The Minor Counties Championship 1901

133 DEVON 1901 Championship matches: Played 8, won none, lost 5, drawn 3. Position: Fourteenth equal with Bedfordshire, Berkshire and Norfolk out of seventeen Lost: v Glamorgan at Swansea, v Wiltshire at Trowbridge, v Wiltshire at Exeter, v Surrey 2 nd XI at The Oval, and v Glamorgan at Exeter Drawn: v Monmouthshire at Newport, v Surrey 2 nd XI at Exeter, and v Monmouthshire at Exeter. Captain: J N Martin (7 matches) – J H H Copleston was captain for the match in which J N Martin did not play Wicket-keepers: J H Clieve (3 matches), E L Copleston (1 match), T Davies (3 matches) and T C G Sandford (1match) Debutants: All 25 players Final season for team: 9 (J H Clieve, E L Copleston, J W Hussey, S N Mackenzie, W J Minto, G B Nichols, A J Powlesland; L G Vicary and R C Wilkinson) Hon Secretary: Col J Fellowes Professionals: 6 (H Aston, T Davies, D J Jennings, W J Minto, G B Nichols and - Roles) Home ground 1: Exeter Cricket Club Ground, Graslawn, Barrack Road, Exeter (4 matches). Notes: Devon made their debut in the Championship, but had a disappointing season, failing to win a match. They ended up sharing last place with Bedfordshire, Berkshire and Norfolk. They played matches with Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Surrey 2 nd XI and Wiltshire. Researches to date have not yet found the initials of the professional Roles. MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AVERAGES 1901 In the averages below, all 25 players made their Championship debut for Devon during the season. Names in bold denote that 1901 was the only season that these 9 players appeared for Devon in the Championship. Player M I NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 0 Ct St Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave BB-I 10M 5I W Ashford 3 4 0 12 14 3.50 - - 2 - - 23 3 84 1 84.00 1-15 - - Aston, H 5 8 0 62 169 21.12 - 1 1 2 - 74.2 10 259 4 64.75 3-101 - - Rev E B Brutton 4 7 0 28 95 13.57 - - - 5 - 28.3 4 108 7 15.42 3-9 - - J H Clieve 3 4 1 5* 11 3.66 - - 1 3 2 - - - - - - - - E L Copleston 1 2 0 4 7 3.50 - - - - - - - - - - - - - J H H Copleston 4 7 0 26 64 9.14 - - - 4 - 5 0 40 0 - - - - L G Cruwys 4 6 1 35 80 16.00 - - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - Davies, T 4 5 1 10 27 6.75 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - H A Francis 5 9 1 48* 115 14.37 - - 2 2 - 33 4 111 2 55.50 1-37 - - Capt C E Higginbotham 2 2 0 15 15 7.50 - - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - A Hingston 4 6 0 53 115 19.16 - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - J W Hussey 2 3 0 3 6 2.00 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - Jennings, D J 3 4 0 9 18 4.50 - - 1 1 - 9 1 39 1 39.00 1-32 - - S N Mackenzie 3 6 0 30 67 11.16 - - 1 - - 3 0 18 1 18.00 1-18 - - J N Martin 7 11 1 63* 117 11.70 - 1 4 2 - - - - - - - - - Minto, W J 6 9 2 14 35 5.00 - - 2 6 - 121.4 22 445 17 26.17 7-38 1 1 Nichols, G B 4 6 0 32 99 16.50 - - - 1 - 36 5 155 0 - - - - Lt J F Orchard 4 7 0 60 124 17.71 - 1 - 3 - - - - - - - - - A J Powlesland 2 3 0 4 5 1.66 - - 1 - - 16 5 33 3 11.00 3-22 - - R B Rickman 1 2 0 2 2 1.00 - - 1 - - 3 0 22 1 22.00 1-22 - - Roles, - 8 13 2 25 105 9.54 - - 1 3 - 281.4 49 987 45 21.93 8-78 1 3 T C G Sandford 5 9 0 164 439 48.77 2 2 1 3 2 24.1 7 83 5 16.60 4-54 - - L G Vicary 3 6 4 25* 42 21.00 - - - 3 - 52 11 151 4 37.75 2-47 - - H V I Watts 1 2 1 2* 2 2.00 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - R C Wilkinson 1 2 0 21 24 12.00 - - - 1 - 4 0 26 0 - - - - Extras/Sub/RO - - - - 128 - - - - - - - - 128 5 - - - - Total 89 143 14 164 1925 14.92 2 6 22 47 4 714.2 121 [2689] 96 [28.01] 8-78 2 4 2683 27.94 (25 players) (6 ball overs) Note: Runs bowling 6 in excess in second innings of Match 38 v Wiltshire at Trowbridge. T Davies was injured early on the first day of Match 77 against Glamorgan at Exeter and his place was taken by S N Mackenzie. FINAL SEASON FOR COUNTY – CHAMPIONSHIP CAREER AVERAGES These 9 players made their last appearance for Devon in the Championship in 1901. Player Debut M I NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 0 Ct St Balls Runs Wkts Ave BB-I 10M 5I J H Clieve 1901 3 4 1 5* 11 3.66 - - 1 3 2 - - - - - - - E L Copleston 1901 1 2 0 4 7 3.50 - - - - - - - - - - - - J W Hussey 1901 2 3 0 3 6 2.00 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - S N Mackenzie 1901 3 6 0 30 67 11.16 - - 1 - - 18 18 1 18.00 1-18 - - Minto, W J 1901 6 9 2 14 35 5.00 - - 2 6 - 730 445 17 26.17 7-38 1 1 Nichols, G B 1901 4 6 0 32 99 16.50 - - - 1 - 216 155 0 - - - - A J Powlesland 1901 2 3 0 4 5 1.66 - - 1 - - 96 33 3 11.00 3-22 - - L G Vicary 1901 3 6 4 25* 42 21.00 - - - 3 - 312 151 4 37.75 2-47 - - R C Wilkinson 1901 1 2 0 21 24 12.00 - - - 1 - 24 26 0 - - - - (9 players)