# List of Gentlemen v Players matches

This is a list of all first-class cricket matches played between the Gentlemen and Players between 1806 and 1962. Unless otherwise stated, all matches were scheduled for three days' duration and eleven-a-side.
Note that there is considerable disagreement about when first-class cricket as such began, with various dates having been put forward between 1772 and 1895, while some definitions of first-class cricket require that such a match be arranged between teams of eleven-a-side. Thus, some of the early matches in this list are not considered first-class by some authorities.
Three matches were cancelled:
* The first, scheduled to start on 7 September 1914 at Scarborough, was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I.
* The second, scheduled to start on 9 July 1930 at The Oval, was cancelled due to fixture issues surrounding the County Championship and a second match scheduled (and subsequently played) at Lord's a week later.
* The third, scheduled to start on 6 September 1939 at Scarborough, was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II.

## Summary of results

| Matches played | Gentlemen won | Players won | Drawn | Tied |
| 274 | 68 | 125 | 80 | 1 |

## Matches

List of Gentlemen v Players matches :
| No. | Date | Venue | Winners | Winning margin | Notes |
| 1 | 7 July 1806 | Lord's Old Ground | Gentlemen | innings and 14 runs | |
| 2 | 21 July 1806 | Lord's Old Ground | Gentlemen | 82 runs | |
| 3 | 7 July 1819 | Lord's Cricket Ground | Players | six wickets | |
| 4 | 19 June 1820 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 70 runs | |
| 5 | 23 July 1821 | Lord's | Players | Gentlemen conceded defeat | Played to celebrate the coronation of George IV. |
| 6 | 8 July 1822 | Lord's | Gentlemen | six wickets | |
| 7 | 21 July 1823 | Lord's | Players | 345 runs | Gentlemen, set 402 to win, were bowled out for 56 with two men absent hurt and another retired hurt. |
| 8 | 2 August 1824 | Lord's | Players | 101 runs | Gentlemen had 14 men. |
| 9 | 4 July 1825 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 72 runs | Four-day match; Gentlemen had 16 men. |
| 10 | 25 June 1827 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 29 runs | Gentlemen had 17 men. |
| 11 | 9 July 1827 | Lord's | Players | innings and 42 runs | Gentlemen had 17 men. |
| 12 | 22 June 1829 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 193 runs | Gentlemen had 12 men; Players were bowled out for 24 and 37. |
| 13 | 14 June 1830 | Lord's | Drawn | | Gentlemen had 12 men; rain ended play on the first day, and washed out the second and third days after the Gentlemen had been bowled out for 46, with the Players 17/3 in reply. |
| 14 | 25 June 1831 | Lord's | Players | five wickets | The match was arranged as eleven-a-side, but Players only had nine men appear; the match was still considered first-class. |
| 15 | 27 August 1832 | Lord's | Players | innings and 34 runs | Gentlemen defended a smaller-than-normal wicket of 22 by 6 inches. |
| 16 | 8 July 1833 | Lord's | Players | nine wickets | Gentlemen had 16 men. |
| 17 | 28 July 1834 | Lord's | Players | innings and 21 runs | |
| 18 | 20 July 1835 | Lord's | Players | six wickets | |
| 19 | 25 July 1836 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 35 runs | Gentlemen had 18 men. |
| 20 | 3 July 1837 | Lord's | Players | innings and 10 runs | Players defended an oversized wicket of four stumps measuring 36 by 12 inches, and won despite being bowled out for 99, having been 17/8. |
| 21 | 17 July 1837 | Lord's | Players | innings and 38 runs | Gentlemen had 16 men. |
| 22 | 30 July 1838 | Lord's | Players | 40 runs | |
| 23 | 29 July 1839 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 24 | 29 June 1840 | Lord's | Players | nine wickets | |
| 25 | 12 July 1841 | Lord's | Players | three wickets | |
| 26 | 25 July 1842 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 95 runs | |
| 27 | 31 July 1843 | Lord's | Gentlemen | innings and 20 runs | |
| 28 | 29 July 1844 | Lord's | Players | 38 runs | |
| 29 | 21 July 1845 | Lord's | Players | 67 runs | Four-day match. |
| 30 | 15 September 1845 | Brighton | Drawn | | Rain ended play on the first day, and washed out the second and third days, after the Players reached 119/3. |
| 31 | 20 July 1846 | Lord's | Gentlemen | one wicket | |
| 32 | 19 July 1847 | Lord's | Players | 147 runs | |
