Minor Counties Championship 1907

74 MATCH NUMBER 42 : SURREY 2 ND XI V WORCESTERSHIRE 2 ND XI At The Oval, Kennington, London on Monday 22, Tuesday 23 July 1907 Result: Surrey 2 nd XI won by an innings and 80 runs Points: Surrey 2 nd XI 5 Toss: Not known Umpires: G Perkins and J Relf Debutants: Surrey 2 nd XI 2 (H S Harrison, J W Hitch); Worcestershire 2 nd XI 3 (W A T Jarrett, - Parslow, E G Righton) First day score: Surrey 2 nd XI 142-4 wickets (A Baker 75*, H S Harrison 10*) Surrey 2 nd XI * F W Robarts c Parslow b Days 0 Abel, W J c Straw b Hunt 43 Goatly, E G b Days 0 Baker, A c Hunt b Price 106 Ducat, A c Straw b Hunt 5 Harrison, H S lbw b Days 13 Davis, W E c Hiatt b Smith 22 Spring, W A b Hunt 26 Meads, J W c Days b Hunt 11 + Vigar, H E not out 4 Hitch, J W b Solly 0 Extras b 9, lb 2 11 Total 241 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 4 99 241 Second innings - - - - - - - - - - Solly 15.2 2 42 1 - - Price 18 2 50 1 - - Days 23 5 63 3 - - Hunt 25 7 53 4 - - Smith 5 0 22 1 - - Extras - - 11 0 - - Total 86.2 16 241 10 0 0 Worcestershire 2 nd XI (Followed on) Hunt, F c Vigar b Hitch 1 ( ) lbw b Goatly 0 Days, J E c Baker b Meads 8 ( ) c Baker b Goatly 4 Smith, W C c Robarts b Hitch 12 ( ) b Hitch 1 Wheldon, G F b Hitch 3 ( ) b Davis 13 T C Hiatt st Vigar b Meads 16 ( ) c Abel b Hitch 45 E G Righton c Hitch b Meads 0 ( ) b Hitch 11 W A T Jarrett b Meads 4 ( ) b Hitch 0 W L Price c Goatly b Meads 0 ( ) c Abel b Hitch 0 Parslow, - b Hitch 0 ( ) b Meads 8 + Straw, T c Ducat b Hitch 0 ( ) lbw b Hitch 11 Solly, E W not out 1 ( ) not out 11 Extras b 3, lb 4, nb 1 8 b 2, lb 1, nb 1 4 Total 53 108 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 53 Second innings 108 Hitch 21.4 12 25 5 - 1 (1) 17 8 35 6 - 1 Meads 19 10 20 5 - - (5) 5.2 2 10 1 - - Goatly 2 2 0 0 - - (2) 7 3 11 2 - - Davis (3) 13 2 29 1 - - Spring (4) 9 2 19 0 - - Extras - - 8 0 - - - - 4 0 - - Total 42.4 24 53 10 0 1 51.2 17 108 10 0 1 Notes: Surrey 2 nd XI won this return match by an innings and 80 runs on the second day, after enforcing the follow-on. The match between the two teams at Stourbridge in June had also been won by Surrey 2 nd XI. Rain prevented the start until 1.15 pm on the first day, and bad light stopped play at 4.00 pm. For the winners, there were 6 fours and 4 threes in Baker’s 106. Hitch, who was making his debut, took 11 wickets in the match for 60 r uns. For the losers Hiatt’s 45 was the top score. [Missing: Toss; Worcestershire Captain; fall of wickets; large partnerships; in Worcestershire second innings batting order; precise time completed; Parslow’s initials.] Sources: Surrey Year Book 1907, p 112; Worcestershire Daily Times 23,24 July; Birmingham Daily Post 23,24 July; The Sportsman 23,24 July; Cricketer and Hockey Player 1 August.