The Minor Counties Championship 1905

163 2 WILTSHIRE Matches played 106, won 48, lost 29, drawn 29 Grounds used Chippenham – Hardenhuish Park 9 Salisbury – Wilton Road, Bemerton 1 Swindon – County Ground, County Road 17 Swindon – Great Western Railway, Shrivenham Road 2 Trowbridge – County Ground, Timbrell Street 24 Total 53 Batting Highest innings - For 491 v Devon Exeter 1901 total - Against 416-8 dec for Surrey 2 nd XI Swindon 1900 Highest individual - For 146 E S Warrilow v Dorset Swindon CG 1905 innings - Against 188 N Miller for Surrey 2 nd XI The Oval 1899 Centuries scored - For 14 Most 2 each by W S Medlicott, O G Radcliffe, Smith, W R R and E S Warrilow - Against 8 Highest Wicket Partnerships For 1 st 163 J E Stevens and T T N Perkins Devon Chippenham 1903 over 150 T T N Perkins and T S Luce Hertfordshire Watford 1905 2 nd 135 W S Medlicott and J E Stevens Oxfordshire Swindon CG 1899 3 rd 102 Newman, A W and H M Butterworth Dorset Swindon CG 1905 4 th 113 H S Snell and R W Awdry Monmouthshire Newport 1901 5 th 166 Smith, W R R and W S Medlicott Devon Swindon CG 1902 6 th 149 E S Warrilow and A M Miller Devon Trowbridge 1901 7 th 159 E S Warrilow and Smart, T Monmouthshire Trowbridge 1899 8 th 115 Smart, T and George, W Oxfordshire Swindon CG 1899 9 th 94* E S Warrilow and Smith, W R R Monmouthshire Trowbridge 1899 10 th 157 Overton, W and Newman, F Devon Exeter 1901 Against 1 st 183 P J de Paravicini and E S Boddy Buckinghamshire Trowbridge 1900 2 nd 95 T Bowring and Moulder, J H Surrey 2 nd XI The Oval 1905 3 rd 138 Russell, W and J H Brian Glamorgan Trowbridge 1899 4 th 205 Wright, M W and F H Mitchell Buckinghamshire Trowbridge 1899 5 th 158 N Miller and Baker, W J Surrey 2 nd XI The Oval 1899 6 th 135 T C G Sandford and Aston, W H Devon Exeter 1901 7 th 101 W Smith and Rogers, A Oxfordshire Oxford 1900 8 th 71 W H Brain and W S R Sweet-Escott Glamorgan Trowbridge 1898 9 th 156* R E Foster and Wilson, G A Worcestershire Swindon CG 1898 10 th 87 Steeples, R and P C Phillips Monmouthshire Newport 1898 Bowling Best bowling - For 9-65 Smith, W R R v Glamorgan Cardiff 1902 in innings - Against 9-42 Barratt, H for Berkshire Trowbridge 1898 9-42 R A Williams for Berkshire Reading 1898 Five wickets - For 114 Most 34 by Overton, W; 29 by Smart, T in innings - Against 98 Best bowling - For 14-50 Overton, W v Monmouthshire Newport 1902 in match - Against 13-82 Creber, H for Glamorgan Chippenham 1905 Ten wickets - For 25 Most 9 by Overton, W; 5 by Smart, T in match - Against 28 Hat-tricks - For None - Against R A Williams for Berkshire Reading 1898 Appearances Most appearances 106 by A M Miller; 102 by Overton, W and Smart, T; 80 by Smith, W R R