Cricket (Grace)/Chapter 12

by W. G. Grace

CHAPTER XII.

RECORDS AND CURIOSITIES.

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COUNTY CRICKET FROM 1870 TO 1890.

1870.

	Yorks.		Glos.		Lanc.		Notts.		Sussex		Midd.		Kent		Surrey		Won.	Lost.	Dwn.
Yorkshire ...	...	...	...	...	...	W	D	...	...	...	...	...	W	W	W	W	5	-	1
Gloucestershire	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	W	2	-	-
Lancashire ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	L	1	1	-
Nottinghamshire	L	D	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	W	W	L	3	2	1
Sussex ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	L	W	L	2	2	-
Middlesex ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	L	1	1	-
Kent ...	L	L	...	...	...	...	L	L	L	W	...	...	...	...	W	L	2	6	-
Surrey ...	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	...	...	5	9	-

1871.

	Sussex		Notts.		Midd.		Glos.		Yorks.		Lanc.		Kent		Surrey		Won.	Lost.	Dwn.
Sussex ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	W	W	W	4	-	-
Nottinghamshire	...	...	...	...	...	...	D	W	W	L	...	...	...	...	W	W	4	1	1
Middlesex ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	D	W	1	-	1
Gloucestershire	...	...	D	L	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	W	2	1	1
Yorkshire ...	...	...	L	W	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	L	...	...	D	W	3	2	1
Lancashire ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	L	W	...	...	L	W	...	...	2	2	-
Kent ...	L	L	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	L	...	...	W	W	2	3	1
Surrey ...	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	...	...	L	D	...	...	-	9	3

1872.

	Surrey		Notts.		Glos.		Lanc.		Sussex		York.		Midd.		Kent		Won.	Lost.	Dwn.
Surrey ...	...	...	D	D	W	L	...	...	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	7	3	2
Nottinghamshire	D	D	...	...	D	D	...	...	...	...	W	WD	...	...	...	...	3	1	3
Gloucestershire	L	W	D	D	...	...	...	...	D	W	W	...	...	...	...	...	3	1	3
Lancashire ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	W	...	...	...	...	2	-	-
Sussex ...	W	L	...	...	D	L	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	W	3	2	1
Yorkshire ...	L	W	L	LD	L	...	L	L	...	...	...	...	W	...	...	...	2	6	1
Middlesex ...	L	L	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	L	...	...	...	...	...	-	3	-
Kent ...	L	L	...	...	...	...	...	...	L	L	...	...	...	...	...	...	-	4	-

1873.

	Notts.		Glos.		Yorks.		Kent		Midd.		Lanc.		Sussex		Surrey		Won.	Lost.	Dwn.
Nottinghamshire	...	...	...	...	W	D	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	W	W	W	5	-	1
Gloucestershire	...	...	...	...	W	W	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	D	W	D	4	-	2
Yorkshire ...	L	D	L	L	...	...	...	...	L	...	W	W	W	W	W	W	6	4	1
Kent ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	...	W	L	W	L	3	2	-
Middlesex ...	...	...	...	...	W	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	L	W	2	1	-
Lancashire ...	...	...	...	...	L	L	L	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	W	2	3	-
Sussex ...	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	D	2	6	2
Surrey ...	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	...	...	2	10	2

1874.

	Yorks.		Glos.		Notts.		Kent		Lanc.		Midd.		Surrey		Sussex		Won.	Lost.	Dwn.
Yorkshire ...	...	...	L	L	W	W	...	...	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	8	3	1
Gloucestershire	W	W	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	L	W	W	D	4	1	1
Nottinghamshire	L	L	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	W	W	W	W	L	5	3	-
Kent ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	D	W	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	-	1
Lancashire ...	L	W	...	...	...	...	D	L	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	2	1
Middlesex ...	L	D	...	...	L	L	...	...	...	...	...	...	L	W	...	...	1	4	1
Surrey ...	L	L	W	L	L	L	...	...	...	...	W	L	...	...	D	W	3	6	1
Sussex ...	L	L	L	D	L	W	...	...	...	...	...	...	D	L	...	...	1	5	2

1875.

	Notts.		Sussex		Yorks.		Lanc.		Glos.		Surrey		Kent		Midd.		Won.	Lost.	Dwn.
Nottinghamshire	...	...	...	...	W	L	...	...	W	D	D	W	...	...	D	W	4	1	3
Sussex ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	L	D	W	W	W	...	...	4	1	1
Yorkshire ...	L	W	...	...	...	...	L	W	W	L	W	W	...	...	D	W	6	3	1
Lancashire ...	...	...	...	...	W	L	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	W	...	...	3	1	-
Gloucestershire	L	D	L	W	L	W	...	...	...	...	L	W	...	...	...	...	3	4	1
Surrey ...	D	L	D	L	L	L	...	...	W	L	...	...	...	...	W	W	3	5	2
Kent ...	...	...	L	L	...	...	L	L	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	-	4	-
Middlesex ...	D	L	...	...	D	L	...	...	...	...	L	L	...	...	...	...	-	4	2

1876.