| 33 | 31 July 1848 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 27 runs | Gentlemen won despite being bowled out for 31 in their first innings; Players, set 105 to win, were bowled out for 77. |
| 34 | 23 July 1849 | Lord's | Gentlemen | innings and 40 runs | |
| 35 | 22 July 1850 | Lord's | Players | innings and 48 runs | |
| 36 | 23 June 1851 | Lord's | Players | innings and 14 runs | |
| 37 | 21 July 1851 | Lord's | Players | innings and 22 runs | |
| 38 | 19 July 1852 | Lord's | Players | five wickets | |
| 39 | 18 July 1853 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 60 runs | Gentlemen won despite being bowled out for 37 in their second innings. |
| 40 | 17 July 1854 | Lord's | Players | nine wickets | |
| 41 | 23 July 1855 | Lord's | Players | seven wickets | Gentlemen, after leading on first innings, were bowled out for 43. |
| 42 | 21 July 1856 | Lord's | Players | two wickets | Gentlemen were bowled out for 50 in their first innings. |
| 43 | 2 July 1857 | The Oval | Players | ten wickets | |
| 44 | 13 July 1857 | Lord's | Players | 13 runs | |
| 45 | 1 July 1858 | The Oval | Players | three wickets | |
| 46 | 19 July 1858 | Lord's | Players | 285 runs | |
| 47 | 30 June 1859 | The Oval | Players | innings and 25 runs | |
| 48 | 18 July 1859 | Lord's | Players | 169 runs | |
| 49 | 5 July 1860 | The Oval | Players | eight wickets | |
| 50 | 9 July 1860 | Lord's | Players | innings and 181 runs | |
| 51 | 1 July 1861 | Lord's | Players | innings and 60 runs | |
| 52 | 4 July 1861 | The Oval | Players | innings and 68 runs | |
| 53 | 26 June 1862 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 54 | 14 July 1862 | Lord's | Players | 157 runs | |
| 55 | 29 July 1863 | Lord's | Players | eight wickets | |
| 56 | 2 July 1863 | The Oval | Players | nine wickets | |
| 57 | 23 June 1864 | The Oval | Players | 205 runs | |
| 58 | 27 June 1864 | Lord's | Players | innings and 68 runs | Gentlemen were bowled out for 60, and following-on, 59. |
| 59 | 3 July 1865 | The Oval | Players | 118 runs | |
| 60 | 10 July 1865 | Lord's | Gentlemen | eight wickets | Gentlemen broke a winless streak of 20 matches (19 losses, 1 drawn). |
| 61 | 25 June 1866 | Lord's | Players | 38 runs | |
| 62 | 28 June 1866 | The Oval | Gentlemen | 98 runs | Gentlemen won after being required to follow-on. |
| 63 | 8 July 1867 | Lord's | Gentlemen | eight wickets | |
| 64 | 15 July 1867 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 65 | 29 June 1868 | Lord's | Gentlemen | eight wickets | |
| 66 | 2 July 1868 | The Oval | Gentlemen | innings and 87 runs | |
| 67 | 24 June 1869 | The Oval | Gentlemen | 17 runs | |
| 68 | 28 June 1869 | Lord's | Gentlemen | three wickets | |
| 69 | 14 July 1870 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 70 | 18 July 1870 | Lord's | Gentlemen | four runs | |
| 71 | 3 July 1871 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 72 | 6 July 1871 | The Oval | Gentlemen | five wickets | |
| 73 | 14 August 1871 | Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove | Drawn | | |
| 74 | 1 July 1872 | Lord's | Gentlemen | seven wickets | |
| 75 | 4 July 1872 | The Oval | Gentlemen | nine wickets | |
| 76 | 30 June 1873 | Lord's | Gentlemen | innings and 55 runs | |
| 77 | 3 July 1873 | The Oval | Gentlemen | innings and 11 runs | |
| 78 | 17 July 1873 | Prince's Cricket Ground, London | Gentlemen | innings and 54 runs | |
| 79 | 2 July 1874 | The Oval | Gentlemen | 48 runs | |
| 80 | 6 July 1874 | Lord's | Players | two wickets | Players broke a winless streak of 18 matches (15 losses, 3 drawn). |
| 81 | 23 July 1874 | Prince's Cricket Ground | Gentlemen | 60 runs | |
| 82 | 1 July 1875 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 83 | 5 July 1875 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 262 runs | |
| 84 | 22 July 1875 | Prince's Cricket Ground | Players | 43 runs | |
| 85 | 29 June 1876 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 86 | 3 July 1876 | Lord's | Gentlemen | innings and 98 runs | |
| 87 | 6 July 1876 | Prince's Cricket Ground | Gentlemen | five wickets | |
| 88 | 28 June 1877 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 89 | 2 July 1877 | Lord's | Gentlemen | one wicket | Gentlemen added 46 for the last wicket to win, setting a new first-class record. |
| 90 | 5 July 1877 | Prince's Cricket Ground | Gentlemen | nine wickets | |
| 91 | 4 July 1878 | The Oval | Gentlemen | 55 runs | |
| 92 | 8 July 1878 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 206 runs | |
