minc8337	Dorset v Oxfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1985 (Western Division)
Venue	Dean Park, Bournemouth on 18th, 19th August 1985 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Dorset won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Dorset 1; Oxfordshire 3
Umpires	[unknown], GA Stickley
Close of play day 1

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Oxfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+A Crossley	c Halliday b Shantry	16
MD Nurton	c Coombs b Wingfield Digby	27
ML Beaumont	c Kennedy b Wingfield Digby	0
*PJ Garner	c Scott b Wingfield Digby	1
GR Hobbins	c Scott b Wingfield Digby	6
TA Lester	c VB Lewis b Wingfield Digby	30
SR Porter	c Kennedy b Shantry	43
KA Arnold	c Richardson b Wingfield Digby	19
RA Evans	lbw b Wingfield Digby	1
RN Busby	st Richardson b Wingfield Digby	8
IJ Curtis	not out	6
Extras		24
Total	(all out, 67.1 overs)	181
Fall of wickets:
1-39, 2-45, 3-50, 4-56, 5-57, 6-140, 7-160, 8-162, 9-174, 10-181 (67.1 ov)

Dorset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Shantry	24	2	69	2	-	-
Sanders	7	1	21	0	-	-
Coombs	13	3	26	0	-	-
Wingfield Digby	23.1	10	50	8	-	-

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Dorset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*A Kennedy	c Busby b Arnold	11
RJ Scott	c Nurton b Arnold	6
SJ Halliday	run out	16
RV Lewis	c Hobbins b Curtis	8
VB Lewis	lbw b Curtis	0
C Stone	lbw b Curtis	0
IEW Sanders	timed out	0
+AR Richardson	lbw b Curtis	20
AR Wingfield Digby	b Curtis	35
BK Shantry	st Crossley b Evans	3
RVJ Coombs	not out	13
Extras		17
Total	(all out, 54.1 overs)	129
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-26, 3-48, 4-48, 5-48, 6-48, 7-48, 8-93, 9-103, 10-129 (54.1 ov)

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Busby	7	2	14	0	-	-
Arnold	17	6	38	2	-	-
Curtis	19.1	3	39	5	-	-
Evans	11	4	27	1	-	-

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Oxfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+A Crossley	c Halliday b Coombs	2
MD Nurton	st Richardson b Stone	7
ML Beaumont	lbw b Coombs	7
*PJ Garner	c RV Lewis b Coombs	4
GR Hobbins	b Coombs	4
TA Lester	lbw b Stone	6
SR Porter	c Halliday b Stone	1
KA Arnold	b Shantry	5
RA Evans	c Richardson b Shantry	1
RN Busby	c RV Lewis b Coombs	0
IJ Curtis	not out	9
Extras		27
Total	(all out, 36.2 overs)	73
Fall of wickets:
1-27, 2-34, 3-35, 4-36, 5-37, 6-48, 7-48, 8-52, 9-62, 10-73 (36.2 ov)

Dorset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Shantry	5.2	3	5	2	-	-
Sanders	2	0	5	0	-	-
Coombs	15	7	22	5	-	-
Stone	14	7	22	3	-	-

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Dorset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*A Kennedy	c Hobbins b Porter	46
RJ Scott	c Busby b Porter	39
SJ Halliday	not out	8
RV Lewis	st Crossley b Porter	0
AR Wingfield Digby	lbw b Porter	3
VB Lewis	not out	3
C Stone	did not bat
IEW Sanders	did not bat
+AR Richardson	did not bat
BK Shantry	did not bat
RVJ Coombs	did not bat
Extras		7
Total	(4 wickets, 9.5 overs)	106
Fall of wickets:
1-90, 2-90, 3-90, 4-96

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Busby	2	0	30	0	-	-
Arnold	3	0	32	0	-	-
Curtis	3	0	29	0	-	-
Porter	1.5	1	9	4	-	-

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Notes
--> Extras breakdown not available for the Oxfordshire first innings
--> Extras breakdown not available for the Dorset first innings
--> Extras breakdown not available for the Oxfordshire second innings
--> Extras breakdown not available for the Dorset second innings
--> TA Lester (1) passed his previous highest score of 27 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> IJ Curtis achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Dorset first innings (previous best was 4-58)
--> IJ Curtis achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Dorset first innings
--> RVJ Coombs achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Oxfordshire second innings (previous best was 4-54)
--> RVJ Coombs achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Oxfordshire second innings

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