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1909

AUCKLAND vs YORKSHIRE
at Lake Oval

Code:
YORKSHIRE 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Ben Wilson          c. Howden      b. Stemson       0     4    0    0    0.0%
Wilfred Rhodes      c. Hemus       b. Stemson       6    10    1    0   60.0%
David Denton                       b. Self         74   120   16    1   61.7%
William Wilkinson                  b. Hadden       29    67    7    0   43.3%
George Hirst                       b. Brook'mith   80   140   18    0   57.1%
Everard Radcliffe   c. Robinson    b. Hadden       13    28    3    0   46.4%
James Rothery                      b. Stemson       4     8    1    0   50.0%
David Hunter        c. Hemus       b. Self         55    97   11    1   56.7%
Hubert Myers        c. Self        b. Stemson      24    69    5    0   34.8%
John Newstead       c. Robinson    b. Brook'mith    5    39    0    0   12.8%
Schofield Haigh     not out                         4    15    1    0   26.7%

Total:  306/10       Overs:  99.1         Run Rate:  3.09     Extras:  12 
   
                             Day 2  10:39 AM
   
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YORKSHIRE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Wilson      W Rhodes                                                0 (4)
D Denton      W Rhodes     þþþþþþ                                    14 (20)
D Denton      Wilkinson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       80 (135)
D Denton      G Hirst      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         39 (81)
Radcliffe     G Hirst      þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              28 (53)
J Rothery     G Hirst      þþþþ                                      10 (24)
D Hunter      G Hirst      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ           73 (116)
D Hunter      H Myers      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                         41 (75)
J Newstead    H Myers      þþþþþþ                                    14 (53)
J Newstead    S Haigh      þþþ                                        7 (34)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       14/2      94/3      133/4     161/5
                        171/6     244/7     285/8     299/9     306/10    

Total:  306/10      Overs:  99.1          Run Rate:  3.09    Extras:  12  
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AUCKLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
William Stemson      19.0      7      54      4      2.84     1      0 
Alf Hadden           22.0      6      57      2      2.59     1      1 
William Brook-Smith  15.1      3      55      2      3.63     0      1 
Albert Self          23.0      6      83      2      3.61     0      1 
Alister Howden       20.0      8      50      0      2.50     0      0 


EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 1 

Total:  306/10       Overs:  99.1         Run Rate:  3.09    Extras:  12

Denton, Hirst and Hunter all posted half-centuries.

Code:
AUCKLAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Lancelot Hemus      lbw            b. Newstead     27    92    4    0   29.3%
William Brook-Smith c. Newstead    b. Myers        33    65    7    0   50.8%
Ted Sale            lbw            b. Newstead     25    69    5    0   36.2%
Albert Self         c. Myers       b. Hirst         4     7    1    0   57.1%
Alf Hadden                         b. Myers         0     1    0    0    0.0%
Sammy Jones         c. Denton      b. Haigh        10     9    2    0  111.1%
Evan McCormick      lbw            b. Newstead      1    19    0    0    5.3%
George Cummings     c. Radcliffe   b. Hirst        18    26    4    0   69.2%
William Stemson                    b. Myers        11    22    2    0   50.0%
William Robinson    not out                         4    36    0    0   11.1%
Alister Howden                     b. Haigh         6    27    1    0   22.2%

Total:  144/10       Overs:  62.0         Run Rate:  2.32     Extras:  5 
   
                             Day 2  3:47 PM
   
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AUCKLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
L Hemus       Brook'mith   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   53 (120)
L Hemus       T Sale       þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            33 (65)
A Self        T Sale       þ                                          4 (13)
A Hadden      T Sale       þ                                          1 (2)
S Jones       T Sale       þþþþ                                      10 (11)
McCormick     T Sale       þ                                          1 (42)
G Cummings    T Sale       þþþ                                        7 (17)
G Cummings    W Stemson    þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (28)
W Robinson    W Stemson    þþþ                                        8 (30)
W Robinson    A Howden     þþþ                                        7 (44)


     Fall of Wickets    53/1      86/2      90/3      91/4      101/5
                        102/6     109/7     129/8     137/9     144/10    

Total:  144/10      Overs:  62.0          Run Rate:  2.32    Extras:  5  
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YORKSHIRE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Schofield Haigh      11.0      4      35      2      3.18     0      1 
John Newstead        15.0      6      37      3      2.47     1      0 
George Hirst         10.0      6       9      2      0.90     0      0 
Hubert Myers         15.0      5      32      3      2.13     0      0 
Wilfred Rhodes       11.0      3      28      0      2.55     0      0 


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 1 

Total:  144/10       Overs:  62.0         Run Rate:  2.32    Extras:  5

Surprisingly, Yorkshire didn't enforce the follow-on.

