The MInor Counties Championship 1900

16 LEADING WICKET-KEEPERS ñ 10 OR MORE DISMISSALS Wicket-Keeper Team M Ct St Total W H Brain Glamorgan 8 12 13 25 B C Smith Northamptonshire 14 16 4 20 C E Cobb Buckinghamshire 6 16 2 18 Strudwick, H Surrey 2 nd XI 8 16 2 18 G F Blake Norfolk 8 9 4 13 J Kirtley Durham 8 7 5 12 Smart, T + Wiltshire 10 8 4 12 Greenwood, L W Northumberland 7 6 5 11 Rev L G Brown Bedfordshire 5 7 3 10 C D Fastnedge Hertfordshire 6 7 3 10 A M Miller + Wiltshire 10 3 7 10 + indicates some catches taken in the outfield LEADING FIELDERS ñ 8 OR MORE CATCHES Fielder Teams M Ct Lowe, R Glamorgan 8 16 A C M Croome Berkshire 9 12 W H Kingston Northamptonshire 14 11 Colson, G H Northamptonshire 14 10 Lord Dalmeny Buckinghamshire 5 10 Russell, W Glamorgan 8 10 Tomlin, E Northumberland 10 10 East, W Northamptonshire 14 9 Elsey, G Northumberland 10 9 Overton, W Wiltshire 10 9 Watts, E + Berkshire 9 9 A Butcher Hertfordshire 10 8 Clarke, R Durham 8 8 H J Hill Hertfordshire 9 8 Saunders, J Buckinghamshire 8 8 Thompson, G J Northamptonshire 14 8 + indicates some catches may have been taken when keeping wicket MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP LEADING CAREER AVERAGES 1895-1900 BATTING ñ QUALIFICATION 500 RUNS Player Team Years M I NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 0 Thompson, H Surrey 2 nd 1899-1900 11 16 3 73 549 42.23 - 5 - C R H Gresson Bucks 1896-1899 32 51 6 122* 1595 35.44 3 8 4 Baker, A Surrey 2 nd 1899-1900 18 29 2 155 947 35.07 1 6 - Stoner, A Surrey 2 nd 1899-1900 12 19 0 124 664 34.94 1 5 1 R Bousfield Durham 1896-1900 23 33 0 160 1138 34.48 3 3 - Thompson, G J Northants 1895-1900 50 72 7 134 2102 32.33 3 10 6 Russell, W Glamorgan 1898-1900 18 26 3 143 705 30.65 1 3 4 Watts, G H Cambs 1896-1900 31 58 0 142 1761 30.36 4 8 3 E W Elliot Durham 1897-1900 30 45 2 139 1287 29.93 2 8 4 S P Bell Níland 1899-1900 17 26 5 125* 615 29.28 2 1 2 Golding, A J Herts 1897-1900 25 41 4 170 1079 29.16 2 6 - P A Fryer Norfolk 1895-1900 21 34 3 130 904 29.16 2 4 2 W S Medlicott Wiltshire 1898-1900 20 33 1 111 932 29.12 1 7 1 L G A Collins Berkshire 1895-1900 28 43 2 139 1189 29.00 1 8 3 J Hansell Níland 1896-1900 40 69 10 133 1692 28.67 2 9 2 Capt S D Maul Bucks 1897-1900 20 31 4 83* 768 28.44 - 5 1 G Simpson Níland 1896-1899 16 30 3 141* 762 28.22 1 4 2 J H Brain Glamorgan 1897-1900 31 48 4 102 1238 28.13 1 4 3 F G H Clayton Níland 1896-1900 34 57 3 113 1513 28.01 2 8 5 C J T Pool Northants 1896-1900 31 44 1 157 1203 27.97 3 6 4 H K Foster Worcs 1895-1898 33 48 1 176 1314 27.95 2 5 6 V Thompson Níland 1896-1900 23 36 0 112 993 27.58 2 7 3 H E Kingston Northants 1895-1900 38 54 9 86 1231 27.35 - 7 3 Wright, M W Bucks 1895-1900 43 68 8 148 1622 27.03 2 6 3 W H Kingston Northants 1895-1900 44 60 6 149 1450 26.85 1 8 6 Silverlock, A J Monmouth 1897-1899 12 22 1 84 556 26.47 - 3 2 Bancroft, W J Glamorgan 1897-1900 29 43 2 102 1081 26.36 1 9 6 F M Ingram Berkshire 1896-1900 26 40 5 105* 912 26.05 1 5 4 Colson, G H Northants 1895-1900 50 76 9 119 1732 25.85 2 5 3 J F Marsh Oxon 1897-1900 20 34 4 200* 773 25.76 1 3 2