Minor Counties Championship 1909

90 MATCH NUMBER 59 : MONMOUTHSHIRE V DEVON – WEST DIVISION At The Newport Cricket Club Ground, The Athletic Grounds, Rodney Parade, Newport on Friday 30, Saturday 31 July 1909 Result: Devon won by nine wickets Points: Devon 5 Toss: Monmouthshire Umpires: G Perkins and J Stevens Debutants: Monmouthshire 1 (E WWatkins); Devon 1 (Staff Surgeon N J Roche) First day score: Monmouthshire 132 and 25-7 wickets (M Stratton 2*); Devon 119 Monmouthshire Silverlock, A J c Hooman b Christian 6 (2) c Hooman b Boles 9 M Stratton lbw b Christian 19 (7) b Boles 2 * E S Phillips st Davies b Light 23 (1) b Boles 4 F Rees run out 5 (3) b Boles 5 + Diver, E J c Davies b Light 12 (5) b Boles 2 G L Robathan c Davies b Light 31 (4) b Christian 0 F G Phillips c and b Boles 4 (9) c Light b Christian 7 W E C Hudden b Boles 11 (8) lbw b Boles 0 E WWatkins c Cruwys b Boles 15 (6) lbw b Boles 3 W A Williams c Sturt b Boles 4 (10) c Roche b Christian 1 K C Raikes not out 0 (11) not out 6 Extras nb 1 2 nb 1 5 Total 132 44 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 8 29 39 61 68 72 84 128 132 132 Second innings 25 31 34 44 Christian 20 5 47 2 - - (1) 14 8 14 3 - 1 Boles 18.1 6 53 4 - - (2) 13 4 25 7 - - Light 9 2 16 3 - 1 Scott 3 0 14 0 - - Extras - - 2 1 - - - - 5 0 - - Total 50.1 13 132 10 0 1 27 12 44 10 0 1 Devon C V L Hooman c Williams b Silverlock 14 (1) not out 32 D C Boles run out 21 (2) c Robathan b F G Phillips 10 Light, W F run out 23 (3) not out 16 Staff Surgeon N J Roche st Diver b Silverlock 12 J F Shelley c and b Williams 1 R G Cruwys c Diver b Silverlock 2 + Davies, T c Williams b Silverlock 14 W F Sturt b Williams 24 * L Tamworth st Diver b Silverlock 4 Hon D Scott c Diver b Williams 1 Capt W F Christian not out 0 Extras 3 1 Total 119 (1 wicket) 59 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 32 54 66 72 72 79 112 113 119 Second innings 29 - - - - - - - - - F G Phillips 14 3 41 0 - - (3) 3.4 0 19 1 - - Silverlock 19 5 52 5 - - (2) 5 0 18 0 - - Williams 9.3 0 23 3 - - (1) 4 0 11 0 - - Raikes (4) 1 0 10 0 - - Extras - - 3 2 - - - - 1 0 - - Total 42.3 8 119 10 - - 13.4 0 59 1 - - Notes: Devon won this return match by 9 wickets at 3.20 pm on the second day. The match between the two sides at Exeter earlier in the month had also been won by Devon. For the winners, Boles took 11 wickets in the match for 78 runs, including 7 for 25 in the Monmouthshire second innings. Rain delayed the start of play on the second day until after lunch. In the Devon second innings H W King fielded as substitute for the injured F Rees. [Missing: Extras breakdows; part fall of wickets.] Sources: Monmouthshire Evening Post 30,31 July; South Wales Daily News 31 July,2 August; South Wales Evening Argus 30,31 July; Western Mail 31 July, 2 August; Western Daily Mercury 31 July, 2 August; Western Morning News 31 July, 2 August; The Sportsman 31 July, 2 August; Cricket 12 August, p 336.