Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

EAST KENT v WEST KENT Played at Star Inn, Coxheath, June 29, 30, 1789. East Kent won by 8 runs. EAST KENT 1 R.Purchase c Beldham 14 c H.Walker 0 2 J.Pilcher run out 22 run out 0 3 J.Aylward c Beldham 25 not out 20 4 J.Small, sen c Wells 28 b Beldham 4 5 J.Ring c T.Walker 0 b Beldham 1 6 T.Taylor c Bullen 8 b Beldham 2 7 J.Boorman c T.Walker 3 b Beldham 2 8 Wood b Brazier 11 b Clifford 0 9 D.Harris b Brazier 11 c Wells 1 10 Bates c Wells 0 run out 1 11 J.Church not out 2 b Clifford 3 Byes 2 —— —— 124 36 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-124 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-36 WEST KENT 1 T.Walker b Harris 3 c Purchase 0 2 H.Walker b Harris 0 c Bates 1 3 W.Brazier c Purchase 9 c Wood 0 4 W.Beldham b Harris 10 b Harris 6 5 John Wells c Taylor 20 run out 5 6 Palmer b Purchase 6 c Aylward 0 7 W.Bullen b Harris 1 c Ring 5 8 S.Amherst b Harris 17 b Purchase 9 9 J.Crawte c Ring 25 c Bates 6 10 R.Hosmer not out 8 run out 7 11 R.Clifford b Harris 4 not out 3 Byes 7 —— —— 110 42 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-110 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-42 West Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Brazier 2 Clifford 2 Beldham 4 East Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Harris 6 1 Purchase 1 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: West Kent (1) 48-4 (Wells 17*, Crawte 4*). East Kent had Boorman and four of Hampshire as given men; West Kent had four of Surrey as given men. 127