Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

EARL OF WINCHILSEA’S XI v R.LEIGH’S XI Played at Stoke Down, Alresford, July 23, 24, 25, 1795, June 28, 1796. R.Leigh’s XI won by three wickets. EARL OF WINCHILSEA’S XI 1 J.Hammond b Wells 52 b Harris 7 2 J.Small, jun b Harris 0 b Wells 4 3 R.Robinson c Ray 13 run out 0 4 T.Walker b Beldham 12 run out 10 5 J.Ring b Harris 15 not out 58 6 J.Tufton c Beldham 13 b Harris 4 7 F.Reynolds b Harris 3 run out 0 8 R.Purchase c Tufton 7 c H.Walker 5 9 J.Small, sen b Beldham 6 b Harris 7 10 T.Boxall not out 3 run out 0 11 T.Taylor run out 1 run out 14 Byes 5 —— —— 125 114 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-125 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-114 R.LEIGH’S XI 25 Jul 1795 28 Jun 1796 1 John Wells b Walker 25 b Boxall 10 2 A.Freemantle c J.Small, sen 4 st Hammond 7 3 J.Walker c Tufton 13 c Hammond 3 4 H.Walker b Hammond 7 not out 19 b Boxall 20 5 W.Beldham b Purchase 56 not out 10 c Hammond 18 6 J.Crawte b Boxall 11 b Boxall 0 7 T.Ray not out 32 not out 11 8 G.Louch b Boxall 7 not out 8 9 H.J.Tufton b Boxall 0 c Taylor 0 10 W.Bullen b Walker 4 11 D.Harris b Walker 0 Byes 3 1 —— —— —— 162 (3 wickets) 42 (7 wickets) 78 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-162 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- R.Leigh’s XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Harris 3 3 Wells 1 1 Beldham 2 Earl of Winchilsea’s XI Bowling 25 Jul 1795 28 Jun 1796 O M R W O M R W O M R W Boxall 3 1 3 Purchase 1 Walker 3 Hammond 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: ; 3rd day: R.Leigh’s XI (2) 42-3 (H.Walker 19*, Beldham 10*). At close of play on 25 July (a Saturday), Leigh’s XI, with seven wickets in hand, required an additional 36 runs to win. Normal practice at the time would have been to continue at the earliest opportunity, and it was announced that the game would resume on 17 August. In the event, this did not take place and it was not until eleven months later, on 28 June 1796, that the match was brought to a conclusion. In these unique circumstances the batting and bowling in Leigh (2) are presented so as to show the position both at the close of play on 25 July 1795 and at the conclusion of the match in 1796. See also the Supplementary Note on page 277. 224