The Minor Counties Championship 1905

17 THE MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP 1905 – THE S EASON’S RESULTS AT A GLANCE - CONT N0 DAY DATE MTH VENUE BATTED FIRST BATTED SECOND RESULT 68 W,T 16,17 August Penzance Cornwall 174 & 149 Devon 381 Devon inns 58 runs 69 W,T 16,17 Jesmond Northumberland 391 & 169-6d Bedfordshire 257 & 136-5 Drawn 70 W,T 16,17 Oxford Oxfordshire 275 & 72 Norfolk 329 & 19-0 Norfolk 10 wkts 71 F,S 18,19 Slough Berkshire 259 & 122-5 Buckinghamshire 422-6d Drawn 72 F,S 18,19 Cambridge Cambridgeshire 324 & 81-3 Dorset 322 Drawn 73 F,S 18,19 Wearmouth Bedfordshire 110 & 221 Durham 142 & 145 Beds 44 runs 74 F,S 18,19 Watford Hertfordshire 326 & 149-7 Wiltshire 382 Drawn 75 F,S 18,19 Newport Monmouthshire 123 & 137-3d Glamorgan 57 & 60-3 Drawn 76 M,T 21,22 Uttoxeter Staffordshire 135 & 68 Bedfordshire 47 & 80 Staffs 76 runs 77 M,T 21,22 Redcar Durham 197 & 234 Yorkshire 2nd XI 113 & 119 Durham 199 runs 78 W,T 23,24 Watford Oxfordshire 74 & 132 Hertfordshire 251 Herts inns 45 runs 79 W,T 23,24 Norwich Norfolk 40 & 260 Cambridgeshire 108 & 68 Norfolk 124 runs 80 [F],S [25],26 Exeter Glamorgan 65 & 71 Devon 83 & 54-5 Devon 5 wkts 81 M,T 28,29 Poole Cornwall 176 & 137-4 Dorset 141 Drawn 82 M,T 28,29 Swansea Surrey 2nd XI 198 Glamorgan 119-8 Drawn 83 W,T 30,31 Cambridge Cambridgeshire 301 Cornwall 145 & 231-4 Drawn 84 W,T 30,31 Chippenham Surrey 2nd XI 112 & 51 Wiltshire 111 & 54-6 Wilts 4 wkts Note: Home teams in bold. Dates in brackets indicate no play possible on that day due to rain. THE MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP 1905 THE CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn Drawn Drawn Drawn Abandoned Possible Points Percentage Won Tied Lost No Points Obtained 1 st inns 1 st inns 1 st inns Decision 1 Norfolk (16) 8 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 20 83.33 2 Monmouthshire (15) 8 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 19 79.16 3 Devon (10=) 10 6 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 30 23 76.66 4 Wiltshire (2) 10 6 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 30 22 73.33 5= Durham (4) 8 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 15 62.50 5= Yorkshire 2nd XI (5) 8 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 15 62.50 7 Bedfordshire (9) 10 3 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 30 15 50.00 8 Buckinghamshire (10=) 8 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 24 10 41.66 9 Glamorgan (3) 14 2 5 0 4 0 1 2 0 42 16 38.09 10= Staffordshire (7) 8 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 24 9 37.50 10= Suffolk (14) 8 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 24 9 37.50 12 Hertfordshire (6) 10 2 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 30 10 33.33 13 Cambridgeshire (10=) 8 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 24 6 25.00 14= Dorset (20) 8 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 24 5 20.83 14= Northumberland (10=) 8 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 24 5 20.83 14= Surrey 2nd XI (17) 8 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 24 5 20.83 17= Berkshire (18) 10 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 0 30 5 16.66 17= Cornwall (19) 8 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 24 4 16.66 17= Oxfordshire (8) 8 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 24 4 16.66 Method of scoring: 3 points for a win, 2 points for first innings lead in drawn match, 1 point for drawn match where both sides batted but no decision on first innings, 1½ points each for a tied match, and 1 point each for drawn match tied on first innings. Matches abandoned without a ball bowled are ignored. The 1904 positions are shown in parentheses. The number of teams competing in the Championship was reduced by one, following Northamptonshire’s ‘elevation’ to the First -Class County Championship.