| 93 | 3 July 1879 | The Oval | Gentlemen | innings and 126 runs | |
| 94 | 7 July 1879 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 95 | 1 July 1880 | The Oval | Players | 37 runs | |
| 96 | 5 July 1880 | Lord's | Gentlemen | five wickets | |
| 97 | 30 June 1881 | The Oval | Gentlemen | two wickets | |
| 98 | 11 July 1881 | Lord's | Gentlemen | five wickets | |
| 99 | 8 August 1881 | County Ground, Hove | Players | one run | Gentlemen, set 113 to win, collapsed from 56/0 to 111 all out. |
| 100 | 29 June 1882 | The Oval | Players | 87 runs | |
| 101 | 3 July 1882 | Lord's | Gentlemen | eight wickets | |
| 102 | 28 June 1883 | The Oval | Tied | | Gentlemen, set 150 to win, were bowled out for 149 with five minutes remaining. |
| 103 | 9 July 1883 | Lord's | Gentlemen | seven wickets | |
| 104 | 3 July 1884 | The Oval | Players | nine wickets | |
| 105 | 7 July 1884 | Lord's | Gentlemen | six wickets | |
| 106 | 2 July 1885 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 107 | 6 July 1885 | Lord's | Players | four wickets | |
| 108 | 3 September 1885 | Scarborough | Gentlemen | innings and 25 runs | |
| 109 | 12 July 1886 | Lord's | Players | five wickets | |
| 110 | 15 July 1886 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 111 | 11 July 1887 | Lord's | Players | innings and 123 runs | |
| 112 | 14 July 1887 | The Oval | Players | innings and 16 runs | |
| 113 | 9 July 1888 | Lord's | Gentlemen | five runs | Players, set 78 to win, were bowled out for 72. |
| 114 | 12 July 1888 | The Oval | Players | innings and 39 runs | |
| 115 | 4 July 1889 | The Oval | Players | nine wickets | |
| 116 | 8 July 1889 | Lord's | Players | ten wickets | |
| 117 | 6 September 1889 | Hastings | Gentlemen | one wicket | |
| 118 | 3 July 1890 | The Oval | Players | nine wickets | |
| 119 | 7 July 1890 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 120 | 2 July 1891 | The Oval | Gentlemen | innings and 54 runs | |
| 121 | 6 July 1891 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 122 | 14 September 1891 | Hastings | Players | innings and 128 runs | |
| 123 | 4 July 1892 | Lord's | Players | innings and 26 runs | |
| 124 | 11 July 1892 | The Oval | Players | ten wickets | |
| 125 | 1 September 1892 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 126 | 12 September 1892 | Hastings | Drawn | | |
| 127 | 6 July 1893 | The Oval | Players | eight runs | |
| 128 | 10 July 1893 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 129 | 5 July 1894 | The Oval | Players | innings and 27 runs | |
| 130 | 9 July 1894 | The Oval | Gentlemen | innings and 39 runs | |
| 131 | 10 September 1894 | Hastings | Drawn | | |
| 132 | 8 July 1895 | Lord's | Players | 32 runs | |
| 133 | 11 July 1895 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 134 | 6 July 1896 | The Oval | Gentlemen | one wicket | |
| 135 | 13 July 1896 | Lord's | Gentlemen | six wickets | |
| 136 | 8 July 1897 | The Oval | Players | eight wickets | |
| 137 | 12 July 1897 | Lord's | Players | 78 runs | |
| 138 | 30 August 1897 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 139 | 13 September 1897 | Hastings | Players | 175 runs | |
| 140 | 13 June 1898 | The Oval | Players | eight wickets | |
| 141 | 18 July 1898 | Lord's | Players | 137 runs | |
| 142 | 29 August 1898 | Scarborough | Gentlemen | eight wickets | |
| 143 | 6 July 1899 | The Oval | Players | innings and 36 runs | |
| 144 | 10 July 1899 | Lord's | Gentlemen | innings and 59 runs | Digby Jephson (Gentlemen) took 6–21 with underarm lobs. |
| 145 | 9 July 1900 | The Oval | Players | 37 runs | The umpires were replaced at lunch on the first day after an objection from Gentlemen captain W. G. Grace. |
| 146 | 16 July 1900 | Lord's | Players | two wickets | Despite Tip Foster (102 & 136) being the first man to score a century in each innings in these matches, Players scored 502/8 in their second innings to win. |
| 147 | 30 August 1900 | Scarborough | Players | innings and 22 runs | |
| 148 | 8 July 1901 | Lord's | Players | 221 runs | |
| 149 | 11 July 1901 | The Oval | Players | ten wickets | |
| 150 | 9 September 1901 | Hastings | Drawn | | |
| 151 | 7 July 1902 | Lord's | Players | innings and 68 runs | |
| 152 | 10 July 1902 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 153 | 1 September 1902 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 154 | 6 July 1903 | Lord's | Drawn | | Gentlemen made 500/2 declared following on (C. B. Fry 232*). |
