f4681 cc624	Sussex v Gloucestershire
	County Championship 1897
Venue	County Ground, Hove on 7th, 8th, 9th June 1897 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	GH Remnant, JJ Tuck
Close of play day 1	Gloucestershire (1) 75/2 (Grace 35*, Kitcat 0*)
Close of play day 2	Gloucestershire (2) 18/1 (de Winton 13*, Goodwin 3*)

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WG Grace	b Bland	37
H Wrathall	c Bean b Bland	21
CL Townsend	b Killick	18
SAP Kitcat	c Tate b Bland	0
HS Goodwin	c Butt b Tate	25
+JH Board	c Butt b Bland	72
GS de Winton	c Bean b Tate	1
WH Hale	c Murdoch b Bland	4
FN Townsend	c Butt b Bland	22
WH Murch	c Tate b Killick	44
FG Roberts	not out	0
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 127.4 overs)	245
Fall of wickets:
1-30, 2-71, 3-77, 4-80, 5-143, 6-171, 7-175, 8-180, 9-243, 10-245 (127.4 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bland	50	22	101	6	-	-
Tate	33	11	73	2	-	-
Killick	30.4	14	44	2	-	-
Parris	14	3	26	0	-	-

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Sussex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WL Murdoch	c Board b Roberts	4
FW Marlow	b CL Townsend	11
KS Ranjitsinhji	c Roberts b CL Townsend	22
G Brann	c Board b Roberts	68
W Newham	b CL Townsend	1
EH Killick	b Roberts	7
G Bean	c FN Townsend b CL Townsend	0
F Parris	lbw b CL Townsend	18
CHG Bland	c and b Roberts	1
+HR Butt	b Roberts	14
FW Tate	not out	0
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 59.2 overs)	147
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-36, 3-41, 4-43, 5-62, 6-63, 7-93, 8-102, 9-140, 10-147 (59.2 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
CL Townsend	30	5	96	5	-	-
Roberts	29.2	14	50	5	-	-

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Gloucestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GS de Winton	not out	13
WH Hale	c Butt b Bland	2
HS Goodwin	not out	3
*WG Grace	did not bat
H Wrathall	did not bat
CL Townsend	did not bat
SAP Kitcat	did not bat
+JH Board	did not bat
FN Townsend	did not bat
WH Murch	did not bat
FG Roberts	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(1 wicket, 9 overs)	18
Fall of wickets:
1-14 (Hale)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bland	5	0	13	1	-	-
Killick	4	2	5	0	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> WH Murch (1) passed his previous highest score of 38 in First-Class matches
--> WH Murch (1) passed his previous highest score of 38 in County Championship matches
--> GS de Winton (2) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 2
--> CHG Bland achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Gloucestershire first innings (previous best was 2-100)
--> CHG Bland achieved his first five wickets in an innings in County Championship matches in the Gloucestershire first innings

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