f4476 cc516	Gloucestershire v Lancashire
	County Championship 1896
Venue	Ashley Down Ground, Bristol on 25th, 26th, 27th June 1896 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Lancashire won by an innings and 18 runs
Points	Gloucestershire -1; Lancashire 1
Umpires	GW Littlewood, JJ Tuck
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 87/1 (Sugg 59, Smith 0)
Close of play day 2	Gloucestershire (2) 157/4 (Grace 57*)

Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WG Grace	c Tyldesley b Briggs	51
H Wrathall	c I'Anson b Baker	44
CL Townsend	c Benton b Baker	17
HF Bateman-Champain	c I'Anson b Baker	1
+JH Board	c Smith b Baker	0
A Lamb	c Paul b Briggs	8
JR Painter	b Baker	0
H Jessop	run out	0
FC Bracher	st Smith b Briggs	4
WH Murch	b Baker	1
FG Roberts	not out	0
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 71.1 overs)	133
Fall of wickets:
1-64, 2-105, 3-111, 4-117, 5-121, 6-121, 7-122, 8-128, 9-133, 10-133 (71.1 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Briggs	34	7	81	3	-	-
I'Anson	12	2	24	0	-	-
Mold	2	0	3	0	-	-
Baker	22.1	13	18	6	-	-
Paul	1	1	0	0	-	-

Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Ward	b Townsend	27
FH Sugg	c sub b Townsend	220
+C Smith	c Grace b Townsend	10
AG Paul	st Board b Townsend	9
CH Benton	c Bateman-Champain b Townsend	2
JT Tyldesley	c Board b Murch	19
GR Baker	c Board b Roberts	63
J Briggs	c Jessop b Townsend	19
J I'Anson	b Roberts	9
*EB Rowley	not out	0
AW Mold	absent hurt
Extras	(8 b, 3 w)	11
Total	(all out, 112.2 overs)	389
Fall of wickets:
1-87, 2-141, 3-159, 4-167, 5-207, 6-335, 7-367, 8-377, 9-389 (112.2 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Roberts	42.2	12	125	2	1	-
Murch	12	2	44	1	1	-
Townsend	41	8	125	6	1	-
Painter	8	1	35	0	-	-
Lamb	4	0	32	0	-	-
Jessop	5	1	17	0	-	-

Gloucestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WG Grace	not out	102
H Wrathall	c Tyldesley b Paul	30
CL Townsend	c Paul b Briggs	38
HF Bateman-Champain	c Smith b Briggs	28
+JH Board	c Rowley b Briggs	0
A Lamb	b Briggs	10
JR Painter	st Smith b Briggs	9
H Jessop	run out	3
FC Bracher	c Sugg b Briggs	4
FG Roberts	c Smith b Briggs	0
WH Murch	absent hurt
Extras	(12 b, 1 lb, 1 w)	14
Total	(all out, 133.1 overs)	238
Fall of wickets:
1-41, 2-95, 3-153, 4-157, 5-193, 6-205, 7-210, 8-215, 9-238 (133.1 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Briggs	60.1	20	93	7	-	-
I'Anson	44	22	78	0	1	-
Baker	22	11	30	0	-	-
Paul	7	1	23	1	-	-

Notes
--> Day 2 Lunch: Lancashire (1) ?/? (Sugg 204*, [unknown] ?*)
--> HF Bateman-Champain made his debut in County Championship matches
--> A Lamb made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> A Lamb made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> FH Sugg (1) passed his previous highest score of 169 in County Championship matches
--> FH Sugg (1) passed his previous highest score of 187 in First-Class matches
--> AG Paul (1) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 7
--> GR Baker (1) passed 3000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 12
--> WG Grace (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 37
--> HF Bateman-Champain (2) passed his previous highest score of 11 in First-Class matches
--> GR Baker achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Gloucestershire first innings (previous best was 5-29)
--> GR Baker achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Gloucestershire first innings (previous best was 5-29)
--> CL Townsend reached 200 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Lancashire first innings
--> J Briggs reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Gloucestershire second innings
--> J Briggs reached 600 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Gloucestershire second innings