minc1307	Bedfordshire v Norfolk
	Minor Counties Championship 1912
Venue	Bedford County School Ground, Bedford on 11th, 12th July 1912 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Norfolk won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Norfolk won by 80 runs
Points	Bedfordshire 0; Norfolk 5
Umpires	G Perkins, JP Whiteside
Close of play day 1	Bedfordshire (1) 120/4 (Southwell 35*, Orr 25*)

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Norfolk first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EJ Fulcher	c Apthorp b Morcom	30
CJH Treglown	c Apthorp b Morcom	11
GA Stevens	c Apthorp b Morcom	30
*M Falcon	c Orr b Pestell	0
GW Birkbeck	c Leventhorpe b Orr	118
RG Pilch	c Holdstock b Orr	19
W Thursby	lbw b Graham	13
+RW Thurgar	c Morcom b Orr	47
E Gibson	c Oliver b Orr	0
R Falconer	c Graham b Orr	14
H Watson	not out	7
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 2 nb, 0 w)	8
Total	(all out, 84.2 overs)	297
Fall of wickets:
1-43, 2-58, 3-?, 4-78, 5-108, 6-137, 7-273, 8-279, 9-?, 10-297 (84.2 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Pestell	25	2	86	1	-	-
Morcom	26	4	74	3	-	-
Graham	12	2	50	1	-	-
Orr	15.2	4	38	5	-	-
Oliver	2	0	12	0	-	-
Leventhorpe	4	0	29	0	-	2

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SV Graham	lbw b Falconer	14
HF Holdstock	c Fulcher b Watson	3
H Churchill	b Watson	17
+EE Apthorp	lbw b Falconer	6
WAG Southwell	c Watson b Falconer	40
*HR Orr	b Falconer	31
NDT Oliver	b Watson	12
GS Leventhorpe	c Fulcher b Falcon	29
HO Sutherland	c Thurgar b Falconer	0
AF Morcom	not out	55
FE Pestell	c Fulcher b Birkbeck	1
Extras		32
Total	(all out, 76.3 overs)	240
Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-42, 3-42, 4-55, 5-131, 6-131, 7-159, 8-169, 9-208, 10-240 (76.3 ov)

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Falcon	21	3	59	1	-	-
Watson	21	7	50	3	-	-
Falconer	25	3	71	5	-	-
Gibson	7	3	20	0	-	-
Birkbeck	2.3	0	8	1	-	-

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Norfolk second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EJ Fulcher	b Pestell	39
CJH Treglown	c Graham b Pestell	12
GA Stevens	b Pestell	50
*M Falcon	b Pestell	8
GW Birkbeck	run out	6
RG Pilch	c Pestell b Orr	2
W Thursby	c Apthorp b Orr	3
+RW Thurgar	b Orr	3
E Gibson	c Graham b Pestell	4
R Falconer	not out	10
H Watson	lbw b Pestell	10
Extras		6
Total	(all out, 41.5 overs)	153
Fall of wickets:
1-48, 2-50, 3-57, 4-70, 5-120, 6-120, 7-123, 8-136, 9-140, 10-153 (41.5 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Morcom	12	4	35	0	-	-
Pestell	20.5	2	89	6	-	-
Orr	9	1	23	3	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GS Leventhorpe	c Gibson b Watson	22
AF Morcom	b Gibson	13
H Churchill	b Gibson	2
+EE Apthorp	c and b Falconer	50
WAG Southwell	c Thursby b Fulcher	4
*HR Orr	c Stevens b Falconer	2
NDT Oliver	b Falcon	14
SV Graham	c Thurgar b Watson	1
HO Sutherland	c and b Watson	14
HF Holdstock	not out	0
FE Pestell	b Watson	0
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 1 nb, 0 w)	8
Total	(all out, 39 overs)	130
Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-24, 3-61, 4-88, 5-?, 6-104, 7-114, 8-129, 9-130, 10-130 (39 ov)

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Falcon	11	3	41	1	-	1
Gibson	11	0	36	2	-	-
Watson	7	1	17	4	-	-
Falconer	8	2	14	2	-	-
Fulcher	2	0	14	1	-	-

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Notes
--> NDT Oliver made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GW Birkbeck (1) passed his previous highest score of 111 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RW Thurgar (1) equalled his previous highest score of 47 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WAG Southwell (1) passed his previous highest score of 30 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GS Leventhorpe (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 14
--> FE Pestell achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Norfolk second innings (previous best was 6-179)
--> H Watson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Bedfordshire second innings (previous best was 4-52)

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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.
Norfolk won by 80 runs on the second day, with 25 minutes to spare. For the winners, Birkbeck scored 118, and Stevens 50 which included 1 five and 5 fours. In the Norfolk first innings Birkbeck and Thurgar added 136 in 75 minutes for the seventh wicket. In the Bedfordshire first innings, Falconer took 5 wickets for 71 runs. For Bedfordshire, Morcom scored 55 not out in 25 minutes, and Apthorp 50. In the Norfolk first innings Orr took 5 wickets for 38 runs and in the second Pestell took 6 wickets for 89 runs. Nine batsmen were dismissed caught in the Norfolk first innings.
[Missing: Extras breakdown; in Norfolk first innings breakdown and duration of Birkbeck's 118, and fall of third and ninth wickets; in Bedfordshire first innings boundaries in Morcom's 55 not out; in Bedfordshire second innings boundaries in Apthorp's 50 and fall of fifth wicket; precise time completed.]
Sources: Leighton Buzzard Reporter 13,20 July; Eastern Daily Press12,13 July; Eastern Evening News 11,12 July; Norwich Mercury 17 July; Cricket 20 July, p 353.

 

 

 

 

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