The Minor Counties Championship 1903

15 THE MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP 1903 – THE SEASON’S RESULTS AT A GLANCE N0 DAY DATE MTH VENUE BATTED FIRST BATTED SECOND RESULT 1 T,W 26,27 May Barnsley Surrey 2nd XI 111 & 206 Yorkshire 2nd XI 113 & 131 Surrey 73 runs 2 M,T 1,2 June Northampton Bedfordshire 56 & 106 Northamptonshire 168 N'hnts inns 6 runs 3 M,T 1,2 Jesmond Northumberland 244 & 165 Durham 452-8d D'ham inns 43 runs 4 M,T 1,2 Chippenham Wiltshire 85 & 63 Glamorgan 44 & 106-5 Glam 5 wkts 5 W,T 3,4 Northampton Surrey 2nd XI 162 & 141 Northamptonshire 160 & 146-4 N'hnts 6 wkts 6 M,T 8,9 Jesmond Northumberland 104 & 324-4d Yorkshire 2nd XI 124 & 169 N'land 135 runs 7 W,[T] 10,[11] Cardiff Monmouthshire 77 Glamorgan 183-3 Drawn 8 W,T 17,18 Cardiff Surrey 2nd XI 143 & 55 Glamorgan 51 & 86 Surrey 61 runs 9 T,[F] 18,[19] Hertford Bedfordshire 64 & 114 Hertfordshire 103 & 3-2 Drawn 10 [F],S [19],20 Swindon CG Surrey 2nd XI 27 & 31-4 Wiltshire 82 Drawn 11 W,T 24,25 Cambridge Northumberland 312 Cambridgeshire 90 & 139 N'land inns 83 runs 12 W,T 24,25 South Shields Durham 284 & 92-3 Yorkshire 2nd XI 146 & 228 D'ham 7 wkts 13 W,T 24,25 Stoke-on-Trent Dorset 247 & 113 Staffordshire 336 & 27-0 Staffs 10 wkts 14 F,S 26,27 Northampton Northumberland 163 & 47 Northamptonshire 246 N'hnts inns 36 runs 15 F,S 26,27 Swindon GWR Dorset 130 & 80 Wiltshire 350-9d Wilts inns 140 runs 16 M,T 29,30 Wolverhampton Bedfordshire 205 & 260-7d Staffordshire 140 & 211-8 Drawn 17 M,T 29,30 The Oval Northamptonshire 229 & 233-5d Surrey 2nd XI 231 & 108-6 Drawn 18 M,T 6,7 July Bedford GS Northamptonshire 245 & 130 Bedfordshire 206 & 171-7 Beds 3 wkts 19 W,T 8,9 Swansea Glamorgan 489 Berkshire 64 & 98 Glam inns 327 runs 20 F,S 10,11 Newport Berkshire 154 & 90 Monmouthshire 187 & 59-0 Mon 10 wkts 21 F,S 10,11 Northampton Northamptonshire 295 Hertfordshire 164 & 214-5 Drawn 22 M,T 13,14 St Albans Hertfordshire 359 Buckinghamshire 223 & 257 Drawn 23 M,T 13,14 The Oval Yorkshire 2nd XI 357 & 49-0 Surrey 2nd XI 238 & 167 Yorks 10 wkts 24 W,T 15,16 Poole Dorset 174 & 92-2d Staffordshire 107 & 50-1 Drawn 25 T,F 16,17 Dunstable Bedfordshire 399 Cambridgeshire 91 & 89 Beds inns 219 runs 26 F,S 17,18 Newport Glamorgan 124 Monmouthshire 93-5 Drawn 27 M,T 20,21 Jesmond Cambridgeshire 60 & 99 Northumberland 155 & 7-2 N'land 8 wkts 28 M,T 20,21 Halifax Northamptonshire 229 & 4-0 Yorkshire 2nd XI 182 Drawn 29 W,T 22,23 West Hartlepool Cambridgeshire 72 & 112 Durham 94 & 92-4 D'ham 6 wkts 30 W,T 22,23 Cardiff Devon 82 & 58-4 Glamorgan 136 Drawn 31 W,T 22,23 Jesmond Northumberland 