minc1476	Glamorgan v Essex Second XI
	Minor Counties Championship 1914
Venue	St Helen's, Swansea on 10th, 11th July 1914 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Glamorgan won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn (Glamorgan won on first innings)
Points	Glamorgan 3; Essex Second XI 1
Close of play day 1	Glamorgan (2) 2/0 (Tait 2*, Morris 0*)

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Glamorgan first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*NVH Riches	c Smith b Hills	7
JR Tait	b Smith	8
AE Freethy	b Smith	16
WJ Bancroft	b Smith	0
SH Rees	b Hills	14
J Maxwell	b Hills	35
WP Morris	b McGahey	43
DB Williams	lbw b Hills	11
+EA Billings	b McGahey	26
WS Hacker	lbw b McGahey	19
H Creber	not out	3
Extras		3
Total	(all out, 60.4 overs)	185
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-20, 3-20, 4-?, 5-74, 6-82, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-185 (60.4 ov)

Essex Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hills	25	3	68	4	-	-
Smith	21	3	54	3	-	-
Mead	2	1	2	0	-	-
Round	3	0	16	0	-	-
McGahey	5.4	1	26	3	-	-
Meadowcroft	4	1	16	0	-	-

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Essex Second XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CH Douglas	b Hacker	1
LW Newman	st Billings b Creber	7
CP McGahey	b Hacker	15
HG Clark	b Hacker	2
CS Richardson	not out	17
JL Meadowcroft	b Hacker	10
*CJ Round	b Maxwell	18
HM Hills	c Hacker b Creber	2
HW Smith	b Maxwell	5
H Mead	lbw b Creber	0
+EC Coleman	b Hacker	4
Extras		11
Total	(all out, 45.5 overs)	92
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-24, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-92 (45.5 ov)

Glamorgan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hacker	19	5	39	5	-	-
Creber	22.5	11	30	3	-	-
Maxwell	4	1	12	2	-	-

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Glamorgan second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JR Tait	c Round b Hills	5
WP Morris	c Coleman b Hills	5
AE Freethy	b Hills	7
WJ Bancroft	not out	81
SH Rees	b Smith	21
J Maxwell	not out	102
*NVH Riches	did not bat
DB Williams	did not bat
+EA Billings	did not bat
WS Hacker	did not bat
H Creber	did not bat
Extras		21
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 77 overs)	242
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-13, 3-22, 4-91

Essex Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	21	6	43	1	-	-
Hills	20	6	40	3	-	-
Mead	15	3	26	0	-	-
McGahey	6	0	31	0	-	-
Douglas	11	0	65	0	-	-
Richardson	4	1	16	0	-	-

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Essex Second XI second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CH Douglas	c Williams b Hacker	35
*CJ Round	c sub b Maxwell	47
CS Richardson	b Maxwell	0
LW Newman	b Hacker	7
CP McGahey	c Billings b Hacker	40
HG Clark	st Billings b Creber	14
JL Meadowcroft	b Creber	2
HM Hills	not out	10
HW Smith	not out	3
+EC Coleman	b Creber	1
H Mead	did not bat
Extras		25
Total	(8 wickets, 64 overs)	184
Fall of wickets:
1-95, 2-100, 3-100, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?

Glamorgan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hacker	25	6	54	3	-	-
Creber	26	6	58	3	-	-
Maxwell	11	0	37	2	-	-
Morris	2	0	10	0	-	-

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Notes
--> WJ Bancroft made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DB Williams made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EA Billings made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CH Douglas made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> LW Newman made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CP McGahey made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JL Meadowcroft made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Maxwell (2) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 89
--> CH Douglas (2) passed his previous highest score of 24 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CP McGahey (2) passed his previous highest score of 15 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CJ Round (2) passed his previous highest score of 18 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CP McGahey achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Glamorgan first innings (previous best was 2-12)
--> H Creber reached 1000 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex Second XI first innings
--> J Maxwell reached 150 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex Second XI second 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.
This match was drawn with Glamorgan winning on the first innings.
Glamorgan's declaration set Essex 336 to win in 3 hours.
For the hosts there were 3 sixes and 10 fours in Maxwell's unbeaten 102, an innings of 90 minutes, and 1 six and 7 fours in Bancroft's unbeaten 81; they added an unbroken 151 for the Glamorgan fifth wicket before the declaration.
In the absence of the injured Riches, who took no part in the second day's play, the declaration was made by Bancroft, who deputised as captain despite being a professional.
Hacker took 5 wickets for 39 runs in the Essex first innings, during which Creber bowled unchanged.
Billings took 1 catch and made 2 stumpings in the match.
For the visitors Round top-scored with 47 whilst Hills took 7 wickets in the match. There was a crowd of around 1200 on the second day.
[Missing: Umpires; breakdown of extras; fall of wickets; in the Essex second innings part batting order and who was the substitute who caught Round]
Sources: Cambria Daily Leader 10,11 July; Monmouthshire Evening Post 13 July; South West Daily News 11,13 July; South Wales Daily Post 11 July; Western Mail 11,13 July; The Sportsman 11 July; World of Cricket 18 July p 357

 

 

 

 

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