# Cricket (Grace)/Chapter 12

CHAPTER XII.
RECORDS AND CURIOSITIES.
COUNTY CRICKET FROM 1870 TO 1890.
1870.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
1880.
1881.
| | Lanc. | Lanc. | Yorks. | Yorks. | Glos. | Glos. | Notts. | Notts. | Midd. | Midd. | Kent | Kent | Surrey | Surrey | Sussex | Sussex | Won. | Lost. | Dwn. |
| Lancashire ... | ... | ... | W | W | W | D | W | D | ... | D | W | W | W | W | ... | ... | 8 | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire ... | L | L | ... | ... | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | L | D | W | D | ... | ... | D | L | W | D | ... | ... | W | L | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | L | D | L | D | D | W | ... | ... | L | D | ... | ... | W | L | W | W | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Middlesex ... | ... | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | ... | ... | ... | ... | W | W | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kent ... | L | L | L | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | L | L | W | W | 2 | 6 | - |
| Surrey ... | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | ... | ... | W | D | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Sussex ... | ... | ... | L | L | ... | ... | L | L | ... | ... | L | L | L | D | ... | ... | - | 7 | 1 |
1882.
| | Lanc. | Lanc. | Notts. | Notts. | Yorks. | Yorks. | Midd. | Midd. | Surrey | Surrey | Glos. | Glos. | Kent | Kent | Sussex | Sussex | Won. | Lost. | Dwn. |
| Lancashire... | ... | ... | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | W | D | ... | ... | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | ... | ... | W | W | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Yorkshire ... | D | L | L | W | ... | ... | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Middlesex ... | L | L | L | D | W | L | ... | ... | L | W | W | W | W | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Surrey ... | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | ... | ... | D | L | W | W | W | L | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Gloucestershire | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Kent ... | L | L | ... | ... | L | W | L | ... | L | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | W | D | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Sussex ... | ... | ... | L | L | L | L | ... | ... | L | W | ... | ... | L | D | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 |
1883.
| | Yorks. | Yorks. | Notts. | Notts. | Surrey | Surrey | Midd. | Midd. | Lanc. | Lanc. | Sussex | Sussex | Kent | Kent | Glos | Glos | Won. | Lost. | Dwn. |
| Yorkhsire ... | ... | ... | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | D | W | ... | ... | W | D | D | D | L | D | W | D | ... | ... | W | D | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Surrey ... | L | D | L | D | ... | ... | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Middlesex... | L | D | D | D | L | W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | W | W | W | D | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Lancashire... | L | L | W | D | W | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | W | L | W | L | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Sussex ... | W | L | L | D | L | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | W | L | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Kent ... | L | L | ... | ... | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Gloucesterhsire... | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 |
1884.
| | Notts. | Notts. | Yorks. | Yorks. | Surrey | Surrey | Midd. | Midd. | Lanc | Lanc | Sussex | Sussex | Kent | Kent | Glos. | Glos. | Won. | Lost. | Dwn. |
| Nottnighamshire | ... | ... | W | W | W | D | W | W | ... | ... | W | W | ... | ... | W | W | 9 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire ... | L | L | ... | ... | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Surrey ... | L | D | D | D | ... | ... | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Middlesex ... | L | L | D | D | W | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | W | W | W | D | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Lancashire ... | ... | ... | L | W | L | W | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | L | W | D | L | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Sussex ... | L | L | L | W | L | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | D | W | W | W | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Kent ... | ... | ... | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 3 |
1885.
| | Notts. | Notts. | Yorks. | Yorks. | Lanc. | Lanc. | Surrey | Surrey | Kent | Kent | Glos. | Glos. | Midd. | Midd. | Sussex | Sussex | Won. | Lost. | Dwn. |
| Nottinghamshire | ... | ... | D | L | ... | ... | D | D | ... | ... | W | W | W | D | W | W | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Yorkshire | D | W | ... | ... | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Lancashire | ... | ... | D | L | ... | ... | D | L | W | ... | W | W | ... | ... | W | W | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Surrey ... | D | L | L | L | D | W | ... | ... | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Kent | ... | ... | W | D | L | ... | L | D | ... | ... | ... | ... | L | W | W | W | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | ... | ... | ... | ... | W | W | L | L | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Middlesex | L | D | L | W | ... | ... | L | L | W | L | L | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Sussex | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 2 |
1886.
