The Minor Counties Championship 1905

51 MATCH NUMBER 25 : HERTFORDSHIRE V BUCKINGHAMSHIRE At The County Ground, Clarence Park, St Albans on Monday 17, Tuesday 18 July 1905 Result: Hertfordshire won by an innings and 58 runs Points: Hertfordshire 3 Toss: Not known Umpires: S Wrigley and A Stockwin Debutants: Buckinghamshire 4 (G E W Bowyer, R W Orton, Rev F Symes-Thompson, S J A Vickerstaff); Hertfordshire 1 (J A Betts) First day score: Hertfordshire 299; Buckinghamshire 111-6 wickets (F Symes-Thompson 6*, H Page 15*) Hertfordshire Golding, A J b Vickerstaff 4 White, H E c Symes-Thompson b Wright 32 G G Dumbelton c Orton b Molloy 58 A Butcher b Vickerstaff 14 Coleman, W E b Wright 66 T F Dwight b Wright 1 J A Betts not out 55 * H M Harford b Molloy 17 E G Blow b Vickerstaff 16 + Goodall, J c Symes-Thompson b Wright 6 Harding, E R c Page b Wright 14 Extras 16 Total 299 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 299 Second innings - - - - - - - - - - Wright 39.5 10 93 5 - - Vickerstaff 28 3 90 3 - - Page 14 3 35 0 - - Stacey 4 0 32 0 - - Molloy 8 1 33 2 - - Extras - - 16 0 - - Total 93.5 17 299 10 - - Buckinghamshire (Followed on) * P J de Paravicini b White 25 ( ) c White b Coleman 26 E C Hobbs st Goodall b Harding 31 ( ) b Coleman 6 T Stacey c Harding b White 11 ( ) b Coleman 0 Wright, M W run out 7 ( ) b White 6 R W Orton b Harding 2 ( ) c Coleman b White 5 + Rev F Symes-Thompson c Harford b White 7 ( ) b Harding 17 C C Edmunds b Harding 4 ( ) b White 2 Page, H b Coleman 22 ( ) b Harding 42 G E W Bowyer not out 3 ( ) not out 6 Vickerstaff, S J A b Coleman 6 ( ) c Golding b Harding 2 M T Molloy absent - absent - Extras 10 b 1 1 Total 128 113 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 52 128 - Second innings 113 - Coleman 12.1 1 44 2 - - (1) 15 2 43 3 - - White 25 5 46 3 - - (3) 21 4 44 3 - - Harding 13 1 28 3 - - (2) 7.2 1 25 3 - - Extras - - 10 1 - - - - 1 0 - - Total 50.1 7 128 9 - - 43.2 7 113 9 - - Notes: Hertfordshire won by an innings and 58 runs at 2.30 pm on the second day after enforcing the follow-on. For the winners, Coleman scored 66, Dumbleton 58, and Betts 55 not out. For the losers, Page top-scored with 42. Molloy did not bat in either Buckinghamshire innings. [Missing: Toss; extras breakdown; fall of wickets; in Hertfordshire innings boundaries in Coleman’s 66, Dumbelton’s 58 and Betts 55 not out; in Buckinghamshire second innings batting order; why Molloy absent for both Buckinghamshire innings.] Sources: Herts Advertiser 22 July; Hertfordshire Leader 19 July; Hertfordshire Standard 21 July; St Albans Gazette 19 July; Bucks Advertiser 22 July; Bucks Herald 22 July; South Bucks Free Press 21 July; The Sportsman 18,19 July.