Minor Counties Championship 1909

11 Nottinghamshire 2nd XI, with 18, George Allen , of Lincolnshire, with 16, and Bert Vigar , of Surrey 2nd XI, with 15. In terms of catches held, five fielders held 12 or more. John Armstrong , of Nottinghamshire 2nd XI, was comfortably the leading catcher with 23, ten more than William Bickford-Smith , of Cornwall, and Sir Charles Nepean , of Berkshire, both of whom took 13 catches. The two fielders who took 12 were Arthur Newman , of Wiltshire, and Jack Golding , of Hertfordshire. Championship Career Milestones The following career milestones were reached during the season: 5,000 runs (2) 5289 Golding, A J Hertfordshire 5219 Silverlock, A J Monmouthshire 4,000 runs (1) 4018 Watts, G H Cambridgeshire 3.000 runs (1) 3314 N V H Riches Glamorgan 2,000 runs (2) 2253 Light, W F Devon 2051 H Tresawna Cornwall 1,000 runs (13) 1149 Diver, E J Monmouthshire 1149 L J Reid Cambridgeshire 1137 E H Bourne Staffordshire 1093 Grimshaw, C H Yorkshire 2nd XI 1087 Holdstock, H F Bedfordshire 1057 J C Bickford-Smith Cornwall 1045 A K Watson Norfolk 1037 Creber, H Glamorgan 1028 J Gilman Northumberland 1027 W E King Bedfordshire 1022 H M Harford Hertfordshire 1011 A Gibson Glamorgan 1010 Coulson, H Cambridgeshire 700 wickets (2) 751 White, H E Hertfordshire 700 Wright, M W Buckinghamshire 400 wickets (2 ) 446 Nash, A Glamorgan 408 Turnbull, G Durham 200 wickets (1) 226 Smith, E W Norfolk 100 wickets (4) 122 F G Phillips Monmouthshire 117 Newman, A W Wiltshire 112 H R Orr Bedfordshire 104 Thackeray, J Durham 100 dismissals (1) 102 [81ct/21st] E E Apthorp Bedfordshire 50 dismissals (1) 60 [41ct/19st] T Ullathorne Northumberland