Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

M.C.C. v HORNCHURCH Played at Lord’s Old Ground, Marylebone, May 20, 21, 1790. M.C.C. won by eight wickets. HORNCHURCH 1 R.B.Wyatt b Darnley 12 b Hussey 11 2 J.Russell b Hussey 11 not out 7 3 R.Denn c Louch 6 c Louch 1 4 T.Clark run out 13 c Hussey 11 5 J.Goulstone b Fitzroy 1 b Grover 11 6 Higgs b Hussey 1 b Fitzroy 13 7 Simmons b Fitzroy 5 run out 19 8 J.Stevens not out 10 b Hussey 7 9 Carr b Hussey 20 b Grover 0 10 Clements c Leycester 5 b Grover 5 11 J.Martin c Hussey 29 b Fitzroy 10 Byes 3 1 —— —— 116 96 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-116 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-96 M.C.C. 1 Earl of Winchilsea b Martin 6 2 Earl of Darnley st Clark 7 c Wyatt 3 3 T.A.Smith c Wyatt 24 4 C.Lennox b Martin 0 c Denn 4 5 E.Hussey c Clements 3 6 G.Louch c Clements 43 7 E.Bligh c Wyatt 18 8 C.Anguish c Wyatt 12 9 G.Leycester c Goulstone 19 not out 11 10 J.S.Grover c Simmons 3 not out 18 11 H.W.Fitzroy not out 36 Byes 6 —— —— 177 (2 wickets) 36 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-177 FoW (2): 1- , 2- M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Hussey 3 2 Fitzroy 2 2 Darnley 1 Grover 3 Hornchurch Bowling O M R W O M R W Martin 2 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: . Note that George Leycester has no middle initial. George Hamer Leycester, his cousin, did not play in ‘great’ matches. Grover has been tentatively identified as John Septimus Grover. 138