Minor Counties Championship 1908

125 MATCH NUMBER 92 : GLAMORGAN V MONMOUTHSHIRE – WEST DIVISION ELIMINATOR At The Arms Park, Westgate Street, Cardiff on Thursday 27, Friday 28 August 1908 Result: Match drawn – no decision on first innings Toss: Glamorgan Umpires: W Pate and G Perkins Debutants: Glamorgan none; Monmouthshire none First day score: As match – rain prevented play on second day Glamorgan * + J H Brain c J R Williams b Steeples 8 N V H Riches lbw b Steeples 6 Bancroft, W J c J R Williams b Weight 43 E R Sweet-Escott c J R Williams b F G Phillips 25 Preece, T c N C Phillips b F G Phillips 0 A Gibson lbw b F G Phillips 1 H G Symonds run out 9 Nash, A run out 3 Hacker, W S c N C Phillips b F G Phillips 9 Preedy, E A st J R Williams b Silverlock 24 Creber, H not out 3 Extras b 4, lb 3 7 Total 138 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 10 19 77 77 84 85 93 97 131 138 Second innings - - - - - - - - - - Steeples 18 3 49 2 - - F G Phillips 17 4 27 4 - - Silverlock 10.4 1 45 1 - - Weight 3 1 10 1 - - Extras - - 7 2 - - Total 48.4 9 138 10 0 0 Monmouthshire Diver, E J * E S Phillips F G Phillips N C Phillips K C Raikes G L Robathan Silverlock, A J Steeples, R L H Weight + J R Williams T B Williams Notes: This additional match was played to decide which of the two teams from the Western Division should go forward to the semi- final against Wiltshire. Unfortunately, heavy rain limited play to just 2½ hours on the first day, with the start delayed until 3.15 pm. and play ending early at 5.50 pm. The weather was bright at the start of the second day, but the pitch was too sodden for play to begin before lunch. A heavy downpour just after 2.00 pm ended any hope of play and the match was abandoned. There was no decision on first innings. It was decided that Glamorgan should go through to the semi-final because they had reached the final the previous year. J H Brain made his first appearance of the season and captained the Glamorgan team. He went on to play in the semi-final but not the final. [Missing: Complete.] Sources: Glamorgan Scorebook; Cardiff Evening Express 27,28 August; South Wales Daily News 28,29 August; South Wales Argus 27,28 August; Western Mail 28,29 August; The Sportsman 27,28,29 August; Cricket 3 September, p 395.