Minor Counties Championship 1909

109 MATCH NUMBER 78 : SURREY 2 ND XI V DORSET – SOUTH DIVISION At The Guildford Cricket Club Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford on Friday 6, Saturday 7 August 1909 Result: Surrey 2 nd XI won by three wickets Points: Surrey 2 nd XI 5 Toss: Dorset Umpires: Not known Debutants: Surrey 2 nd XI 1 (I P F Campbell); Dorset none First day score: Dorset 147 and 55-4 wickets (C P Goodden 0*); Surrey 2 nd XI 147 Dorset Rev W H Arundell st Vigar b Thompson 0 (3) lbw b Abel 21 * P F C Williams c Vigar b Thompson 28 (1) c and b Platt 15 A M Harrison c Jewell b Thompson 11 (2) b Platt 3 F A S Sewell b Platt 16 (4) c Vigar b Platt 9 C P Goodden b Thompson 2 (5) b Thompson 10 G M Gordon b Thompson 54 (6) b Platt 7 H V Browne c Goatly b Thompson 17 (7) st Vigar b Thompson 12 H F Hodges b Thompson 4 (8) b Platt 14 + G E Davis lbw b Thompson 1 (9) st Vigar b Platt 6 Stacey, F C c Vigar b Harrison 7 (10) st Vigar b Thompson 4 W H Harrison not out 0 (11) not out 8 Extras b 6, lb 1 7 b 3, lb 1, w 1, nb 3 8 Total 147 117 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 0 147 Second innings 55 117 Thompson 21 3 59 8 - - (2) 18.3 2 59 3 - - Platt 14 1 45 1 - - (3) 14 2 38 6 - 3 Spring 6 0 18 0 - - Harrison 6.2 3 18 1 - - (1) 6 3 5 0 1 - Abel (4) 1 0 7 1 - - Extras - - 7 0 - - - - 8 0 - - Total 47.2 7 147 10 0 0 39.3 7 117 10 1 3 Surrey 2 nd XI D J Knight b Sewell 5 (9) not out 1 Goatly, E G lbw b Sewell 35 (2) c Arundell b Sewell 13 J E V Jewell b Sewell 0 (4) b Sewell 19 Harrison, H S c Davis b Sewell 14 (3) lbw b W H Harrison 14 I P F Campbell lbw b Sewell 7 (5) c A M Harrison b W H Harrison 14 Spring, W A c Browne b Sewell 9 (1) b Sewell 17 Abel, W J c Sewell b W H Harrison 0 (6) b W H Harrison 13 Platt, G J W c A M Harrison b W H Harrison 12 (8) b Sewell 0 + Vigar, H E not out 34 (7) not out 19 * A W F Rutty c Stacey b W H Harrison 9 Thompson, H c W H Harrison b Sewell 17 Extras b 3, lb 1, w 1 5 b 7, lb 1 8 Total 147 (7 wickets) 118 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 147 Second innings - - - Stacey 11 2 29 0 - - ( ) 4 2 11 0 - - Sewell 23.3 5 71 7 - - ( ) 13 0 54 4 - - W H Harrison 11 1 34 3 - - ( ) 9.1 1 45 3 - - Gordon 2 0 8 0 1 - Extras - - 5 0 - - - - 8 0 - - Total 47.3 8 147 10 1 0 26.1 3 118 7 0 0 Notes: Surrey 2 nd XI won this return match shortly after lunch on the second day. The match between the two sides at Poole in July had also been won by Surrey. For the winners, Thompson took 11 wickets in the match for 118 runs, including 8 for 59 in the Dorset first innings. Goatly top-scored with 35. For the losers, Sewell took 11 wickets for 125 runs, including 7 for 71 in the Surrey first innings. Gordon scored 54. [Missing: Umpires; fall of wickets; in Dorset first innings boundaries in Gordon’s 54; precise time completed.] Sources: Surrey Year Book 1909, p 119; Guildford Free Press 14 August; Surrey Times 7,14 August; Sporting Life 7,9 August; The Sportsman 7,9 August; Cricket 26 August, p 368.