Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

M.C.C. v KENT Played at Lord’s Old Ground, Marylebone, June 20, 21, 1793. M.C.C. won by ten wickets. KENT 1 J.Smith c Wells 1 b Beldham 9 2 J.Pilcher run out 5 c Beldham 3 3 T.Boxall c Newman 3 b Walker 10 4 J.Aylward b Beldham 5 b Beldham 2 5 Luck c Wells 0 c Beldham 0 6 R.Fielder run out 12 c Fitzroy 5 7 C.Cumberland st Wells 2 c Newman 3 8 Earl of Darnley c Wells 4 c Newman 0 9 James Wells hit wkt 0 c Dehany 0 10 W.Bullen b Walker 11 b Beldham 2 11 J.Ring not out 45 not out 26 Byes —— —— 88 60 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-88 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-60 M.C.C. 1 John Wells c Ring 5 2 H.W.Fitzroy b Boxall 27 3 T.Walker b Boxall 3 not out 23 4 Earl of Winchilsea c Cumberland 28 not out 30 5 G.Louch b Boxall 0 6 R.N.Newman b Boxall 0 7 W.Beldham c Ring 25 8 T.V.R.Nicoll run out 0 9 R.B.Wyatt b Boxall 5 10 G.Dehany b Boxall 2 11 T.Mellish not out 1 Byes —— —— 96 (no wicket) 53 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-96 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Beldham 1 3 Walker 1 1 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Boxall 6 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: . MCC had Beldham, Walker and John Wells as given men. It is not known on what basis James Wells appeared for Kent. The teams are listed in dismissal order: Beldham will have batted higher for MCC and Ring much higher for Kent, probably in the top three. Oddly, there appear to have been no byes in this match. Luck of Strood. 188