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| Venue | Kennington Oval, Kennington on 5th, 6th May 1879 (2-day match) |
| Balls per over | 4 |
| Players | 13 per side |
| Toss | Toss not known |
| Result | Middlesex Colts won by 4 wickets |
| Umpires | E Blamires, RA Thoms |
| Close of play day 1 |
| Surrey Colts first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| W Pearce | b J Walker | 3 | |||||
| T Lynn | b J Walker | 5 | |||||
| J Carney | b J Walker | 6 | |||||
| H Wiltshire | run out | 1 | |||||
| FH Read | b J Walker | 4 | |||||
| R Comber | c Henery b Vassila | 25 | |||||
| A Iles | b Cole | 3 | |||||
| W Brown | c Spilling b Cole | 3 | |||||
| JW Middleton | b Cole | 0 | |||||
| EW Hooker | b Cole | 11 | |||||
| HNB Brooker | b J Walker | 2 | |||||
| W Davis | c Gow b Henery | 17 | |||||
| *H Jupp | not out | 2 | |||||
| Extras | (3 b) | 3 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 78.3 overs) | 85 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-?, 11-?, 12-85 (78.3 ov) | |||||||
| Middlesex Colts bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| J Walker | 25.3 | ? | 19 | 5 | - | - | |
| Barber | 10 | ? | 8 | 0 | - | - | |
| Burton | 11 | ? | 15 | 0 | - | - | |
| Cole | 12 | ? | 18 | 4 | - | - | |
| Vassila | 6 | ? | 6 | 1 | - | - | |
| Spilling | 5 | ? | 9 | 0 | - | - | |
| Devey | 5 | ? | 4 | 0 | - | - | |
| Henery | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 | - | - | |
| Middlesex Colts first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| HSG Devey | c Hooker b Carney | 4 | |||||
| BT Wilson | b Iles | 7 | |||||
| G Burton | lbw b Carney | 0 | |||||
| PJT Henery | run out | 20 | |||||
| HB Gripper | b Carney | 10 | |||||
| WHA Gow | b Carney | 0 | |||||
| A Cole | c Iles b Carney | 45 | |||||
| W Spilling | b Lynn | 6 | |||||
| R Barber | b Hooker | 1 | |||||
| J Walker | b Lynn | 0 | |||||
| GC Vassila | b Lynn | 4 | |||||
| A Walker | not out | 8 | |||||
| *PM Thornton | c Lynn b Carney | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (3 b) | 3 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 84 overs) | 108 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-?, 11-?, 12-108 (84 ov) | |||||||
| Surrey Colts bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Iles | 14 | ? | 18 | 1 | - | - | |
| Carney | 21 | ? | 21 | 6 | - | - | |
| Brown | 5 | ? | 15 | 0 | - | - | |
| Read | 7 | ? | 8 | 0 | - | - | |
| Pearce | 5 | ? | 7 | 0 | - | - | |
| Lynn | 11 | ? | 11 | 3 | - | - | |
| Hooker | 4 | ? | 9 | 1 | - | - | |
| Brooker | 7 | ? | 12 | 0 | - | - | |
| Middleton | 5 | ? | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| Davis | 5 | ? | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| Surrey Colts second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| W Pearce | c Wilson b J Walker | 8 | |||||
| T Lynn | b J Walker | 0 | |||||
| J Carney | not out | 9 | |||||
| H Wiltshire | c Vassila b J Walker | 0 | |||||
| FH Read | c Gripper b J Walker | 32 | |||||
| R Comber | c and b J Walker | 36 | |||||
| A Iles | c Barber b Vassila | 11 | |||||
| JW Middleton | b Barber | 0 | |||||
| EW Hooker | lbw b Barber | 12 | |||||
| HNB Brooker | c Vassila b Barber | 9 | |||||
| W Davis | c and b Barber | 5 | |||||
| *H Jupp | c Barber b J Walker | 0 | |||||
| W Brown | absent | ||||||
| Extras | (3 b, 2 lb, 1 w) | 6 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 103 overs) | 128 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-?, 11-128 (103 ov) | |||||||
| Middlesex Colts bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| J Walker | 23 | ? | 25 | 6 | 1 | - | |
| Cole | 5 | ? | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| Burton | 28 | ? | 24 | 0 | - | - | |
| Barber | 28 | ? | 28 | 4 | - | - | |
| Henery | 13 | ? | 11 | 0 | - | - | |
| Vassila | 6 | ? | 13 | 1 | - | - | |
| Middlesex Colts second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| HSG Devey | b Read | 24 | |||||
| BT Wilson | c Iles b Read | 18 | |||||
| G Burton | b Read | 6 | |||||
| PJT Henery | b Carney | 14 | |||||
| HB Gripper | c Brooker b Hooker | 6 | |||||
| WHA Gow | lbw b Hooker | 3 | |||||
| A Cole | not out | 15 | |||||
| W Spilling | c Carney b Hooker | 0 | |||||
| R Barber | c Comber b Brooker | 17 | |||||
| J Walker | not out | 0 | |||||
| GC Vassila | did not bat | ||||||
| A Walker | did not bat | ||||||
| *PM Thornton | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (4 lb, 2 w) | 6 | |||||
| Total | (8 wickets, 78.1 overs) | 109 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-? | |||||||
| Surrey Colts bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Lynn | 12 | ? | 22 | 0 | - | - | |
| Brooker | 9 | ? | 13 | 1 | - | - | |
| Iles | 4 | ? | 12 | 0 | - | - | |
| Wiltshire | 4 | ? | 4 | 0 | - | - | |
| Carney | 13 | ? | 19 | 1 | - | - | |
| Read | 19 | ? | 19 | 3 | - | - | |
| Pearce | 8.1 | ? | 22 | 0 | - | - | |
| Hooker | 9 | ? | 11 | 3 | - | - | |
Notes
--> Bowling in the Surrey Colts second innings adds 19 runs under
--> Bowling in the Middlesex Colts second innings adds 19 runs over
Our thanks to Arthur Haygarth for collecting the information and to Roger Heavens for providing this scorecard which was first published in Arthur Haygarth's Cricket Scores and Biographies Volume 16. Copies of the book can be obtained from http://booksoncricket.net . Additions or corrections to this scorecard would be gratefully received.
Source notes that this season amateurs as well as professionals will be found playing for the colts.
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