Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

SURREY v KENT Played at Laleham Burway Cricket Ground, August 9, 10, 11, 1779. Kent won by five wickets. SURREY 1 Earl of Tankerville c Bowra 11 c Bowra 16 2 W.Bedster b Bullen 0 c Boorman 20 3 Lamborn b Boorman 0 b Bullen 3 4 J.Minchin run out 40 c Miller 11 5 R.Simmons b May 2 b Bullen 3 6 J.Edmeads c Booker 20 c Pattenden 3 7 W.Yalden c Rimmington 27 b Bullen 3 8 Berwick b Boorman 1 not out 9 9 Mills c Bowra 11 c Aylward 9 10 H.Attfield b Boorman 7 c Bullen 25 11 E.Stevens not out 4 b May 3 Byes 3 —— —— 123 108 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-123 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-108 KENT 1 J.Boorman b Lamborn 0 2 R.A.Veck c Yalden 55 b Stevens 9 3 J.Aylward c Yalden 4 c Yalden 11 4 W.Bullen b Lamborn 17 not out 19 5 F.Booker b Stevens 1 6 W.Bowra c Lamborn 15 not out 11 7 R.Clifford b Stevens 1 8 R.Miller b Stevens 25 b Lamborn 25 9 B.Rimmington b Lamborn 15 c Yalden 6 10 T.Pattenden c Bedster 4 b Lamborn 7 11 R.May not out 2 Byes 2 3 —— —— 141 (5 wickets) 91 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-141 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Boorman 3 Bullen 1 3 May 1 1 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Stevens 3 1 Lamborn 3 2 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: . Kent had Aylward and Veck as given men. (Variant) SB notes that in two other accounts the score varies in twenty places, but gives no details. Epps actually gives two versions of this match: one dated 9 August as above, the other dated 30 August with many minor variants. 74