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

Post-1800 matches: August 20, 21, 22, 1827, Kent v Sussex; August 18, 19, 1828, Kent v Sussex; September 25, 26, 1828, Kent v Surrey; August 10, 11, 1829, Kent v Sussex in which the above records were equalled or exceeded as follows: Lowest innings total 22, Sussex v Kent, 1828 Most wickets in a match 8, J.Broadbridge, Sussex v Kent, 1827 Note: the full scores of the 1829 match are unknown Swaffham Racecourse, Norfolk Number of matches: 1 Only match: July 20, 21, 1797, Winchilsea’s XI v Lennox’s XI Highest innings total: 149, Winchilsea’s XI v Lennox’s XI Lowest innings total: 76 by both Winchilsea’s XI and Lennox’s XI Highest individual score: 75, W.Beldham, Winchilsea’s XI v Lennox’s XI Most wickets in an innings: 3, J.Hammond, Lennox’s XI v Winchilsea’s XI Most wickets in a match: 3, J.Hammond, Lennox's XI v Winchilsea's XI; 3, T.Walker, Winchilsea's XI v Lennox's XI; 3, John Wells, Winchilsea's XI v Lennox's XI. Fennex’s New Ground, Uxbridge , Middlesex Number of matches: 2 First match: July 23, 24, 25, 1789, England v Kent Last match: August 19, 20, 1790, Middlesex v MCC Highest innings total: 150, England v Kent, 1789 Lowest innings total: 53, Kent v England, 1789 Highest individual score: 48, W.Beldham, England v Kent, 1789 Most wickets in an innings: 4, N.Mann, England v Kent, 1789 Most wickets in a match: 6, W.Fennex, Middlesex v MCC, 1790; 6, N.Mann, England v Kent, 1789 Aram’s New Ground, Montpelier Gardens, Walworth , London Number of matches: 1 + post-1800: 1 Only match: July 12, 13, 1797, Surrey and Middlesex v England Highest innings total: 151, England v Surrey and Middlesex Lowest innings total: 93, England v Surrey and Middlesex Highest individual score: 81, J.Hammond, England v Surrey and Middlesex Most wickets in an innings: 3, T.Walker, Surrey and Middlesex v England; 3, T.Taylor, England v Surrey and Middlesex; 3, W.Beldham, Surrey and Middlesex v England Most wickets in a match: 4, W.Beldham, Surrey and Middlesex v England; 4, T.Taylor, England v Surrey and Middlesex Post-1800 match: September 24, 1803, Beauclerk’s XI v Barton’s XI in which the above records were equalled or exceeded as follows: Lowest innings total 69, Barton’s XI v Beauclerk’s XI Most wickets in an innings 4, Lord F.Beauclerk, Beauclerk’s XI v Barton’s XI Most wickets in a match 4, Lord F.Beauclerk Holt Pound Ground, Wrecclesham , Surrey Number of matches: 1 + post-1800: 2 Only match: August 23, 24, 25, 1791, Surrey v Hampshire Highest innings total: 112, Surrey v Hampshire Lowest innings total: 78, Hampshire v Surrey Highest individual score: 47, J.Small junior, Hampshire v Surrey Most wickets in an innings: 4, John Wells, Surrey v Hampshire Most wickets in a match: 6, John Wells, Surrey v Hampshire Post-1800 matches: July 11, 12, 13, 1808, Surrey v England; July 11, 12, 13, 1809, Surrey v England in which the above records were exceeded as follows: Highest innings total 185, Surrey v England, 1808 Lowest innings total 64, England v Surrey, 1809 54