Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

M.C.C. v ENGLAND Played at Lord’s Old Ground, Marylebone, August 28, 29, 30, 31, 1797. England won by eight wickets. M.C.C. 1 W.Barton b Purchase 18 st Freemantle 15 2 W.Beldham st Freemantle 19 c Ray 17 3 J.Tufton c T.Walker 44 b Boxall 0 4 Lord F.Beauclerk st T.Walker 32 c H.Walker 17 5 J.Hammond run out 12 c Fennex 51 6 John Wells c Fennex 8 not out 1 7 E.Bligh run out 9 b Purchase 5 8 G.Louch c Small 2 c Small 0 9 H.J.Tufton st Freemantle 11 hit wkt 3 10 C.Lennox not out 4 b T.Walker 4 11 C.B.Codrington b Boxall 1 b Boxall 0 Byes 1 3 —— —— 161 116 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-161 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-116 ENGLAND 1 J.Aylward c H.J.Tufton 57 2 H.Walker b Wells 6 3 T.Walker b Hammond 64 4 R.Robinson b Bligh 37 not out 31 5 W.Fennex not out 13 6 J.Small, jun b Beauclerk 5 run out 26 7 John Bennett b Beauclerk 9 not out 4 8 A.Freemantle run out 5 c H.J.Tufton 5 9 R.Purchase b Beauclerk 1 10 T.Ray b Beauclerk 0 11 T.Boxall c Beauclerk 3 Byes 10 2 —— —— 210 (2 wickets) 68 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-210 FoW (2): 1- , 2- England Bowling O M R W O M R W Boxall 1 2 Purchase 1 1 T.Walker 1 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Wells 1 Beauclerk 4 Hammond 1 Bligh 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: ; 3rd day: . MCC had Beldham, Hammond and Wells as given men. 252