Code:
YORKSHIRE 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Ben Wilson          c. Self        b. Howden       49   118    9    0   41.5%
Wilfred Rhodes                     b. Howden       17    28    4    0   60.7%
David Denton                   c & b. Howden        0     2    0    0    0.0%
William Wilkinson                  b. Howden        8    23    2    0   34.8%
George Hirst        c. Brook'mith  b. Howden        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Everard Radcliffe                  b. Howden        0     5    0    0    0.0%
James Rothery       lbw            b. Howden       15    26    3    0   57.7%
David Hunter        c. Brook'mith  b. Hadden       13    23    3    0   56.5%
Hubert Myers        c. Brook'mith  b. Stemson       5    17    1    0   29.4%
John Newstead                      b. Stemson      17    68    3    0   25.0%
Schofield Haigh     not out                         9    29    1    0   31.0%

Total:  143/10       Overs:  56.1         Run Rate:  2.55     Extras:  10 
   
                             Day 3  1:01 PM
   
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YORKSHIRE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Wilson      W Rhodes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       44 (68)
B Wilson      D Denton                                                0 (2)
B Wilson      Wilkinson    þþþþþþþþ                                  20 (50)
B Wilson      G Hirst                                                 0 (7)
B Wilson      Radcliffe                                               0 (5)
B Wilson      J Rothery    þþþþþþþþþþ                                25 (54)
B Wilson      D Hunter     þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (36)
B Wilson      H Myers                                                 0 (1)
J Newstead    H Myers      þþþþþþþ                                   16 (47)
J Newstead    S Haigh      þþþþþþ                                    15 (67)


     Fall of Wickets    44/1      44/2      64/3      64/4      64/5
                        89/6      112/7     112/8     128/9     143/10    

Total:  143/10      Overs:  56.1          Run Rate:  2.55    Extras:  10  
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AUCKLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
William Stemson      13.1      3      26      2      1.97     0      3 
Alf Hadden           11.0      2      31      1      2.82     0      0 
William Brook-Smith  11.0      4      21      0      1.91     0      1 
Alister Howden       12.0      5      32      7      2.67     2      0 
Albert Self           9.0      1      30      0      3.33     1      0 


EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0 

Total:  143/10       Overs:  56.1         Run Rate:  2.55    Extras:  10

Alister Howden led an astonishing fightback, and was for some time on for all ten.

Code:
AUCKLAND 2nd innings  (Target: 306)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Lancelot Hemus      c. Newstead    b. Myers         8    21    2    0   38.1%
William Brook-Smith lbw            b. Myers        19    37    4    0   51.4%
Ted Sale            c. Myers       b. Newstead     10    28    2    0   35.7%
Albert Self         c. Hirst       b. Myers         6    10    0    1   60.0%
Alf Hadden          lbw            b. Haigh        33    65    7    0   50.8%
Sammy Jones                        b. Rhodes        8    16    1    0   50.0%
Evan McCormick      lbw            b. Newstead      0     3    0    0    0.0%
George Cummings     lbw            b. Newstead      6    16    1    0   37.5%
William Stemson     c. Wilson      b. Haigh        12    35    2    0   34.3%
William Robinson    c. Hunter      b. Hirst         0     4    0    0    0.0%
Alister Howden      not out                         4     4    1    0  100.0%

Total:  114/10       Overs:  39.4         Run Rate:  2.87     Extras:  8 
   
                             Day 3  4:10 PM
   
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AUCKLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
L Hemus       Brook'mith   þþþþþþþ                                   18 (40)
T Sale        Brook'mith   þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (38)
T Sale        A Self       þþþþ                                      11 (17)
T Sale        A Hadden                                                0 (2)
S Jones       A Hadden     þþþþ                                      10 (23)
McCormick     A Hadden     þþ                                         5 (13)
G Cummings    A Hadden     þþþþþþ                                    14 (25)
W Stemson     A Hadden     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            32 (64)
W Stemson     W Robinson   þ                                          1 (8)
A Howden      W Robinson   þ                                          4 (8)


