Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

SURREY AND MIDDLESEX v ENGLAND Played at Aram’s New Ground, Montpelier Gardens, Walworth, July 12, 13, 1797. Surrey and Middlesex won by four wickets. ENGLAND 1 A.Freemantle c Ingram 4 c H.Walker 26 2 J.Small, jun c Ingram 18 b Wells 9 3 W.Wells c Robinson 13 c Butler 6 4 J.Hammond b Beldham 81 c Wells 3 5 W.Fennex run out 17 b Beldham 35 6 T.Ray b Wells 2 b Wells 0 7 J.Aylward run out 10 c J.Walker 3 8 T.Boxall b T.Walker 0 b Beldham 2 9 W.Gunnell b T.Walker 3 run out 1 10 J.Tanner not out 3 b Beldham 8 11 T.Taylor b T.Walker 0 not out 0 Byes —— —— 151 93 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-151 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-93 SURREY AND MIDDLESEX 1 T.Walker b Boxall 1 b Fennex 4 2 J.Walker b Tanner 0 b Taylor 2 3 John Wells c Taylor 6 run out 4 4 R.Robinson st Hammond 6 run out 7 5 W.Beldham b Boxall 46 not out 65 6 H.Walker b Taylor 48 not out 3 7 Butler c Ray 9 b Boxall 12 8 T.Ingram b Taylor 0 9 J.Goldham b Taylor 0 10 J.Beeston not out 6 run out 0 11 N.Graham c Taylor 5 Byes 16 5 —— —— 143 (6 wickets) 102 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-143 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- Surrey and Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Wells 1 2 T.Walker 3 Beldham 1 3 England Bowling O M R W O M R W Boxall 2 1 Taylor 3 1 Tanner 1 Fennex 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: . The sources are unanimous that this game began the same day as the previous match ended, meaning that Aylward, Goldham, Graham and Ray must have hurried across London from Lord’s. Gunnell is assumed to be the senior of the two Mitcham players of this name, i.e. W.Gunnell, rather than J.Gunnell who was to make a single appearance in an important match in 1810. (Variant) SB has W.Bullen playing instead of Taylor, but no contemporary source has been found for this. Buckley in Fresh Light on Pre-Victorian Cricket notes ‘Bullen vice Taylor’ but the Morning Herald , which he cites, does not appear to contain any such statement. It is possible that Buckley was attempting to account for the presence of Bullen in the SB version when the list in MH of those due to play gives Taylor instead. Britcher, SM and Bentley all give Taylor and this is accepted. 247