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f1259 Gentlemen of the South v Players of the South

Other First-Class matches in England 1868

Venue Kennington Oval on 23rd, 24th, 25th July 1868 (3-day match)

Balls per over 4

Toss Players of the South won the toss and decided to bat

Result Players of the South won by an innings and 91 runs

Umpires W Mortlock, C Payne

Close of play day 1 Players of the South (1) 392/8 (Stephenson 66*, Willsher 8*)

Close of play day 2 Gentlemen of the South (2) 86/5 (Walker 51*, Richardson 5*)

Players of the South first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
T Humphrey	c Green b GF Grace	56
H Jupp	hit wkt b Money	22
J Lillywhite	b Miller	62
HRJ Charlwood	c Money b GF Grace	18
F Silcock	b WG Grace	26
G Griffith	c Walker b Miller	1
EW Pooley	c Cooper b Lipscomb	47
HH Stephenson	c Money b Lipscomb	79
H Holmes	c Walker b Money	77
E Willsher	b WG Grace	8
J Southerton	not out	7
Extras	(4 b, 5 lb, 1 w)	10
Total	(all out, 179.1 overs)	413
Fall of wickets: 1-81, 2-81, 3-113, 4-189, 5-198, 6-205, 7-273, 8-385, 9-393, 10-413 (179.1 ov)

Gentlemen of the South bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
WG Grace	66	26	139	2	-	-
Lipscomb	42.1	18	64	2	1	-
Money	32	2	108	2	-	-
GF Grace	18	3	57	2	-	-
Miller	21	6	35	2	-	-

Gentlemen of the South first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BB Cooper	c Griffith b Silcock	1
CE Green	run out	9
WB Money	b Willsher	46
WG Grace	b Lillywhite	55
ID Walker	b Willsher	20
HA Richardson	b Willsher	0
GF Grace	not out	19
HW Estridge	b Willsher	0
FP Miller	b Willsher	0
R Lipscomb	c Silcock b Willsher	7
F Burbidge	c Pooley b Willsher	8
Extras	(4 lb)	4
Total	(all out, 86.2 overs)	169
Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-10, 3-103, 4-125, 5-125, 6-138, 7-138, 8-138, 9-152, 10-169 (86.2 ov)

Players of the South bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Silcock	21	8	34	1	-	-
Southerton	26	6	61	0	-	-
Griffith	7	3	19	0	-	-
Lillywhite	10	4	7	1	-	-
Willsher	22.2	5	44	7	-	-

Gentlemen of the South second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GF Grace	c Willsher b Lillywhite	2
F Burbidge	c Southerton b Willsher	6
WB Money	run out	2
WG Grace	b Willsher	0
ID Walker	not out	86
CE Green	b Silcock	12
HA Richardson	c Griffith b Lillywhite	16
BB Cooper	c Southerton b Lillywhite	0
HW Estridge	c Griffith b Southerton	14
R Lipscomb	c Charlwood b Willsher	0
FP Miller	b Willsher	4
Extras	(6 b, 5 lb)	11
Total	(all out, 70 overs)	153
Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-8, 3-8, 4-15, 5-73, 6-103, 7-103, 8-144, 9-147, 10-153 (70 ov)

Players of the South bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Willsher	35	12	61	4	-	-
Silcock	7	1	12	1	-	-
Southerton	8	4	17	1	-	-
Lillywhite	20	7	52	3	-	-

Notes
--> F Silcock (1) equalled his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 26
--> H Holmes (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 71
--> GF Grace (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 17
--> HW Estridge made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> E Willsher reached 950 wickets in First-Class Matches when he dismissed , his 3rd wicket in the Gentlemen of the South first innings
--> E Willsher completed a hat-trick for Players of the South

f1259	Gentlemen of the South v Players of the South
	Other First-Class matches in England 1868
Venue	Kennington Oval on 23rd, 24th, 25th July 1868 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Players of the South won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Players of the South won by an innings and 91 runs
Umpires	W Mortlock, C Payne
Close of play day 1	Players of the South (1) 392/8 (Stephenson 66, Willsher 8)
Close of play day 2	Gentlemen of the South (2) 86/5 (Walker 51, Richardson 5)