minc7921	Devon v Dorset
	Minor Counties Championship 1981
Venue	The Maer Ground, Exmouth on 28th, 29th July 1981 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Devon won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Devon 1; Dorset 3
Umpires	EJ Ford, JH Harris
Close of play day 1

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Dorset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*RV Lewis	c RC Tolchard b Fursdon	90
VB Lewis	c Oliver b Taylor	52
MFD Lloyd	c Harriott b Yeabsley	25
CA Graham	c Yeabsley b Fursdon	3
JF Blackburn	b Fursdon	0
+MR Wiseman	not out	20
RJ Scott	b Fursdon	0
JD Baker	b Yeabsley	9
CW Allen	b Yeabsley	4
PM Howard	not out	2
RVJ Coombs	did not bat
Extras		17
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 67 overs)	222
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-222

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Taylor	15	2	59	1	1	1
Yeabsley	18	4	46	3	-	1
Allin	15	6	45	0	-	-
Fursdon	19	6	55	4	-	-

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Devon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JG Tolchard	not out	101
RC Tolchard	b Blackburn	1
JR Tolliday	b Blackburn	6
G Wallen	c Scott b Allen	68
RF Harriott	not out	14
*BL Matthews	did not bat
ED Fursdon	did not bat
+RM Oliver	did not bat
AW Allin	did not bat
DI Yeabsley	did not bat
ML Taylor	did not bat
Extras		14
Total	(3 wickets, declared, 58 overs)	204
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-204

Dorset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Howard	16	2	41	0	-	-
Blackburn	14	2	37	2	-	-
Allen	19	2	71	1	-	-
Scott	5	0	27	0	-	3
Coombs	4	0	14	0	-	-

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Dorset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*RV Lewis	b Taylor	9
VB Lewis	c Taylor b Allin	12
MFD Lloyd	b Taylor	71
CA Graham	st Oliver b Allin	18
JF Blackburn	c and b Allin	14
+MR Wiseman	c Matthews b Allin	41
RJ Scott	st Oliver b Yeabsley	33
JD Baker	not out	3
CW Allen	did not bat
PM Howard	did not bat
RVJ Coombs	did not bat
Extras		15
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 49.5 overs)	216
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-216 (49.5 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Taylor	13	3	38	2	-	-
Yeabsley	13.5	0	55	1	-	-
Allin	16	3	65	4	-	-
Fursdon	7	0	43	0	1	-

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Devon second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JG Tolchard	c VB Lewis b Howard	17
RC Tolchard	c VB Lewis b Allen	51
JR Tolliday	lbw b Allen	11
G Wallen	c Wiseman b Coombs	4
RF Harriott	c Blackburn b Allen	30
*BL Matthews	c RV Lewis b Coombs	5
ED Fursdon	not out	40
+RM Oliver	lbw b Coombs	7
AW Allin	lbw b Coombs	17
DI Yeabsley	not out	3
ML Taylor	st Wiseman b Allen	36
Extras		8
Total	(9 wickets, 44 overs)	229
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-229

Dorset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Howard	9	0	39	1	-	-
Blackburn	8	1	33	0	-	-
Allen	14	1	95	4	-	-
Coombs	13	3	54	4	-	-

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Notes
--> JD Baker made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JG Tolchard (1) passed his previous highest score of 88 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JG Tolchard (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> G Wallen (1) passed 3500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 22
--> MFD Lloyd (2) passed his previous highest score of 70 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ED Fursdon (2) passed his previous highest score of 17 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ED Fursdon achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Dorset first innings (previous best was 1-16)
--> RVJ Coombs achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Devon second innings (previous best was 3-27)

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