Minor Counties Championship 1895

12 THE MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP 1895 THE CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE Team Played Won Lost Drawn Points Durham 8 4 1 3 3 Norfolk 8 4 1 3 3 Worcestershire 10 5 2 3 3 Bedfordshire 8 3 4 1 -1 Oxfordshire 8 2 3 3 -1 Hertfordshire 8 2 4 2 -2 Staffordshire 8 0 4 4 -4 Method of scoring: 1 point for a win, minus 1 point for a loss, no points for either team for a draw. The following seven Counties did not enter the competition, but played matches that counted as Championship games for their opponents: Berkshire (2 matches), Buckinghamshire (4), Cambridgeshire (2), Cheshire (6), Lincolnshire (4), Northamptonshire (2), and Wiltshire (2). MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM AGGREGATES 1895 BATTING AND FIELDING Team Players Inns NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 0 Extras Ct St Bedfordshire 21 154 19 74 1,863 13.80 - 5 23 157 80 6 Berkshire 17 30 4 111 461 17.73 1 - 6 24 17 2 Buckinghamshire 19 87 8 44 957 12.11 - - 10 53 31 8 Cambridgeshire 17 24 4 32 205 10.25 - - 3 4 4 - Cheshire 22 106 13 110 1,510 16.23 1 6 16 79 42 2 Durham 24 125 16 153 2,385 21.88 2 7 13 134 46 9 Hertfordshire 21 147 15 67 1,612 12.21 - 3 27 112 61 3 Lincolnshire 24 88 9 79 889 11.25 - 1 16 64 13 1 Norfolk 28 121 15 129 1,787 16.85 1 7 21 134 68 11 Northamptonshire 13 40 6 41 512 15.05 - - 6 38 8 - Oxfordshire 25 134 15 76* 1,842 15.47 - 6 11 100 49 8 Staffordshire 32 147 20 90* 1,711 13.47 - 3 27 108 27 2 Wiltshire 16 44 4 84 581 14.52 - 2 4 31 15 1 Worcestershire 29 167 22 106 2,406 16.59 1 6 23 119 64 4 Total 308 1,414 170 153 18,721 15.04 6 46 206 1,157 525 57 BOWLING Team Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave BB-I 10M 5I Extras RO Bedfordshire 912.1 270 1,939 129 15.03 8-63 4 11 142 4 Berkshire 168.1 54 388 30 12.93 5-26 - 1 24 2 Buckinghamshire 398.2 159 770 77 10.00 8-33 4 10 43 - Cambridgeshire 119.3 39 301 21 14.33 4-25 - - 46 - Cheshire 722.2 213 1,675 96 17.44 7-46 - 4 78 7 Durham 969.2 342 2,105 135 15.59 9-41 4 12 116 5 Hertfordshire 782.4 255 1,853 114 16.25 8-9 2 7 106 5 Lincolnshire 353.1 112 830 46 18.04 8-47 1 3 80 1 Norfolk 819 276 1,700 133 12.78 8-60 4 12 92 3 Northamptonshire 206.3 64 418 31 13.48 7-29 - 2 36 2 Oxfordshire 956.2 364 1,835 135 13.59 9-6 6 12 86 4 Staffordshire 793.1 232 2,112 99 21.33 7-50 1 5 137 6 Wiltshire 170.4 45 475 30 15.83 5-11 - 3 49 - Worcestershire * 1,102.2 374 2,320 168 13.80 7-45 2 11 122 7 Total 8,474.3 2,799 18,721 1,244 15.04 9-6 28 93 1,157 46 (5 ball overs) * see notes to Worcestershire averages and Match 28