     Fall of Wickets    18/1      37/2      48/3      48/4      58/5
                        63/6      77/7      109/8     110/9     114/10    

Total:  114/10      Overs:  39.4          Run Rate:  2.87    Extras:  8  
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YORKSHIRE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Schofield Haigh      10.0      4      20      2      2.00     0      1 
John Newstead         9.0      1      28      3      3.11     0      0 
George Hirst          6.4      2      18      1      2.70     0      0 
Hubert Myers          9.0      1      30      3      3.33     1      0 
Wilfred Rhodes        5.0      1      12      1      2.40     0      0 


EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 4 

Total:  114/10       Overs:  39.4         Run Rate:  2.87    Extras:  8

But Yorkshire pressed home their huge first-innings advantage.

Code:
Yorkshire           306 & 143
Auckland            144 & 114
   
Yorkshire won by 191 runs
Man of the match: Alister Howden        

Points: Yorkshire 11, Auckland 0
 
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What a bowling effort from the unknown but not enough. Unchanged for the next game.
 
Very impressive figures from Howden. Quite a satisfactory debut for the Kiwis if you ask me.
 

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1909

VICTORIA vs YORKSHIRE
at The MCG

Code:
VICTORIA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Warwick Armstrong                  b. Myers        13    34    3    0   38.2%
Percy McAlister     c. Hunter      b. Newstead      5    23    1    0   21.7%
Colin McKenzie                     b. Hirst        34    74    7    0   45.9%
Vernon Ransford     lbw            b. Myers        46    62   10    0   74.2%
Tom Warne                          b. Myers        19    38    3    1   50.0%
Frank Lever                        b. Rhodes        5    11    1    0   45.5%
Thomas Hastings                    b. Haigh         8     9    2    0   88.9%
Leslie Vernon       not out                        28    76    5    0   36.8%
Gerry Hazlitt       c. Wilkinson   b. Myers        12    22    3    0   54.5%
Frederick Collins   c. Wilkinson   b. Myers         3     4    0    0   75.0%
Jack Saunders       c. Wilson      b. Rhodes        4     7    0    0   57.1%

 Total:  185/10       Overs:  59.5         Run Rate:  3.09     Extras:  8 
   
                             Day 1  2:31 PM
   
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VICTORIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Armstrong     McAlister    þþþþþþ                                    14 (41)
Armstrong     C McKenzie   þþþ                                        9 (25)
V Ransford    C McKenzie   þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ         76 (125)
T Warne       C McKenzie   þþþ                                        8 (3)
T Warne       F Lever      þþ                                         6 (13)
T Warne       T Hastings   þþþ                                        8 (15)
T Warne       L Vernon     þþþþþþþþþþþ                               26 (53)
G Hazlitt     L Vernon     þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (43)
F Collins     L Vernon     þ                                          4 (12)
J Saunders    L Vernon     þþþþþ                                     13 (29)


     Fall of Wickets    14/1      23/2      99/3      107/4     113/5
                        121/6     147/7     168/8     172/9     185/10    

 Total:  185/10      Overs:  59.5          Run Rate:  3.09    Extras:  8  
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YORKSHIRE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Schofield Haigh       8.0      2      40      1      5.00     0      1 
John Newstead        16.0      3      62      1      3.88     0      1 
Hubert Myers         13.0      4      34      5      2.62     1      0 
George Hirst         13.0      8      20      1      1.54     0      0 
Wilfred Rhodes        9.5      4      25      2      2.54     0      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 1 

 Total:  185/10       Overs:  59.5         Run Rate:  3.09    Extras:  8

Hubert Myers dominated a weak Victorian batting order.

Code:
YORKSHIRE 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Ben Wilson          c. Armstrong   b. Vernon       53   108   11    0   49.1%
Wilfred Rhodes      lbw            b. Armstrong    37    75    9    0   49.3%
David Denton        lbw            b. Collins      61   106   15    0   57.5%
William Wilkinson   lbw            b. Hazlitt       0    16    0    0    0.0%
George Hirst        lbw            b. Collins      86   176   16    0   48.9%
Everard Radcliffe                  b. Hazlitt      10    13    2    0   76.9%
James Rothery                      b. Armstrong    26    43    6    0   60.5%
David Hunter                       b. Armstrong     0     3    0    0    0.0%
Hubert Myers        c. McAlister   b. Saunders      6     6    0    1  100.0%
John Newstead       c. Hastings    b. Saunders     13    30    3    0   43.3%
Schofield Haigh     not out                         1    11    0    0    9.1%

