f2415	Lancashire v Gloucestershire
	County Match 1881
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester on 21st, 22nd July 1881 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Lancashire won by an innings and 36 runs
Close of play day 1	Gloucestershire (2) 7/2 (Gribble 0*)

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WG Grace	b Steel	14
EM Grace	b Steel	8
WE Midwinter	c Briggs b Steel	0
AD Greene	not out	7
F Townsend	run out	5
J Cranston	c Nash b Watson	1
HWR Gribble	c Briggs b Watson	0
E Peake	c Nash b Watson	0
LM Day	c Watson b Steel	6
+JA Bush	c Crossland b Steel	0
WA Woof	c Nash b Watson	1
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 38.2 overs)	42
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-19, 3-22, 4-29, 5-30, 6-30, 7-32, 8-41, 9-41, 10-42 (38.2 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Watson	19.2	15	8	4	-	-
Steel	19	7	34	5	-	-

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*AN Hornby	b Midwinter	61
RG Barlow	c and b WG Grace	45
AG Steel	c WG Grace b Peake	23
F Taylor	run out	6
WH Robinson	b Townsend	36
J Briggs	b WG Grace	18
OP Lancashire	run out	0
A Watson	c Cranston b Midwinter	1
+R Pilling	not out	9
J Crossland	c EM Grace b Midwinter	0
G Nash	c Gribble b WG Grace	30
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 114.3 overs)	236
Fall of wickets:
1-77, 2-120, 3-127, 4-170, 5-194, 6-195, 7-196, 8-196, 9-201, 10-236 (114.3 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Woof	9	1	37	0	-	-
Midwinter	55	25	87	3	-	-
WG Grace	27.3	11	37	3	-	-
Peake	15	3	32	1	-	-
Townsend	8	0	36	1	-	-

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Gloucestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AD Greene	c Barlow b Watson	3
LM Day	b Steel	4
HWR Gribble	b Watson	6
*WG Grace	b Steel	1
EM Grace	c Barlow b Steel	19
WE Midwinter	b Crossland	56
F Townsend	st Pilling b Steel	30
J Cranston	c Pilling b Steel	20
E Peake	not out	4
+JA Bush	b Steel	0
WA Woof	st Pilling b Steel	14
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(all out, 90 overs)	158
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-7, 3-9, 4-33, 5-33, 6-108, 7-132, 8-140, 9-140, 10-158 (90 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Watson	37	19	45	2	-	-
Steel	42	17	89	7	-	-
Barlow	3	1	4	0	-	-
Nash	3	2	4	0	-	-
Crossland	5	1	15	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> J Briggs (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 16
--> G Nash (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in First-Class matches
--> E Peake made his debut for Gloucestershire in First-Class matches
--> A Watson reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Gloucestershire first innings

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