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| Venue | Green Lane, Bolton on 18th, 19th, 20th July 1878 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 4 |
| Players | Bolton: 18; United South of England Eleven: 11 |
| Toss | No toss made |
| Result | United South of England Eleven won by 21 runs |
| Umpires | J May, W Mortlock |
| Close of play day 1 | Bolton (1) 67/7 (Hardcastle 12*, Holt 1*) |
| Close of play day 2 | Bolton (2) 16/2 (Johnson 7*, [unknown] ?*) |
| United South of England Eleven first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| WG Grace | c Birmingham b Tranter | 51 | |||||
| +WE Midwinter | c Brooks b Shooter | 12 | |||||
| CW Butler | c Blackburn b Tranter | 3 | |||||
| HRJ Charlwood | b Tranter | 0 | |||||
| GF Grace | b Tranter | 12 | |||||
| WR Gilbert | b Tranter | 26 | |||||
| M Riley | c Mills b Tranter | 7 | |||||
| R Humphrey | b Bembridge | 9 | |||||
| R Fillery | b Tranter | 0 | |||||
| FL Butler | not out | 5 | |||||
| J Southerton | b Bembridge | 1 | |||||
| Extras | (7 b, 2 lb, 1 w) | 10 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 83 overs) | 136 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-24, 2-29, 3-29, 4-51, 5-103, 6-?, 7-118, 8-?, 9-?, 10-136 (83 ov) | |||||||
| Bolton bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Shooter | 25 | 7 | 53 | 1 | - | - | |
| Tranter | 41 | 20 | 55 | 7 | - | - | |
| Bembridge | 17 | 8 | 18 | 2 | - | - | |
| Bolton first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| R Blackburn | b WG Grace | 6 | |||||
| S Birmingham | c Fillery b WG Grace | 17 | |||||
| +AW Brooks | c Humphrey b WG Grace | 7 | |||||
| H Wall | b WG Grace | 8 | |||||
| WA Scott | c GF Grace b WG Grace | 9 | |||||
| E Mills | c Midwinter b WG Grace | 0 | |||||
| E Tranter | b Southerton | 5 | |||||
| *WM Hardcastle | b WG Grace | 21 | |||||
| TT Holt | st Midwinter b Southerton | 22 | |||||
| A Entwhistle | b WG Grace | 4 | |||||
| T Shooter | c WG Grace b Southerton | 1 | |||||
| JA Brown | b WG Grace | 5 | |||||
| H Bembridge | c Fillery b WG Grace | 21 | |||||
| WT Dixon | c CW Butler b WG Grace | 0 | |||||
| C Howarth | b Southerton | 1 | |||||
| GH Crook | st Midwinter b WG Grace | 2 | |||||
| H Brown | st Midwinter b Southerton | 4 | |||||
| W Johnson | not out | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (3 b, 1 lb) | 4 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 85.2 overs) | 137 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-13, 2-?, 3-33, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-78, 9-92, 10-?, 11-?, 12-127, 13-?, 14-?, 15-?, 16-137, 17-137 (85.2 ov) | |||||||
| United South of England Eleven bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| WG Grace | 43 | 13 | 87 | 12 | - | - | |
| Southerton | 37.2 | 23 | 36 | 5 | - | - | |
| GF Grace | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | - | |
| United South of England Eleven second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| GF Grace | c Howarth b Mills | 1 | |||||
| WR Gilbert | c Brooks b Mills | 12 | |||||
| CW Butler | b Bembridge | 1 | |||||
| HRJ Charlwood | b Bembridge | 63 | |||||
| WG Grace | c Brooks b Mills | 22 | |||||
| +WE Midwinter | b Bembridge | 4 | |||||
| M Riley | b Mills | 0 | |||||
| R Humphrey | not out | 6 | |||||
| R Fillery | c and b Mills | 0 | |||||
| FL Butler | b Mills | 0 | |||||
| J Southerton | run out | 5 | |||||
| Extras | (3 b, 3 lb) | 6 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 72.1 overs) | 120 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-1, 2-?, 3-45, 4-96, 5-?, 6-101, 7-108, 8-?, 9-?, 10-120 (72.1 ov) | |||||||
| Bolton bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Bembridge | 36.1 | 18 | 36 | 3 | - | - | |
| Mills | 36 | 13 | 78 | 6 | - | - | |
| Bolton second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| S Birmingham | b WG Grace | 1 | |||||
| E Tranter | lbw b WG Grace | 4 | |||||
| A Entwhistle | c WG Grace b Southerton | 5 | |||||
| W Johnson | retired out | 7 | |||||
| JA Brown | b Southerton | 2 | |||||
| H Wall | b Southerton | 5 | |||||
| R Blackburn | b Southerton | 0 | |||||
| E Mills | b Southerton | 0 | |||||
| WA Scott | c Fillery b WG Grace | 18 | |||||
| *WM Hardcastle | c FL Butler b WG Grace | 6 | |||||
| H Bembridge | c GF Grace b WG Grace | 9 | |||||
| TT Holt | c Fillery b WG Grace | 2 | |||||
| +AW Brooks | c Midwinter b Southerton | 6 | |||||
| T Shooter | st Midwinter b WG Grace | 0 | |||||
| C Howarth | c GF Grace b WG Grace | 8 | |||||
| H Brown | b Southerton | 0 | |||||
| GH Crook | run out | 6 | |||||
| WT Dixon | not out | 12 | |||||
| Extras | (7 b) | 7 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 53 overs) | 98 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-?, 2-?, 3-16, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-28, 8-?, 9-?, 10-43, 11-?, 12-?, 13-71, 14-?, 15-79, 16-79, 17-98 (53 ov) | |||||||
| United South of England Eleven bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Southerton | 26 | 11 | 48 | 7 | - | - | |
| WG Grace | 27 | 11 | 43 | 8 | - | - | |
United South of England Eleven batted first "by arrangement"
W Johnson was absent on the final day of the match, and did not complete his second innings
Amendments and additions from the Bolton Evening News of 18, 19, 20 and 22 July 1878 added May 2021.
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