 Total:  312/10       Overs:  97.5         Run Rate:  3.19     Extras:  19 
   
                             Day 2  3:33 PM
   
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YORKSHIRE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Wilson      W Rhodes     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ        78 (150)
B Wilson      D Denton     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                        43 (54)
Wilkinson     D Denton     þþþ                                        9 (29)
G Hirst       D Denton     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ          75 (148)
G Hirst       Radcliffe    þþþþþþþ                                   17 (28)
G Hirst       J Rothery    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   54 (86)
G Hirst       D Hunter                                                0 (3)
G Hirst       H Myers      þþþþ                                      11 (17)
G Hirst       J Newstead   þþþþþþþþþþ                                23 (49)
S Haigh       J Newstead   þ                                          2 (23)


     Fall of Wickets    78/1      121/2     130/3     205/4     222/5
                        276/6     276/7     287/8     310/9     312/10    

 Total:  312/10      Overs:  97.5          Run Rate:  3.19    Extras:  19  
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VICTORIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Warwick Armstrong    17.0      8      19      3      1.12     0      2 
Jack Saunders        16.5      5      54      2      3.21     0      0 
Frank Lever          12.0      2      48      0      4.00     0      2 
Frederick Collins    12.0      3      42      2      3.50     0      0 
Leslie Vernon        13.0      2      41      1      3.15     0      1 
Tom Warne             8.0      1      27      0      3.38     0      0 
Gerry Hazlitt        19.0      4      68      2      3.58     0      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 4 

 Total:  312/10       Overs:  97.5         Run Rate:  3.19    Extras:  19

George Hirst batted well, but couldn't make a century.

Code:
VICTORIA 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Warwick Armstrong                  b. Newstead      5    10    1    0   50.0%
Percy McAlister     lbw            b. Haigh       111   247   21    1   44.9%
Colin McKenzie                     b. Myers        16    64    3    0   25.0%
Vernon Ransford     lbw            b. Rhodes        0    10    0    0    0.0%
Tom Warne           c. Hunter      b. Newstead     14    45    3    0   31.1%
Frank Lever         lbw            b. Rhodes        4    20    1    0   20.0%
Thomas Hastings     c. Denton      b. Myers        17    24    4    0   70.8%
Leslie Vernon       c. Wilson      b. Hirst        55    66   11    1   83.3%
Gerry Hazlitt       c. Wilson      b. Haigh         0    19    0    0    0.0%
Frederick Collins   not out                        14    34    3    0   41.2%
Jack Saunders       c. Wilson      b. Rhodes       10    21    2    0   47.6%

 Total:  260/10       Overs:  93.1         Run Rate:  2.79     Extras:  14 
   
                             Day 4  12:47 PM
   
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VICTORIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Armstrong     McAlister    þþ                                         7 (12)
C McKenzie    McAlister    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       54 (128)
V Ransford    McAlister    þ                                          1 (20)
T Warne       McAlister    þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              34 (93)
F Lever       McAlister    þþþþþþ                                    17 (34)
T Hastings    McAlister    þþþþþþþþ                                  24 (48)
L Vernon      McAlister    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ       95 (137)
G Hazlitt     McAlister                                               0 (28)
G Hazlitt     F Collins    þ                                          1 (13)
J Saunders    F Collins    þþþþþþþþþ                                 27 (46)


     Fall of Wickets    7/1       61/2      62/3      96/4      113/5
                        137/6     232/7     232/8     233/9     260/10    

 Total:  260/10      Overs:  93.1          Run Rate:  2.79    Extras:  14  
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YORKSHIRE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Schofield Haigh      16.0      4      44      2      2.75     1      1 
John Newstead        18.0      9      35      2      1.94     0      2 
Hubert Myers         23.0      6      74      2      3.22     0      3 
George Hirst         15.0      6      30      1      2.00     0      0 
Wilfred Rhodes       21.1      7      70      3      3.31     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 1 

 Total:  260/10       Overs:  93.1         Run Rate:  2.79    Extras:  14

A defiant Percy McAlister made an impressive 111.

