f517	Gentlemen v Players
	Other First-Class matches in England 1837
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 3rd, 4th July 1837 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Players won by an innings and 10 runs
Close of play day 1

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Gentlemen first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Kynaston	c Wenman b Lillywhite	5
N Felix	c Wenman b Lillywhite	5
EH Grimston	st Box b Lillywhite	13
*W Ward	c Box b Lillywhite	2
CG Taylor	b Lillywhite	5
HE Knatchbull	b Lillywhite	6
W Meyrick	c Box b Lillywhite	0
GT Knight	b Lillywhite	0
A Coote	not out	7
RW Keate	c Box b Redgate	1
FH Hervey-Bathurst	st Box b Lillywhite	8
Extras	(1 b, 1 w)	2
Total	(all out)	54
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-54

Players bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lillywhite	?	?	?	9	-	-
Redgate	?	?	?	1	-	-

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Players first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Mills	b Hervey-Bathurst	0
+T Box	b Taylor	0
T Marsden	b Hervey-Bathurst	1
G Jarvis	c Knatchbull b Taylor	0
F Pilch	hit wkt b Hervey-Bathurst	9
EG Wenman	b Hervey-Bathurst	35
S Redgate	c Ward b Hervey-Bathurst	0
J Taylor	b Taylor	0
G Millyard	c Felix b Taylor	0
J Cobbett	not out	32
FW Lillywhite	st Knatchbull b Knight	5
Extras	(8 b, 1 nb, 8 w)	17
Total	(all out)	99
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-17, 9-?, 10-99

Gentlemen bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hervey-Bathurst	?	?	?	5	-	-
Taylor	?	?	?	4	-	-
Knight	?	?	?	1	-	-

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Gentlemen second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Kynaston	c Wenman b Lillywhite	8
N Felix	b Lillywhite	1
EH Grimston	b Redgate	2
*W Ward	b Lillywhite	2
CG Taylor	run out	7
HE Knatchbull	c Lillywhite b Redgate	6
W Meyrick	b Redgate	0
GT Knight	not out	1
A Coote	run out	1
RW Keate	b Lillywhite	6
FH Hervey-Bathurst	c Wenman b Redgate	0
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(all out)	35
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-35

Players bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lillywhite	?	?	?	4	-	-
Redgate	?	?	?	4	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> GT Knight made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> FW Lillywhite equalled his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Gentlemen first innings
--> CG Taylor reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Players first innings

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In this match known as the 'Barn Door Match' the Players defended a wicket of four stumps 36 in. by 12 in., whereas the Gentlemen defended three stumps of normal size (27 in. by 8 in.). Pilch is given out 'hat knocked on wicket' in Scores and Biographies

 

 

 

 

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