Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

BRIGHTON v MIDDLESEX Played at Prince of Wales Ground, Brighton, September 5, 6, 7, 1792. Brighton won by five wickets. MIDDLESEX 1 Earl of Winchilsea hit wkt 6 b Hammond 8 2 E.Bligh c J.Vallance 2 b Purchase 0 3 H.H.Aston b Hammond 0 run out 3 4 H.W.Fitzroy c Jutten 1 not out 4 5 G.Louch c J.Vallance 31 b Purchase 3 6 T.Walker not out 24 c Liffen 5 7 Grange c Hammond 5 b Hammond 12 8 W.Fennex b Purchase 2 b Hammond 6 9 T.Shackle c Purchase 1 b Hammond 0 10 T.Lord b Purchase 0 b Hammond 0 11 T.Ray b Hammond 2 b Purchase 4 Byes —— —— 74 45 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-74 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-45 BRIGHTON 1 Sir J.Shelley c Grange 2 c Fennex 8 2 J.Vallance c Shackle 0 not out 11 3 T.Jutten b Lord 3 4 T.Liffen c Walker 6 b Walker 8 5 W.Bowra run out 0 c Lord 8 6 P.Vallance run out 1 c Fennex 18 7 R.Purchase run out 2 not out 24 8 J.Hammond not out 11 b Lord 10 9 W.Bedster c Shackle 8 10 Gregory c Winchilsea 0 11 Hudson b Walker 0 Byes 1 —— —— 34 (5 wickets) 87 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-34 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- Brighton Bowling O M R W O M R W Purchase 2 3 Hammond 2 5 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Lord 1 1 Walker 1 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: . Brighton had Purchase as a given man; Middlesex had Walker as a given man. (Variant) SB says the second innings took place on 27 May 1793 but this is a misreading of the date set aside to resume the return match, which began on 20 September. 178