Minor Counties Championship 1907

81 MATCH NUMBER 49 : WORCESTERSHIRE 2 ND XI V WILTSHIRE At The Stourbridge Cricket Club Ground, Amblecote, Stourbridge on Monday 29, Tuesday 30 July 1907 Result: Wiltshire won by an innings and 39 runs Points: Wiltshire 5 Toss: Worcestershire 2 nd XI Umpires: Not known Debutants: Worcestershire 2 nd XI 4 (H G Bache, E Jenkins, R Randall, WWhittaker); Wiltshire 1 (B T Wilson) First day score: Worcestershire 2 nd XI 56 and 89-2 wickets (T Straw 13*, H G Bache 21*); Wiltshire 220 Worcestershire 2 nd XI Wheldon, G F b Grant 0 (1) b Smart 4 A K Chaytor b Smart 0 (6) c and b Newman 14 W C Smith lbw b Smart 0 (2) c Miller b Smart 0 H G Bache b Smart 13 (4) c Taunton b Newman 47 E Jenkins b Grant 3 (9) not out 3 E G Righton c Smith b Smart 6 (7) lbw b Newman 5 R Randall st Luce b Smart 9 (5) st Luce b Smart 17 W Whittaker c Taunton b Smart 1 (8) run out 4 + Straw, T b Smart 4 (3) b Grant 19 Solly, E W not out 20 (10) c and b Smart 4 * P H Foley c Grant b Smart 0 absent 0 Extras 0 8 Total 56 125 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 0 0 3 24 56 Second innings 99 125 - Grant 17 8 23 2 - - (1) 11 3 16 1 - - Smart 16.5 7 33 8 - - (2) 20 6 45 4 - - Newman (3) 14 7 18 3 - - Smith, W (4) 11 4 16 0 - - Wilson (5) 3 0 11 0 - - Warrilow (6) 3 0 11 0 - - Extras - - 0 0 - - - - 8 1 - - Total 33.5 15 56 10 0 0 62 20 125 9 - - Wiltshire Smith, W c Straw b Righton 14 H S Snell b Solly 69 E S Warrilow b Solly 0 H Taunton st Straw b Righton 14 Newman, A W b Solly 35 R W Awdry b Righton 52 Smart, T st Straw b Solly 0 * A M Miller b Solly 0 + T S Luce b Solly 6 E Grant b Righton 18 B T Wilson not out 7 Extras 5 Total 220 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 43 126 141 141 141 220 Second innings - - - - - - - - - - Solly 28 8 97 6 - - Righton 25 5 104 4 - - W C Smith 3 0 14 0 - - Extras - - 5 0 - - Total 56 13 220 10 - - Notes: Wiltshire won by an innings and 39 runs shortly before 1 pm on the second day. For the winners, Smart took 12 wickets in the match for 78 runs, including 8 for 33 in the Worcestershire 2 nd XI first innings. There were 10 fours in Snell’s 69 and also 10 fours in Awdry’s 52. F or the home side, Solly took a hat-trick, his victims being Newman, Smart and Miller. On the first day, rain interrupted play between 3.45 pm and 4.30 pm. [Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; fall of wickets; large partnerships.] Sources: Worcester Daily Journal 29,30 July; Birmingham Daily Post 30,31 July; North Wilts Herald 2 August; Wiltshire Times 3 August; Cricketer and Hockey Player 8 August; Sporting Life 30,31 July; The Sportsman 30,31 July.