	Glos.		Yorks.		Notts.		Kent		Midd.		Sussex		Lanc.		Surrey		Won.	Lost.	Dwn.
Gloucestershire	...	...	W	D	W	W	...	...	...	...	W	D	...	...	W	D	5	-	3
Yorkshire ...	L	D	...	...	D	L	...	...	W	D	...	...	W	W	W	W	5	2	3
Nottinghamshire	L	L	D	W	...	...	...	...	D	D	...	...	L	W	W	W	4	3	3
Kent ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	L	W	L	W	W	L	3	3	-
Middlesex ...	...	...	L	D	D	D	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	Tie	1	1	4
Sussex ...	L	D	...	...	...	...	W	L	...	...	...	...	W	L	L	W	3	4	1
Lancashire ...	...	...	L	L	W	L	W	L	...	...	L	W	...	...	...	...	3	5	-
Surrey ...	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	Tie	W	L	...	...	...	...	2	8	2

1877.

	Glos.		Surrey		Kent		Lanc.		Notts.		Yorks.		Midd.		Sussex		Won.	Lost.	Dwn.
Gloucestershire	...	...	W	W	...	...	...	...	W	W	D	W	...	...	W	W	7	-	1
Surrey ...	L	L	...	...	W	D	...	...	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	6	2	3
Kent ...	...	...	L	D	...	...	W	W	L	W	...	...	...	...	W	W	5	2	1
Lancashire ...	...	...	...	...	L	L	...	...	L	W	W	W	...	...	W	W	5	3	-
Nottinghamshire	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	...	...	W	D	W	D	...	...	5	5	2
Yorkshire ...	D	L	L	D	...	...	L	L	L	D	...	...	W	D	...	...	1	5	4
Middlesex ...	...	...	L	L	...	...	...	...	L	D	L	D	...	...	...	...	-	4	2
Sussex ...	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	-	7	1

1878.

	Midd.		Glos.		Lanc.		Notts.		Yorks.		Kent		Surrey		Sussex		Won.	Lost.	Dwn.
Middlesex ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	D	D	W	W	...	...	W	D	...	...	3	-	1
Gloucestershire	...	...	...	...	D	W	D	W	L	D	...	...	L	D	W	W	4	2	4
Lancashire ...	...	...	D	L	...	...	L	W	W	D	W	W	...	...	...	...	4	2	2
Nottinghamshire	D	D	D	L	W	L	...	...	L	W	W	D	W	W	...	...	5	3	4
Yorkshire ...	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	L	...	...	...	...	W	D	L	W	6	4	2
Kent ...	...	...	...	...	L	L	L	D	...	...	...	...	W	D	L	W	2	4	2
Surrey ...	L	D	W	D	...	...	L	L	L	L	L	D	...	...	W	W	3	6	3
Sussex ...	...	...	L	L	...	...	...	...	L	L	W	L	L	L	...	...	1	7	-

1879.

	Yorks.		Notts.		Lanc.		Midd.		Surrey		Sussex		Glos.		Kent		Won.	Lost.	Dwn.
Yorkshire ...	...	...	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	...	...	W	D	W	L	7	2	3
Nottinghamshire	D	L	...	...	D	D	D	D	...	...	...	...	D	W	W	D	3	1	6
Lancashire ...	W	L	D	D	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	W	D	W	D	3	1	4
Middlesex ...	L	L	D	D	...	...	...	...	W	W	...	...	D	D	...	...	2	2	4
Surrey ...	L	D	...	...	...	...	L	L	...	...	W	D	L	D	W	W	3	4	3
Sussex ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	L	D	...	...	...	...	L	W	1	2	1
Gloucestershire	L	D	D	L	D	D	W	D	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	3	6
Kent ...	L	W	L	L	L	D	...	...	L	L	W	L	...	...	...	...	2	7

1880.

	Notts.		Glos.		Kent		Lanc.		Yorks.		Midd.		Surrey		Sussex		Won.	Lost.	Dwn.
Nottinghamshire	...	...	D	D	...	...	...	...	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	4	1	5
Gloucestershire	D	D	...	...	...	...	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	...	...	4	1	5
Kent ...	...	...	...	...	...	...	L	L	D	W	...	...	W	D	W	W	4	2	2
Lancashire ...	L	L	D	L	W	W	...	...	D	D	...	...	W	W	...	...	4	3	3
Yorkshire ...	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	...	...	W	L	D	W	...	...	3	4	5
Middlesex ...	L	L	D	L	...	...	...	...	L	W	...	...	D	W	...	...	2	4	2
Surrey ...	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	...	...	W	D	2	7	5
Sussex ...	...	...	...	...	L	L	...	...	...	...	...	L	D	...	...	...	-	3	1

1881.

Lanc.

Yorks.

Glos.

Notts.

Midd.

Kent

Surrey

Sussex

Won.

Lost.

Dwn.

Lancashire ...

...

...

W

W

W

D

W

D

...

D

W

W

W

W

...

...

8

-

3

Yorkshire ...

L

L

...

...

L

D

W

D

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

9

3

2

Gloucestershire

L

D

W

D

...

...

D

L

W

D

...

...

W

L

...

...

4

2

4

Nottinghamshire

L

D

L

D

D

W

...

...

L

D

...

...

W

L

W

W

4

4

4

Middlesex ...

...

D

L

L

L

D

W

D

...

...

...

...

W

W

...

...

3

3

3

Kent ...

L

L

L

L

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

L

L

W

W

2

6

-

Surrey ...

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

W

L

L

W

W

...

...

W

D

4

9

1

Sussex ...

...

...

L

L

...

...

L

L

...

...

L

L

L

D

...

...

-

7

1

1882.

Lanc.

Notts.

