	c Henderson b Loraine	1
+GH Wigglesworth	lbw b Loraine	33
RE Smith	c Henderson b Loraine	4
W Wood	c Henderson b Loraine	11
EC Nicholls	c Walton b Loraine	5
J Higginson	not out	0
L Blunt	c Elsdon b Watson	1
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 77.4 overs)	150
Fall of wickets:
1-57, 2-89, 3-92, 4-94, 5-101, 6-115, 7-143, 8-149, 9-149, 10-150 (77.4 ov)

Northumberland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Elsdon	17	3	36	1	-	-
Oswald	14	4	16	0	-	-
Loraine	26	8	55	8	-	-
Phillipson	8	0	26	0	-	-
Watson	12.4	4	16	1	-	-

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Northumberland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Walton	c Wigglesworth b Blunt	0
R Tompkins	c Barratt b Blunt	4
WE Phillipson	c Wigglesworth b Blunt	27
N Graham	c Barratt b Blunt	7
KG Davidson	b Blunt	12
*LE Liddell	c Wigglesworth b Barratt	45
JM Watson	b Barratt	30
JS Oswald	not out	18
NG Loraine	not out	7
+HB Henderson	did not bat
H Elsdon	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 59 overs)	151
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-7, 3-17, 4-49, 5-51, 6-108, 7-143

Cheshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Blunt	29	16	49	5	-	-
Nicholls	16	4	33	0	-	-
Wood	4	1	13	0	-	-
Higginson	2	0	28	0	-	-
Barratt	8	3	27	2	-	-

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Notes
--> J Higginson made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> LE Liddell (1) passed 2000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 7
--> NG Loraine achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Cheshire first innings (previous best was 4-43)
--> NG Loraine achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Cheshire first innings

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Player was possible for only 55 minutes on the first day because of rain