| | Notts. | Notts. | Surrey | Surrey | Lanc. | Lanc. | Midd. | Midd. | Sussex | Sussex | Yorks. | Yorks. | Kent. | Kent. | Glos. | Glos. | Won. | Lost. | Dwn. |
| Nottinghamshire | ... | ... | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | 7 | - | 7 |
| Surrey... | D | L | ... | ... | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Lancashire ... | L | D | L | W | ... | ... | ... | ... | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Middlesex ... | L | D | L | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | D | L | W | D | W | W | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Sussex ... | L | L | L | W | L | W | ... | ... | ... | ... | D | D | L | W | W | L | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Yorkshire ... | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | D | ... | ... | D | L | D | W | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Kent ... | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Gloucestershire | D | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 4 |
1887.
| | Surrey | Surrey | Lanc. | Lanc. | Notts. | Notts. | Midd. | Midd. | Yorks. | Yorks. | Sussex | Sussex | Kent | Kent | Glos. | Glos. | Won. | Lost. | Dwn. |
| Surrey ... | ... | ... | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Lancashire ... | L | W | ... | ... | L | W | ... | ... | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | L | L | W | L | ... | ... | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Middlesex ... | L | W | ... | ... | L | D | ... | ... | W | D | ... | ... | W | D | D | W | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Yorkshire ... | L | L | D | W | D | D | L | D | ... | ... | W | D | W | D | D | W | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Sussex ... | L | D | L | L | L | L | ... | ... | L | D | ... | ... | W | L | W | L | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Kent ... | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | ... | ... | D | D | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 4 |
1888.
| | Surrey | Surrey | Kent. | Kent. | Yorks. | Yorks. | Glos. | Glos. | Lanc. | Lanc. | Notts. | Notts. | Midd. | Midd. | Sussex | Sussex | Won. | Lost. | Dwn. |
| Surrey ... | ... | ... | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Kent ... | L | L | ... | ... | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Yorkshire ... | L | L | D | W | ... | ... | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | L | D | W | W | L | D | ... | ... | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Lancashire ... | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | ... | ... | D | D | W | W | D | L | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | D | D | ... | ... | L | D | W | W | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Middlesex ... | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Sussex ... | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 2 |
1889.
| | Notts. | Notts. | Lanc. | Lanc. | Surrey. | Surrey. | Kent. | Kent. | Midd. | Midd. | Glos. | Glos. | Yorks. | Yorks. | Sussex. | Sussex. | Won. | Lost. | Dwn. |
| Nottinghamshire | ... | ... | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Lancashire ... | L | D | ... | ... | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Surrey ... | L | W | L | L | ... | ... | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Kent ... | L | W | L | L | L | L | ... | ... | W | ... | D | W | W | W | W | W | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Middlesex ... | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | ... | ... | ... | W | D | W | D | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Gloucestershire | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | ... | ... | W | L | D | W | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Yorkshire ... | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | ... | ... | L | W | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Sussex ... | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | ... | ... | D | L | W | L | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 1 |
1890.
| | Surrey. | Surrey. | Lanc. | Lanc. | Kent. | Kent. | Yorks. | Yorks. | Notts. | Notts. | Glos. | Glos. | Midd. | Midd. | Sussex. | Sussex. | Won. | Lost. | Dwn. |
| Surrey ... | ... | ... | W | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Lancashire ... | L | L | ... | ... | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Kent ... | D | W | L | L | ... | ... | L | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Yorkshire ... | D | W | D | L | W | D | ... | ... | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | D | ... | ... | L | L | L | W | W | W | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | ... | ... | L | W | L | W | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Middlesex ... | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Sussex ... | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | - |
| Nottinghamshire | has been top county | 7 times |
| Surrey | " | 4" |
| Yorkshire | " | 4" |
| Gloucestershire | " | 2" |
| Lancashire | " | 2" |
| Middlesex | " | 1" |
| Sussex | " | 1" |
| Sussex | has been at the bottom | 10 times |
| Surrey | " | 4" |
| Gloucestershire | " | 4" |
| Kent | " | 2" |
| Middlesex | " | 1" |
TOTAL NUMBER OF MATCHES PLAYED.
| | Won. | Lost. | Drawn. | | Total. | |
| Nottinghamshire ... | 108 | 43 | 70 | = | 221 | +65 |
| Lancashire ... | 91 | 54 | 34 | = | 179 | +37 |
| Yorkshire ... | 108 | 76 | 66 | = | 250 | +32 |
| Surrey ... | 112 | 110 | 50 | = | 272 | +02 |
| Gloucestershire ... | 67 | 75 | 59 | = | 201 | −08 |
| Middlesex ... | 48 | 70 | 43 | = | 161 | −22 |
| Kent ... | 60 | 91 | 31 | = | 182 | −31 |
| Sussex ... | 39 | 114 | 23 | = | 176 | −75 |
| | 633 | 633 | 376 | = | 1642 | |
GENTLEMEN AND PLAYERS' MATCHES.
