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| Venue | Saxby Road, Melton Mowbray on 1st, 2nd, 3rd July 1878 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 4 |
| Players | Melton Mowbray: 22; United South of England Eleven: 11 |
| Toss | Toss not known |
| Result | Match drawn |
| Umpires | C Brownhead, W Mortlock |
| Close of play day 1 | United South of England Eleven (1) ?/0 (WG Grace 40*, Gilbert 28*) |
| Close of play day 2 | Melton Mowbray (2) 43/2 (Selby ?*) |
| Melton Mowbray first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| T Ellingworth | st Jupp b WG Grace | 16 | |||||
| C Parnham | b J Southerton | 14 | |||||
| J Rowbotham | b WG Grace | 3 | |||||
| S Birmingham | c WG Grace b J Southerton | 9 | |||||
| J Selby | b J Southerton | 1 | |||||
| S Alvey | c GF Grace b WG Grace | 1 | |||||
| C Harrison | not out | 62 | 2 | ||||
| N Frisby | c GF Grace b Gilbert | 12 | |||||
| JE Steele | st Jupp b J Southerton | 30 | |||||
| A Watson | c Gilbert b J Southerton | 2 | |||||
| JT Leaton | b J Southerton | 0 | |||||
| CA Mounteney | c and b WG Grace | 4 | |||||
| F Morley | b J Southerton | 23 | 3 | 1 | |||
| FH Williams | c sub b J Southerton | 0 | |||||
| SW Widdowson | b J Southerton | 0 | |||||
| WA Heap | b WG Grace | 4 | |||||
| GH Ellingworth | c Jupp b WG Grace | 0 | |||||
| FG Heap | b WG Grace | 0 | |||||
| R Sharpe | c Humphreys b WG Grace | 11 | |||||
| F Wright | c WG Grace b J Southerton | 13 | |||||
| +H Beeby | c Jupp b WG Grace | 1 | |||||
| T Howitt | b WG Grace | 0 | |||||
| Extras | 5 | ||||||
| Total | (all out) | 211 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-20, 2-33, 3-?, 4-?, 5-42, 6-53, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-?, 11-?, 12-?, 13-?, 14-170, 15-?, 16-?, 17-?, 18-?, 19-208, 20-211, 21-211 | |||||||
| United South of England Eleven bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| WG Grace | ? | ? | ? | 10 | - | - | |
| J Southerton | ? | ? | ? | 10 | - | - | |
| Gilbert | ? | ? | ? | 1 | - | - | |
| United South of England Eleven first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| WG Grace | b Morley | 42 | 3 | 1 | |||
| WR Gilbert | c and b Watson | 129 | 11 | 1 | |||
| R Humphrey | b Wright | 13 | |||||
| GF Grace | b Wright | 0 | |||||
| WE Midwinter | b Selby | 6 | |||||
| +H Jupp | run out | 23 | 2 | ||||
| GF Elliott | b Rowbotham | 10 | |||||
| GT Humphreys | c and b Watson | 1 | |||||
| W Southerton | lbw b Watson | 6 | |||||
| W Payne | st Beeby b Watson | 5 | |||||
| J Southerton | not out | 1 | |||||
| Extras | 18 | ||||||
| Total | (all out, 178 overs) | 254 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-?, 2-116, 3-116, 4-129, 5-202, 6-240, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-254 (178 ov) | |||||||
| Melton Mowbray bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Morley | 58 | ? | 87 | 1 | - | - | |
| Watson | 60 | ? | 86 | 4 | - | - | |
| Selby | 21 | ? | 20 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wright | 16 | ? | 26 | 2 | - | - | |
| Widdowson | 10 | ? | 13 | 0 | - | - | |
| Parnham | 5 | ? | 12 | 0 | - | - | |
| Rowbotham | 8 | ? | 10 | 1 | - | - | |
| Melton Mowbray second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| F Morley | st Jupp b WG Grace | 18 | |||||
| J Selby | b J Southerton | 80 | |||||
| JE Steele | lbw b WG Grace | 1 | |||||
| T Ellingworth | c [unknown] b WG Grace | 0 | |||||
| J Rowbotham | c GF Grace b WG Grace | 6 | |||||
| C Parnham | c WG Grace b J Southerton | 0 | |||||
| S Birmingham | st Jupp b J Southerton | 17 | |||||
| S Alvey | c GF Grace b J Southerton | 4 | |||||
| C Harrison | c Gilbert b WG Grace | 2 | |||||
| N Frisby | b WG Grace | 0 | |||||
| A Watson | c Jupp b J Southerton | 6 | |||||
| JT Leaton | c Elliott b WG Grace | 3 | |||||
| CA Mounteney | c GF Grace b WG Grace | 7 | |||||
| FH Williams | c GF Grace b WG Grace | 0 | |||||
| SW Widdowson | c GF Grace b WG Grace | 5 | |||||
| WA Heap | c Humphreys b Midwinter | 1 | |||||
| GH Ellingworth | b J Southerton | 7 | |||||
| FG Heap | st Jupp b J Southerton | 0 | |||||
| R Sharpe | c J Southerton b WG Grace | 0 | |||||
| F Wright | b J Southerton | 0 | |||||
| +H Beeby | not out | 0 | |||||
| T Howitt | c Humphreys b J Southerton | 0 | |||||
| Extras | 18 | ||||||
| Total | (all out) | 175 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-38, 2-43, 3-43, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-?, 11-?, 12-?, 13-?, 14-?, 15-?, 16-?, 17-?, 18-?, 19-?, 20-?, 21-175 | |||||||
| United South of England Eleven bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| WG Grace | ? | ? | ? | 11 | - | - | |
| J Southerton | ? | ? | ? | 9 | - | - | |
| Midwinter | ? | ? | ? | 1 | - | - | |
| United South of England Eleven second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| WG Grace | not out | 57 | |||||
| R Humphrey | b Watson | 8 | |||||
| GF Grace | c Wright b Morley | 10 | |||||
| +H Jupp | not out | 12 | |||||
| WR Gilbert | did not bat | ||||||
| WE Midwinter | did not bat | ||||||
| GF Elliott | did not bat | ||||||
| GT Humphreys | did not bat | ||||||
| W Southerton | did not bat | ||||||
| W Payne | did not bat | ||||||
| J Southerton | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | 4 | ||||||
| Total | (2 wickets) | 91 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-?, 2-? | |||||||
| Melton Mowbray bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Morley | ? | ? | ? | 1 | - | - | |
| Watson | ? | ? | ? | 1 | - | - | |
| Wright | ? | ? | ? | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> C Harrison scored 1 five in the Melton Mowbray first innings
--> F Morley scored 1 five in the Melton Mowbray first innings
--> Bowling in the United South of England Eleven first innings adds 18 runs over
--> WR Gilbert scored 1 five in the United South of England Eleven first innings
In the United South of England Eleven first innings, all extras have been debited against the bowlers
It is not known which Southerton caught T Ellingworth in the Melton Mowbray second innings
Melton Mowbray second innings batting order is uncertain after position five
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