Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

BRIGHTON v M.C.C. Played at Prince of Wales Ground, Brighton, August 20, 21, 22, 23, 1792. Brighton won by three wickets. M.C.C. 1 G.H.Monson b Boxall 0 b Boxall 4 2 H.H.Aston b Hammond 0 not out 2 3 E.Hussey c Hammond 0 b Hammond 4 4 G.Leycester b Hammond 0 b Hammond 15 5 R.Purchase not out 38 c Boxall 7 6 Earl of Winchilsea b Boxall 4 run out 8 7 E.Bligh c Hammond 4 b Boxall 0 8 G.Louch b Boxall 8 c P.Vallance 8 9 H.W.Fitzroy b Hammond 2 c Boxall 0 10 J.Goldham c Capron 0 run out 6 11 Collins b Boxall 11 run out 6 Byes 1 2 —— —— 68 62 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-68 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-62 BRIGHTON 1 Capron c Purchase 1 not out 21 2 T.Jutten run out 2 3 T.Liffen b Purchase 2 b Purchase 1 4 T.Boxall b Purchase 3 not out 10 5 J.Hammond b Purchase 11 c Monson 24 6 J.Marchant b Collins 4 b Collins 4 7 W.Bowra c Monson 0 c Monson 13 8 Sir J.Shelley c Bligh 8 9 P.Vallance c Winchilsea 14 c Monson 1 10 Gregory b Collins 2 b Collins 1 11 J.Vallance not out 4 b Purchase 2 Byes 3 —— —— 51 (7 wickets) 80 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-51 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- Brighton Bowling O M R W O M R W Boxall 4 2 Hammond 3 2 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Purchase 3 2 Collins 2 2 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: No play; 2nd day: ; 3rd day: . Brighton had Boxall as a given man; MCC had Collins and Purchase as given men. The Morning Herald reports that rain prevented any play on 20 August. 175