| 155 | 9 July 1903 | Scarborough | Gentlemen | 54 runs | |
| 156 | 31 August 1903 | Scarborough | Players | innings and eight runs | |
| 157 | 10 September 1903 | Hastings | Drawn | | |
| 158 | 4 July 1904 | Lord's | Gentlemen | two wickets | |
| 159 | 7 July 1904 | The Oval | Gentlemen | innings and 39 runs | |
| 160 | 10 July 1905 | Lord's | Players | 105 runs | |
| 161 | 17 July 1905 | The Oval | Players | 128 runs | |
| 162 | 9 July 1906 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 45 runs | |
| 163 | 16 July 1906 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 164 | 6 September 1906 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 165 | 8 July 1907 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 166 | 15 July 1907 | The Oval | Players | 54 runs | |
| 167 | 2 July 1908 | Lord's | Players | seven wickets | |
| 168 | 9 July 1908 | The Oval | Gentlemen | six wickets | |
| 169 | 3 September 1908 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 170 | 8 July 1909 | The Oval | Players | 64 runs | |
| 171 | 12 July 1909 | Lord's | Players | 200 runs | |
| 172 | 6 September 1909 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 173 | 7 July 1910 | The Oval | Players | innings and 22 runs | |
| 174 | 11 July 1910 | Lord's | Players | ten wickets | |
| 175 | 5 September 1910 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 176 | 6 July 1911 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 177 | 10 July 1911 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 130 runs | |
| 178 | 4 September 1911 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 179 | 11 July 1912 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 180 | 18 July 1912 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 181 | 10 July 1913 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 182 | 14 July 1913 | Lord's | Players | seven wickets | |
| 183 | 4 September 1913 | Scarborough | Gentlemen | six runs | |
| 184 | 9 July 1914 | The Oval | Players | 241 runs | |
| 185 | 13 July 1914 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 134 runs | |
| 186 | 3 July 1919 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 187 | 14 July 1919 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 188 | 4 September 1919 | Lord's | Players | innings and 110 runs | Jack Hobbs uniquely scored centuries in all three matches in 1919. |
| 189 | 3 June 1920 | The Oval | Players | innings and 87 runs | |
| 190 | 14 July 1920 | Lord's | Players | seven wickets | |
| 191 | 6 September 1920 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 192 | 29 June 1921 | Lord's | Players | innings and three runs | |
| 193 | 13 July 1921 | Lord's | Players | nine wickets | |
| 194 | 5 September 1921 | Scarborough | Players | 198 runs | |
| 195 | 5 July 1922 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 196 | 19 July 1922 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 197 | 7 September 1922 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 198 | 4 July 1923 | The Oval | Players | six wickets | |
| 199 | 18 July 1923 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 200 | 6 September 1923 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 201 | 2 July 1924 | The Oval | Players | six wickets | |
| 202 | 16 July 1924 | Lord's | Players | innings and 231 runs | |
| 203 | 1 September 1924 | Blackpool | Players | nine wickets | The only Gentlemen v Players match at this venue. |
| 204 | 6 September 1924 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 205 | 8 July 1925 | The Oval | Gentlemen | four wickets | Gentlemen broke a winless streak of 19 matches (10 losses, 9 drawn). |
| 206 | 15 July 1925 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 207 | 2 September 1925 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 208 | 5 September 1925 | Folkestone | Players | nine wickets | |
| 209 | 7 July 1926 | The Oval | Players | seven wickets | |
| 210 | 14 July 1926 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 211 | 1 September 1926 | Scarborough | Drawn | | Players captain Jack Hobbs scored 266, a record in Gentlemen v Players matches. |
| 212 | 6 July 1927 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 213 | 13 July 1927 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 214 | 31 August 1927 | Folkestone | Players | innings and 81 runs | |