AT LORD'S AND THE OVAL.
| 1806 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by an innings and 14 runs. Beldham and Lambert played for the Gentlemen. |
| 1806 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 82 runs. Lambert played for the Gentlemen. |
| 1819 | Lord's... | Players won by 6 wickets. |
| 1820 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 70 runs. Howard played for the Gentlemen. |
| 1821 | Lord's... | Players, 278 runs for 6 wickets: Gentlemen, 60 runs for one innings. Gentlemen gave up the match. |
| 1822 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 6 wickets. |
| 1823 | Lord's... | Players won by 345 runs. |
| 1824 | Lord's... | Players won by 101 runs. |
| 1825 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 72 runs. The Gentlemen played 16 men. |
| 1827 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 29 runs. The Gentlemen played 17 men. |
| 1827 | Lord's... | Players won by an innings and 42 runs. The Gentlemen played 17 men. |
| 1829 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 193 runs. Lillywhite and Broadbridge played for the Gentlemen. |
| 1830 | Lord's... | Drawn. Pilch and Lillywhite played for the Gentlemen. |
| 1831 | Lord's... | Players won by 5 wickets. The Players played 9 men; the Gentlemen, 11. |
| 1832 | Lord's... | Players won by an innings and 34 runs. The size of the Players' wickets was 27 in. by 8 in. ; the Gentlemen's, 22 in. by 6 in. |
| 1833 | Lord's... | Players won by 9 wickets. The Gentlemen played 6 men. |
| 1834 | Lord's... | Players won by an innings and 21 runs. |
| 1835 | Lord's... | Players won by 6 wickets. Cobbett and Redgate played for the Gentlemen. |
| 1836 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 35 runs. The Gentlemen played 18 men. ​ |
| 1837 | Lord's... | Players won by an innings and 10 runs. Size of Players' wickets, 36 ins. by 12 ins.; Gentlemen's, 27 ins. by 8 ins. The Barn Door Match. |
| 1837 | Lord's... | Players won by an innings and 38 runs. Gentlemen played 16 men. |
| 1838 | Lord's... | Players won by 40 runs. Pilch, Cobbett, and Wenman played for the Gentlemen. |
| 1839 | Lord's... | Drawn. |
| 1840 | Lord's... | Players won by 9 wickets. |
| 1841 | Lord's... | Players won by 3 wickets. |
| 1842 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 95 runs. |
| 1843 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by an innings and 20 runs. |
| 1844 | Lord's... | Players won by 38 runs. |
| 1845 | Lord's... | Players won by 67 runs. |
| 1846 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 1 wicket. |
| 1847 | Lord's... | Players won by 147 runs. |
| 1848 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 27 runs. |
| 1849 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by an innings and 40 runs. |
| 1850 | Lord's... | Players won by an innings and 48 runs. |
| 1851 | Lord's... | Players won by an innings and 14 runs. |
| 1852 | Lord's... | Players won by 5 wickets. |
| 1853 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 60 runs. |
| 1854 | Lord's... | Players won by 9 wickets. |
| 1855 | Lord's... | Players won by 7 wickets. |
| 1856 | Lord's... | Players won by 2 wickets. |
| 1857 | Oval ... | Players won by 10 wickets. First match at the Oval . |
| 1857 | Lord's... | Players won by 13 runs. |
| 1858 | Oval ... | Players won by 3 wickets. |
| 1858 | Lord's... | Players won by 285 runs. |
| 1859 | Oval ... | Players won by an innings and 25 runs. |
| 1859 | Lord's... | Players won by 169 runs. |
| 1860 | Oval ... | Players won by 8 wickets. |
| 1860 | Lord's... | Players won by an innings and 181 runs. |
| 1861 | Lord's... | Players won by an innings and 60 runs. |
| 1861 | Oval ... | Players won by an innings and 68 runs. |
| 1862 | Oval ... | Drawn. |
| 1862 | Lord's... | Players won by an innings and 157 runs. This match was Gentlemen under thirty years of age v. Players under thirty. |
