f3319	Kent v Middlesex
	County Match 1888
Venue	Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend on 20th, 21st August 1888 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Kent won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Kent won by an innings and 41 runs
Points	Kent 1; Middlesex 0
Umpires	C Coward, J Street
Close of play day 1	Middlesex (1) 48/7 (de Paravicini 10*, Robertson 0*)

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Rashleigh	c Bryant b Robertson	7
F Hearne	c Robertson b Burton	8
WH Patterson	c Bryant b Hadow	47
CJM Fox	run out	36
*Lord Harris	c Bryant b Hadow	30
GG Hearne	b Hadow	5
W Wright	c Walker b Ford	39
A Hearne	c Robertson b Nepean	1
+MC Kemp	b Hadow	0
J Wootton	not out	15
F Martin	c Scott b Burton	0
Extras	(10 b, 5 lb)	15
Total	(all out, 131 overs)	203
Fall of wickets:
1-15, 2-15, 3-77, 4-132, 5-135, 6-148, 7-155, 8-159, 9-200, 10-203 (131 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Burton	47	22	44	2	-	-
Robertson	27	12	52	1	-	-
Ford	12	5	23	1	-	-
Nepean	13	4	31	1	-	-
Hadow	27	14	24	4	-	-
Webbe	5	0	14	0	-	-

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Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*AJ Webbe	b Martin	0
SW Scott	c F Hearne b Martin	9
EM Hadow	c A Hearne b Martin	0
EA Nepean	run out	0
JG Walker	b Martin	1
FGJ Ford	c Fox b A Hearne	24
JC Shenton	b Wootton	3
PJ de Paravicini	not out	44
J Robertson	c Fox b Wootton	0
+HW Bryant	c F Hearne b Wootton	13
G Burton	b Wootton	3
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 59.2 overs)	98
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-0, 3-6, 4-8, 5-15, 6-34, 7-38, 8-52, 9-57, 10-98 (59.2 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Martin	23	9	29	4	-	-
Wootton	26.2	5	57	4	-	-
A Hearne	10	5	11	1	-	-

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Middlesex second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*AJ Webbe	b Wootton	26
PJ de Paravicini	c Fox b Martin	2
SW Scott	st Kemp b A Hearne	11
EA Nepean	not out	10
EM Hadow	c Patterson b Wootton	0
JG Walker	b Wootton	2
FGJ Ford	c Wootton b A Hearne	0
JC Shenton	c Harris b A Hearne	5
J Robertson	c Patterson b A Hearne	0
+HW Bryant	st Kemp b Wootton	0
G Burton	b Wootton	0
Extras	(3 b, 5 lb)	8
Total	(all out, 88.1 overs)	64
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-38, 3-42, 4-45, 5-45, 6-46, 7-62, 8-62, 9-62, 10-64 (88.1 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Martin	23	17	7	1	-	-
Wootton	22.1	14	8	5	-	-
A Hearne	21	14	17	4	-	-
Wright	22	11	24	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> JC Shenton made his debut in first-class matches
--> EM Hadow achieved his best innings bowling analysis in first-class matches in the Kent first innings (previous best was 3-9)
--> J Wootton reached 50 wickets in first-class matches for the season when taking his 5th wicket in the Middlesex second innings

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