f6446 cc1752	Somerset v Middlesex
	County Championship 1904
Venue	County Ground, Taunton on 1st, 2nd August 1904 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Middlesex won by an innings and 15 runs
Points	Somerset -1; Middlesex 1
Umpires	RG Barlow, AD Pougher
Close of play day 1	Somerset (1) 13/1 (Hedley 3*, Johnson 2*)

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Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*PF Warner	b Braund	4
J Douglas	c Palairet b Cranfield	114
GW Beldam	c Martyn b Cranfield	141
RN Douglas	c Johnson b Braund	50
+MW Payne	b Braund	5
CM Wells	c Robson b Cranfield	17
JHS Hunt	not out	76
AE Trott	b Cranfield	1
RW Nicholls	st Martyn b Cranfield	10
GG Napier	c and b Braund	0
JT Hearne	c Robson b Cranfield	20
Extras	(2 b, 2 lb, 1 w)	5
Total	(all out, 106.2 overs)	443
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-201, 3-312, 4-314, 5-328, 6-344, 7-351, 8-387, 9-388, 10-443 (106.2 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cranfield	37.2	6	146	6	-	-
Braund	37	3	154	4	1	-
Hedley	6	2	16	0	-	-
Robson	16	1	65	0	-	-
Lewis	8	2	44	0	-	-
Palairet	2	0	13	0	-	-

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WC Hedley	b Wells	13
AE Lewis	c Wells b Beldam	8
PR Johnson	b Wells	3
LCH Palairet	b Hunt	19
LC Braund	b Wells	10
E Robson	b Trott	37
*SMJ Woods	b Trott	22
+H Martyn	c RN Douglas b Wells	45
FM Lee	b Trott	16
J Daniell	c Trott b Napier	43
B Cranfield	not out	17
Extras	(14 b, 1 lb)	15
Total	(all out, 77.4 overs)	248
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-18, 3-43, 4-47, 5-60, 6-103, 7-132, 8-166, 9-188, 10-248 (77.4 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hearne	16	3	44	0	-	-
Trott	20	3	63	3	-	-
Beldam	2	1	2	1	-	-
Wells	27	4	87	4	-	-
Hunt	12	1	37	1	-	-
Napier	0.4	0	0	1	-	-

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Somerset second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LCH Palairet	b Napier	25
LC Braund	c Trott b Napier	1
PR Johnson	c Napier b Wells	74
AE Lewis	b Napier	1
WC Hedley	b Trott	19
E Robson	c and b Wells	1
*SMJ Woods	c Napier b Wells	15
+H Martyn	b Wells	10
FM Lee	b Napier	9
J Daniell	not out	12
B Cranfield	c RN Douglas b Trott	5
Extras	(6 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	8
Total	(all out, 50.2 overs)	180
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-45, 3-59, 4-98, 5-103, 6-135, 7-152, 8-153, 9-175, 10-180 (50.2 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Beldam	6	1	15	0	-	-
Napier	16	6	53	4	-	1
Wells	11	4	40	4	-	-
Trott	12.2	2	46	2	-	-
Hearne	5	1	18	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Middlesex (1) ?/? (Douglas ?*, [unknown] ?*)
--> GW Beldam (1) passed 4500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 108
--> JHS Hunt (1) passed his previous highest score of 66 in County Championship matches
--> LCH Palairet (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 5
--> LCH Palairet (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 11
--> B Cranfield reached 450 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 5th wicket in the Middlesex first innings
--> AE Trott reached 1300 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Somerset second innings
--> CM Wells reached 250 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Somerset second innings
--> GG Napier achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Somerset second innings (previous best was 2-78)

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J.Douglas' 114 took 120 minutes. Beldam's 141 took 165 minutes and included 20 fours

 

 

 

 

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