Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

MIDDLESEX v KENT Played at Lord’s Old Ground, Marylebone, May 16, 17, 1796. Kent won by 51 runs. KENT 1 J.Tufton hit wkt 16 b Walker 0 2 J.Hammond b Walker 1 c Wells 39 3 J.Pilcher c Shackle 8 c Wells 11 4 J.Ring c Ray 1 c Graham 14 5 E.Bligh b Beauclerk 6 c Walker 3 6 H.J.Tufton c Wells 10 run out 10 7 W.Barton b Walker 9 c Ray 5 8 T.Boxall c Ray 0 c Shackle 1 9 E.Hussey c Ray 0 b Walker 0 10 R.Ayling b Walker 11 not out 6 11 W.Bullen not out 0 c Graham 0 Byes 2 —— —— 62 91 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-62 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-91 MIDDLESEX 1 Earl of Winchilsea b Boxall 0 b Boxall 6 2 Lord F Beauclerk b Bullen 10 b Pilcher 14 3 A.P.Upton b Boxall 0 b Boxall 0 4 G.Louch not out 0 c Pilcher 0 5 T.Mellish b Boxall 2 b Boxall 1 6 John Wells c Hammond 2 b Bullen 0 7 N.Graham c Ring 5 c Ring 0 8 T.Walker run out 13 b Boxall 3 9 T.Shackle run out 2 c Hammond 24 10 T.Ray c Boxall 2 not out 9 11 T.Lord c Pilcher 6 b Boxall 2 Byes 1 —— —— 42 60 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-42 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-60 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Beauclerk 1 Walker 3 2 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Boxall 3 5 Bullen 1 1 Pilcher 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: . Walker played for Middlesex in 1796 without being mentioned as a given man, so he was probably residing in the county. Middlesex had Wells as a given man. SB questions whether this was John Wells, but it seems likely that Middlesex (even with T.Walker) would have needed reinforcement by a ‘crack’ player against Kent. W.Beldham was the given man in the return match (if it can be called that - both games were at Lord’s). 234