Yorks.

Midd.

Surrey

Glos.

Kent

Sussex

Won.

Lost.

Dwn.

Lancashire...

...

...

L

D

D

W

W

W

D

W

W

W

W

W

...

...

8

1

3

Nottinghamshire

W

D

...

...

W

L

W

D

W

W

W

D

...

...

W

W

8

1

3

Yorkshire ...

D

L

L

W

...

...

L

W

D

W

W

L

W

L

W

W

7

5

2

Middlesex ...

L

L

L

D

W

L

...

...

L

W

W

W

W

...

...

...

5

5

1

Surrey ...

D

L

L

L

D

L

W

L

...

...

D

L

W

W

W

L

4

7

3

Gloucestershire

L

L

L

D

L

W

L

L

D

W

...

...

...

...

...

...

2

6

2

Kent ...

L

L

...

...

L

W

L

...

L

L

...

...

...

...

W

D

2

6

1

Sussex ...

...

...

L

L

L

L

...

...

L

W

...

...

L

D

...

...

1

6

1

1883.

Yorks.

Notts.

Surrey

Midd.

Lanc.

Sussex

Kent

Glos

Won.

Lost.

Dwn.

Yorkhsire ...

...

...

D

L

W

D

W

D

W

W

L

W

W

W

D

W

8

2

4

Nottinghamshire

D

W

...

...

W

D

D

D

L

D

W

D

...

...

W

D

4

1

7

Surrey ...

L

D

L

D

...

...

W

L

L

W

W

W

D

D

W

W

6

4

4

Middlesex...

L

D

D

D

L

W

...

...

...

...

...

...

W

W

W

D

4

2

4

Lancashire...

L

L

W

D

W

L

...

...

...

...

...

...

W

L

W

L

4

5

1

Sussex ...

W

L

L

D

L

L

...

...

...

...

...

...

W

L

...

...

2

5

1

Kent ...

L

L

...

...

D

D

L

L

L

W

L

W

...

...

...

...

2

6

2

Gloucesterhsire...

D

L

L

D

L

L

L

D

L

W

...

...

...

...

...

...

1

6

3

1884.

Notts.

Yorks.

Surrey

Midd.

Lanc

Sussex

Kent

Glos.

Won.

Lost.

Dwn.

Nottnighamshire

...

...

W

W

W

D

W

W

...

...

W

W

...

...

W

W

9

-

1

Yorkshire ...

L

L

...

...

D

D

D

D

W

L

W

L

W

W

W

W

6

4

4

Surrey ...

L

D

D

D

...

...

L

W

W

L

W

W

L

D

W

D

5

4

5

Middlesex ...

L

L

D

D

W

L

...

...

...

...

...

...

W

W

W

D

4

3

3

Lancashire ...

...

...

L

W

L

W

...

...

...

...

...

...

L

W

D

L

3

4

1

Sussex ...

L

L

L

W

L

L

...

...

...

...

...

...

D

W

W

W

4

5

1

Kent ...

...

...

L

L

W

D

L

L

W

L

D

L

...

...

...

...

2

6

2

Gloucestershire

L

L

L

L

L

D

L

D

W

L

L

...

...

...

...

...

1

8

3

1885.

Notts.

Yorks.

Lanc.

Surrey

Kent

Glos.

Midd.

Sussex

Won.

Lost.

Dwn.

Nottinghamshire

...

...

D

L

...

...

D

D

...

...

W

W

W

D

W

W

5

1

4

Yorkshire

D

W

...

...

D

W

W

W

L

D

W

D

W

L

D

D

6

2

6

Lancashire

...

...

D

L

...

...

D

L

W

...

W

W

...

...

W

W

5

2

2

Surrey ...

D

L

L

L

D

W

...

...

W

D

L

L

W

W

W

W

6

4

4

Kent

...

...

W

D

L

...

L

D

...

...

...

...

L

W

W

W

4

3

2

Gloucestershire

L

L

L

D

L

L

W

W

...

...

...

...

W

W

L

L

4

7

1

Middlesex

L

D

L

W

...

...

L

L

W

L

L

L

...

...

...

...

2

7

1

Sussex

L

L

D

D

L

L

L

L

L

L

W

W

...

...

...

...

2

8

2

1886.

Notts.

Surrey

Lanc.

Midd.

Sussex

Yorks.

Kent.

Glos.

Won.

Lost.

Dwn.

Nottinghamshire

...

...

D

W

W

D

W

D

W

W

W

D

W

D

D

D

7

-

7

Surrey...

D

L

...

...

W

L

W

W

W

L

W

W

W

W

W

W

10

3

1

Lancashire ...

L

D

L

W

...

...

...

...

W

L

W

D

W

L

D

L

4

5

3

Middlesex ...

L

D

L

L

...

...

...

...

...

...

D

L

W

D

W

W

3

4

3

Sussex ...

L

L

L

W

L

W

...

...

...

...

D

D

L

W

W

L

4

6

2

Yorkshire ...

L

D

L

L

L

D

D

W

D

D

...

...

D

L

D

W

2

5

7

Kent ...

L

D

L

L

L

W

L

D

W

L

D

W

...

...

...

...

3

6

3

Gloucestershire

D

D

L

L

D

W

L

L

L

W

D

L

...

...

...

...

2

6

4

1887.

Surrey

Lanc.

Notts.

Midd.

Yorks.

Sussex

Kent

Glos.

