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f4709 Gloucestershire v Somerset

County Championship 1898

Venue Ashley Down Ground, Bristol on 14th, 15th, 16th July 1898 (3-day match)

Balls per over 5

Toss Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to bat

Result Gloucestershire won by an innings and 7 runs

Points Gloucestershire 1; Somerset -1

Umpires F Johnson, W Shrewsbury

Close of play day 1 Gloucestershire (1) 431/5 (Troup 164*, Brown 2*)

Close of play day 2 Somerset (1) 319 all out

Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WG Grace	b Fowler	20
W Troup	c Stanley b Tyler	176
CL Townsend	c Fowler b Tyler	122
FH Bateman-Champain	c Ebdon b Tyler	4
COH Sewell	c and b Tyler	39
GL Jessop	b Trask	65
WSA Brown	lbw b Tyler	2
H Wrathall	not out	52
+JH Board	c Ebdon b Tyler	4
EC Wright	lbw b Tyler	5
FG Roberts	b Tyler	0
Extras	(10 b, 4 lb, 2 w)	16
Total	(all out, 172 overs)	505
Fall of wickets: 1-32, 2-268, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-431, 7-489, 8-?, 9-?, 10-505 (172 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Fowler	31	12	65	1	-	-
Tyler	64	14	218	8	1	-
Robson	30	8	79	0	-	-
Ebdon	27	3	73	0	-	-
Woods	12	3	35	0	1	-
Trask	8	2	19	1	-	-

Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HT Stanley	c Sewell b Grace	18
+EP Spurway	b Grace	15
W Trask	lbw b Grace	16
LCH Palairet	not out	179
CS Hickley	b Grace	0
*SMJ Woods	c Bateman-Champain b Grace	5
E Robson	c Sewell b Grace	9
G Fowler	b Wrathall	39
EJ Tyler	c Bateman-Champain b Wrathall	4
J Daniell	lbw b Townsend	27
JF Ebdon	b Grace	1
Extras	(5 b, 1 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 111.4 overs)	319
Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-?, 3-50, 4-60, 5-70, 6-87, 7-213, 8-221, 9-312, 10-319 (111.4 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Roberts	19	9	52	0	-	-
Townsend	20	3	73	1	-	-
Grace	37.4	9	85	7	-	-
Wright	11	5	32	0	-	-
Jessop	7	2	19	0	-	-
Brown	4	1	17	0	-	-
Wrathall	13	3	35	2	-	-

Somerset second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HT Stanley	c Sewell b Grace	21
LCH Palairet	b Grace	37
W Trask	c Sewell b Roberts	1
+EP Spurway	run out	0
*SMJ Woods	c Bateman-Champain b Townsend	49
CS Hickley	c Wright b Roberts	7
E Robson	c Brown b Grace	4
G Fowler	b Brown	28
EJ Tyler	b Grace	17
J Daniell	not out	11
JF Ebdon	st Board b Grace	1
Extras	(3 lb)	3
Total	(all out, 70.3 overs)	179
Fall of wickets: 1-58, 2-58, 3-59, 4-59, 5-75, 6-78, 7-138, 8-?, 9-?, 10-179 (70.3 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Roberts	14	6	32	2	-	-
Townsend	21	8	35	1	-	-
Grace	17.3	3	53	5	-	-
Jessop	8	3	16	0	-	-
Brown	5	0	23	1	-	-
Wrathall	5	0	17	0	-	-

Notes
--> EP Spurway (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 10
--> LCH Palairet (1) passed 8000 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 150
--> JF Ebdon made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> CL Townsend reached 50 wickets in First-Class Matches for the season when he dismissed , his 1st wicket in the Somerset first innings
--> CL Townsend reached 450 wickets in First-Class Matches when he dismissed , his 1st wicket in the Somerset first innings
--> WG Grace reached 2600 wickets in First-Class Matches when he dismissed , his 1st wicket in the Somerset second innings

f4709	Gloucestershire v Somerset
	County Championship 1898
Venue	Ashley Down Ground, Bristol on 14th, 15th, 16th July 1898 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Gloucestershire won by an innings and 7 runs
Points	Gloucestershire 1; Somerset -1
Umpires	F Johnson, W Shrewsbury
Close of play day 1	Gloucestershire (1) 431/5 (Troup 164, Brown 2)
Close of play day 2	Somerset (1) 319 all out