99 & 81 Northamptonshire 108 & 75-7 N'hnts 3 wkts 32 F 24 Sunderland Durham 52 & 54 Northamptonshire 147 N'hnts inns 41 runs 33 F,S 24,25 Newport Monmouthshire 231 Devon 53 & 136 Mon inns 42 runs 34 [M,T] [27,28] Poole Dorset DNB Hertfordshire DNB Abandoned 35 [M],T [27],28 The Oval Glamorgan 115-5 Surrey 2nd XI DNB Drawn 36 W,T 29,30 Poole Wiltshire 170-7d & 42-3d Dorset 77 & 45 Wilts 90 runs 37 F,S 31,1 Exeter Devon 212 & 55 Wiltshire 199 & 72-1 Wilts 9 wkts 38 M,T 3,4 August Bedford GS Hertfordshire 156 & 105 Bedfordshire 101 & 161-3 Beds 7 wkts 39 M,T 3,4 Exeter Dorset 179 & 123 Devon 193 & 111-3 Devon 7 wkts 40 M,T 3,4 Chester-le-Street Durham 206 & 264 Northumberland 205 & 64 D'ham 201 runs 41 M,T 3,4 Cardiff Glamorgan 183 & 97 Wiltshire 173 & 66-8 Drawn 42 M,T 3,4 Oxford Oxfordshire 182 & 121-7d Staffordshire 94 & 75-8 Drawn 43 W,T 5,6 Bedford GS Bedfordshire 319 Staffordshire 179 & 242-3 Drawn 44 W 5 Cambridge Cambridgeshire 51 & 48 Durham 118 D'ham inns 19 runs 45 W,T 5,6 Newport Monmouthshire 73 & 206 Wiltshire 289 Wilts inns 10 runs 46 W,T 5,6 Northampton Northamptonshire 164 & 143-8d Yorkshire 2nd XI 76 & 131 N'hnts 100 runs 47 W,T 5,6 Oxford Berkshire 155 & 80 Oxfordshire 89 & 146 Tied 48 F,S 7,8 Bedford GS Bedfordshire 396 Buckinghamshire 367 Drawn 49 F,S 7,8 Cambridge Cambridgeshire 119 & 128 Staffordshire 53 & 99 Cambs 95 runs 50 F,S 7,8 Northampton Durham 106 & 72 Northamptonshire 127 & 52-1 N'hnts 9 wkts 51 F,S 7,8 Oxford Hertfordshire 263 & 174-6d Oxfordshire 180 & 174-7 Drawn 52 F,S 7,8 Chippenham Devon 307 & 104 Wiltshire 363 & 49-1 Wilts 9 wkts 53 M,T 10,11 Reading Berkshire 81 & 263-9d Oxfordshire 99 & 7-1 Drawn 54 M,[T] 10,[11] Trowbridge Wiltshire 188 Buckinghamshire 62-5 Drawn 55 M,T 10,11 Ripon Yorkshire 2nd XI 181 & 142-8 Durham 45 & 274 Yorks 2 wkts 56 W,T 12,13 Reading Buckinghamshire 132 & 191 Berkshire 145 & 128 Bucks 50 runs 57 W,T 12,13 Cambridge Cambridgeshire 191 & 141 Bedfordshire 147 & 135 Cambs 50 runs 58 W,T 12,13 Watford Oxfordshire 149 & 88 Hertfordshire 301-9d Herts inns 64 runs 59 F,S 14,15 Bedford GS Oxfordshire 78 & 179 Bedfordshire 224-2d & 37-1 Beds 9 wkts 60 F,S 14,15 Reading Berkshire 122 & 69 Glamorgan 153 & 39-9 Glam 1 wkt 61 F,S 14,15 Bletchley Buckinghamshire 131 & 71 Wiltshire 245 Wilts inns 43 runs 62 F,S 14,15 Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire 162-1d Dorset 53-4 Drawn 63 M,T 17,18 Aylesbury Bedfordshire 73 & 59 Buckinghamshire 64 & 72-8 Bucks 2 wkts 64 M,T 17,18 Poole Devon 307-9d Dorset 157-9 Drawn 65 W,[T] 19,[20] Aylesbury Hertfordshire 61 & 80 Buckinghamshire 20 & 21-4 Drawn