Code:
YORKSHIRE 2nd innings  (Target: 134)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Ben Wilson          c. Hastings    b. Armstrong     6    35    0    0   17.1%
Wilfred Rhodes      lbw            b. Saunders      1     2    0    0   50.0%
David Denton        c. Armstrong   b. Collins      57   104   13    0   54.8%
William Wilkinson   not out                        45    98    8    0   45.9%
George Hirst                       b. Armstrong    12    27    2    0   44.4%
Everard Radcliffe                  b. Hazlitt       1     5    0    0   20.0%
James Rothery       not out                         4    14    1    0   28.6%
David Hunter        
Hubert Myers        
John Newstead        
Schofield Haigh      

 Total:  136/5        Overs:  46.4         Run Rate:  2.91     Extras:  10 
   
                             Day 4  4:24 PM
   
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YORKSHIRE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Wilson      W Rhodes     þ                                          2 (7)
B Wilson      D Denton     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            33 (77)
Wilkinson     D Denton     þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ             68 (114)
Wilkinson     G Hirst      þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (46)
Wilkinson     Radcliffe    þ                                          1 (5)
Wilkinson     J Rothery    þþþþ                                      11 (31)


     Fall of Wickets    2/1       35/2      103/3     124/4     125/5
                                                                         

 Total:  136/5       Overs:  46.4          Run Rate:  2.91    Extras:  10  
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VICTORIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Warwick Armstrong    10.0      3      18      2      1.80     2      0 
Jack Saunders         7.0      0      23      1      3.29     1      0 
Frank Lever           7.0      2      23      0      3.29     0      0 
Frederick Collins    10.4      3      37      1      3.47     0      1 
Leslie Vernon         3.0      0      14      0      4.67     0      2 
Tom Warne             2.0      0       4      0      2.00     0      0 
Gerry Hazlitt         7.0      3      15      1      2.14     2      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 1 

 Total:  136/5        Overs:  46.4         Run Rate:  2.91    Extras:  10

Despite an Armstrong-fuelled wobble, Wilkinson got Yorkshire home.

Code:
Victoria            185 & 260
Yorkshire           312 & 136/5              
   
Yorkshire won by 5 wickets
Man of the match: Hubert Myers

Points: Yorkshire 11, Victoria 0
Code:
Final Standings:
 Yorkshire - 22
 Victoria - 3
 Auckland - 2

Man of the tournament: David Denton (192 runs at 48.0)
 
Updated Records Page:

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Most World Titles - 6: New South Wales
Longest Streak - 4: New South Wales (1903-1906)
Highest team total - 402/7 dec, New South Wales, 1906
Lowest team total - 64, Transvaal, 1906

Biggest winning margin (runs) - 259 runs, Yorkshire, 1906
Biggest winning margin (wickets) - 8 wickets, Gentlemen of Philadelphia, 1903
Smallest winning margin (runs) - 6 runs, Kent, 1907
Smallest winning margin (wickets) - 1 wicket, New South Wales, 1901

Most extras (innings) - 25, New South Wales, 1903
:bat:
Highest individual innings - 196*, Jim Mackay,1906
Most runs (competition) - 353 (at 117.7), Jim Mackay, 1906
:bwl:
Best innings bowling figures - 7-32 (12), Alister Howden, 1909
Best match bowling figures - 10-159 (34.5), Tibby Cotter, 1906
Most wickets (competition) - 16 (at 18.3), Tibby Cotter, 1906
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Most dismissals in a match - 7 (7 ct), David Hunter, 1902
 
World Championship of Cricket, 1910

Kent v Western Province at Tonbridge
Kent won by an innings and 17 runs
[Scorecard]

New South Wales v Western Province at Blackheath
New South Wales won by 295 runs
[Scorecard]


Kent v New South Wales at Dover
Match drawn
[Scorecard]

Final Standings:
New South Wales - 14 pts
Kent - 13 pts
Western Province - 0 pts

World Champions: New South Wales (7th Title)
Man of the tournament: Charles Kelleway (New South Wales)
 
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World Championship of Cricket, 1910

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:eng: Champions of England :eng:

Kent County Cricket Club

Manager: @Iridium
Available players: LINK

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:aus: Champions of Australia :aus:

New South Wales

Manager: @themusketeer
Available players: LINK

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:saf: Champions of South Africa :saf:

Western Povince

Manager: @Aggz
Available players: LINK


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Kent v Western Province at Tonbridge
New South Wales v Western Province at Blackheath
Kent v New South Wales at Dover


Well, it was more three weeks than two, but it's time for the eleventh World Championship of Cricket.

