f2094	Cambridge University v England XI
	University Match 1878
Venue	FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge on 9th, 10th, 11th May 1878 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	England XI won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Cambridge University won by 79 runs
Umpires	I Brookes, CR Ford
Close of play day 1	Cambridge University (1) 53/4 (Jarvis 13*)
Close of play day 2	Cambridge University (2) 226 all out

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England XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WG Grace	c Lucas b Bury	45
BM Posno	b AG Steel	1
WR Gilbert	lbw b Ford	3
WE Midwinter	c A Lyttelton b Allcock	24
GF Grace	c Lucas b Morton	61
*CI Thornton	c Lucas b AG Steel	6
CT Hoare	c A Lyttelton b AG Steel	0
+FW Kingston	c A Lyttelton b AG Steel	15
J Robertson	b Morton	29
M McIntyre	c Lucas b Allcock	3
W Mycroft	not out	0
Extras	(5 b, 1 w)	6
Total	(all out, 149 overs)	193
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-13, 3-64, 4-90, 5-108, 6-111, 7-143, 8-186, 9-191, 10-193 (149 ov)

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
AG Steel	58	24	72	4	-	-
Ford	30	13	45	1	-	-
Allcock	24	10	19	2	-	-
Morton	20	9	20	2	-	-
Bury	13	4	20	1	-	-
Lucas	4	1	11	0	-	-

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Cambridge University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+A Lyttelton	c and b Midwinter	23
AP Lucas	st Kingston b WG Grace	8
DQ Steel	st Kingston b WG Grace	0
AG Steel	c and b WG Grace	2
LK Jarvis	b Midwinter	21
*E Lyttelton	c Mycroft b WG Grace	13
AFJ Ford	b WG Grace	9
H Pigg	c WG Grace b Midwinter	3
L Bury	c GF Grace b WG Grace	4
PH Morton	not out	8
CH Allcock	b Mycroft	2
Extras	(9 b, 1 lb)	10
Total	(all out, 68.2 overs)	103
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-9, 3-13, 4-53, 5-67, 6-80, 7-85, 8-91, 9-92, 10-103 (68.2 ov)

England XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mycroft	16.2	9	22	1	-	-
WG Grace	34	12	49	6	-	-
Midwinter	18	7	22	3	-	-

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Cambridge University second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*E Lyttelton	lbw b WG Grace	66
AP Lucas	c and b WG Grace	13
+A Lyttelton	c Thornton b Midwinter	17
DQ Steel	b WG Grace	0
AG Steel	c Robertson b Mycroft	46
LK Jarvis	c Midwinter b Gilbert	9
AFJ Ford	c sub b Mycroft	27
L Bury	c Kingston b Gilbert	10
H Pigg	b Gilbert	2
CH Allcock	c Kingston b WG Grace	6
PH Morton	not out	16
Extras	(9 b, 5 lb)	14
Total	(all out, 131.1 overs)	226
Fall of wickets:
1-62, 2-95, 3-98, 4-103, 5-158, 6-166, 7-183, 8-185, 9-204, 10-226 (131.1 ov)

England XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mycroft	42.1	23	53	2	-	-
WG Grace	60	26	104	4	-	-
Midwinter	21	5	35	1	-	-
Gilbert	8	5	20	3	-	-

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England XI second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WG Grace	c E Lyttelton b Ford	11
WR Gilbert	b Allcock	25
WE Midwinter	c AG Steel b Ford	2
GF Grace	c E Lyttelton b AG Steel	4
CT Hoare	b AG Steel	0
BM Posno	c Lucas b AG Steel	1
+FW Kingston	b AG Steel	6
M McIntyre	b Allcock	3
W Mycroft	not out	3
*CI Thornton	absent hurt
J Robertson	absent hurt
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb)	2
Total	(all out, 53.1 overs)	57
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-21, 3-32, 4-34, 5-38, 6-50, 7-52, 8-57 (53.1 ov)

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
AG Steel	27	14	23	4	-	-
Ford	20	9	25	2	-	-
Allcock	6.1	1	7	2	-	-

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Notes
--> BM Posno made his debut in First-Class matches
--> FW Kingston made his debut in First-Class matches
--> AFJ Ford made his debut in First-Class matches
--> CH Allcock made his debut in First-Class matches
--> L Bury made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> M McIntyre made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> A Lyttelton (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 6
--> GF Grace (2) passed 5500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 3
--> AG Steel made his debut for Cambridge University in First-Class matches
--> AG Steel achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the England XI first innings (previous best was 0-25)
--> WE Midwinter reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Cambridge University first innings
--> AG Steel achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the England XI second innings (previous best was 4-72)

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