minc8540	Staffordshire v Hertfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1988 (Eastern Division)
Venue	Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent on 2nd, 3rd June 1988 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Staffordshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Staffordshire won by 8 wickets
Points	Staffordshire 10; Hertfordshire 3
Umpires	DB Harrison, CT Spencer
Close of play day 1

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJT Miller	c Cartledge b Flower	46
NPG Wright	c Flower b Webster	26
SA Dean	b Blank	1
SP Henderson	c Oliver b Flower	25
MCG Wright	st Griffiths b Flower	18
EP Neal	run out	24
TS Smith	b Blank	1
MWC Olley	not out	2
AP Wright	not out	1
WG Merry	did not bat
MC Ilott	did not bat
Extras	(12 lb, 1 w)	13
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 55 overs)	157
Fall of wickets:
1-57, 2-62, 3-97, 4-114, 5-146, 6-?, 7-156

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Webster	14	3	31	1	-	-
Potts	8	1	17	0	-	-
Blank	19	2	51	2	-	-
Flower	14	4	46	3	-	-

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SJ Dean	b Smith	60
D Cartledge	b Ilott	1
HV Patel	c Henderson b Ilott	7
PR Oliver	lbw b Ilott	33
JA Waterhouse	b Ilott	0
NJ Archer	c Olley b Merry	2
A Griffiths	lbw b Smith	2
DC Blank	c MCG Wright b Merry	2
AJ Webster	lbw b Merry	15
J Potts	b Merry	9
RW Flower	not out	6
Extras	(10 lb)	10
Total	(all out, 54.2 overs)	147
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-25, 3-79, 4-87, 5-109, 6-111, 7-111, 8-131, 9-132, 10-147 (54.2 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ilott	14	6	29	4	-	-
Merry	13.2	4	34	4	-	-
Neal	5	1	22	0	-	-
Smith	19	6	39	2	-	-
AP Wright	3	0	13	0	-	-

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Hertfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJT Miller	b Webster	16
NPG Wright	c Blank b Potts	21
SA Dean	c Flower b Webster	12
SP Henderson	c Griffiths b Potts	6
MCG Wright	b Blank	15
EP Neal	lbw b Blank	26
TS Smith	c Oliver b Blank	14
MWC Olley	c Griffiths b Flower	15
AP Wright	c Dean b Webster	12
WG Merry	b Blank	0
MC Ilott	not out	4
Extras	(3 b, 8 lb, 6 w)	17
Total	(all out, 62.3 overs)	158
Fall of wickets:
1-37, 2-39, 3-54, 4-68, 5-97, 6-112, 7-136, 8-136, 9-136, 10-158 (62.3 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Webster	20.3	5	39	3	-	-
Potts	12	2	40	2	-	-
Blank	18	7	32	4	-	-
Flower	11	2	27	1	-	-
Oliver	1	0	9	0	-	-

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Staffordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SJ Dean	c Olley b Neal	35
D Cartledge	c Miller b AP Wright	95
HV Patel	not out	27
PR Oliver	not out	0
JA Waterhouse	did not bat
NJ Archer	did not bat
A Griffiths	did not bat
DC Blank	did not bat
AJ Webster	did not bat
J Potts	did not bat
RW Flower	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 7 lb, 1 w)	12
Total	(2 wickets, 30.3 overs)	169
Fall of wickets:
1-95, 2-163

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ilott	9	1	34	0	-	-
Merry	6	2	32	0	-	-
Smith	8	1	29	0	-	-
Neal	4	0	31	1	-	-
AP Wright	3	0	31	1	-	-
Miller	0.3	0	1	0	-	-

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Notes
--> HV Patel made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> MCG Wright (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 15
--> D Cartledge (2) passed his previous highest score of 94 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> MC Ilott achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Staffordshire first innings (previous best was 1-14)

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