f212	C Lennox's XI v Earl of Winchilsea's XI
	First-Class matches in England 1797
Venue	Lord's Old Ground, Marylebone on 4th, 5th, 6th July 1797 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Earl of Winchilsea's XI won by 4 wickets
Close of play day 1
Close of play day 2

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C Lennox's XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
T Boxall	b T Walker	6
H Walker	b Wells	6
W Beldham	b Wells	3
W Fennex	b Bullen	4
A Freemantle	c T Walker b [unknown]	12
J Hammond	run out	19
E Bligh	not out	8
C Lennox	c T Walker b [unknown]	6
T Mellish	b T Walker	0
N Graham	hit wkt b [unknown]	0
Hall	b T Walker	0
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(all out)	65
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-65

Earl of Winchilsea's XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bullen	?	?	?	1	-	-
Wells	?	?	?	2	-	-
T Walker	?	?	?	3	-	-

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Earl of Winchilsea's XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Small	b Fennex	0
J Walker	b Fennex	4
T Ray	c Hammond b [unknown]	7
T Walker	b Fennex	31
R Robinson	b Beldham	52
J Tufton	b Fennex	0
J Wells	c Hammond b [unknown]	0
Earl of Winchilsea	b Beldham	9
H Tufton	b Boxall	15
G Louch	c Freemantle b [unknown]	4
W Bullen	not out	0
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(all out)	125
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-125

C Lennox's XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Boxall	?	?	?	1	-	-
Fennex	?	?	?	4	-	-
Beldham	?	?	?	2	-	-

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C Lennox's XI second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
T Boxall	b Bullen	0
H Walker	b Wells	6
W Beldham	c J Tufton b [unknown]	62
W Fennex	c H Tufton b [unknown]	9
A Freemantle	c Ray b [unknown]	12
J Hammond	c Ray b [unknown]	32
E Bligh	c J Tufton b [unknown]	0
C Lennox	c Ray b [unknown]	6
T Mellish	c Small b [unknown]	11
N Graham	st H Tufton b [unknown]	11
Hall	not out	11
Extras		0
Total	(all out)	160
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-160

Earl of Winchilsea's XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bullen	?	?	?	1	-	-
Wells	?	?	?	1	-	-

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Earl of Winchilsea's XI second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Small	b Boxall	8
J Walker	not out	8
T Ray	not out	5
T Walker	lbw b [unknown]	31
R Robinson	c Freemantle b [unknown]	25
J Tufton	c Beldham b [unknown]	9
J Wells	b Boxall	12
Earl of Winchilsea	b Hammond	0
H Tufton	did not bat
G Louch	did not bat
W Bullen	did not bat
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(6 wickets)	101
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?

C Lennox's XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Boxall	?	?	?	2	-	-
Hammond	?	?	?	1	-	-

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Notes
--> Hall made his debut in First-Class matches
--> Hall made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> W Bullen made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> R Robinson (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 38

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The Hampshire Chronicle reports that 'the Earl of Winchilsea has made an improvement in the game of cricket, by having four stumps instead of three, and the wickets two inches higher'. SB quotes this report but says that four stumps can have been used only in practice games. However, contemporary press reports suggest, although not unambiguously, that four stumps may have been used in this game. At any rate, the size of the wicket was clearly a live issue at the time. The new code of laws adopted in 1798 retained three stumps, but increased their height from 22 inches to 24, and the length of the bail from 6 inches to 7 (still only one bail despite the presence of a middle stump).

 

 

 

 

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