The Minor Counties Championship 1901

68 MATCH NUMBER 45 : MONMOUTHSHIRE V WILTSHIRE At The Newport Cricket Club Ground, The Athletic Grounds, Rodney Parade, Newport on Wednesday 7, Thursday 8 August 1901 Result: Wiltshire won by an innings and 185 runs Points: Wiltshire +1, Monmouthshire -1 Toss: Monmouthshire Umpires: H Coulson and R Rogers Debutants: Monmouthshire 2 (E S Phillips, N C Phillips); Wiltshire none First day score: Monmouthshire 90; Wiltshire 416-9 wickets (H P Taunton 110*, W Overton 53*) Monmouthshire Silverlock, A J b Overton 4 (1) b Smith 18 E S Phillips lbw b Smith 16 (4) b Smart 27 N C Phillips c Miller b Smart 18 (3) c Smart b Smith 13 P C Phillips b Smith 16 (5) b Smart 6 F Rees c Smart b Smith 5 (2) b Smith 9 W H Creese c Overton b Smart 5 absent hurt - M Harris b Smart 2 (6) b Smart 0 * L F Stedman not out 11 (7) b Overton 6 W E C Hudden b Smith 8 (8) c - Awdry b Smart 37 + E R Brewer c Miller b Smart 1 (9) b Smart 3 Steeples, R b Smart 2 (10) not out 10 Extras 2 w 1, nb 1 12 Total 90 141 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 6 30 50 56 63 66 68 80 81 90 Second innings 16 40 45 55 55 82 122 131 141 - Overton 5 0 20 1 - - (3) 4 0 21 1 - - Miller 2 0 15 0 - - Smart 12 2 37 5 - - (1) 27.5 10 42 5 - - Smith 9 4 16 4 - - (2) 30 12 61 3 1 - Cobb (4) 1 0 5 0 - 1 Extras - - 2 0 - - - - 12 0 - - Total 28 6 90 10 0 0 62.5 22 141 9 1 1 Wiltshire J E Stevens b Steeples 7 Smith, W R R c Brewer b Silverlock 0 H S Snell c Stedman b Steeples 49 Smart, T run out 0 R W Awdry c Harris b Silverlock 94 H W Cobb c P C Phillips b Harris 27 * A M Miller c E S Phillips b Steeples 7 C S Awdry c and b Harris 13 H P Taunton not out 110 + Newman, F b Hudden 23 Overton, W not out 53 Extras 33 Total (9 wickets declared) 416 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 9 19 19 132 181 195 201 235 298 - Second innings - - - - - - - - - - Steeples 26 3 129 3 - - Silverlock 17 3 84 2 - - Stedman 9 1 51 0 - - Harris 14 1 60 2 - - Hudden 8 0 38 1 - - E S Phillips 2 0 21 0 - - Extras - - 33 1 - - Total 76 8 416 9 0 0 Notes: Wiltshire won soon after 2.40 pm on the second day by the margin of an innings and 185 runs. For the winners, Taunton scored 110 not out, R W Awdry 94 with 9 fours, and Overton 53 not out. Snell and R W Awdry put on 113 runs for the fourth wicket, which was the second highest partnership for that wicket during the season, and Taunton and Overton an undefeated 118 for the tenth wicket, which was a new record for the Championship, exceeding the 87 achieved on two occasions in 1898, but which was subsequently exceeded by Overton and F Newman later in the month.. Taunton and Newman had added 63 runs for the ninth wicket. Smart took 10 wickets in the match for 79 runs. Rain stopped play 20 minutes early on the first day. Creese injured his back on the first day and was unable to bat in the Monmouthshire second innings. Silverlock was reported as suffering from a cold and lumbago. [Missing: Extras breakdown; in Monmouthshire 2 nd inns which Awdry caught Hudden; in Wiltshire inns breakdown and duration of Taunton’s 110 not out, and boundaries in Overton’s 53 not out.] Sources: South Wales Argus 7,8 August; South Wales Daily News 8,9 August; South Wales Daily Telegraph 7,8 August; South Wales Times 9 August; Western Mail 8,9 August; Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 8,15 August; Marlborough Times 17 August; North Wilts Herald 10 August; Wiltshire Chronicle 10 August; Wiltshire Telegraph 10 August; The Sportsman 8,9 August.