Won.

Lost.

Dwn.

Surrey ...

...

...

W

L

W

W

W

L

W

W

W

D

W

D

W

W

10

2

2

Lancashire ...

L

W

...

...

L

W

...

...

D

L

W

W

W

W

W

W

8

3

1

Nottinghamshire

L

L

W

L

...

...

W

D

D

D

W

W

W

W

W

W

8

3

3

Middlesex ...

L

W

...

...

L

D

...

...

W

D

...

...

W

D

D

W

4

2

4

Yorkshire ...

L

L

D

W

D

D

L

D

...

...

W

D

W

D

D

W

4

3

7

Sussex ...

L

D

L

L

L

L

...

...

L

D

...

...

W

L

W

L

2

8

2

Kent ...

L

D

L

L

L

L

L

D

L

D

L

W

...

...

D

D

1

8

5

Gloucestershire

L

L

L

L

L

L

D

L

D

L

L

W

D

D

...

...

1

9

4

1888.

Surrey

Kent.

Yorks.

Glos.

Lanc.

Notts.

Midd.

Sussex

Won.

Lost.

Dwn.

Surrey ...

...

...

W

W

W

W

W

D

W

L

W

W

W

W

W

W

12

1

1

Kent ...

L

L

...

...

D

L

L

L

W

W

W

D

W

W

W

W

7

5

2

Yorkshire ...

L

L

D

W

...

...

W

D

D

W

D

W

L

L

W

W

6

4

4

Gloucestershire

L

D

W

W

L

D

...

...

D

L

L

W

W

L

D

W

5

5

4

Lancashire ...

L

W

L

L

D

L

D

W

...

...

D

D

W

W

D

L

4

5

5

Nottinghamshire

L

L

L

D

D

L

W

L

D

D

...

...

L

D

W

W

3

6

5

Middlesex ...

L

L

L

L

W

W

L

W

L

L

W

D

...

...

...

...

4

7

1

Sussex ...

L

L

L

L

L

L

D

L

D

W

L

L

...

...

...

...

1

9

2

1889.

Notts.

Lanc.

Surrey.

Kent.

Midd.

Glos.

Yorks.

Sussex.

Won.

Lost.

Dwn.

Nottinghamshire

...

...

W

D

W

L

W

L

W

D

W

W

W

D

W

W

9

2

3

Lancashire ...

L

D

...

...

W

W

W

W

L

W

W

L

W

W

W

W

10

3

1

Surrey ...

L

W

L

L

...

...

W

W

W

W

W

D

W

W

W

W

10

3

1

Kent ...

L

W

L

L

L

L

...

...

W

...

D

W

W

W

W

W

7

5

1

Middlesex ...

L

D

W

L

L

L

L

...

...

...

W

D

W

D

...

...

3

5

3

Gloucestershire

L

L

L

W

L

D

D

L

L

D

...

...

W

L

D

W

3

7

4

Yorkshire ...

L

D

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

D

L

W

...

...

L

W

2

10

2

Sussex ...

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

...

...

D

L

W

L

...

...

1

10

1

1890.

Surrey.

Lanc.

Kent.

Yorks.

Notts.

Glos.

Midd.

Sussex.

Won.

Lost.

Dwn.

Surrey ...

...

...

W

W

D

L

D

L

L

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

9

3

2

Lancashire ...

L

L

...

...

W

W

D

W

D

W

D

D

L

W

W

W

7

3

4

Kent ...

D

W

L

L

...

...

L

D

D

D

W

D

W

W

W

W

6

3

5

Yorkshire ...

D

W

D

L

W

D

...

...

L

D

W

L

W

D

W

W

6

3

5

Nottinghamshire

W

L

D

L

D

D

W

D

...

...

L

L

L

W

W

W

5

5

4

Gloucestershire

L

L

D

D

L

D

L

W

W

W

...

...

L

W

L

W

5

6

3

Middlesex ...

L

L

W

L

L

L

W

D

W

L

W

L

...

...

...

...

3

8

1

Sussex ...

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

W

L

...

...

...

...

1

11

-

Nottinghamshire	has been top county	7 times
Surrey	⁠ "	4⁠"
Yorkshire	⁠ "	4⁠"
Gloucestershire	⁠ "	2⁠"
Lancashire	⁠ "	2⁠"
Middlesex	⁠ "	1⁠"
Sussex	⁠ "	1⁠"

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Sussex	has been at the bottom	10 times
Surrey	⁠ "	4⁠"
Gloucestershire	⁠ "	4⁠"
Kent	⁠ "	2⁠"
Middlesex	⁠ "	1⁠"

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TOTAL NUMBER OF MATCHES PLAYED.

	Won.	Lost.	Drawn.		Total.
Nottinghamshire ...	108	43	70	=	221	+65
Lancashire ...	91	54	34	=	179	+37
Yorkshire ...	108	76	66	=	250	+32
Surrey ...	112	110	50	=	272	+02
Gloucestershire ...	67	75	59	=	201	−08
Middlesex ...	48	70	43	=	161	−22
Kent ...	60	91	31	=	182	−31
Sussex ...	39	114	23	=	176	−75
	633	633	376	=	1642

GENTLEMEN AND PLAYERS' MATCHES.

AT LORD'S AND THE OVAL.