For the first time, Western Province travel from South Africa to face the best of the rest of the world after winning the most recent Currie Cup. Also present are the most successful team in history, New South Wales, and the only team to beat them, Kent.

The opening game will be Kent v Western Province - @Iridium @Aggz

New South Wales have a bye for @themusketeer
 
Kent v Western Province

Ted Dillon*
Punter Humphreys
James Seymour
Kenneth Hutchings
Frank Woolley ^
Jack Hubble
Fred Huish†
Bill Fairservice ^
Charlie Blythe ^
Arthur Fielder ^
Douglas Carr ^
 
Kent v Western Province
  1. Stanley Snooke :bwl:
  2. Godfrey Wrentmore
  3. Basil Melle :bwl:
  4. William Yeoman
  5. Dirk Jackson :bwl:
  6. Francis Conry :c:
  7. Frederick Luyt :wk:
  8. Frank Bond :bwl:
  9. James Whitehead :bwl:
  10. Johannes Kotze :bwl:
  11. Edward Budgen :bwl:
 

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1910

KENT vs WESTERN PROVINCE
at Tonbridge

Code:
WESTERN PROVINCE 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Stanley Snooke      lbw            b. Fielder      12     6    3    0  200.0%
Godfrey Wrentmore                  b. Fairs'vice    0     6    0    0    0.0%
Basil Melle         c. Woolley     b. Humphreys    25    70    4    0   35.7%
William Yeoman      lbw            b. Fairs'vice    4     2    1    0  200.0%
Dirk Jackson        c. Huish       b. Fairs'vice   29    48    6    0   60.4%
Francis Conry                      b. Blythe       26    44    6    0   59.1%
Frederick Luyt      c. Carr        b. Humphreys     4    10    1    0   40.0%
Frank Bond          c. Huish       b. Carr         15    42    1    1   35.7%
James Whitehead                    b. Blythe        8    18    1    0   44.4%
Johannes Kotze      c. Woolley     b. Blythe        0     9    0    0    0.0%
Edward Budgen       not out                         3     8    0    0   37.5%

 Total:  133/10       Overs:  43.2         Run Rate:  3.07     Extras:  7 
   
                             Day 1  1:25 PM
   
                                     -X-

WESTERN PROVINCE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Snooke      Wrentmore    þþþþþ                                     12 (6)
B Melle       Wrentmore                                               0 (6)
B Melle       W Yeoman     þ                                          4 (8)
B Melle       D Jackson    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                   53 (105)
B Melle       F Conry      þþþ                                        8 (7)
F Luyt        F Conry      þ                                          4 (22)
F Bond        F Conry      þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              29 (52)
F Bond        Whitehead    þþþþ                                      11 (22)
F Bond        J Kotze      þþþ                                        8 (19)
F Bond        E Budgen     þ                                          4 (13)


     Fall of Wickets    12/1      12/2      16/3      69/4      77/5
                        81/6      110/7     121/8     129/9     133/10    

 Total:  133/10      Overs:  43.2          Run Rate:  3.07    Extras:  7  
                                     -X-

KENT Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Arthur Fielder        6.0      2      23      1      3.83     0      0 
Bill Fairservice     10.0      4      22      3      2.20     2      1 
Punter Humphreys     11.0      2      34      2      3.09     0      2 
Frank Woolley         4.0      1      14      0      3.50     0      0 
Colin Blythe          7.0      0      21      3      3.00     1      0 
Douglas Carr          5.2      1      18      1      3.38     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 1 

 Total:  133/10       Overs:  43.2         Run Rate:  3.07    Extras:  7

The Kent attack ran rings around Western Province.

Code:
KENT 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Ted Dillon                         b. Melle        77   218   15    0   35.3%
Punter Humphreys    c. Luyt        b. Bond         16    50    3    0   32.0%
James Seymour                      b. Bond         30    82    6    0   36.6%
Kenneth Hutchings   c. Luyt        b. Kotze        32    37    6    0   86.5%
Frank Woolley       c. Luyt        b. Bond         42    83    9    0   50.6%
Jack Hubble         lbw            b. Melle        43   124    7    1   34.7%
Fred Huish          c. Luyt        b. Jackson      39    80    7    1   48.8%
Bill Fairservice    run out (Conry)                29    47    6    0   61.7%
Colin Blythe        c. Luyt        b. Whitehead     1     8    0    0   12.5%
Arthur Fielder      not out                        17    41    2    0   41.5%
Douglas Carr                       b. Kotze         0     8    0    0    0.0%