| 1863 | Lord's... | Players won by 8 wickets. |
| 1863 | Oval ... | Players won by 9 wickets. |
| 1864 | Oval ... | Players won by 205 runs. |
| 1864 | Lord's... | Players won by an innings and 68 runs. ​ |
| 1865 | Oval ... | Players won by 118 runs. W. G. Grace's first match for the Gentlemen. |
| 1865 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 8 wickets. The Gentlemen had not won a match since 1853. |
| 1866 | Lord's... | Players won by 38 runs. |
| 1866 | Oval ... | Gentlemen won by 98 runs. First win for the Gentlemen at the Oval. |
| 1867 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 8 wickets. |
| 1867 | Oval ... | Drawn. |
| 1868 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 8 wickets. |
| 1868 | Oval ... | Gentlemen won by an innings and 87 runs. |
| 1869 | Oval ... | Gentlemen won by 17 runs. |
| 1869 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 3 wickets. |
| 1870 | Oval ... | Drawn. |
| 1870 | Lord's... | Gentleman won by 4 runs |
| 1871 | Lords... | Drawn |
| 1871 | Oval ... | Gentlemen won by 5 wickets. |
| 1872 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 7 wickets. |
| 1872 | Oval ... | Gentlemen won by 9 wickets. |
| 1873 | Oval ... | Gentlemen won by an innings and 19 runs. |
| 1873 | Lord's ... | Gentlemen won by an innings and 55 runs. |
| 1874 | Oval ... | Gentlemen won by 48 runs. |
| 1874 | Lord's... | Players won by 2 wickets. The Players had not won a match since 1866. |
| 1875 | Oval ... | Drawn. |
| 1876 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 262 runs. |
| 1876 | Oval ... | Drawn. |
| 1876 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by an innings and 93 runs. Shrewsbury's first match for the Players. |
| 1877 | Oval ... | Drawn. |
| 1877 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 1 wicket. |
| 1878 | Oval ... | Gentlemen won by 55 runs. |
| 1878 | Lord's ... | Gentlemen won by 206 runs. |
| 1879 | Oval ... | Gentlemen won by an innings and 126 runs. |
| 1879 | Lord's... | Drawn. |
| 1880 | Oval ... | Players won by 37 runs. |
| 1880 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 5 wickets. |
| 1881 | Oval ... | Gentlemen won by 2 wickets. |
| 1881 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 4 wickets. |
| 1882 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 8 wickets. |
| 1882 | Oval ... | Players won by 87 runs. |
| 1883 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 7 wickets; |
| 1883 | Oval ... | A tie match. Players—1st innings, 203; 2nd, 181. Gentlemen. 1st innings, 235;; 2nd, 149. ​ |
| 1884 | Oval ... | Players won by 9 wickets. |
| 1884 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 6 wickets. |
| 1885 | Oval ... | Drawn. |
| 1885 | Lord's... | Players won by 4 wickets. |
| 1886 | Lord's... | Players won by 5 wickets. |
| 1886 | Oval ... | Drawn. |
| 1887 | Lord's... | Players won by an innings and 123 runs. |
| 1887 | Oval ... | Players won by an innings and 16 runs. |
| 1888 | Lord's... | Gentlemen won by 5 runs. |
| 1888 | Oval ... | Players won by an innings and 139 runs. |
| 1889 | Oval ... | Players won by 8 wickets. |
| 1889 | Lord's... | Players won by 10 wickets. |
| 1890 | Oval ... | Players won by 9 wickets. |
| 1890 | Lord's... | Drawn. |
| AT PRINCE'S. |||
| 1873 | Gentlemen won by an innings and 54 runs. | Gentlemen won by an innings and 54 runs. |
| 1874 | Gentlemen won by 61 runs. | Gentlemen won by 61 runs. |
| 1875 | Players won by 43 runs. | Players won by 43 runs. |
| 1876 | Gentlemen won by 5 wickets. | Gentlemen won by 5 wickets. |
| 1877 | Gentlemen won by 9 wickets. | Gentlemen won by 9 wickets. |
Matches played, 113: Players won 54; Gentlemen won 45; drawn, 13; tied, 1.
Other matches have been played at Brighton, Scarborough, Hastings, and elsewhere.
BATTING AVERAGES OF SOME OF THE LEADING BATSMEN IN THE GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS' MATCHES.
