Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

WHITE CONDUIT CLUB v KENT Played at White Conduit Fields, Islington, June 22, 23, 24, 1786. White Conduit Club won by 5 runs. WHITE CONDUIT CLUB 1 C.Lennox c Ring 10 b Clifford 5 2 Earl of Winchilsea b Bullen 17 c Aylward 13 3 G.H.Monson c Ring 12 c Clifford 26 4 J.Dampier c Stanford 3 b Clifford 4 5 G.T.Boult c Aylward 1 c Aylward 1 6 N.Mann c Stanford 0 c Bullen 2 7 J.Small, sen b Bullen 1 b Clifford 49 8 T.Walker c Aylward 17 c Boorman 13 9 T.Taylor b Clifford 33 c Bullen 7 10 R.Purchase b Clifford 1 not out 0 11 E.Stevens not out 0 b Boorman 2 Byes 8 1 —— —— 103 123 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-103 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-123 KENT 1 R.Stanford c Taylor 14 b Stevens 21 2 R.Hosmer b Stevens 26 b Stevens 25 3 E.Hussey c Taylor 0 not out 4 4 S.Amherst not out 15 b Stevens 11 5 I.Hatch b Purchase 0 b Stevens 7 6 R.Francis run out 13 c Small 3 7 J.Aylward c Stevens 2 c Monson 5 8 J.Ring c Winchilsea 0 b Purchase 4 9 R.Clifford b Stevens 12 run out 0 10 W.Bullen c Boult 26 c Monson 19 11 J.Boorman c Taylor 11 c Lennox 1 Byes 2 —— —— 121 100 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-121 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-100 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Bullen 2 Clifford 2 3 Boorman 1 White Conduit Club Bowling O M R W O M R W Stevens 2 4 Purchase 1 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 113-9; 2nd day: . This is the first ‘great’ match involving WCC, forerunner of MCC. WCC had six given men; in other words, it consisted of five amateurs from WCC and six professionals. The Kent side likewise has five amateurs, presumably by arrangement, with five Kent professionals and Francis as a given man. The teams are listed with the amateurs first, not in batting order. (Variant) CJ gives day 2 close: Kent (2) 37-5 (Hussey 0*) with the men out Amherst 8, Bullen 16, Francis 6, Aylward 4, Ring 3 but this is irreconcilable with the LC version as above, and as CJ is not local to Islington its version is not accepted. 96