f4744 cc668	Lancashire v Somerset
	County Championship 1897
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester on 22nd, 23rd July 1897 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Lancashire won by an innings and 75 runs
Points	Lancashire 1; Somerset -1
Umpires	WF Collishaw, CE Richardson
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 239/3 (Sugg 69*, Tyldesley 50*)

---

Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*SMJ Woods	c Tyldesley b Hallam	29
RCN Palairet	c Paul b Hallam	6
HT Stanley	b Mold	3
GB Nichols	c MacLaren b Mold	36
E Robson	b Cuttell	11
G Fowler	b Cuttell	0
EJ Tyler	c Smith b Hallam	6
+AE Newton	c Smith b Mold	16
RB Porch	c Smith b Mold	4
MH Toller	st Smith b Hallam	11
DJ Smith	not out	14
Extras	(4 b)	4
Total	(all out, 62.4 overs)	140
Fall of wickets:
1-35, 2-37, 3-41, 4-65, 5-65, 6-78, 7-108, 8-111, 9-120, 10-140 (62.4 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hallam	26.4	10	62	4	-	-
Mold	24	8	53	4	-	-
Cuttell	7	3	10	2	-	-
Briggs	5	1	11	0	-	-

---

Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*AC MacLaren	c Stanley b Nichols	70
A Ward	c Woods b Tyler	40
AG Paul	b Tyler	9
FH Sugg	c Nichols b Tyler	93
JT Tyldesley	c Nichols b Tyler	68
GR Baker	c Woods b Tyler	37
J Briggs	lbw b Fowler	28
+C Smith	c Woods b Tyler	3
WR Cuttell	not out	17
AW Hallam	c and b Tyler	2
AW Mold	c Porch b Fowler	4
Extras	(1 lb, 2 w)	3
Total	(all out, 131 overs)	374
Fall of wickets:
1-95, 2-114, 3-125, 4-272, 5-286, 6-334, 7-346, 8-352, 9-369, 10-374 (131 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Tyler	47	6	171	7	-	-
Woods	29	11	67	0	1	-
Nichols	29	10	58	1	1	-
Robson	11	4	37	0	-	-
Fowler	15	6	38	2	-	-

---

Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
E Robson	b Hallam	12
RCN Palairet	b Hallam	15
HT Stanley	b Mold	13
GB Nichols	c MacLaren b Mold	1
*SMJ Woods	c Mold b Hallam	1
G Fowler	c MacLaren b Mold	12
EJ Tyler	b Mold	5
+AE Newton	c Baker b Hallam	32
RB Porch	c MacLaren b Hallam	48
MH Toller	not out	15
DJ Smith	c Ward b Cuttell	4
Extras	(1 w)	1
Total	(all out, 77.4 overs)	159
Fall of wickets:
1-26, 2-27, 3-32, 4-33, 5-51, 6-57, 7-62, 8-139, 9-144, 10-159 (77.4 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hallam	28	15	48	5	-	-
Mold	29	8	70	4	-	-
Cuttell	18.4	10	27	1	-	-
Briggs	2	0	13	0	1	-

---

Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> AC MacLaren (1) passed 6000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 29
--> AW Hallam reached 150 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Somerset first innings
--> EJ Tyler reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 3rd wicket in the Lancashire first innings
--> AW Mold reached 1300 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Somerset second innings

---

 

 

 

 

This page was created by the CricketArchive Oracles