misc57782	Gentlemen of Sussex v Uppingham Rovers
	Other matches in England 1879
Venue	County Ground, Hove on 25th, 26th August 1879 (2-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Uppingham Rovers won by an innings and 130 runs
Umpires	Brunan, WA Humphreys
Close of play day 1

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Uppingham Rovers first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AP Lucas	run out	89
CE Green	c Suffield b Sclater	4
FB Whitfeld	c Whitfeld b Sclater	6
JHM Hare	b Sclater	6
FE Street	st Suffield b Sclater	51
SS Schultz	c and b Pedley	17
HR Hunt	c Pedley b Sclater	0
JJ Cross	not out	11
HT Gibson	st Suffield b Turnbull	0
H Rotherham	c and b Turnbull	1
FB Shadwell	c Beard b Turnbull	2
Extras	(5 b, 3 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	10
Total	(all out)	197
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-197

Gentlemen of Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sclater	?	?	?	5	-	-
Pedley	?	?	?	1	-	-
Turnbull	?	?	?	3	-	-

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Gentlemen of Sussex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
H Whitfeld	b Rotherham	0
RM Curteis	c Lucas b Rotherham	7
WE Pedley	b Rotherham	2
RM Turnbull	c Shadwell b Lucas	5
AWB Sclater	b Lucas	0
FFJ Greenfield	b Rotherham	5
P Chasemore	b Lucas	5
CM Kennedy	not out	0
S Beard	c Whitfeld b Rotherham	0
AJ Sharood	run out	0
+TW Suffield	b Lucas	0
Extras	(3 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	5
Total	(all out)	29
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-29

Uppingham Rovers bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Rotherham	?	?	?	5	-	-
Lucas	?	?	?	4	-	-

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Gentlemen of Sussex second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
H Whitfeld	b Rotherham	2
RM Curteis	b Lucas	2
WE Pedley	c Cross b Rotherham	11
RM Turnbull	lbw b Rotherham	9
AWB Sclater	b Lucas	1
FFJ Greenfield	b Rotherham	0
P Chasemore	b Rotherham	3
CM Kennedy	b Lucas	2
S Beard	c Rotherham b Lucas	5
AJ Sharood	c and b Rotherham	1
+TW Suffield	not out	0
Extras	(2 nb)	2
Total	(all out)	38
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-38

Uppingham Rovers bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Rotherham	?	?	?	6	-	-
Lucas	?	?	?	4	-	-

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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 a strong wind swept across the ground. Rotherham took 11 wickets in the match for 32 and Lucas 8 for 28.
The match arrnaged to be played at Eastbourne on August 27 and 28 between Devonshire Park and Uppingham Rovers did not come off owing to excessive wet.

 

 

 

 

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