Minor Counties Championship 1895

11 THE MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP 1895 - THE SEASON’S RESULTS AT A GLANCE N0 DAY DATE MTH VENUE BATTED FIRST BATTED SECOND RESULT 1 M,T 3,4 June Philadelphia Lincolnshire 79 & 72 Durham 91 & 62-0 Durham 10 wkts 2 M,T 3,4 Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire 127 & 57 Northamptonshire 154 & 31-6 N’hants 4 wkts 3 M,T 17,18 Stockport Staffordshire 178 & 61-3 Cheshire 193 Match drawn 4 M,T 24,25 Darlington Durham 122 & 329-8d Cheshire 259 & 69-2 Match drawn 5 M,T 24,25 Oxford Oxfordshire 229 & 161-6d Worcestershire 151 & 115-5 Match drawn 6 W,T 26,27 Sunderland Staffordshire 189 & 28-1 Durham 329 Match drawn 7 T,F 27,28 Spalding Lincolnshire 131 & 237-9d Norfolk 103 & 179-7 Match drawn 8 M,T 1,2 July Trowbridge Bedfordshire 251 & 5-0 Wiltshire 135 & 120 Beds 10 wkts 9 M,T 8,9 Birkenhead Cheshire 137 & 145 Durham 134 & 149-5 Durham 5 wkts 10 M,T 8,9 Stoke-on-Trent Worcestershire 239 & 9-0 Staffordshire 87 & 160 Worcs 10 wkts 11 W,T 10,11 Stoke-on-Trent Durham 425-6d Staffordshire 212 & 173-2 Match drawn 12 M,T 15,16 Norton Durham 125 & 217 Worcestershire 148 & 155 Durham 39 runs 13 W,T 17,18 Thame Buckinghamshire 129 & 103 Oxfordshire 97 & 70 Bucks 65 runs 14 M,T 22,23 Oxton Worcestershire 169 & 253-8d Cheshire 178 & 146-1 Match drawn 15 T,F 25,26 Bishop’s Stortford Hertfordshire 117 & 87 Norfolk 48 & 43 Herts 113 runs 16 M,T 29,30 Watford Hertfordshire 105 & 68 Worcestershire 148 & 26-1 Worcs 9 wkts 17 M,T 29,30 Stoke-on-Trent Cheshire 77 & 136 Staffordshire 60 & 48 Cheshire 105 runs 18 F,S 2,3 August Watford Berkshire 93 & 85-6 Hertfordshire 200 Match drawn 19 F,S 2,3 Banbury Oxfordshire 208 Bedfordshire 32 & 141 Oxon inns 35 runs 20 M,T 5,6 Bedford Bedfordshire 182 & 47-4 Hertfordshire 165 Match drawn 21 M,T 5,6 Stourbridge Worcestershire 192 Staffordshire 74 & 23 Worcs inns 95 runs 22 W,T 7,8 Wolverton Buckinghamshire 105 & 122 Oxfordshire 70 & 106 Bucks 51 runs 23 W,T 7,8 Northampton Northamptonshire 156 & 171-8d Staffordshire 141 & 93-1 Match drawn 24 T,F 8,9 Grantham Lincolnshire 79 & 102 Durham 187 Durham inns 6 runs 25 F,S 9,10 Bedford Bedfordshire 90 & 103 Oxfordshire 223 Oxon inns 30 runs 26 F,S 9,10 Malvern Worcestershire 115 & 149 Hertfordshire 177 & 89-3 Herts 7 wkts 27 M,[T] 12,[13] Norwich Norfolk 114 Cambridgeshire 19-0 Match drawn 28 M.[T] 12,[13] Dudley Worcestershire 107 Oxfordshire 96-9 Match drawn 29 W,T 14,15 St Albans Bedfordshire 191 & 175-4d Hertfordshire 131 & 133 Beds 102 runs 30 W,T 14,15 Norwich Norfolk 208-9d Lincolnshire 104 & 85 N’folk inns 19 runs 31 F,S 16,17 Dunstable Wiltshire 144 & 182 Bedfordshire 129 & 90 Wiltshire 107 runs 32 F,S 16,17 Norwich Hertfordshire 48 & 104 Norfolk 268-9d N’folk inn 116 runs 33 M,T 19,20 Worcester Cheshire 61 & 109 Worcestershire 116 & 56-3 Worcs 7 wkts 34 T,W 20,21 Reading Hertfordshire 117 & 71 Berkshire 283 Berks inns 95 runs 35 W,T 21,22 Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire 168 & 73-7 Buckinghamshire 72 & 168 Beds 3 wkts 36 W,T 21,22 Norwich Norfolk 296 Oxfordshire 163 & 147-4 Match drawn 37 M,T 26,27 High Wycombe Buckinghamshire 94 & 164-9d Bedfordshire 118 & 68 Bucks 72 runs 38 M,T 26,27 Oxford Norfolk 159 & 182 Oxfordshire 172 & 100 Norfolk 69 runs 39 W,T 28,29 Cambridge Cambridgeshire 58 & 128 Norfolk 163 & 24-1 Norfolk 9 wkts 40 W,T 28,29 Kidderminster Worcestershire 138 & 120 Durham 97 & 118 Worcs 43 runs Notes: Home team in bold. Dates in brackets indicate no play possible on that day due to rain.