Original sentence: According to James Pycroft in The Cricket Field, the size of the wickets was increased in 1817 to  by , but it seems more likely that the rule was introduced in 1819.England match.It was also the earliest first-class match involving either team.Lambert was then banned for life by MCC from appearing at Lord's on the grounds that he had "sold" an earlier Nottingham v.Nottingham had won the game by 30 runs despite a first innings deficit and many gamblers lost heavily.On 2–5 July, Sussex v Epsom was played at Lord's.On 30 May, Cambridge University v Cambridge Town Club was played at Parker's Piece, Cambridge.Similar scenarios were Nottingham/Nottinghamshire, Manchester/Lancashire & Sheffield/Yorkshire.The earliest known reference to cricket in the county of Staffordshire has been found.The whole affair is believed to have been contrived by Lord Frederick Beauclerk who wished to settle an "old score".There was a very fine line between Cambridge Town Club and the later Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club, the one dovetailing with the other.This is the first recorded instance of the fixture which became almost annual until the 1860s.Whether Lambert was actually guilty is highly questionable and certainly no proper hearing was ever organised.William Lambert, guesting for Sussex, scored two centuries (107* & 157) in the match, the first player known to have achieved this feat in a top-class match.With cricket recovering from the effects of the Napoleonic War, a total of seven first-class matches were recorded in 1817
Edited sentence: Epsom at Lord's was a five-day match.Sussex v.William Lambert guested for Sussex and scored two centuries (107* & 157) in the match, the first player to achieve the feat in top-class cricket