1806	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by an innings and 14 runs. Beldham and Lambert played for the Gentlemen.
1806	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 82 runs. Lambert played for the Gentlemen.
1819	Lord's...	Players won by 6 wickets.
1820	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 70 runs. Howard played for the Gentlemen.
1821	Lord's...	Players, 278 runs for 6 wickets: Gentlemen, 60 runs for one innings. Gentlemen gave up the match.
1822	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 6 wickets.
1823	Lord's...	Players won by 345 runs.
1824	Lord's...	Players won by 101 runs.
1825	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 72 runs. The Gentlemen played 16 men.
1827	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 29 runs. The Gentlemen played 17 men.
1827	Lord's...	Players won by an innings and 42 runs. The Gentlemen played 17 men.
1829	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 193 runs. Lillywhite and Broadbridge played for the Gentlemen.
1830	Lord's...	Drawn. Pilch and Lillywhite played for the Gentlemen.
1831	Lord's...	Players won by 5 wickets. The Players played 9 men; the Gentlemen, 11.
1832	Lord's...	Players won by an innings and 34 runs. The size of the Players' wickets was 27 in. by 8 in. ; the Gentlemen's, 22 in. by 6 in.
1833	Lord's...	Players won by 9 wickets. The Gentlemen played 6 men.
1834	Lord's...	Players won by an innings and 21 runs.
1835	Lord's...	Players won by 6 wickets. Cobbett and Redgate played for the Gentlemen.
1836	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 35 runs. The Gentlemen played 18 men.
1837	Lord's...	Players won by an innings and 10 runs. Size of Players' wickets, 36 ins. by 12 ins.; Gentlemen's, 27 ins. by 8 ins. The Barn Door Match.
1837	Lord's...	Players won by an innings and 38 runs. Gentlemen played 16 men.
1838	Lord's...	Players won by 40 runs. Pilch, Cobbett, and Wenman played for the Gentlemen.
1839	Lord's...	Drawn.
1840	Lord's...	Players won by 9 wickets.
1841	Lord's...	Players won by 3 wickets.
1842	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 95 runs.
1843	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by an innings and 20 runs.
1844	Lord's...	Players won by 38 runs.
1845	Lord's...	Players won by 67 runs.
1846	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 1 wicket.
1847	Lord's...	Players won by 147 runs.
1848	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 27 runs.
1849	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by an innings and 40 runs.
1850	Lord's...	Players won by an innings and 48 runs.
1851	Lord's...	Players won by an innings and 14 runs.
1852	Lord's...	Players won by 5 wickets.
1853	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 60 runs.
1854	Lord's...	Players won by 9 wickets.
1855	Lord's...	Players won by 7 wickets.
1856	Lord's...	Players won by 2 wickets.
1857	Oval ...	Players won by 10 wickets. First match at the Oval .
1857	Lord's...	Players won by 13 runs.
1858	Oval ...	Players won by 3 wickets.
1858	Lord's...	Players won by 285 runs.
1859	Oval ...	Players won by an innings and 25 runs.
1859	Lord's...	Players won by 169 runs.
1860	Oval ...	Players won by 8 wickets.
1860	Lord's...	Players won by an innings and 181 runs.
1861	Lord's...	Players won by an innings and 60 runs.
1861	Oval ...	Players won by an innings and 68 runs.
1862	Oval ...	Drawn.
1862	Lord's...	Players won by an innings and 157 runs. This match was Gentlemen under thirty years of age v. Players under thirty.
1863	Lord's...	Players won by 8 wickets.
1863	Oval ...	Players won by 9 wickets.
1864	Oval ...	Players won by 205 runs.
1864	Lord's...	Players won by an innings and 68 runs.
1865	Oval ...	Players won by 118 runs. W. G. Grace's first match for the Gentlemen.
1865	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 8 wickets. The Gentlemen had not won a match since 1853.
1866	Lord's...	Players won by 38 runs.
1866	Oval ...	Gentlemen won by 98 runs. First win for the Gentlemen at the Oval.
1867	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 8 wickets.
1867	Oval ...	Drawn.
1868	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 8 wickets.
1868	Oval ...	Gentlemen won by an innings and 87 runs.
1869	Oval ...	Gentlemen won by 17 runs.
1869	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 3 wickets.
1870	Oval ...	Drawn.
1870	Lord's...	Gentleman won by 4 runs
1871	Lords...	Drawn
1871	Oval ...	Gentlemen won by 5 wickets.
1872	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 7 wickets.
1872	Oval ...	Gentlemen won by 9 wickets.
1873	Oval ...	Gentlemen won by an innings and 19 runs.
1873	Lord's ...	Gentlemen won by an innings and 55 runs.
1874	Oval ...	Gentlemen won by 48 runs.
1874	Lord's...	Players won by 2 wickets. The Players had not won a match since 1866.
1875	Oval ...	Drawn.
1876	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 262 runs.
1876	Oval ...	Drawn.
1876	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by an innings and 93 runs. Shrewsbury's first match for the Players.
1877	Oval ...	Drawn.
1877	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 1 wicket.
1878	Oval ...	Gentlemen won by 55 runs.
1878	Lord's ...	Gentlemen won by 206 runs.
1879	Oval ...	Gentlemen won by an innings and 126 runs.
1879	Lord's...	Drawn.
1880	Oval ...	Players won by 37 runs.
1880	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 5 wickets.
1881	Oval ...	Gentlemen won by 2 wickets.
1881	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 4 wickets.
1882	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 8 wickets.
1882	Oval ...	Players won by 87 runs.
1883	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 7 wickets;
1883	Oval ...	A tie match. Players—1st innings, 203; 2nd, 181. Gentlemen. 1st innings, 235;; 2nd, 149.
1884	Oval ...	Players won by 9 wickets.
1884	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 6 wickets.
1885	Oval ...	Drawn.
1885	Lord's...	Players won by 4 wickets.
1886	Lord's...	Players won by 5 wickets.
1886	Oval ...	Drawn.
1887	Lord's...	Players won by an innings and 123 runs.
1887	Oval ...	Players won by an innings and 16 runs.
1888	Lord's...	Gentlemen won by 5 runs.
1888	Oval ...	Players won by an innings and 139 runs.
1889	Oval ...	Players won by 8 wickets.
1889	Lord's...	Players won by 10 wickets.
1890	Oval ...	Players won by 9 wickets.
1890	Lord's...	Drawn.
AT PRINCE'S.
1873	Gentlemen won by an innings and 54 runs.
1874	Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
1875	Players won by 43 runs.
1876	Gentlemen won by 5 wickets.
1877	Gentlemen won by 9 wickets.