GENTLEMEN.
| | Completed Innings. | Runs | Average |
| Mr. W. G. Grace | 96 | 4243 | 44.19 |
| Mr. W. Yardley | 12 | 435 | 36. 3 |
| Mr. C. T. Studd | 9 | 313 | 34. 7 |
| Mr. A. Lubbock | 11 | 313 | 32. 3 |
| Mr. G. F. Grace | 33 | 355 | 28 .3 |
| Mr. W. W. Read | 23 | 927 | 26. 3 |
| Mr. T. C. O'Brien | 9 | 601 | 26.2 |
| Mr. A. G. Steel | 22 | 236 | 26.00 |
| Mr. G. H. Longman | 12 | 293 | 24 .5 |
| Mr. A. E. Stoddart | 11 | 265 | 24. 1 |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | 47 | 1101 | 22.20 |
| Mr. A. W. Ridley | 21 | 491 | 23. 8 |
| Mr. R. A. H. Mitchell | 10 | 235 | 23. 5 |
| Mr. I. D. Walker | 29 | 639 | 22. 1 |
| Mr. A. P. Lucas | 32 | 704 | 22.00 |
| Mr. R. D. Walker | 17 | 362 | 21 .5 |
| Mr. F. Penn | 12 | 253 | 21. 1 |
PLAYERS.
| | Completed Innings. | Runs | Average |
| T. Hayward | 15 | 552 | 36.12 |
| T. Hearne | 14 | 474 | 33.12 |
| W Barnes | 33 | 1055 | 32. 1 |
| A. Shrewsbury | 31 | 972 | 31.11 |
| G Ulyett | 53 | 1637 | 30.47 |
| W Bates | 22 | 632 | 28.16 |
| W Gunn | 20 | 573 | 28.13 |
| G Parr | 22 | 618 | 28. 2 |
| R Daft | 35 | 925 | 26.15 |
| W Mortlock | 15 | 398 | 26. 8 |
| R Carpenter | 25 | 599 | 24. 9 |
| J Wisden | 17 | 390 | 22.16 |
| Jno. Lilly white | 15 | 338 | 22. 8 |
| J M. Read | 12 | 265 | 22. 1 |
| E. Lockwood | 54 | 1179 | 21.45 |
| H. Jupp | 62 | 1321 | 12.19 |
THREE‑FIGURE INNINGS SCORED IN THE GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS' MATCHES. :
| 1821 | Beagley, 113* |
| 1825 | Mr. W. Ward, 102 |
| 1827 | Saunders, 100 |
| 1860 | T. Hayward, 132 |
| 1861 | R. Carpenter, 119 |
| 1861 | R. Carpenter, 106 |
| 1863 | T. Hayward, 112* |
| 1864 | H. H. Stephenson, 117 |
| 1865 | T. Hearne, 122* |
| 1866 | Mr. A. Lubbock, 107* |
| 1868 | Mr. W. G. Grace, 134* |
| 1868 | Mr. I. D. Walker, 165 |
| 1870 | Mr. W. G. Grace, 109 |
| 1870 | Mr. W. G. Grace, 215 |
| 1870 | Mr. W. B. Money, 109* |
| 1871 | Mr. W. G. Grace, 217 |
| 1872 | Mr. W. G. Grace, 112 |
| 1872 | Mr. W. G. Grace, 117 |
| 1872 | R. Daft, 102 |
| 1873 | Mr. W. G. Grace, 163 |
| 1873 | Mr. W. G. Grace, 158 |
| 1873 | Mr. A. N. Hornby, 104 |
| 1874 | Mr. W. G. Grace, 110 |
| 1875 | Mr. W. G. Grace, 152 |
| 1876 | Mr. W. G. Grace, 169 |
| 1877 | Mr. A. W. Ridley, 103 |
| 1877 | Mr. A. N. Hornby, 144 |
| 1877 | Mr. G. F. Grace, 134 |
| 1877 | G. Ulyett, 118 |
| 1878 | Mr. W. G. Grace, 100 |
| 1882 | Mr. A. P. Lucas, 107 |
| 1883 | Mr. C. T. Studd, 100 |
| 1883 | Mr. E. F. S.Tylecote, 107 |
| 1884 | G. Ulyett, 134 |
| 1885 | Mr. W. W. Read, 159 |
| 1886 | A. Shrewsbury, 127 |
| 1887 | A. Shrewsbury, 111 |
| 1889 | W. Barnes, 130* |
* Not out.
| Mr. W. G. Grace | has | scored it | 12 | times. |
| Mr. A. N. Hornby | has„ | scored it„ | 2 | times„ |
| R. Carpenter | has„ | scored it„ | 2 | times„ |
| T. Hayward | has„ | scored it„ | 2 | times„ |
| G. Ulyett | has„ | scored it„ | 2 | times„ |
| A. Shrewsbury | has„ | scored it„ | 2 | times„ |
PUBLIC SCHOOL MATCHES.
