Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800: The Players and The Records

93 (1977) T.Walker Surrey v Kent (Molesey Hurst) 1788 39 (110) W.White Middlesex v MCC (Lord’s, 1st match) 1791 106 (171) W.Beldham Surrey v England (Dartford Brent) 1793 44 (81) T.Walker Surrey v England (Lord’s, 3rd match) 1798 Note : The following two instances should almost certainly be added to the above list but surviving scores show the noblemen and gentlemen at the top of the order: 53 (90) T.Walker Winchilsea’s XI v Louch’s XI (Lord’s) 1793 76 (138) R.Robinson Surrey v Middlesex (Lord’s) 1796 MONOPOLISING THE SCORING The percentage figure shows the individual score relative to the innings total. 25* 34 73.52% G.Louch MCC v Oldfield (Lord’s, 2nd match) 1794 29 41 70.77% T.Walker MCC v Kent (Dartford Brent, 1st match) 1793 76 114 66.66% Earl of Winchilsea Old Etonians v MCC (Burley-on-the-Hill) 1791 72* 109/5 66.05% W.Fennex England v Surrey (Dandelion Paddock, 2nd match) 1796 33* 50 66.00% J.Minchin England v Hampshire (Merrow Down, Guildford) 1777 (he carried his bat through the innings) 65* 102/6 63.72% W.Beldham Surrey and Middlesex v England (Montpelier Gardens) 1797 94 150 62.66% W.Beldham Hampshire v XIII of England (Lord’s) 1789 36 58 62.06% J.Small junior England v Surrey (Lord’s, 1st match) 1799 (Small also scored 33 in the first innings of 76=43.42%, giving him a match figure of 51.49%) 106*171 61.98% W.Beldham Surrey v England (Dartford Brent) 1793 (he carried his bat through the innings) MOST FIFTIES AND CENTURIES IN A CAREER These totals include centuries which are shown in parentheses The following also scored fifties: W.Bowra (1775-1792) 2, W.Brazier (1774-1794) 2, J.Finch (1792-1795) 2, Hon.H.W.Fitzroy (1788-1793) 2, T.Ingram (1787-1797) 2, R.Lawrence (1787-1795) 2, Hon.C.Lennox (1786-1802) 2, J.Minchin (17772-1780) 2, R.Nyren (1772-1786) 2, W.Palmer (1772-1776) 2, T.Pattenden (1772-1783) 2, T.Ray (1792-1811) 2, Hon.J.Tufton (1793-1798) 2, Hon.E.Bligh (1789-1813) 1, J.Boorman (1772-1793) 1, T.Brett (1772-1778) 1, W.Bullen (1773-1797) 1, Butler (1789-1801) 1, J.Crawte (1788-1803) 1, Duke of Dorset (1773-1783) 1, E.Hussey (1773-1797) 1, J.L.Kaye (1787-1798) 1, Hon.G.H.Monson (1786-1792) 1, R.N.Newman (1773-1793) 1, B.Remington (1779-1783) 1, R.Stanford (1780-1787) 1, E.Stevens (1772-1789) 1, Hon.H.J.Tufton (1793-1801) 1, P.Vallance (1791-1792) 1, James Wells (1783-1800) 1, W.White (1787-1792) 1 (1). 37 W.Beldham 1787-1821 41 (3) Lord F.Beauclerk 1791-1825 30 (5) T.Walker 1786-1810 27 (6) J.Hammond 1790-1816 22 (1) R.Robinson 1792-1819 22 (1) J.Aylward 1773-1797 15 (1) J.Small senior 1772-1798 11 (1) W.Fennex 1786-1816 10 H.Walker 1786-1802 9 (1) R.Miller 1772-1783 8 J.Ring 1782-1796 8 J.Small junior 1784-1810 8 T.Sueter 1772-1790 6 John Wells 1787-1815 6 T.Taylor 1775-1798 5 (1) R.A.Veck 1776-1784 5 T.White 1772-1779 5 W.Bedster 1777-1794 4 John Bennett 1797-1818 4 G.T.Boult 1786-1795 4 G.Leer 1772-1782 4 Earl of Winchilsea 1786-1804 4 R.Clifford 1777-1792 3 A.Freemantle 1788-1810 3 T.Lord 1787-1815 3 N.Mann 1777-1789 3 R.Purchase 1773-1803 3 T.A.Smith junior 1798-1820 3 W.Yalden 1772-1783 3