Minor Counties Championship 1907

82 MATCH NUMBER 50 : BUCKINGHAMSHIRE V WILTSHIRE At The Cricket Ground, Bletchley Park, Bletchley on Wednesday 31 July, Thursday 1 August 1907 Result: Wiltshire won by six wickets Points: Wiltshire 5 Toss: Buckinghamshire Umpires: Not known Debutants: Buckinghamshire 2 (R H de Montmorency, S F Lawman); Wiltshire none First day score: Buckinghamshire 159 and 12-1 wicket (E Brocklehurst 8*, S F Lawman 1*); Wiltshire 195 Buckinghamshire Dr E Weaver-Adams b Overton 8 (1) c Perkins b Smith 3 E Southall c Miller b Smart 19 ( ) st Luce b Smith 8 F N Bird st Luce b Smart 18 ( ) c Luce b Smith 18 R H de Montmorency c Miller b Smart 15 ( ) c Smith b Smart 38 Wright, M W b Smart 23 ( ) lbw b Smart 9 + Rev F Symes-Thompson b Smart 6 ( ) b Smith 1 Wilson, G A c Grant b Smith 29 ( ) lbw b Smith 0 H Baker lbw b Smith 3 ( ) not out 3 E Brocklehurst c Grant b Smith 19 (2) c Newman b Smart 10 S F Lawman not out 12 (3) c Awdry b Smart 2 Vickerstaff, S J A lbw b Smith 1 ( ) b Smart 2 Extras b 4, lb 1, w 1 6 lb 2 2 Total 159 96 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 159 Second innings 96 Grant 7 3 12 0 - - Overton 11 1 39 1 - - (2) 6 1 14 0 - - Smith 19.2 9 28 4 1 - (1) 15 5 25 5 - - Smart 22 3 70 5 - - (3) 15.2 0 55 5 - - Newman 1 0 4 0 - - Extras - - 6 0 - - - - 2 0 - - Total 60.2 16 159 10 1 0 36.2 6 96 10 0 0 Wiltshire T T N Perkins b Wilson 17 (1) b Wilson 0 Smith, W b Wilson 8 (2) b Wilson 2 H Taunton c and b Wright 5 (3) b Wright 14 Newman, A W c and b Wright 21 (4) not out 25 R W Awdry c Brocklehurst b Wright 7 (5) b Wright 0 + T S Luce b Wilson 0 Smart, T b Wilson 2 * A M Miller c Bird b Wright 65 (6) not out 21 E Grant b Wilson 0 B T Wilson not out 30 Overton, W lbw b Wright 11 Extras b 23, lb 6 29 0 Total 195 (4 wickets) 62 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 195 Second innings - - - - - - Wright 36 14 55 5 - - (2) 11 5 18 2 - - Wilson 37 9 97 5 - - (1) 9.1 1 33 2 - - Vickerstaff 2 0 14 0 - - Southall (3) 2 0 11 0 - - Extras - - 29 0 - - - - 0 0 - - Total 75 23 195 10 0 0 22.1 6 62 4 0 0 Notes: Wiltshire won by 6 wickets on the second day. For the winners, Smart took 10 wickets in the match for 125 runs and Miller scored 65 in their first innings. [Missing: Umpires: Buckinghamshire Captain; fall of wickets; large partnerships; precise time completed; in Wiltshire first innings boundaries in Miller’s 65; in Buckinghamshire second innings part batting order.] Sources: Bucks Advertiser 3 August; Bucks Herald 3 August; South Bucks Free Press 2 August; South Bucks Standard 9 August; Swindon Advertiser 2 August; Wiltshire Times 3 August; Cricketer and Hockey Player 8 August; Sporting Life 2,3 August; The Sportsman 1,2 August.