minc8335	Bedfordshire v Durham
	Minor Counties Championship 1985 (Eastern Division)
Venue	Wardown Park, Luton on 18th, 19th August 1985 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Durham won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Bedfordshire 2; Durham 2
Umpires	MK Reed, TV Wilkins
Scorers	P Finlay (Bedfordshire), AD Reed (Durham)
Close of play day 1	Durham (1) 80/3 (Patel 14*, Hurst 0*; 22.3 overs)

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Fordham	c Mercer b Johnson	21	35	40	2	-
K Gentle	b Johnston	16	41	51	2	-
AS Pearson	c and b Greensword	18	62	68	2	-
M Morgan	b Kippax	25	56	61	2	-
SJ Lines	c Patel b Greensword	19	53	58	2	-
DS Steele	b Kippax	33	52	44	3	-
KV Jones	not out	13	18	25	1	-
JR Wake	b Greensword	1	7	7	-	-
*IG Peck	b Kippax	4	4	2	-	-
+NS Randall	st Mercer b Kippax	0	2	2	-	-
SJ Renshaw	st Mercer b Kippax	0	1	1	-	-
Extras	(5 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 184 minutes, 55 overs)	155
Fall of wickets:
1-33 (Fordham), 2-43 (Gentle), 3-85 (Pearson), 4-85 (Morgan), 5-131 (Steele), 6-141 (Lines), 7-150 (Wake), 8-155 (Peck), 9-155 (Randall), 10-155 (Renshaw, 55 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Johnston	12	3	23	1	-	-
Johnson	9	4	28	1	-	-
Beaney	7	2	23	0	-	-
Kippax	14	3	34	5	-	-
Greensword	13	5	42	3	-	1

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Durham first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SR Atkinson	c Randall b Jones	17	25	27	1	-
*NA Riddell	c Fordham b Wake	33	82	93	3	1
S Greensword	c Wake b Lines	1	17	26	-	-
AS Patel	not out	48	35	51	4	3
G Hurst	not out	40	14	12	8	-
P Burn	did not bat
+RAD Mercer	did not bat
P Beaney	did not bat
G Johnson	did not bat
PJ Kippax	did not bat
J Johnston	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb, 9 nb)	16
Total	(3 wickets, declared, 106 minutes, 26.5 overs)	155
Fall of wickets:
1-26 (Atkinson), 2-42 (Greensword), 3-80 (Riddell)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Renshaw	5	0	28	0	-	10
Jones	11	2	25	1	-	2
Lines	3	0	17	1	-	-
Wake	4	1	10	1	-	-
Peck	2	0	32	0	-	-
Fordham	1.5	0	36	0	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Fordham	c Burn b Greensword	26	112	100	1	-
K Gentle	c Riddell b Kippax	72	137	149	5	-
AS Pearson	c Riddell b Greensword	11	35	27	-	1
M Morgan	run out (Johnson)	0	1	2	-	-
SJ Lines	not out	32	88	83	6	-
DS Steele	not out	37	73	65	3	-
KV Jones	did not bat
JR Wake	did not bat
*IG Peck	did not bat
+NS Randall	did not bat
SJ Renshaw	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb, 3 nb, 2 w)	13
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 215 minutes, 73.5 overs)	191
Fall of wickets:
1-81 (Fordham), 2-110 (Pearson), 3-111 (Morgan), 4-121 (Gentle)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Johnson	9	2	18	0	1	-
Beaney	5	1	13	0	-	-
Greensword	29	7	66	2	-	2
Kippax	19	3	44	1	-	1
Patel	9	2	11	0	-	-
Riddell	1.5	0	22	0	1	-
Atkinson	1	0	9	0	-	-

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Durham second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SR Atkinson	c Randall b Renshaw	10	14	21	2	-
*NA Riddell	c Jones b Steele	91	83	128	5	3
AS Patel	b Jones	7	21	18	-	-
G Hurst	b Renshaw	19	18	24	3	-
P Burn	c Lines b Jones	10	23	37	1	-
+RAD Mercer	b Steele	1	2	3	-	-
S Greensword	not out	19	18	30	2	-
P Beaney	c Lines b Jones	4	5	3	1	-
G Johnson	b Steele	7	3	5	-	1
PJ Kippax	did not bat
J Johnston	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 7 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	15
Total	(8 wickets, 138 minutes, 31 overs)	183
Fall of wickets:
1-18 (Atkinson), 2-28 (Patel), 3-68 (Hurst), 4-123 (Burn), 5-125 (Mercer), 6-163 (Riddell), 7-167 (Beaney), 8-183 (Johnson, 31 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Renshaw	10	0	63	2	1	-
Jones	15	2	49	3	-	1
Steele	6	0	58	3	-	-

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Notes
--> Bedfordshire first innings: 50 in 21.1 overs, 76 minutes
--> Bedfordshire first innings: 100 in 42.3 overs, 140 minutes
--> Bedfordshire first innings: 150 in 53 overs, 172 minutes
--> Durham first innings: 50 in 14.1 overs, 61 minutes
--> Durham first innings: 100 in 24.3 overs, 99 minutes
--> Bedfordshire second innings: 50 in 22.2 overs, 70 minutes
--> Bedfordshire second innings: 100 in 40 overs, 120 minutes
--> Bedfordshire second innings: 150 in 64.5 overs, 190 minutes
--> Durham second innings: 50 in 12.4 overs, 56 minutes
--> Durham second innings: 100 in 20.2 overs, 90 minutes
--> Durham second innings: 150 in 27 overs, 118 minutes
--> DS Steele made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AS Pearson (1) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 12
--> M Morgan (1) passed 3000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 4
--> AS Patel (1) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 28
--> K Gentle (2) 50 in 103 minutes
--> NA Riddell (2) 50 in 90 minutes
--> NA Riddell (2) passed 5500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 27
--> S Greensword reached 350 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when he dismissed AS Pearson, his 1st wicket in the Bedfordshire first innings

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Rain stopped play from 4.52pm to 5.04pm then again at 5.10pm - no further play on the first day
Rain stopped play from 11.37am to 12.24pm and 4.46pm to 5.05pm on the second day