The MInor Counties Championship 1900

83 MATCH NUMBER 64 : SURREY 2 ND XI V WILTSHIRE At The Oval, Kennington, London on Monday 27, Tuesday 28 August 1900 Result: Match drawn Points: None awarded Toss: Wiltshire Umpires: C Baldwin and R Humphrey Debutants: Surrey 2 nd XI 1 (S W Sproston); Wiltshire 1 (C G Bond) First day score: Wiltshire 203; Surrey 2 nd XI 11-0 wicket (A Baker 7*, P Rostron 1*) Wiltshire C H Ransome c Strudwick b Montgomery 17 ( ) c Montgomery b Nice 6 J E Stevens b Nice 12 ( ) c Strudwick b Montgomery 35 H S Snell b Crawfurd 27 ( ) c Sproston b Stoner 20 O G Radcliffe c Stoner b Nice 102 ( ) c Strudwick b Nice 14 * + A M Miller b Crawfurd 9 ( ) b Montgomery 0 H Taunton c Nice b W C Smith 15 ( ) b Nice 0 C G Bond b W C Smith 8 ( ) not out 19 R W Awdry b Nice 1 ( ) not out 11 + Smart, T b W C Smith 3 Smith, W R R b Nice 0 Overton, W not out 5 Extras b 2, lb 2 4 b 4, lb 3, nb 1 8 Total 203 (6 wickets) 113 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 203 Second innings 87 - - - - Nice 17 4 44 4 - - (1) 24 6 49 3 - - Montgomery 11 2 39 1 - - (4) 13 7 19 2 - - Smith, W C 12.3 1 42 3 - - (2) 10 4 21 0 - - Stoner 10 2 32 0 - - (3) 11 8 10 1 - - Crawfurd 7 1 42 2 - - (5) 3 2 6 0 - - Extras - - 4 0 - - - - 8 0 - - Total 57.3 10 203 10 0 0 61 27 113 6 0 1 Surrey 2 nd XI Baker, A c Smart b Miller 55 * P Rostron b Miller 18 Stoner, A c Ransome b Miller 21 S W Sproston c Miller b Overton 66 L V Harper not out 102 Penfold, R F c Awdry b Overton 49 J W F A Crawfurd b Overton 9 Montgomery, W st Miller b Smart 11 Nice, E H L st Miller b Smart 0 Smith, W C st Smart b Miller 6 + Strudwick, H Extras b 9, lb 4 13 Total (9 wickets declared) 350 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 350 - Second innings - - - - - - - - - - Smart 17 2 70 2 - - Smith, W R R 19 2 71 0 - - Overton 16 0 92 3 - - Miller 20.3 2 87 4 - - Radcliffe 5 0 17 0 - - Extras - - 13 0 - - Total 77.3 6 350 9 0 0 Notes: This return match was drawn, as had been the earlier game between the two teams at Swindon in July. For Wiltshire, there were 2 fives, 13 fours and 3 threes in Radcliffeís 102. For Surrey 2 nd XI, Harperís 102 not out contained 1 five and 14 fours. Sprostonís 66 included 1 five and 7 fours, and Bakerís 55 contained 1 five and 10 fours. Miller and Smart shared the wicket- keeping duties for Wiltshire. The 3 stumpings by Miller (2) and Smart (1) in the Surrey innings were the joint highest for the season. Sproston, who was making his debut for Surrey, had been the vice-captain of the West Indian touring team that had played 17 matches against first-class and minor county teams between mid-June and mid-August. [Missing: Fall of wickets; large partnerships; in Wiltshire 1 st inns duration and twos in Radcliffeís 102; in Wiltshire 2 nd inns batting order, and who bowled the no ball; in Surrey inns duration and threes and twos in Harperís 102*.] Sources: Surrey Year Book 1900, p 128; Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 30 August; North Wilts Guardian 1 September; North Wilts Herald 30 August; Wiltshire Times 1 September; Sporting Life 28,29 August; The Sportsman 27,28,29 June.