MInor Counties Championship 1912

MATCH NUMBER 29: STAFFORDSHIRE V DURHAM At Walsall Cricket Club Ground, Gorway Road, Walsall on Monday 22, Tuesday 23 July 1912 Result: Match drawn - Staffordshire won on first innings Points: Staffordshire 3, Durham 1 Toss: Durham Umpires: W Caldow and S Wrigley Debutants: Staffordshire none; Durham none First day score: Durham 65 Durham * C Y Adamson c Wilson b Bucknell 25 H Brooks c Wilson b Barnes 1 Harrison, R b Bucknell 10 A P Ashley c Briggs b Barnes 0 C Brooks b Barnes 2 F W Burgoyne-Johnson b Bucknell 7 G W Breed b Bucknell 0 J Turnbull b Barnes 11 + J J Common c Briggs b Barnes 1 Parkin, C H c Hollowood b Bucknell 3 Morris, A not out 4 Extras lb 1 1 Total (all out) 65 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 1 29 36 36 38 43 50 53 61 65 Second innings - - - - - - - - - - Barnes 15 8 25 5 - - Wilson 4 0 25 0 - - Bucknell 10.2 5 14 5 - - Extras - - 1 0 - - Total 29.2 13 65 10 0 0 Staffordshire P Briggs c Common b Adamson 45 L F Taylor b Morris 32 Barnes, S F c Morris b Parkin 23 W H Twigg c H Brooks b Morris 25 Nichols, J E b Morris 7 Deyes, G not out 7 Wilson, G A not out 2 * B Meakin Hollowood, A Bucknell, A + J Poole Extras b 8, lb 3 11 Total (5 wickets) 152 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 72 92 134 141 145 - - - - - Second innings - - - - - - - - - - Morris 18 2 49 3 - - Parkin 7 0 31 1 - - Adamson 12 2 50 1 - - Harrison 1 0 11 0 - - Extras - - 11 0 - - Total 38 4 152 5 0 0 Notes: This return match was drawn with Staffordshire winning on first innings, the match between the two sides at Consett in June having failed to produce a decision. There was no play after lunch on the first day and the start was delayed until 12.45 pm on the second day with play eventually abandoned at 3.20 pm. Despite the weather over 1,000 spectators watched the play on both days. Durham were bowled out on the first morning for 65 with Barnes taking 5-25 and Bucknell 5-14. This was the first use of the ground for a Championship match. [Missing: Complete.] Sources: Durham Scorebook; Staffordshire Annual Report; Staffordshire Advertiser 27 July; Staffordshire Sentinel 22,23 July; Newcastle Daily Journal 23,24 July; Cricket 27 July, p 374. 60