Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

J.GIBBONS’ XI v R.WHITEHEAD’S XI Played at Lord’s Old Ground, Marylebone, May 19, 20, 21, 1800. R.Whitehead’s XI won by 52 runs. R.WHITEHEAD’S XI 1 T.Boxall b Wells 1 c Fennex 0 2 H.Walker b Wells 14 b Walker 10 3 J.Hammond b Walker 8 st Wells 22 4 W.Beldham c Booth 4 b Wells 3 5 J.Small, jun b Wells 8 c Gibbons 13 6 G.Leycester b Walker 3 b Wells 9 7 T.Ray c Freemantle 5 b Wells 9 8 T.Mellish c Robinson 7 b Walker 3 9 R.Whitehead b Wells 0 st Walker 11 10 J.Tanner not out 2 not out 4 11 Woodroffe c Fennex 5 b Wells 0 Byes 4 2 —— —— 61 86 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-61 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-86 J.GIBBONS’ XI 1 T.Walker b Beldham 0 b Beldham 16 2 W.Fennex c Ray 6 c Small 0 3 R.Robinson b Beldham 9 b Beldham 0 4 A.Freemantle b Beldham 9 c Ray 1 5 J.Gibbons b Beldham 4 b Boxall 1 6 John Wells c Small 19 c Beldham 1 7 A.P.Upton b Beldham 3 b Boxall 0 8 P.Maitland b Beldham 4 run out 2 9 G.Booth c Beldham 0 not out 4 10 T.J.Burgoyne c Beldham 2 b Beldham 12 11 J.Eavers not out 0 c Beldham 1 Byes 1 —— —— 56 39 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-56 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-39 J.Gibbons’ XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Wells 4 4 Walker 2 2 R.Whitehead’s XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Beldham 6 3 Boxall 2 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: . Britcher gives ‘Turner, Esq’ (i.e. W.Turner) in three matches in 1800 where Bentley gives J.Tanner. Normally, Britcher would be preferred but the Sporting Magazine also gives Tanner in the two matches that it covers. Tanner is known to have been active and successful in good-quality metropolitan club cricket around this time so, on balance, the appearances in all three matches have been ascribed to him. 266