The Minor Counties Championship 1903

31 MATCH NUMBER 8 : GLAMORGAN V SURREY 2 ND XI At The Arms Park, Westgate Street, Cardiff on Wednesday 17, Thursday 18 June 1903 Result: Surrey 2 nd XI won by 61 runs Points: Surrey 2 nd XI 3 Toss: Surrey 2 nd XI Umpires: J Ford and T H Holton Debutants: Glamorgan none; Surrey 2 nd XI 1 (M T Jackson) First day score: Surrey 2 nd XI 143 and 55; Glamorgan 51 Surrey 2 nd XI Baker, A b Nash 11 (2) hit wicket b Russell 7 Moulder, J H c W H Brain b Nash 11 (1) b Creber 0 Goatly, E G b Russell 37 (3) b Russell 14 + Stedman, F b Russell 23 (4) b Russell 5 Davis, W E b Nash 6 (5) st W H Brain b Creber 5 Gooder, L M H c Gibson b Russell 15 (6) st W H Brain b Creber 8 * W T Graburn b Nash 2 (9) not out 0 Montgomery, W b Nash 2 (7) run out 5 C Kenward not out 20 (8) c Rees b Creber 6 Smith, W C b Russell 8 (10) b Russell 0 Jackson, M T c and b Nash 1 (11) b Creber 3 Extras 7 nb 2 2 Total 143 55 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 12 61 61 73 100 106 112 130 142 143 Second innings 0 20 26 33 33 47 50 52 52 55 Creber 18 8 31 0 - - (1) 16.2 6 21 5 - - Nash 36.1 14 56 6 - - (2) 5 3 6 0 - 2 Russell 19 5 49 4 - - (3) 11 2 26 4 - - Extras - - 7 0 - - - - 2 1 - - Total 73.1 27 143 10 - - 32.2 11 55 10 0 2 Glamorgan H E Morgan c Davis b Jackson 11 (1) st Stedman b Jackson 7 A J Osborne b Jackson 1 (2) st Stedman b Jackson 4 N V H Riches c Smith b Jackson 6 (3) b Smith 21 * J H Brain c and b Smith 9 (4) st Stedman b Smith 8 S H Rees st Stedman b Jackson 8 (5) b Smith 0 + W H Brain b Smith 0 (6) b Smith 2 Russell, W c and b Smith 0 (7) not out 19 A Gibson lbw b Jackson 1 (8) c Stedman b Smith 5 P F Bush b Jackson 1 (9) c Kenward b Gooder 5 Nash, A st Stedman b Smith 4 (11) b Smith 6 Creber, H not out 5 (10) b Smith 0 Extras nb 1 5 9 Total 51 86 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 13 17 20 34 36 39 39 41 45 51 Second innings 7 34 39 39 41 56 77 86 Smith 13 5 21 4 - - (1) 21.3 5 29 7 - - Jackson 12.5 1 25 6 - 1 (2) 9 1 25 2 - - Gooder (3) 17 8 23 1 - - Extras - - 5 0 - - - - 9 0 - - Total 25.5 6 51 10 0 1 47.3 14 86 10 - - Notes: Surrey 2 nd XI won this relatively low-scoring match by 61 runs at 1.15 pm on the second day, after Glamorgan required 148 runs in their second innings for victory. The local press reported that the match started at 11.45 am, and the Surrey team, who had travelled down from London on the overnight mail train, “were handicapped by want of rest.” For the winners, Smith took 11 wickets in the match for 50 runs, including 7 for 29 in the second innings. The 3 stumpings made by Stedman in the Glamorgan second innings were the most in the season, a feat equalled by two others. The 5 stumpings made by Stedman in the match equalled the Championship record achieved twice before by C Page for Northumberland against Durham at Jesmond in 1901 and by J Poole for Staffordshire against Durham at Walsall in 1902. The 6 dismissals made by Stedman in the match were the most during the season, an achievement equalled by two others. Bancroft missed this match as he was summoned home because his wife had become ill. The gate receipts were over £29. [Missing: Extras breakdown; in Glamorgan second inningss fall of sixth and eighth wickets.] Sources: Cardiff Evening Express 17,18 June; South Wales Daily News 18,19 June; South Wales Echo 17,18 June; Western Mail 18,19 June; Surrey Year Book 1903, p 119; The Sportsman 18,19 June.