The MInor Counties Championship 1900

28 MATCH NUMBER 9 : BEDFORDSHIRE V STAFFORDSHIRE At The Bedford County School Ground, Elstow, Bedford on Thursday 21 June 1900 Result: Bedfordshire won by eight wickets Points: Bedfordshire 1, Staffordshire - 1 Toss: Staffordshire Umpires: T Hanson and G E Wharmby Debutants: Bedfordshire 5 (E E Apthorp, R G L Horton, J F Morris, J J H Orman, F Taylor); Staffordshire 3 (A Capes, B H Cattell, J Mayer) First day score: Match completed on first day. Staffordshire Hollowood, A c Orr b W F Brown 13 ( ) c Taylor b T A Brown 1 J Mayer c Apthorp b T A Brown 2 ( ) c Apthorp b W F Brown 5 Grimshaw, T run out 4 ( ) c Taylor b T A Brown 6 C C Mott c Orman b Thring 42 ( ) c W F Brown b T A Brown 0 Hassall, F H c T A Brown b W F Brown 0 ( ) c Coulson b W F Brown 0 D H Brownfield b W F Brown 7 ( ) st Apthorp b W F Brown 4 + J Poole b T A Brown 0 ( ) b T A Brown 1 * Rev P E Mainwaring c Apthorp b W F Brown 5 ( ) not out 15 B H Cattell b Thring 22 ( ) c Morris b W F Brown 0 H D Stratton not out 7 ( ) run out 2 A Capes c and b Thring 3 ( ) c Horton b T A Brown 0 Extras 6 5 Total 111 39 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 14 18 25 25 38 41 50 98 111 Second innings 1 1 9 14 14 20 20 21 38 39 W F Brown 21 4 43 4 - - (1) 9 1 19 4 - - Brown, T A 19 4 38 2 - - (2) 9 4 15 5 - - Coulson 6 0 13 0 - - Thring 4.1 0 11 3 - - Extras - - 6 1 - - - - 5 1 - - Total 50.1 8 111 10 - - 18 5 39 10 - - Bedfordshire * H R Orr c Cattell b Grimshaw 8 Pollitt, G b Grimshaw 21 F Taylor lbw b Grimshaw 14 (4) not out 4 R G L Horton b Cattell 0 (3) b Cattell 7 Brown, T A c Brownfield b Grimshaw 20 L C R Thring c Mainwaring b Cattell 0 J J H Orman not out 34 J F Morris c Capes b Cattell 18 (1) not out 0 + E E Apthorp run out 5 Coulson, H run out 2 (2) lbw b Grimshaw 4 W F Brown c Poole b Grimshaw 3 Extras nb 4 12 0 Total 137 (2 wickets) 15 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 14 37 46 87 110 137 Second innings 4 11 - - - - - - - - Grimshaw 13.5 3 38 5 - 1 (1) 1 0 7 1 - - Cattell 12 2 43 3 - 3 (2) 0.3 0 8 1 - - Mayer 1 0 12 0 - - Capes 4 0 19 0 - - Hassall 2 0 13 0 - - Extras - - 12 2 - - - - 0 0 - - Total 32.5 5 137 10 0 4 1.3 0 15 2 0 0 Notes: This match was completed in a day, Bedfordshire wining shortly before 7.00pm. The pitch was described as being fast and bumpy, and press reports indicate the result was heavily influenced by a deteriorating pitch. For the winners, Orman top-scored with 34 not out. W F Brown took 8 wickets for 62 runs in the match, and T A Brown 7 for 53. For Staffordshire, Mott top- scored in the match with 42. The Staffordshire second innings score of 39 was the joint third lowest of the season, and the run aggregate of 302 the second lowest for a completed match during the year. [Missing: Extras breakdown; part fall of wickets; in Staffordshire 1 st inns boundaries in Mottís 42; in Staffordshire 2 nd inns batting order.] Sources: Bedfordshire Standard 22 June; Bedfordshire Times 22 June; Staffordshire Advertiser 23 June; Staffordshire Sentinel 21,22,29 June; The Sportsman 22 June.