Matches played, 113: Players won 54; Gentlemen won 45; drawn, 13; tied, 1.

Other matches have been played at Brighton, Scarborough, Hastings, and elsewhere.

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BATTING AVERAGES OF SOME OF THE LEADING BATSMEN IN THE GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS' MATCHES.

GENTLEMEN.

	Completed Innings.	Runs	Average
Mr. W. G. Grace	96	4243	44.19
Mr. W. Yardley	12	435	36. 3
Mr. C. T. Studd	9	313	34. 7
Mr. A. Lubbock	11	313	32. 3
Mr. G. F. Grace	33	355	28 .3
Mr. W. W. Read	23	927	26. 3
Mr. T. C. O'Brien	9	601	26.2
Mr. A. G. Steel	22	236	26.00
Mr. G. H. Longman	12	293	24 .5
Mr. A. E. Stoddart	11	265	24. 1
Mr. A. N. Hornby	47	1101	22.20
Mr. A. W. Ridley	21	491	23. 8
Mr. R. A. H. Mitchell	10	235	23. 5
Mr. I. D. Walker	29	639	22. 1
Mr. A. P. Lucas	32	704	22.00
Mr. R. D. Walker	17	362	21 .5
Mr. F. Penn	12	253	21. 1

PLAYERS.

	Completed Innings.	Runs	Average
T. Hayward	15	552	36.12
T. Hearne	14	474	33.12
W Barnes	33	1055	32. 1
A. Shrewsbury	31	972	31.11
G Ulyett	53	1637	30.47
W Bates	22	632	28.16
W Gunn	20	573	28.13
G Parr	22	618	28. 2
R Daft	35	925	26.15
W Mortlock	15	398	26. 8
R Carpenter	25	599	24. 9
J Wisden	17	390	22.16
Jno. Lilly white	15	338	22. 8
J M. Read	12	265	22. 1
E. Lockwood	54	1179	21.45
H. Jupp	62	1321	12.19

THREE‑FIGURE INNINGS SCORED IN THE
GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS' MATCHES.

1821	Beagley, 113*
1825	Mr. W. Ward, 102
1827	Saunders, 100
1860	T. Hayward, 132
1861	R. Carpenter, 119
1861	R. Carpenter, 106
1863	T. Hayward, 112*
1864	H. H. Stephenson, 117
1865	T. Hearne, 122*
1866	Mr. A. Lubbock, 107*
1868	Mr. W. G. Grace, 134*
1868	Mr. I. D. Walker, 165
1870	Mr. W. G. Grace, 109
1870	Mr. W. G. Grace, 215
1870	Mr. W. B. Money, 109*
1871	Mr. W. G. Grace, 217
1872	Mr. W. G. Grace, 112
1872	Mr. W. G. Grace, 117
1872	R. Daft, 102
1873	Mr. W. G. Grace, 163
1873	Mr. W. G. Grace, 158
1873	Mr. A. N. Hornby, 104
1874	Mr. W. G. Grace, 110
1875	Mr. W. G. Grace, 152
1876	Mr. W. G. Grace, 169
1877	Mr. A. W. Ridley, 103
1877	Mr. A. N. Hornby, 144
1877	Mr. G. F. Grace, 134
1877	G. Ulyett, 118
1878	Mr. W. G. Grace, 100
1882	Mr. A. P. Lucas, 107
1883	Mr. C. T. Studd, 100
1883	Mr. E. F. S.Tylecote, 107
1884	G. Ulyett, 134
1885	Mr. W. W. Read, 159
1886	A. Shrewsbury, 127
1887	A. Shrewsbury, 111
1889	W. Barnes, 130*

* Not out.

Mr. W. G. Grace	has	scored it	12	times.
Mr. A. N. Hornby	has„	scored it„	2	times„
R. Carpenter	has„	scored it„	2	times„
T. Hayward	has„	scored it„	2	times„
G. Ulyett	has„	scored it„	2	times„
A. Shrewsbury	has„	scored it„	2	times„

PUBLIC SCHOOL MATCHES.

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ETON v. , HARROW AT LORDS.

