Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

M.C.C. v KENT Played at Lord’s Old Ground, Marylebone, August 15, 16, 17, 18, 1791. Kent won by five wickets. M.C.C. 1 W.Beldham c Amherst 36 b Boxall 59 2 J.Small, jun b Clifford 5 run out 15 3 T.Walker b Boxall 3 c Bullen 32 4 T.Scott b Crawte 13 c Amherst 5 5 C.Lennox c Bullen 4 b Clifford 5 6 Earl of Winchilsea b Boxall 2 b Ring 0 7 H.W.Fitzroy c Pilcher 12 c Crawte 6 8 R.Purchase b Clifford 7 c Clifford 19 9 G.Louch run out 25 b Boxall 1 10 C.Cumberland not out 2 not out 0 11 T.A.Smith b Clifford 6 c Freemantle 3 Byes 2 2 —— —— 117 147 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-117 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7-138, 8- , 9- , 10-147 KENT 1 A.Freemantle b Beldham 39 b Beldham 17 2 J.Ring run out 1 not out 61 3 J.Crawte c Purchase 2 c Scott 5 4 J.Pilcher c Beldham 34 b Purchase 3 5 Goodhew b Walker 1 b Purchase 15 6 J.Aylward c Scott 13 run out 17 7 S.Amherst c Beldham 18 8 E.Bligh c Small 7 not out 14 9 T.Boxall c Scott 1 10 W.Bullen not out 10 11 R.Clifford b Walker 0 Byes 1 6 —— —— 127 (5 wickets) 138 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-127 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Clifford 3 1 Boxall 2 2 Crawte 1 Ring 1 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Beldham 1 1 Walker 2 Purchase 2 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: ; 3rd day: M.C.C. (2) 138-7 (Purchase 16*). MCC had Beldham, Purchase, Scott, Small and Walker as given men; Kent had Freemantle as a given man. In MCC (2), Winchilsea, Fitzroy and Cumberland were the players yet to bat at the close of day 3. 160