Gordon Child

Berkshire make two changes to the side for their key game with Shropshire

Berkshire made full use of a very flat wicket at the delightful Alderley Edge ground, batting to the 100 over 1st innings closure for a total of 466 - 5 wickets

Berkshire failed to make use of first knock on a rain-affected wicket at Thatcham

Dropped catches cost Minor Counties dearly, together with some wayward seam bowling on a pitch of variable bounce and slow pace, enabling Northants to score 271 for 8 in their 50 overs

Minor Counties failed to take advantage of first use of a wicket offering the bowlers variable bounce and were bowled out for 130 in just 42.5 overs, thanks to some poor shot selection and fine pace bowling by Sri Lankan overseas player Mohamed

Berkshire's seamers dominated the match throughout to secure a ten-wicket win over Oxfordshire in the opening Minor Counties Championship match of the season, and this despite losing half of the allotted overs due to the wet conditions

In a tense finish, Minor Counties won a remarkable match by two wickets, with five balls to spare

The team selected to represent MCCA in this match is shown below

Choosing to bat first on a good batting strip, Minor Counties scored a competitive 242-9 in their 50 overs

Middlesex made a bright start with openers Alleyne and Hutton putting on 74 in 13.3 overs before off-spinner Martyn Dobson pegged them back with three quick wickets

Leicestershire won the toss and batted first on a wicket that gave the spinners some assistance

Minor Counties started brightly having been inserted by Middlesex, the opening partnership of Dawson and Dobson putting on 53 for the first wicket in 10 overs

On a miserable, wet day at Isham only five overs were possible

A superb exhibition of swing bowling on a blameless pitch, reduced Warwickshire to 16-6 wickets off 15 overs

Berkshire batted positively, Fray (57*) and night watchman Patel (78*), added another 140 runs in 22 overs before declaring at 153-1

Rain again on the second day prevented play until 5.30 after tremendous efforts by the groundsmen to clear surface water from the surrounds

Only 44 overs were possible on the first day of this three-day Minor Counties Championship game at Lamphey, Pembrokeshire, as the rains came in mid-afternoon and ended play for the day with Wales on 185-5 wickets

Batting first against Warwickshire at the delightful Orleton Park ground, MCCA failed by some 30 odd runs to post a competitive total

MCCA make three changes to the side that lost narrowly to Leicestershire in their opening game

Leicestershire, having been put in to bat, made good progress as openers Robert Cunliffe and Ian Flanagan put on 162 for the first wicket off 34 overs