minc1483	Devon v Berkshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1914
Venue	The County Cricket Ground, Exeter on 17th, 18th July 1914 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Devon won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Devon won by an innings and 158 runs
Points	Devon 5; Berkshire 0
Close of play day 1	Berkshire (1) 98/7 (Nepean 26*)

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Devon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EA Fulcher	c Howard b Sharpe	21
SO Reed	c Battye b Hawksworth	24
FH Carroll	b Ferryman	107
FW Beech	b Hawksworth	105
WF Light	b Hawksworth	65
*JF Shelley	c Hinde b Hawksworth	24
WF Sturt	b Sharpe	0
J Heathcoat-Amory	c and b Hawksworth	4
+T Davies	b Sharpe	9
E Tate	not out	33
MR Fishwick	not out	31
Extras	(21 b, 7 lb, 2 w)	30
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 104 overs)	453
Fall of wickets:
1-55, 2-55, 3-235, 4-331, 5-359, 6-359, 7-363, 8-377, 9-383

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hawksworth	39	8	152	5	-	-
Bailey	5	1	16	0	-	-
Sharpe	30	4	129	3	-	-
Battye	12	2	51	0	-	-
Ferryman	18	0	75	1	2	-

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HW Shoosmith	b Heathcoat-Amory	8
WHR Hinde	c Tate b Sturt	6
AM Holdsworth	b Heathcoat-Amory	13
TPW Norris	b Fishwick	30
CW Battye	b Heathcoat-Amory	5
*CEMY Nepean	not out	39
WG Bailey	c Davies b Heathcoat-Amory	5
AGM Sharpe	c Davies b Light	1
GM Hawksworth	b Light	12
+P Howard	c Sturt b Light	7
HM Ferryman	run out	0
Extras	(3 b, 1 w)	4
Total	(all out, 39 overs)	130
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-28, 3-28, 4-33, 5-74, 6-89, 7-98, 8-116, 9-130, 10-130 (39 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sturt	9	4	32	1	1	-
Heathcoat-Amory	19	5	57	4	-	-
Fishwick	6	1	24	1	-	-
Light	5	0	13	3	-	-

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Berkshire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WHR Hinde	b Heathcoat-Amory	0
HW Shoosmith	run out	32
AM Holdsworth	c Davies b Heathcoat-Amory	16
TPW Norris	b Heathcoat-Amory	0
CW Battye	c Tate b Light	16
*CEMY Nepean	c Shelley b Heathcoat-Amory	23
WG Bailey	c Davies b Fishwick	6
AGM Sharpe	c Carroll b Heathcoat-Amory	13
GM Hawksworth	c Carroll b Heathcoat-Amory	11
+P Howard	not out	10
HM Ferryman	c Heathcoat-Amory b Light	27
Extras	(7 b, 3 lb, 1 nb)	11
Total	(all out, 54.3 overs)	165
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-40, 3-48, 4-67, 5-78, 6-94, 7-112, 8-119, 9-128, 10-165 (54.3 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sturt	10	3	26	0	-	-
Heathcoat-Amory	19	6	68	6	-	-
Light	11.3	2	29	2	-	1
Fishwick	12	3	23	1	-	-
Tate	2	0	8	0	-	-

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Notes
--> J Heathcoat-Amory made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CW Battye made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FW Beech (1) passed his previous highest score of 12 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FW Beech (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JF Shelley (1) passed 2000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 6
--> E Tate (1) equalled his previous highest score of 33 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HW Shoosmith (2) passed 2000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 5
--> AM Holdsworth (2) passed his previous highest score of 13 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HM Ferryman (2) passed his previous highest score of 14 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AGM Sharpe achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Devon first innings (previous best was 2-19)
--> J Heathcoat-Amory achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Berkshire 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.
Devon won this match by an innings and 158 runs just before 3.00pm on the second day, having asked Berkshire to follow on.
For the winners Carroll’s 107 included 19 fours whilst Beech’s 105 was scored in 2 hours and 45 minutes and included 12 fours; they added 180 runs for the third wicket in 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Light scored 65, which contained 1 five and 10 fours.
Tate and Fishwick put on 70 for Devon’s last wicket before Shelley declared.
Debutant J Amory (who was also known as Heathcoat-Amory) had match figures of 10 wickets for 125 runs, including 6 wickets for 68 runs in Berkshire’s second innings.
Davies took 4 catches in the match.
For the losers Nepean top scored with an unbeaten 39 whilst Hawksworth took 5 wickets for 152 runs.
[Missing: Umpires; in Devon innings time taken for Carroll’s 107]
Sources: Devon Scorebook; Devon and Exeter Gazette 18,20 July; Exeter Express and Echo 17,18 July; Western Daily Mercury 18,20 July; Western Morning News 18,20 July; Western Times 20 July; Berkshire Chronicle 24 July; Reading Mercury 25 July; The Sportsman 18,20 July; World of Cricket 25 July p 377.

 

 

 

 

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