	Winner.	Won by		Winner.	Won by
1805	Eton	Ins. and 2 runs	1858	Harrow	Ins. and 7 runs
1818	Harrow	13 runs	1859	Harrow„	Ins. and 48 runs
1822	Harrow„	87 runs	1860		Drawn
1823	Eton	Ins. and 33 runs	1861		Drawn
1824	Eton„	9 wickets	1862	Eton	54 runs
1825	Eton„	7 wickets	1862		Drawn
1827	Eton„	6 wickets	1864	Harrow	Ins. and 67 runs
1828	Eton„	6 wickets	1865	Harrow„	Ins. and 51 runs
1832	Eton„	Ins. and 156 runs	1866	Harrow„	Ins. and 136 runs
1833	Harrow	8 wickets	1867		Drawn
1834	Harrow„	13 runs	1868	Harrow	7 wickets
1835	Eton	165 runs	1869	Eton	Ins. and 19 runs
1836	Harrow	9 wickets	1870	Eton„	20 runs
1837	Eton	8 wickets	1871	Eton„	Ins. and 77 runs
1838	Eton„	Ins. and 30 runs	1872	Eton„	6 Wickets
1839	Eton„	8 wickets	1873	Harrow	5 Wickets
1840	Eton„	31 runs	1874	Eton	5 Wickets
1841	Eton„	Ins. and 175 runs	1875		Drawn
1842	Harrow	65 runs	1876	Eton	Ins. and 24 runs
1843	Harrow„	20 runs	1877		Drawn
1844	Eton	Ins. and 69 runs	1878	Harrow	20 runs
1845	Eton„	Ins. and 174 runs	1879		Drawn
1846	Eton„	Ins. and 135 runs	1880	Harrow	95 runs
1847	Eton„	9 Wickets	1881	Harrow„	112 runs
1848	Harrow	41 runs	1882		Drawn
1849	Harrow„	77 runs	1883		drawn
1850	Eton	7 Wickets	1884		Drawn
1851	Harrow	8 Wickets	1885	Harrow	3 wickets
1852	Harrow„	71 runs	1886	Eton	6 Wickets
1853	Harrow„	3 wickets	1887	Eton„	5 Wickets
1854	Harrow„	98 runs	1888	Harrow	150 runs
1855	Harrow„	Ins. and 66 runs	1889	Harrow„	9 wickets
1857	Harrow„	10 wickets*	1890	Drawn

* This match was Etonians v. Harrovians under 20.

Matches played, 66: Harrow won 28; Eton won 27; drawn, 11.

ETON v. WINCHESTER.

	Winner.	Won by	Where		Winner.	Won by	Where
1826	Winchester	53 runs	Lord's	1860	Eton	10 Runs	Winc.
1829	Eton	4 Wickets	Lord's„	1861	Eton„	9 wickets	Eton
1830	Winchester	8 wickets	Lord's„	1862	Eton„	1 Wicket	Winc.
1832	Eton	Ins. and 10 runs	Lord's„	1863	Eton„	Ins. and 194 runs	Eton
1833	Eton„	14 runs	Lord's„	1864	Eton„	9 Wickets	Winc.
1834	Eton„	13 runs	Lord's„	1865		Drawn	Eton
1835	Eton„	5 wickets	Lord's„	1866	Eton	10 Wickets	Winc
1836	Eton„	2 wickets	Lord's„	1867	Eton„	Ins. and 10 runs	Eton
1838	Winchester	Ins. and 34 runs	Lord's„	1868	Eton„	8 wickets	Winc.
1839	Eton	108 runs	Lord's„	1869	Eton„	Ins. and 36 runs	Eton
1840	Winchester	43 runs	Lord's„	1870	Winchester	1 wicket	Winc.
1841	Winchester„	109 runs	Lord's„	1871	Winchester„	8 runs	Eton
1842	Eton	7 wickets	Lord's„	1872	Eton	Ins. and 125 runs	Winc.
1843	Winchester	8 wickets	Lord's„	1873	Eton„	5 wickets	Eton
1844	Eton	27 runs	Lord's„	1874	Eton„	Ins and 202 runs	Winc.
1845	A tie match—			1875	Eton„	5 wickets	Eton
	Winchester	111 and 52	Lord's„	1876	Eton„	Ins. and 99 runs	Winc.
	Eton	66 and 97	Lord's„	1877	Eton„	Ins.and 121 runs	Eton
1846	Eton	Ins. and 55 runs	Lord's„	1878	Winchester	6 wickets	Winc.
1847	Eton„	Ins. and 78 runs	Lord's„	1879	Eton	45 runs	Eton
1848	Eton„	65 runs	Lord's„	1880	Eton„	9 runs	Winc.
1849	Eton„	Ins. and 27 runs	Lord's„	1881	Eton„	6 wickets	Eton
1850	Eton„	5 wickets	Lord's„	1882	Winchester	Ins and 20 runs	Winc.
1851	Winchester	26runs	Lord's„	1883	Winchester„	224 runs	Eton
1852	Winchester„	30 runs	Lord's„	1884	Eton	5 wickets	Winc.
1853	Winchester„	35 runs	Lord's„	1885		Drawn	Eton
1854	Winchester„	3 wickets	Lord's„	1886	Eton	8 wickets	Winc.
1855	Eton	46runs	Eton	1887	Eton„	9 Wickets	Eton
1856	Eton„	Ins. and 4 runs	Winc.	1888		Drawn	Winc.
1857	Eton„	Ins. and 31 runs	Eton	1889	Winchester	114 runs	Eton
1858	Winchester	1 wicket	Winc.	1890		Drawn	Winc.
1859	Winchester„	3 Wickets	Eton

Matches played, 61: Eton won 38; Winchester won 18; drawn, 4; tied. 1.

