Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

M.C.C. v MIDDLESEX Played at Lord’s Old Ground, Marylebone, August 16, 1790. M.C.C. won by two wickets. MIDDLESEX 1 W.White b Clifford 14 b Beldham 2 2 W.Bedster b Clifford 13 c Wyatt 11 3 T.Shackle b Beldham 24 c Beldham 12 4 G.T.Boult b Beldham 11 b Beldham 3 5 T.Webb b Clifford 4 c Lennox 35 6 W.Fennex c Clifford 16 c Wyatt 3 7 T.V.R.Nicoll b Clifford 1 not out 0 8 Butler c Burrell 1 c Beldham 11 9 T.Lord c Beldham 11 c Beldham 56 10 Clarke not out 0 b Beldham 5 11 Grange c Winchilsea 9 c Smith 30 Byes 14 —— —— 104 182 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-104 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-182 M.C.C. 1 Sir P.Burrell b Fennex 14 b Lord 1 2 R.Clifford c Bedster 42 c Webb 29 3 C.Lennox b Fennex 1 b Lord 3 4 G.Louch b Lord 2 run out 20 5 W.Beldham c Bedster 24 c Webb 16 6 Earl of Darnley b Fennex 5 7 R.B.Wyatt run out 5 c Webb 8 8 H.W.Fitzroy b Fennex 2 not out 15 9 T.A.Smith c Bedster 5 not out 30 10 Earl of Winchilsea c Webb 18 b Lord 0 11 C.Anguish not out 20 b Fennex 4 Byes 7 16 —— —— 145 (8 wickets) 142 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-145 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Clifford 4 Beldham 2 3 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Fennex 4 1 Lord 1 3 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: . MCC had Beldham and Clifford as given men. Only one day is given for the match in Britcher and SB but it must have lasted longer. 17 and 18 August would appear to have been available before the teams met at Uxbridge for the return on 19 August. Clarke in the Middlesex team is assumed not to be T.Clark of Hornchurch. 145