f1820	Gentlemen of the South v Players of the South
	Other First-Class matches in England 1874
Venue	Kennington Oval, Kennington on 25th, 26th June 1874 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Gentlemen of the South won the toss and decided to field
Result	Gentlemen of the South won by an innings and 40 runs
Umpires	T Humphrey, J Street
Close of play day 1	Gentlemen of the South (1) 218/3 (WG Grace 128*, Fryer 47*)

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Players of the South first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
H Jupp	b Absolom	0
R Humphrey	c WG Grace b Absolom	17
JJ Swan	c and b Absolom	3
F Silcock	b WG Grace	12
R Fillery	c Turner b Absolom	13
+EW Pooley	st Turner b WG Grace	12
HRJ Charlwood	b Absolom	15
T Hearne	c and b WG Grace	0
WC Wheeler	c Strachan b WG Grace	4
J Lillywhite	c GF Grace b WG Grace	1
J Southerton	not out	0
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 61.3 overs)	77
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-5, 3-30, 4-36, 5-57, 6-59, 7-62, 8-68, 9-76, 10-77 (61.3 ov)

Gentlemen of the South bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Thornton	10	6	12	0	-	-
Absolom	30.3	15	31	5	-	-
WG Grace	21	9	34	5	-	-

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Gentlemen of the South first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WG Grace	c Silcock b Southerton	150
ID Walker	b Southerton	14
CI Thornton	c Humphrey b Southerton	21
CF Buller	c Swan b Lillywhite	0
FER Fryer	c Pooley b Southerton	72
GF Grace	c Charlwood b Lillywhite	7
EFS Tylecote	b Southerton	0
G Bird	c Pooley b Lillywhite	1
G Strachan	st Pooley b Lillywhite	3
CA Absolom	st Pooley b Southerton	1
+M Turner	not out	3
Extras	(8 b)	8
Total	(all out, 143.2 overs)	280
Fall of wickets:
1-45, 2-89, 3-91, 4-253, 5-268, 6-269, 7-272, 8-275, 9-276, 10-280 (143.2 ov)

Players of the South bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Southerton	68.2	22	109	6	-	-
Lillywhite	57	15	105	4	-	-
Silcock	5	1	16	0	-	-
Wheeler	6	0	21	0	-	-
Fillery	7	2	21	0	-	-

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Players of the South second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
H Jupp	c Fryer b Absolom	7
T Hearne	c Turner b WG Grace	0
R Humphrey	c Walker b Absolom	1
HRJ Charlwood	c Turner b Absolom	1
JJ Swan	b Absolom	8
F Silcock	c Walker b Absolom	10
+EW Pooley	not out	80
R Fillery	c GF Grace b WG Grace	13
WC Wheeler	lbw b Strachan	0
J Southerton	b Thornton	20
J Lillywhite	c Turner b WG Grace	22
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(all out, 93.3 overs)	163
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-3, 3-8, 4-16, 5-17, 6-38, 7-74, 8-74, 9-121, 10-163 (93.3 ov)

Gentlemen of the South bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Thornton	8	5	9	1	-	-
Absolom	39	10	82	5	-	-
WG Grace	38.3	14	56	3	-	-
Strachan	8	3	15	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> FER Fryer (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 26
--> J Lillywhite (2) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 11
--> J Lillywhite reached 750 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Gentlemen of the South first innings
--> WG Grace reached 500 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Players of the South second innings

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