minc5475	Bedfordshire v Staffordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1959
Venue	Wardown Park, Luton on 22nd, 23rd July 1959 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Match drawn
Points	Bedfordshire 3; Staffordshire 1
Umpires	SH Moore, AED Smith
Close of play day 1

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HG Searle	c Johnson b Meakin	18
DR Bean	lbw b Smith	72
RV Lawry	c and b Pratt	56
RT de Ville	c Lowings b Oliver	30
*JT Ikin	b Johnson	42
H Boon	c Johnson b Oliver	50
DA Hancock	b Johnson	0
CB Hayward	c Lowings b Meakin	8
JM Ellsmore	c Oliver b Johnson	15
+RW Taylor	b Oliver	0
K Clutton	not out	1
Extras		8
Total	(all out, 92.3 overs)	300
Fall of wickets:
1-27, 2-121, 3-168, 4-192, 5-244, 6-244, 7-253, 8-279, 9-291, 10-300 (92.3 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Meakin	21	0	86	2
Johnson	23	7	67	3
Oliver	17.3	3	47	3
Pratt	14	0	47	1
Smith	17	4	45	1

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RD Lowings	c Hancock b Clutton	8
W Chamberlain	c Ikin b Clutton	6
DJF Hoare	b Ikin	75
DE Pratt	c Boon b Ellsmore	4
+TF McIntyre	c Bean b Ikin	41
*JAR Oliver	c Bean b Clutton	20
J Smith	b Ellsmore	43
BD Robinson	not out	72
PR Carlisle	not out	16
BN Johnson	did not bat
D Meakin	did not bat
Extras		16
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 85 overs)	301
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-21, 3-32, 4-125, 5-156, 6-174, 7-251

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ellsmore	19	4	54	2
Clutton	22	3	86	3
Ikin	20	2	78	2
Searle	11	1	20	0
Hayward	13	0	47	0

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Staffordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HG Searle	b Smith	71
DR Bean	c McIntyre b Johnson	14
RV Lawry	retired hurt	7
RT de Ville	not out	5
*JT Ikin	not out	11
H Boon	st McIntyre b Smith	9
CB Hayward	b Oliver	0
JM Ellsmore	c Smith b Oliver	5
DA Hancock	did not bat
+RW Taylor	did not bat
K Clutton	did not bat
Extras		4
Total	(5 wickets, declared, 32 overs)	126
Fall of wickets:
1-31, 2-57, 3-65, 4-97, 5-108

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Meakin	3	0	11	0
Johnson	4	0	26	1
Pratt	10	1	42	0
Oliver	9	3	25	2
Smith	6	1	18	2

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RD Lowings	c Taylor b Clutton	7
DE Pratt	not out	25
J Smith	c Lawry b Ellsmore	21
BD Robinson	c Boon b Clutton	0
BN Johnson	not out	14
W Chamberlain	did not bat
DJF Hoare	did not bat
+TF McIntyre	did not bat
*JAR Oliver	did not bat
PR Carlisle	did not bat
D Meakin	did not bat
Extras		2
Total	(3 wickets, 11 overs)	69
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-13, 3-45

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ellsmore	6	0	41	1
Clutton	5	0	26	2

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Notes
--> K Clutton made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DR Bean made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CB Hayward made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RV Lawry (1) passed his previous highest score of 11 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JT Ikin (1) passed 2500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 36
--> TF McIntyre (1) passed his previous highest score of 21 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Smith (1) passed his previous highest score of 32 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> BD Robinson (1) passed his previous highest score of 39 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HG Searle (2) passed his previous highest score of 64 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> BN Johnson (2) passed his previous highest score of 10 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JAR Oliver reached 200 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Staffordshire first innings
--> JM Ellsmore reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Bedfordshire first innings

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