The Minor Counties Championship 1901

16 THE MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP 1901 – THE SEASON’S RESULTS AT A GLANCE - CONT N0 DAY DATE MTH VENUE BATTED FIRST BATTED SECOND RESULT 61 F,S 16,17 August Oxford Oxfordshire 187 & 177-3 Berkshire 263 Match drawn 62 M,T 19,20 Aylesbury Berkshire 142 & 119 Buckinghamshire 270 Bucks inns 9 runs 63 M,T 19,20 Cambridge Cambridgeshire 241 & 75 Bedfordshire 228 & 76 Cambs 12 runs 64 M,T 19,20 The Oval Surrey 2 nd X I 224 & 227-5d Devon 150 & 148 Surrey 2 nd 153 runs 65 W,T 21,22 Aylesbury Hertfordshire 270 & 119-7d Buckinghamshire 218 & 39-1 Match drawn 66 W,T 21,22 Newport Berkshire 215 & 147 Monmouthshire 373 Mon inns 11 runs 67 W,T 21,22 The Oval Norfolk 107 & 166 Surrey 2 nd XI 503-9d S’ry 2 nd inns 230 runs 68 F,S 23,24 Aylesbury Norfolk 86 & 213 Buckinghamshire 131 & 172-5 Bucks 5 wickets 69 F,S 23,24 Cardiff Glamorgan 358 Berkshire 80 & 106 Glam inns 172 runs 70 M,T 26,27 Exeter Monmouthshire 376 Devon 179 & 187-9 Match drawn 71 [M].T [26],27 St Albans Bedfordshire 94 Hertfordshire 202-8d Match drawn 72 M,T 26,27 Norwich Norfolk 67 & 62 Buckinghamshire 151 Bucks inns 22 runs 73 W.T 28,29 Reading Buckinghamshire 289 & 67-4 Berkshire 259 Match drawn 74 W,T 28,29 Oxford Cambridgeshire 73 & 195 Oxfordshire 194 & 75-7 Oxon 3 wickets 75 W,T 28,29 Trowbridge Wiltshire 204 & 74-4 Monmouthshire 86 & 190 Wilts 6 wickets 76 F,S 30,31 Reading Berkshire 213 & 78-3 Monmouthshire 162 Match drawn 77 F,S 30.31 Exeter Glamorgan 331 Devon 203 & 60 Glam inns 68 runs 78 F,S 30,31 Trowbridge Oxfordshire 123 & 194 Wiltshire 107 & 55-2 Match drawn Note: Home teams in bold. Dates in brackets indicate no play possible on that day due to rain. THE MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP 1901 THE CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE Team Played Won Lost Drawn Matches Points Percentage Finished 1 Durham (1=) 8 3 0 5 3 3 100.00 2 Surrey Second XI (9) 14 8 1 5 9 7 77.77 3 Buckinghamshire (4=) 8 5 1 2 6 4 66.66 4 Northamptonshire (1=) 12 4 1 7 5 3 60.00 5 Cambridgeshire (11=) 8 3 1 4 4 2 50.00 Glamorgan (1=) 10 6 2 2 8 4 50.00 7 Oxfordshire (6=) 8 2 1 5 3 1 33.33 Yorkshire Second XI (-) 8 2 1 5 3 1 33.33 9 Wiltshire (6=) 12 6 4 2 10 2 20.00 10 Staffordshire (11=) 8 2 2 4 4 0 - 11 Hertfordshire (11=) 10 3 4 3 7 - 1 - 14.28 12 Monmouthshire (-) 8 1 4 3 5 - 3 - 60.00 Northumberland (4=) 8 1 4 3 5 - 3 - 60.00 14 Bedfordshire (8) 10 0 6 4 6 - 6 - 100.00 Berkshire (10) 8 0 3 5 3 - 3 - 100.00 Devon (-) 8 0 5 3 5 - 5 - 100.00 Norfolk (11=) 8 0 6 2 6 - 6 - 100.00 Method of scoring: 1 point for a win, minus 1 point for a loss, no points for either team for a draw. The 1900 positions are shown in parentheses.