Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

A TO M v N TO Z Played at Bourne Paddock, Bishopsbourne, August 28, 29, 30, 31, 1787. A to M won by 29 runs. A TO M 1 W.Bedster c John Wells 3 c Fennex 1 2 W.Brazier c Fennex 18 c Fennex 19 3 W.Beldham run out 1 run out 22 4 W.Bullen run out 6 b Stevens 29 5 T.Taylor c John Wells 6 c Fennex 14 6 R.Clifford c Stevens 4 c Fennex 0 7 F.Booker b Stevens 10 b Fennex 36 8 G.Louch b Fennex 1 run out 28 9 T.Lord b Fennex 11 c Fennex 2 10 N.Mann c H.Walker 28 b Fennex 4 11 D.Harris not out 0 not out 0 Byes 6 —— —— 94 155 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-94 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-155 N TO Z 1 T.Walker run out 4 b Harris 3 2 H.Walker b Harris 8 c Taylor 5 3 J.Small, sen b Clifford 8 c Bullen 57 4 J.Ring hit wkt 7 c Clifford 2 5 W.Fennex c Louch 8 b Taylor 8 6 J.Small, jun b Clifford 0 b Taylor 13 7 John Wells b Taylor 10 b Taylor 0 8 R.Purchase b Taylor 1 b Taylor 8 9 J.Aylward b Bullen 28 b Taylor 35 10 James Wells not out 1 b Harris 1 11 E.Stevens b Harris 3 not out 2 Byes 4 4 —— —— 82 138 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-82 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-138 N to Z Bowling O M R W O M R W Stevens 1 1 Fennex 2 2 A to M Bowling O M R W O M R W Harris 2 2 Clifford 2 Taylor 2 5 Bullen 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: ; 3rd day: . A to M had Taylor as a given man; N to Z had Aylward as a given man. Fennex played for N to Z in this and other matches because his name was understood to be a corruption of ‘Phœnix’. 109