Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

WEST KENT v EAST KENT Played at Sevenoaks Vine Cricket Club Ground, June 25, 26, 1783. East Kent won by two wickets. WEST KENT 1 D.Harris not out 10 c Stanford 6 2 E.Stevens b Clifford 0 c Clifford 5 3 W.Bedster c Aylward 14 c Aylward 43 4 W.Bullen b Martin 0 c Clifford 31 5 W.Brazier b Martin 5 c W.Pattenden 6 6 F.Booker b Martin 3 c W.Pattenden 12 7 Townsend c Martin 9 b Martin 8 8 Couchman c Amherst 3 b Martin 9 9 G.Louch b Martin 24 b Clifford 1 10 J.Boorman c W.Pattenden 0 not out 12 11 W.Bowra b Martin 28 b Clifford 1 Byes 1 1 —— —— 97 135 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-97 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-135 EAST KENT 1 R.Clifford c Booker 22 c Bowra 17 2 R.Hosmer c Harris 3 c Boorman 1 3 R.Stanford b Bedster 9 c Bowra 1 4 J.Aylward b Boorman 26 b Bullen 25 5 J.Ring b Bullen 6 b Bullen 1 6 R.Miller c Boorman 7 c Bowra 11 7 T.Martin not out 0 8 B.Rimmington b Harris 3 not out 1 9 T.Pattenden b Boorman 52 c Couchman 7 10 W.Pattenden c Harris 4 not out 18 11 S.Amherst b Brazier 12 b Bullen 2 Byes 3 2 —— —— 147 (8 wickets) 86 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-147 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- East Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Clifford 1 2 Martin 5 2 West Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Harris 1 Brazier 1 Bullen 1 3 Bedster 1 Boorman 2 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: . West Kent had Bedster, Harris and Stevens as given men, Stevens not to bowl by agreement. Couchman was possibly from Seal or Ightham. The Kent amateur Stephen Amherst made his first appearance in ‘great’ matches. There is some doubt about the spelling of his surname: there was a prominent aristocratic family, to which it is assumed he was related, that definitely spelled the name as ‘Amherst’, and the matter appears to be settled by Haygarth’s use of the same spelling in quoting the inscription on the family tablet in West Farleigh church. However, a number of other sources give ‘Amhurst’. 91