The MInor Counties Championship 1900

61 MATCH NUMBER 42 : BUCKINGHAMSHIRE V WILTSHIRE At The Cricket Ground, Bletchley Park, Bletchley on Friday 10, Saturday 11 August 1900 Result: Match drawn Points: None awarded Toss: Wiltshire Umpires: Not known Debutants: Buckinghamshire 2 (H W T Blanchett, A Scott-Murray); Wiltshire 2 (R W Awdry, G Reckless) First day score: Wiltshire 114-4 wickets (H Taunton 18*, G Reckless 4*) Wiltshire H S Snell c Maul b Wright 12 ( ) b Wright 23 O G Radcliffe b Wright 27 ( ) c Scott-Murray b Ward 1 W S Medlicott b Newell 24 ( ) b Ward 0 * A M Miller c Dalmeny b Wright 18 ( ) b Wright 13 H Taunton c Wright b Ward 26 ( ) c de Paravicini b Ward 0 Reckless, G c Saunders b Wright 6 ( ) c Saunders b Wright 3 R W Awdry c Boddy b Ward 7 ( ) c Scott-Murray b Ward 18 Overton, W c de Paravicini b Wright 3 ( ) c Ward b Wright 0 + Smart, T c Saunders b Wright 15 ( ) not out 7 Smith, W R R c de Paravicini b Ward 14 ( ) c Dalmeny b Ward 4 Martin, - not out 0 Extras b 7, lb 4 11 lb 2 2 Total 163 (9 wickets declared) 71 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 51 67 104 163 Second innings 71 - Wright 35 12 75 6 - - (1) 19.3 6 30 5 - - Newell 12 5 23 1 - - Ward 22 8 54 3 - - (2) 19 7 39 4 - - Extras - - 11 0 - - - - 2 0 - - Total 69 25 163 10 0 0 38.3 13 71 9 0 0 Buckinghamshire * P J de Paravicini c Martin b Overton 13 (1) not out 45 Boddy, E S b Smith 23 (2) c Smart b Miller 11 Saunders, J b Smith 0 (3) not out 6 Wright, M W b Smith 12 Capt S D Maul c and b Overton 13 H W T Blanchett not out 14 A S Ward b Smith 24 Newell, T W st Miller b Smart 3 Lord Dalmeny c Snell b Overton 4 + A Scott-Murray b Smith 4 Golding, S st Miller b Smart 1 Extras b 5, lb 5 10 2 Total 121 (1 wicket) 64 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 111 121 Second innings 48 - - - - - - - - - Overton 21 5 53 3 - - (1) 3 0 20 0 - - Smith 25 7 45 5 - - (2) 5 0 12 0 - - Smart 5 1 13 2 - - Reckless (3) 5 1 17 0 - - Miller (4) 3 1 13 1 - - Extras - - 10 0 - - - - 2 0 - - Total 51 13 121 10 0 0 16 2 64 1 - - Notes: This return match was drawn. On the first day rain stopped play after Wiltshire had scored 114 for 4 wickets. The Wiltshire declaration left Buckinghamshire a victory target of 114 runs. Wright took 11 wickets in the match for the home team for 105 runs. De Paraviciniís 45 not out in Buckinghamshireís second innings was scored in under 40 minutes, contained 1 six and 3 fours, and was the highest score of the match. Miller kept wicket in the first Buckinghamshire innings when Smart bowled. The game between the two teams at Trowbridge in July had also been drawn. [Missing: Umpires; part fall of wickets; in Wiltshire 2 nd inns batting order; in Buckinghamshire 2 nd inns extras breakdown;initials of Martin.] Sources: Bucks Advertiser 18 August; Bucks Herald 18 August; North Bucks Times 18 August; South Bucks Free Press 17 August; Wiltshire Telegraph 11 August; Wiltshire Times 18 August; Sporting Life 11 August; The Sportsman 11,13 August.