Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

A TO M v N TO Z Played at Lord’s Old Ground, Marylebone, September 10, 11, 12, 1787. N to Z won by 94 runs. N TO Z 1 J.Aylward c Clifford 0 b Boorman 15 2 J.Small, jun b Bullen 1 c Louch 4 3 J.Small, sen run out 8 b Clifford 26 4 T.Walker b Harris 6 b Harris 40 5 H.Walker b Bullen 44 c Bullen 5 6 J.Ring b Clifford 26 c Beldham 3 7 John Wells b Brazier 19 b Harris 11 8 W.Fennex run out 1 b Harris 1 9 R.Purchase hit wkt 0 not out 11 10 J.Pilcher not out 4 c Clifford 0 11 E.Stevens b Brazier 0 b Brazier 1 Byes 7 6 —— —— 116 123 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-116 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6-105, 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-123 A TO M 1 W.Beldham run out 6 b Purchase 0 2 F.Booker b Stevens 12 b Stevens 22 3 J.Boorman c Wells 8 c Aylward 3 4 W.Brazier b Stevens 3 c J.Small, sen 0 5 G.Louch c H.Walker 3 c Wells 3 6 T.Taylor not out 23 b Stevens 6 7 W.Bullen c J.Small, jun 3 c J.Small, sen 11 8 R.Clifford c Pilcher 17 b Stevens 8 9 N.Mann b Stevens 1 c Purchase 5 10 G.T.Boult run out 1 not out 3 11 D.Harris c Stevens 0 b Purchase 0 Byes 7 —— —— 84 61 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-84 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-61 A to M Bowling O M R W O M R W Harris 1 3 Clifford 1 1 Bullen 2 Brazier 2 1 Boorman 1 N to Z Bowling O M R W O M R W Stevens 3 3 Purchase 2 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: A to M (1) 51-6; 2nd day: N to Z (2) 105-6 (J.Small, sen 25*). A to M had Taylor as a given man; N to Z had Aylward as a given man. Fennex played for N to Z because his name was understood to be a corruption of ‘Phœnix’. 111