ETON v. , HARROW AT LORDS.
| | Winner. | Won by | | Winner. | Won by |
| 1805 | Eton | Ins. and 2 runs | 1858 | Harrow | Ins. and 7 runs |
| 1818 | Harrow | 13 runs | 1859 | Harrow„ | Ins. and 48 runs |
| 1822 | Harrow„ | 87 runs | 1860 | | Drawn |
| 1823 | Eton | Ins. and 33 runs | 1861 | | Drawn |
| 1824 | Eton„ | 9 wickets | 1862 | Eton | 54 runs |
| 1825 | Eton„ | 7 wickets | 1862 | | Drawn |
| 1827 | Eton„ | 6 wickets | 1864 | Harrow | Ins. and 67 runs |
| 1828 | Eton„ | 6 wickets | 1865 | Harrow„ | Ins. and 51 runs |
| 1832 | Eton„ | Ins. and 156 runs | 1866 | Harrow„ | Ins. and 136 runs |
| 1833 | Harrow | 8 wickets | 1867 | | Drawn |
| 1834 | Harrow„ | 13 runs | 1868 | Harrow | 7 wickets |
| 1835 | Eton | 165 runs | 1869 | Eton | Ins. and 19 runs |
| 1836 | Harrow | 9 wickets | 1870 | Eton„ | 20 runs |
| 1837 | Eton | 8 wickets | 1871 | Eton„ | Ins. and 77 runs |
| 1838 | Eton„ | Ins. and 30 runs | 1872 | Eton„ | 6 Wickets |
| 1839 | Eton„ | 8 wickets | 1873 | Harrow | 5 Wickets |
| 1840 | Eton„ | 31 runs | 1874 | Eton | 5 Wickets |
| 1841 | Eton„ | Ins. and 175 runs | 1875 | | Drawn |
| 1842 | Harrow | 65 runs | 1876 | Eton | Ins. and 24 runs |
| 1843 | Harrow„ | 20 runs | 1877 | | Drawn |
| 1844 | Eton | Ins. and 69 runs | 1878 | Harrow | 20 runs |
| 1845 | Eton„ | Ins. and 174 runs | 1879 | | Drawn |
| 1846 | Eton„ | Ins. and 135 runs | 1880 | Harrow | 95 runs |
| 1847 | Eton„ | 9 Wickets | 1881 | Harrow„ | 112 runs |
| 1848 | Harrow | 41 runs | 1882 | | Drawn |
| 1849 | Harrow„ | 77 runs | 1883 | | drawn |
| 1850 | Eton | 7 Wickets | 1884 | | Drawn |
| 1851 | Harrow | 8 Wickets | 1885 | Harrow | 3 wickets |
| 1852 | Harrow„ | 71 runs | 1886 | Eton | 6 Wickets |
| 1853 | Harrow„ | 3 wickets | 1887 | Eton„ | 5 Wickets |
| 1854 | Harrow„ | 98 runs | 1888 | Harrow | 150 runs |
| 1855 | Harrow„ | Ins. and 66 runs | 1889 | Harrow„ | 9 wickets |
| 1857 | Harrow„ | 10 wickets* | 1890 | Drawn | |
* This match was Etonians v. Harrovians under 20.
Matches played, 66: Harrow won 28; Eton won 27; drawn, 11.
ETON v. WINCHESTER.
