The MInor Counties Championship 1900

41 MATCH NUMBER 22 : WILTSHIRE V SURREY 2 ND XI At The County Ground, County Road, Swindon on Friday 20, Saturday 21 July 1900 Result: Match drawn Points: None awarded Toss: Surrey 2 nd XI Umpires: A G Eldridge and H Thompson Debutants: Wiltshire 1 (H Taunton); Surrey 2 nd XI none First day score: Surrey 2 nd XI 416-8 wickets (W C Smith 58*, H Strudwick 6*) Surrey 2 nd XI Baker, A c Stancomb b Humphrys 155 Stoner, A c Medlicott b Overton 51 C E Wilson b Overton 17 Penfold, R F lbw b Overton 4 * K E M Barker lbw b Smart 38 Montgomery, W b Newman 41 Davis, W E b Humphrys 17 Smith, W C not out 58 Nice, E H L c Radcliffe b Newman 16 + Strudwick, H not out 6 Keene, J W Extras b 6, lb 6, nb 1 13 Total (8 wickets declared) 416 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 83 103 107 154 227 - - Second innings - - - - - - - - - - Overton 34 7 126 3 - - Smith, W R R 20 7 45 0 - - Humphrys 8 0 73 2 - 1 Smart 17 3 72 1 - - Newman 9 0 54 2 - - Miller 9 3 33 0 - - Extras - - 13 0 - - Total 97 20 416 8 0 1 Wiltshire Newman, F lbw b Stoner 7 W S Medlicott c Baker b Wilson 63 J E Stevens c Strudwick b Wilson 61 F W Stancomb retired hurt 59 O G Radcliffe b Nice 9 * A M Miller c Strudwick b Nice 5 H Taunton b W C Smith 20 F H Humphrys c Barker b W C Smith 12 + Smart, T not out 15 Smith, W R R not out 15 Overton, W Extras b 15, lb 2 17 Total (7 wickets) 283 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 25 120 184 226 246 - - - Second innings - - - - - - - - - - Smith, W C 19 10 36 2 - - Nice 28 10 87 2 - - Keene 20 7 29 0 - - Stoner 18 6 30 1 - - Montgomery 16 8 24 0 - - Barker 5 2 14 0 - - Penfold 2 0 7 0 - - Wilson 16 4 30 2 - - Davis 2 1 4 0 - - Baker 4 2 5 0 - - Extras - - 17 0 - - Total 130 50 283 7 0 0 Notes: This match ended as a draw. Bad light interrupted play several times on the second day. For the visitors, Bakerís innings of 155 included 1 five and 25 fours, and lasted four hours. His innings was the second highest individual score of the season. W C Smith scored 58 not out and Stoner 51. For Wiltshire, Medlicott scored 63, Stevens 61 and Stancomb 59 retired hurt. Smart and Newman shared the wicket-keeping duties for Wiltshire. In the Wiltshire innings, Stancomb retired hurt with a damaged hand. Ten of the Surrey team bowled, and six of the Wiltshire team. [Missing: In Surrey inns ëthreesí and ëtwosí in Bakerís 155, boundaries in Smithís 58 not out and Stonerís 51, and fall of sixth to eighth wickets; in Wiltshire inns boundaries in Medlicottís 63, Stevensís 61 and Stancombís 59 retired hurt, and fall of third and fourth wickets.] Sources: Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 26 July; North Wiltshire Herald 27 July; Swindon Advertiser 27 July; Wiltshire Chronicle 28 July; Wiltshire Times 28 July; Surrey Year Book 1900, p 124; Sporting Life 23 July; The Sportsman 21,23 July