minc564	Wiltshire v Devon
	Minor Counties Championship 1904
Venue	The County Ground, Swindon on 22nd, 23rd July 1904 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Wiltshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Wiltshire won by 110 runs
Points	Wiltshire 3; Devon 0
Umpires	TH Holton, BW Mason
Close of play day 1	Wiltshire (2) 137/4 (Ellison 45*, Luce 16*)

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TTN Perkins	c Harris b Aston	14
*AM Miller	c Slater b Aston	2
HRN Ellison	b Aston	19
AW Newman	b Aston	56
JE Stevens	b Light	1
+TS Luce	c and b Spring	18
WRR Smith	run out	32
AH Coates	run out	7
JP Pinniger	b Aston	2
T Smart	not out	0
W Overton	b Aston	1
Extras	(3 lb, 1 w)	4
Total	(all out, 53.4 overs)	156
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-20, 3-41, 4-42, 5-101, 6-130, 7-144, 8-150, 9-155, 10-156 (53.4 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Aston	22.4	6	46	6	-	-
Light	20	3	70	1	-	-
Harris	7	0	23	0	-	-
Spring	4	0	13	1	1	-

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Devon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HF Brunskill	c Overton b Smith	3
L Slater	c Smart b Overton	3
RG Cruwys	lbw b Overton	3
TC Spring	c Luce b Smith	8
WF Light	c Coates b Overton	85
RC Barbor	st Luce b Smart	26
AB Bramwell	c and b Miller	9
WH Aston	c Newman b Smith	9
D Scott	lbw b Smith	4
+T Davies	b Smith	0
KF Harris	not out	2
Extras	(4 b, 1 w)	5
Total	(all out, 36.2 overs)	157
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-6, 3-17, 4-21, 5-69, 6-104, 7-128, 8-133, 9-133, 10-157 (36.2 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Overton	12.2	2	49	3	-	-
Smith	15	3	47	5	-	-
Smart	3	0	23	1	-	-
Miller	4	0	24	1	1	-
Newman	2	0	9	0	-	-

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Wiltshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TTN Perkins	b Scott	62
JE Stevens	c Davies b Light	0
HRN Ellison	c Aston b Light	65
AW Newman	b Light	7
WRR Smith	b Light	3
+TS Luce	c Cruwys b Light	17
*AM Miller	b Light	0
AH Coates	c Brunskill b Light	23
T Smart	b Light	20
JP Pinniger	b Aston	5
W Overton	not out	3
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 63.2 overs)	212
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-86, 3-115, 4-121, 5-145, 6-174, 7-174, 8-181, 9-202, 10-212 (63.2 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Aston	26	7	75	1	-	-
Light	25.2	5	64	8	-	-
Harris	4	0	39	0	-	-
Scott	4	0	10	1	-	-
Spring	4	0	17	0	-	-

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Devon second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HF Brunskill	not out	59
L Slater	b Overton	0
RG Cruwys	b Overton	5
TC Spring	c Perkins b Overton	0
WF Light	b Overton	9
RC Barbor	b Smart	4
WH Aston	b Overton	6
AB Bramwell	b Overton	0
D Scott	c Pinniger b Smart	6
+T Davies	run out	8
KF Harris	c and b Smith	1
Extras	(2 b, 1 nb)	3
Total	(all out, 26 overs)	101
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-19, 3-19, 4-48, 5-55, 6-66, 7-66, 8-77, 9-100, 10-101 (26 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Overton	13	2	44	6	-	-
Smith	7	1	23	1	-	1
Smart	6	1	31	2	-	-

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Notes
--> AB Bramwell made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> D Scott made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JP Pinniger made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AB Bramwell made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HF Brunskill (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 20
--> WRR Smith reached 250 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Devon first innings

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
Wiltshire won this return match by 110 runs after lunch on the second day, after Devon required 212 for victory. The game between the two teams at Exeter the week before had also been won by Wiltshire. For the winners, Ellison scored 65 with 6 fours, Perkins 62 with 9 fours and Newman 56 with 6 fours. Overton took 9 wickets in the match for 93 runs. For Devon, Light scored 85, which included 16 fours, and Brunskill 59 not out. Brunskill carried his bat through the Devon second innings of 101 a feat achieved on five other occasions during the year. Light took 9 wickets in the game for 134 runs, including 8 for 64 in the Wiltshire second innings.
[Missing: Precise time completed.]
Sources: Devon Scorebook; North Wilts Herald 29 July; Swindon Advertiser 29 July; Wiltshire Chronicle 30 July; Wiltshire Times 30 July; Western Daily Mercury 23, 25 July; Western Morning News 23,25 July; The Sportsman 23,25 July.

 

 

 

 

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