| | Winner. | Won by | Where | | Winner. | Won by | Where |
| 1826 | Winchester | 53 runs | Lord's | 1860 | Eton | 10 Runs | Winc. |
| 1829 | Eton | 4 Wickets | Lord's„ | 1861 | Eton„ | 9 wickets | Eton |
| 1830 | Winchester | 8 wickets | Lord's„ | 1862 | Eton„ | 1 Wicket | Winc. |
| 1832 | Eton | Ins. and 10 runs | Lord's„ | 1863 | Eton„ | Ins. and 194 runs | Eton |
| 1833 | Eton„ | 14 runs | Lord's„ | 1864 | Eton„ | 9 Wickets | Winc. |
| 1834 | Eton„ | 13 runs | Lord's„ | 1865 | | Drawn | Eton |
| 1835 | Eton„ | 5 wickets | Lord's„ | 1866 | Eton | 10 Wickets | Winc |
| 1836 | Eton„ | 2 wickets | Lord's„ | 1867 | Eton„ | Ins. and 10 runs | Eton |
| 1838 | Winchester | Ins. and 34 runs | Lord's„ | 1868 | Eton„ | 8 wickets | Winc. |
| 1839 | Eton | 108 runs | Lord's„ | 1869 | Eton„ | Ins. and 36 runs | Eton |
| 1840 | Winchester | 43 runs | Lord's„ | 1870 | Winchester | 1 wicket | Winc. |
| 1841 | Winchester„ | 109 runs | Lord's„ | 1871 | Winchester„ | 8 runs | Eton |
| 1842 | Eton | 7 wickets | Lord's„ | 1872 | Eton | Ins. and 125 runs | Winc. |
| 1843 | Winchester | 8 wickets | Lord's„ | 1873 | Eton„ | 5 wickets | Eton |
| 1844 | Eton | 27 runs | Lord's„ | 1874 | Eton„ | Ins and 202 runs | Winc. |
| 1845 | A tie match— | A tie match— | A tie match— | 1875 | Eton„ | 5 wickets | Eton |
| | Winchester | 111 and 52 | Lord's„ | 1876 | Eton„ | Ins. and 99 runs | Winc. |
| | Eton | 66 and 97 | Lord's„ | 1877 | Eton„ | Ins.and 121 runs | Eton |
| 1846 | Eton | Ins. and 55 runs | Lord's„ | 1878 | Winchester | 6 wickets | Winc. |
| 1847 | Eton„ | Ins. and 78 runs | Lord's„ | 1879 | Eton | 45 runs | Eton |
| 1848 | Eton„ | 65 runs | Lord's„ | 1880 | Eton„ | 9 runs | Winc. |
| 1849 | Eton„ | Ins. and 27 runs | Lord's„ | 1881 | Eton„ | 6 wickets | Eton |
| 1850 | Eton„ | 5 wickets | Lord's„ | 1882 | Winchester | Ins and 20 runs | Winc. |
| 1851 | Winchester | 26runs | Lord's„ | 1883 | Winchester„ | 224 runs | Eton |
| 1852 | Winchester„ | 30 runs | Lord's„ | 1884 | Eton | 5 wickets | Winc. |
| 1853 | Winchester„ | 35 runs | Lord's„ | 1885 | | Drawn | Eton |
| 1854 | Winchester„ | 3 wickets | Lord's„ | 1886 | Eton | 8 wickets | Winc. |
| 1855 | Eton | 46runs | Eton | 1887 | Eton„ | 9 Wickets | Eton |
| 1856 | Eton„ | Ins. and 4 runs | Winc. | 1888 | | Drawn | Winc. |
| 1857 | Eton„ | Ins. and 31 runs | Eton | 1889 | Winchester | 114 runs | Eton |
| 1858 | Winchester | 1 wicket | Winc. | 1890 | | Drawn | Winc. |
| 1859 | Winchester„ | 3 Wickets | Eton | | | | |
Matches played, 61: Eton won 38; Winchester won 18; drawn, 4; tied. 1.
RUGBY v. MARLBOROUGH.
| | Winner. | Won by | Where | | Winner. | Won by | Where |
| 1855 | Rugby | 10 wickets | Lord's | 1875 | Rugby | Ins. and 35 runs | Lord's |
| 1856 | Rugby„ | 5 wickets | Lord's„ | 1876 | Marlbro' | 5 wickets | Lord's„ |
| 1857 | Rugby„ | Ins. and 83 runs | Oval | 1877 | Marlbro'„ | 196 runs | Lord's„ |
| 1860 | Rugby„ | Ins. and 50 runs | Lord's | 1878 | Rugby | Ins. and 24 runs | Lord's„ |
| 1862 | Marlbro' | Ins. and 17 runs | Lord's„ | 1879 | Rugby„ | 97 runs | Lord's„ |
| 1863 | Rugby | 83 runs | Oval | 1880 | Rugby„ | Ins.and 120 runs | Lord's„ |
| 1864 | Rugby„ | Ins. and 33 runs | Islgtn. | 1881 | Rugby„ | 2 wickets | Lord's„ |
| 1865 | Rugby„ | 9 wickets | Lord's | 1882 | Marlbro' | 5 wickets | Lord's„ |
| 1866 | | Drawn | Lord's„ | 1883 | | Drawn | Lord's„ |
| 1867 | Rugby | 6 wickets | Oval | 1884 | Marlbro' | 8 wickets | Lord's„ |
| 1868 | Rugby„ | Ins. and 133 runs | Rugby | 1885 | | Drawn | Lord's„ |
| 1869 | Rugby„ | 179 runs | Lord's | 1886 | Rugby | 37 runs | Lord's„ |
| 1870 | Rugby„ | 5 wickets | Marl. | 1887 | Marlbro' | 217 runs | Lord's„ |
| 1871 | Marlbro’ | 68 runs | Lord's | 1888 | No play, owing to rain | No play, owing to rain | No play, owing to rain |
| 1872 | Marlbro'„ | 9 wickets | Lord's | 1889 | Marlbro' | 6 wickets | Lord's„ |
| 1873 | Rugby | 8 wickets | Lord's„ | 1890 | Marlbro'„ | 145 runs | Lord's„ |
| 1874 | Rugby„ | 5 wickets | Lord's„ | | | | |
Matches played, 32: Rugby won 19; Marlborough won 11:; drawn, 3.