RUGBY v. MARLBOROUGH.

	Winner.	Won by	Where		Winner.	Won by	Where
1855	Rugby	10 wickets	Lord's	1875	Rugby	Ins. and 35 runs	Lord's
1856	Rugby„	5 wickets	Lord's„	1876	Marlbro'	5 wickets	Lord's„
1857	Rugby„	Ins. and 83 runs	Oval	1877	Marlbro'„	196 runs	Lord's„
1860	Rugby„	Ins. and 50 runs	Lord's	1878	Rugby	Ins. and 24 runs	Lord's„
1862	Marlbro'	Ins. and 17 runs	Lord's„	1879	Rugby„	97 runs	Lord's„
1863	Rugby	83 runs	Oval	1880	Rugby„	Ins.and 120 runs	Lord's„
1864	Rugby„	Ins. and 33 runs	Islgtn.	1881	Rugby„	2 wickets	Lord's„
1865	Rugby„	9 wickets	Lord's	1882	Marlbro'	5 wickets	Lord's„
1866		Drawn	Lord's„	1883		Drawn	Lord's„
1867	Rugby	6 wickets	Oval	1884	Marlbro'	8 wickets	Lord's„
1868	Rugby„	Ins. and 133 runs	Rugby	1885		Drawn	Lord's„
1869	Rugby„	179 runs	Lord's	1886	Rugby	37 runs	Lord's„
1870	Rugby„	5 wickets	Marl.	1887	Marlbro'	217 runs	Lord's„
1871	Marlbro’	68 runs	Lord's	1888	No play, owing to rain
1872	Marlbro'„	9 wickets	Lord's	1889	Marlbro'	6 wickets	Lord's„
1873	Rugby	8 wickets	Lord's„	1890	Marlbro'„	145 runs	Lord's„
1874	Rugby„	5 wickets	Lord's„

Matches played, 32: Rugby won 19; Marlborough won 11:; drawn, 3.

CHELTENHAM v. MARLBOROUGH.

Date.	Where Played.	Winner.	Won by
1856	Cheltenham	Cheltenham	77 runs.
1857	Marlborough	Cheltenham	4 wickets.
1858	Cheltenham	Cheltenham	6 wickets.
1859	Marlborough	Marlborough	32 runs.
1860	Cheltenham		Drawn.
1861	Marlborough	Cheltenham	7 wickets.
1862	Cheltenham		Drawn.
1863	Marlborough	Cheltenham	36 runs.
1864	Cheltenham		Drawn.
1865	Marlborough	Marlborough	10 wickets.
1866	Cheltenham		Drawn.
1867	Marlborough		Drawn.
1868	Cheltenham	Cheltenham	10 wickets.
1869	Marlborough	Marlborough	Innings and 12 runs
1870	Cheltenham	Cheltenham	6 wickets.
1871	Marlborough	Cheltenham	7 wickets.
1872	Cheltenham	Marlborough	7 wickets.
1873	Marlborough	Marlborough	84 runs.
1874	Cheltenham	Cheltenham	232 runs.
1875	Marlborough		Drawn.
1876	Cheltenham	Marlborough	6 wickets.
1877	Marlborough	Marlborough	Innings and 170 runs.
1878	Cheltenham	Marlborough	6 wickets.
1879	Marlborough	Marlborough	15 runs.
1880	Cheltenham		Drawn.
1881	Marlborough	Cheltenham	4 wickets.
1882	Cheltenham	Marlborough	70 runs.
1883	Marlborough	Marlborough	Innings and 102 runs.
1884	Cheltenham		Drawn.
1885	Marlborough		Drawn.
1886	Cheltenham	Cheltenham	5 wickets.
1887	Marlborough	Cheltenham	7 wickets.
1888	Cheltenham	Cheltenham	Innings and 71 runs.
1889	Marlborough	Marlborough	9 wickets.
1890	Cheltenham	Marlborough	39 runs.

Matches played 35 : Cheltenham won 13 ; Marlborough won 13; drawn, 9.

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CLIFTON v. CHELTENHAM.

Date.	Where Played.	Winner.	Won by
1872	Clifton	Clifton	6 wickets.
1873	Cheltenham	Clifton	Innings and 44 runs.
1874	Clifton		Drawn.
1875	Cheltenham	Clifton	Innings and 107 runs.
1876	Clifton		Drawn.
1877	Cheltenham	Clifton	Innings and 209 runs.
1878	Clifton	Clifton	9 wickets.
1879	Cheltenham	Cheltenham	19 runs.
1880	Clifton		Drawn.
1881	Cheltenham	Cheltenham	8 wickets.
1882	Clifton	Cheltenham	99 runs.
1883	Cheltenham	Clifton	4 wickets.
1884	Clifton		Drawn.
1885	Cheltenham	Clifton	5 wickets.
1886	Clifton	Clifton	10 wickets.
1887	Cheltenham	Cheltenham	9 wickets
1888	Clifton	Cheltenham	10 wickets.
1889	Cheltenham		Drawn.
1890	Clifton	Clifton	Innings and 53 runs.

Matches played, 19: Clifton won 9; Cheltenham won 5 ; drawn, 5.