Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

MIDDLESEX v SURREY Played at Lord’s Old Ground, Marylebone, August 15, 16, 1796. Surrey won by eight wickets. MIDDLESEX 1 T.Boxall b Hampton 2 b Wells 10 2 N.Graham c Beldham 0 b Wells 13 3 T.Ray b Wells 13 b Wells 1 4 T.Walker b Wells 7 b Wells 10 5 J.Hammond b Beldham 16 c Fennex 0 6 T.Shackle c Beldham 3 b Wells 26 7 W.Barton b Beldham 13 b Wells 11 8 J.Goldham c Robinson 14 c Wells 3 9 J.Beeston c Fennex 5 b Wells 0 10 T.Lord b Wells 9 run out 0 11 Sylvester not out 0 not out 8 Byes 1 3 —— —— 83 85 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-83 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-85 SURREY 1 Earl of Winchilsea b Boxall 2 not out 10 2 E.Bligh c Walker 2 st Hammond 2 3 R.Robinson not out 76 4 W.Beldham lbw 4 not out 14 5 W.Fennex c Hammond 10 6 John Wells c Hammond 4 7 J.Crawte st Hammond 27 8 G.Louch st Hammond 6 9 J.Walker b Walker 6 b Boxall 5 10 G.Shepheard b Boxall 1 11 J.Hampton st Hammond 0 Byes —— —— 138 (2 wickets) 31 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-138 FoW (2): 1- , 2- Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Wells 3 7 Beldham 2 Hampton 1 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Boxall 2 1 Walker 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: . Middlesex had Boxall and Hammond as given men. The artist G.Shepheard made his sole appearance in a ‘great’ match. This was the last ‘great’ or ‘important’ match in which two counties opposed each other until Sussex played Kent in June 1825. (Variant) DC incorrectly gives the dates as 1, 2 August. 238