CHELTENHAM v. MARLBOROUGH.
| Date. | Where Played. | Winner. | Won by |
| 1856 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham | 77 runs. |
| 1857 | Marlborough | Cheltenham | 4 wickets. |
| 1858 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham | 6 wickets. |
| 1859 | Marlborough | Marlborough | 32 runs. |
| 1860 | Cheltenham | | Drawn. |
| 1861 | Marlborough | Cheltenham | 7 wickets. |
| 1862 | Cheltenham | | Drawn. |
| 1863 | Marlborough | Cheltenham | 36 runs. |
| 1864 | Cheltenham | | Drawn. |
| 1865 | Marlborough | Marlborough | 10 wickets. |
| 1866 | Cheltenham | | Drawn. |
| 1867 | Marlborough | | Drawn. |
| 1868 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham | 10 wickets. |
| 1869 | Marlborough | Marlborough | Innings and 12 runs |
| 1870 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham | 6 wickets. |
| 1871 | Marlborough | Cheltenham | 7 wickets. |
| 1872 | Cheltenham | Marlborough | 7 wickets. |
| 1873 | Marlborough | Marlborough | 84 runs. |
| 1874 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham | 232 runs. |
| 1875 | Marlborough | | Drawn. |
| 1876 | Cheltenham | Marlborough | 6 wickets. |
| 1877 | Marlborough | Marlborough | Innings and 170 runs. |
| 1878 | Cheltenham | Marlborough | 6 wickets. |
| 1879 | Marlborough | Marlborough | 15 runs. |
| 1880 | Cheltenham | | Drawn. |
| 1881 | Marlborough | Cheltenham | 4 wickets. |
| 1882 | Cheltenham | Marlborough | 70 runs. |
| 1883 | Marlborough | Marlborough | Innings and 102 runs. |
| 1884 | Cheltenham | | Drawn. |
| 1885 | Marlborough | | Drawn. |
| 1886 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham | 5 wickets. |
| 1887 | Marlborough | Cheltenham | 7 wickets. |
| 1888 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham | Innings and 71 runs. |
| 1889 | Marlborough | Marlborough | 9 wickets. |
| 1890 | Cheltenham | Marlborough | 39 runs. |
Matches played 35 : Cheltenham won 13 ; Marlborough won 13; drawn, 9.
CLIFTON v. CHELTENHAM.
| Date. | Where Played. | Winner. | Won by |
| 1872 | Clifton | Clifton | 6 wickets. |
| 1873 | Cheltenham | Clifton | Innings and 44 runs. |
| 1874 | Clifton | | Drawn. |
| 1875 | Cheltenham | Clifton | Innings and 107 runs. |
| 1876 | Clifton | | Drawn. |
| 1877 | Cheltenham | Clifton | Innings and 209 runs. |
| 1878 | Clifton | Clifton | 9 wickets. |
| 1879 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham | 19 runs. |
| 1880 | Clifton | | Drawn. |
| 1881 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham | 8 wickets. |
| 1882 | Clifton | Cheltenham | 99 runs. |
| 1883 | Cheltenham | Clifton | 4 wickets. |
| 1884 | Clifton | | Drawn. |
| 1885 | Cheltenham | Clifton | 5 wickets. |
| 1886 | Clifton | Clifton | 10 wickets. |
| 1887 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham | 9 wickets |
| 1888 | Clifton | Cheltenham | 10 wickets. |
| 1889 | Cheltenham | | Drawn. |
| 1890 | Clifton | Clifton | Innings and 53 runs. |
Matches played, 19: Clifton won 9; Cheltenham won 5 ; drawn, 5.