The Minor Counties Championship 1902

59 MATCH NUMBER 36 : WILTSHIRE V SURREY 2 ND XI At The County Ground, County Road, Swindon on Friday 25, Saturday 26 July 1902 Result: Match drawn – Surrey 2 nd XI won on first innings Points: Surrey 2 nd XI 1 Toss: Surrey 2 nd XI Umpires: R Barber and J J Tuck Debutants: Wiltshire none; Surrey 2 nd XI none First day score: Surrey 2 nd XI 234 and 8-0 (E Wiltshire 0*, H Strudwick 8*); Wiltshire 145 Surrey 2 nd XI E Wiltshire c and b Overton 28 (1) c Snell b W R R Smith 0 Baker, A c and b Overton 55 ( ) c C S Awdry b Overton 47 Moulder, J H c Smart b Miller 72 ( ) c Ford b Stevens 11 Goatly, E G b W R R Smith 13 ( ) c Smart b Stevens 3 Davis, W E b W R R Smith 17 ( ) c Ford b Miller 30 Gooder, L M H b Miller 4 ( ) c Taunton b W R R Smith 18 * K E M Barker b W R R Smith 5 ( ) c Overton b Miller 27 Nice, E H L hit wicket b Miller 9 ( ) not out 25 Montgomery, W not out 14 (10) not out 8 Smith, W C b Miller 0 + Strudwick, H c and b Miller 7 (2) c Miller b Overton 8 Extras 10 8 Total 234 (8 wickets declared) 185 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 50 113 134 152 185 202 202 224 224 234 Second innings - - Overton 23 7 64 2 - - (2) 16 3 57 2 - - Smith, W R R 27 3 88 3 - - (3) 19 5 52 2 - - Smart 9 2 27 0 - - Miller 13.2 3 45 5 - - (1) 7 1 28 2 - - Stevens (4) 10 1 40 2 - - Extras - - 10 0 - - - - 8 0 - - Total 72.2 15 234 10 - - 52 10 185 8 - - Wiltshire Overton, W b Gooder 9 ( ) not out 11 J E Stevens lbw b Gooder 30 ( ) c Baker b W C Smith 27 W S Medlicott b Gooder 2 ( ) c Montgomery b W C Smith 7 H P Taunton b Gooder 12 ( ) c Nice b Davis 6 R W Awdry c Gooder b Nice 1 ( ) c Strudwick b Montgomery 2 C S Awdry c Strudwick b Gooder 7 ( ) b W C Smith 7 * A M Miller c Barker b Montgomery 25 ( ) c Nice b Montgomery 0 H S Snell b Davis 15 ( ) not out 24 Smith, W R R c Gooder b Wiltshire 22 ( ) st Strudwick b Davis 0 Smart, T c Montgomery b Davis 7 + Ford, E S not out 11 ( ) c Montgomery b W C Smith 0 Extras 4 11 Total 145 (8 wickets) 95 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 25 33 53 54 54 66 101 101 114 145 Second innings 52 - - Gooder 17 6 54 5 - - (5) 3 1 5 0 - - Smith, W C 5 1 10 0 - - (2) 15 8 15 4 - - Nice 11 0 43 1 - - (1) 7.1 1 27 0 - - Montgomery 3 0 11 1 - - (3) 6 2 8 2 - - Davis 4 0 19 2 - - (4) 5 0 29 2 - - Wiltshire 1 0 4 1 - - Extras - - 4 0 - - - - 11 0 - - Total 41 7 145 10 - - 36.1 12 95 8 - - Notes: This match ended in a draw with the Wiltshire ninth wicket pair of Snell and Overton defying the Surrey attack, after the home side had been set a victory target of 275 in 150 minutes. There were several interruptions of play due to rain on the second day. For the visitors, Moulder scored 72 and Baker 55. For Wiltshire, Stevens top-scored with 30. [Missing: Extras breakdown; part fall of wickets; in Surrey 1 st inns boundaries in Moulder’s 72 and Baker’s 55; in Surrey 2 nd inns batting order; in Wiltshire 2 nd inns batting order.] Sources: North Wilts Herald 1 August; Swindon Advertiser 1 August; Wiltshire Chronicle 2 August; Wiltshire Times 2 August; Surrey Year Book 1902,p 127; The Sportsman 26,28 July.