 Total:  344/10       Overs:  129.2        Run Rate:  2.66     Extras:  18 
   
                             Day 2  4:33 PM
   
                                     -X-

KENT Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
T Dillon      Humphreys    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          37 (104)
T Dillon      J Seymour    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 59 (165)
T Dillon      Hutchings    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                       45 (80)
T Dillon      F Woolley    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                    51 (82)
J Hubble      F Woolley    þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                 58 (105)
J Hubble      F Huish      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            33 (118)
Fairs'vice    F Huish      þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (35)
Fairs'vice    C Blythe     þþþþþþ                                    14 (21)
Fairs'vice    A Fielder    þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (51)
D Carr        A Fielder    þþþ                                        9 (15)


     Fall of Wickets    37/1      96/2      141/3     192/4     250/5
                        283/6     302/7     316/8     335/9     344/10    

 Total:  344/10      Overs:  129.2         Run Rate:  2.66    Extras:  18  
                                     -X-

WESTERN PROVINCE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Johannes Kotze       21.2      7      31      2      1.45     1      2 
James Whitehead      12.0      1      36      1      3.00     0      0 
Edward Budgen        21.0      7      48      0      2.29     1      2 
Dirk Jackson         20.0      7      63      1      3.15     0      0 
Frank Bond           16.0      3      40      3      2.50     0      1 
Stanley Snooke       21.0      2      78      0      3.71     0      0 
Basil Melle          18.0      7      37      2      2.06     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 2 

 Total:  344/10       Overs:  129.2        Run Rate:  2.66    Extras:  18

Without any big scores, Kent crossed 300.

Code:
WESTERN PROVINCE 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Stanley Snooke      c. Humphreys   b. Blythe       15    46    3    0   32.6%
Godfrey Wrentmore                  b. Fairs'vice    0     5    0    0    0.0%
Basil Melle         c. Huish       b. Carr         50   141   10    0   35.5%
William Yeoman                     b. Fielder       8    19    1    0   42.1%
Dirk Jackson        c. Hubble      b. Fielder      22    31    5    0   71.0%
Francis Conry                      b. Blythe        4    20    1    0   20.0%
Frederick Luyt                     b. Blythe       24    43    4    0   55.8%
Frank Bond                         b. Carr         13    30    3    0   43.3%
James Whitehead                    b. Carr         10    35    2    0   28.6%
Johannes Kotze      not out                        25    45    4    0   55.6%
Edward Budgen       c. Dillon      b. Fairs'vice    4    14    1    0   28.6%

 Total:  194/10       Overs:  71.2         Run Rate:  2.72     Extras:  19 
   
                             Day 3  3:18 PM
   
                                     -X-

WESTERN PROVINCE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Snooke      Wrentmore    þ                                          4 (11)
S Snooke      B Melle      þþþþþþþþþþ                                24 (77)
W Yeoman      B Melle      þþþþþþþþþ                                 21 (42)
D Jackson     B Melle      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                          38 (69)
F Conry       B Melle      þþ                                         5 (34)
F Luyt        B Melle      þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ                            32 (59)
F Luyt        F Bond       þþþþþþþ                                   16 (28)
Whitehead     F Bond       þþ                                         6 (20)
Whitehead     J Kotze      þþþþþþþþþþþþ                              29 (67)
E Budgen      J Kotze      þþþþþþþþ                                  19 (21)


     Fall of Wickets    4/1       28/2      49/3      87/4      92/5
                        124/6     140/7     146/8     175/9     194/10    

 Total:  194/10      Overs:  71.2          Run Rate:  2.72    Extras:  19  
                                     -X-

KENT Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Colin Blythe         12.0      4      30      3      2.50     1      0 
Bill Fairservice     13.2      2      49      2      3.67     0      1 
Arthur Fielder       11.0      6      19      2      1.73     0      0 
Punter Humphreys     10.0      3      23      0      2.30     0      1 
Douglas Carr         14.0      6      16      3      1.14     0      0 
Frank Woolley        11.0      3      41      0      3.73     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 10 

 Total:  194/10       Overs:  71.2         Run Rate:  2.72    Extras:  19

They fought, but Western Province were blown away by an innings.

Code:
Western Province    133 & 194
Kent                344
   
Kent won by an innings and 17 runs
Man of the match: Bill Fairservice

Points: Kent 11, Western Province 0
 

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