The Minor Counties Championship 1901

9 Championship Career Milestones The following career milestones were passed during the season: 2,000 runs (2,119) Watts, G H (Cambridgeshire) (2,241) White, H E (Hertfordshire) (2,108) W H Kingston (Northamptonshire) (2,010) F G H Clayton (Northumberland) (2,030) J Hansell (Northumberland) 1,000 runs (1,078) Hayward, D M (Cambridgeshire) (1,383) J F Whitwell (Durham) (1,063) W H Brain (Glamorgan) (1,129) Lowe, R (Glamorgan) (1,165) A Butcher (Hertfordshire) (1,123) Coleman, W E (Hertfordshire) (1,047) S D Page (Norfolk) (1,268) East, W (Northamptonshire) (1,186) B C Smith (Northamptonshire) (1,256) V Thompson (Northumberland) (1,167) H Bassett (Oxfordshire) (1,120) J F Marsh (Oxfordshire) (1,279) Brown, W (Staffordshire) (1,050) Hollowood, A (Staffordshire) (1,572) Baker, A (Surrey 2nd XI) (1,262) W S Medlicott (Wiltshire) (1,218) H S Snell (Wiltshire) 300 wickets (326) Wright, M W (Buckinghamshire) (375) Thompson, G J (Northamptonshire) 200 wickets (218) Hayward, D M (Cambridgeshire) (205) Creber, H (Glamorgan) (227) Overton, W (Wiltshire) 100 wickets (124) Turnbull, G (Durham) (122) Russell, W (Glamorgan) (132) Coleman, W E (Hertfordshire) (119) Tomlin, E (Northumberland) (125) Nice, E H L (Surrey 2nd XI) (129) Smith, W R R (Wiltshire) 100 dismissals (60 ct/54st) W H Brain (Glamorgan) 50 dismissals (37ct/22st) G F Blake (Norfolk) 50 catches (51) Lowe, R (Glamorgan) (57) Overton, W (Wiltshire) Umpires Following up the decision taken at the Annual Meeting to use neutral umpires, a meeting was held at Lord’s on Thursday 28 February 1901 between the ‘Emergency Committee’ and Francis Lacey, the Secretary of the MCC to discuss the drawing up of a scheme for the appointment of umpires. A further meeting was held in the pavilion at Lord’s on Wednesday 20 March to confirm the proposed arrangements and to select the umpires for the 1901 season. Those present, apart from F E Lacey, were W O Nares (Berkshire), P J de Paravicini (Buckinghamshire), W B Hebenden (representing Devon), Dr J Earl Norman (Hertfordshire); F G Buxton (Norfolk), T Horton (Northamptonshire); A M Miller (Wiltshire) and R H Mallett (Durham and Hon Secretary).