| 215 | 3 September 1927 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 216 | 6 June 1928 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 217 | 18 July 1928 | Lord's | Players | nine wickets | |
| 218 | 5 September 1928 | Bournemouth | Gentlemen | one wicket | The only Gentlemen v Players match at this venue. |
| 219 | 8 September 1928 | Folkestone | Players | five wickets | |
| 220 | 10 July 1929 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 221 | 17 July 1929 | Lord's | Players | seven wickets | |
| 222 | 16 July 1930 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 223 | 10 September 1930 | Folkestone | Drawn | | |
| 224 | 10 June 1931 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 225 | 15 July 1931 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 226 | 2 September 1931 | Folkestone | Drawn | | |
| 227 | 5 September 1931 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 228 | 6 July 1932 | The Oval | Drawn | | |
| 229 | 13 July 1932 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 230 | 31 August 1932 | Folkestone | Players | 47 runs | |
| 231 | 19 July 1933 | Lord's | Players | ten wickets | |
| 232 | 6 September 1933 | Folkestone | Players | innings and 46 runs | |
| 233 | 11 July 1934 | The Oval | Players | innings and 305 runs | |
| 234 | 25 July 1934 | Lord's | Gentlemen | seven wickets | Gentlemen broke a winless streak of 15 matches (six losses, nine drawn). |
| 235 | 5 September 1934 | Scarborough | Drawn | | Played simultaneously with the match below; Gentlemen, set 224 to win, were 203/9 when time expired. |
| 236 | 5 September 1934 | Folkestone | Gentlemen | three wickets | Played simultaneously with the match above. |
| 237 | 17 July 1935 | Lord's | Players | nine wickets | |
| 238 | 4 September 1935 | Folkestone | Drawn | | |
| 239 | 15 July 1936 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 240 | 5 September 1936 | Folkestone | Drawn | | |
| 241 | 14 July 1937 | Lord's | Players | eight wickets | |
| 242 | 13 July 1938 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 133 runs | |
| 243 | 7 September 1938 | Scarborough | Players | five wickets | Players scored 5/130 in 50 minutes to win with one minute remaining. |
| 244 | 5 July 1939 | Lord's | Players | 160 runs | |
| 245 | 17 July 1946 | Lord's | Players | innings and 140 runs | Gentlemen collapsed from 138/4 to 144 all out in first innings. |
| 246 | 16 July 1947 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 247 | 10 September 1947 | Scarborough | Players | innings and ten runs | |
| 248 | 14 July 1948 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 249 | 13 July 1949 | Lord's | Players | four wickets | |
| 250 | 26 July 1950 | Lord's | Drawn | | Players, set 253 to win, were 241/9 when time expired. |
| 251 | 18 July 1951 | Lord's | Players | 21 runs | |
| 252 | 5 September 1951 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 253 | 23 July 1952 | Lord's | Players | two runs | |
| 254 | 6 September 1952 | Scarborough | Drawn | | Gentlemen, set 254 to win, were 252/8 when time expired. |
| 255 | 15 July 1953 | Lord's | Gentlemen | 95 runs | |
| 256 | 5 September 1953 | Scarborough | Gentlemen | five wickets | Gentlemen won after conceding 532/5 declared (Len Hutton 241) in first innings. |
| 257 | 14 July 1954 | Lord's | Players | 49 runs | |
| 258 | 4 September 1954 | Scarborough | Players | 50 runs | |
| 259 | 13 July 1955 | Lord's | Players | 20 runs | |
| 260 | 3 September 1955 | Scarborough | Players | two wickets | |
| 261 | 18 July 1956 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 262 | 1 September 1956 | Scarborough | Players | seven wickets | |
| 263 | 17 July 1957 | Lord's | Drawn | | Players (46/9 declared in the first innings), set 290 to win, were 242/9 when time expired. |
| 264 | 4 September 1957 | Scarborough | Players | six wickets | |
| 265 | 16 July 1958 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 266 | 6 September 1958 | Scarborough | Players | 55 runs | |
| 267 | 15 July 1959 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 268 | 5 September 1959 | Scarborough | Players | ten wickets | |
| 269 | 13 July 1960 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 270 | 3 September 1960 | Scarborough | Drawn | | |
| 271 | 19 July 1961 | Lord's | Players | 172 runs | |
| 272 | 2 September 1961 | Scarborough | Players | 54 runs | |
| 273 | 18 July 1962 | Lord's | Drawn | | |
| 274 | 8 September 1962 | Scarborough | Players | seven wickets | |