f2279	Cambridge University v Gentlemen of England
	University Match 1880
Venue	FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge on 24th, 25th, 26th May 1880 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Players	12 per side
Toss	Gentlemen of England won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	G Hickling, W Slinn
Scorer	WW Smith (Cambridge University)
Close of play day 1	Cambridge University (1) 27/0 (Bligh 15*, Whitfeld 9*)
Close of play day 2	Cambridge University (1) 343/3 (Jones 81*, Steel 11*)

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Gentlemen of England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Lyttelton	c CT Studd b Morton	67
*CI Thornton	st Foley b Steel	2
AH Heath	b Morton	3
F Penn	b Morton	88
ID Walker	c Jones b Morton	32
FER Fryer	b Morton	1
GF Vernon	c Bligh b Steel	2
+AJ Webbe	st Foley b Steel	20
RG Hargreaves	b Steel	0
J Robertson	b Morton	3
H Rotherham	lbw b Steel	3
D Buchanan	not out	0
Extras	(10 b, 1 lb)	11
Total	(all out, 110 overs)	232
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-17, 3-137, 4-189, 5-?, 6-?, 7-207, 8-?, 9-?, 10-?, 11-232 (110 ov)

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steel	45	19	78	5	-	-
Morton	38	9	80	6	-	-
CT Studd	8	3	11	0	-	-
Wilson	13	1	27	0	-	-
Ford	6	0	25	0	-	-

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Cambridge University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
IFW Bligh	c Rotherham b Robertson	90
H Whitfeld	c Webbe b Robertson	116
RS Jones	c Vernon b Buchanan	124
CT Studd	c Vernon b Buchanan	23
*AG Steel	lbw b Robertson	56
AFJ Ford	b Buchanan	17
GB Studd	lbw b Thornton	10
OP Lancashire	st Webbe b Buchanan	60
PG Exham	c Hargreaves b Vernon	43
CP Wilson	not out	18
PH Morton	c Lyttelton b Buchanan	2
+CW Foley	b Robertson	2
Extras	(15 b, 9 lb, 7 nb, 1 w)	32
Total	(all out, 337.1 overs)	593
Fall of wickets:
1-150, 2-271, 3-310, 4-404, 5-423, 6-445, 7-460, 8-549, 9-586, 10-590, 11-593 (337.1 ov)

Gentlemen of England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Buchanan	123	50	146	5	-	-
Rotherham	74	28	153	0	-	6
Robertson	63.1	20	124	4	-	1
Webbe	18	8	28	0	-	-
Walker	13	5	18	0	-	-
Thornton	5	4	1	1	-	-
Fryer	13	1	32	0	-	-
Heath	4	1	13	0	-	-
Penn	10	4	20	0	-	-
Hargreaves	2	0	9	0	-	-
Lyttelton	7	3	6	0	1	-
Vernon	5	1	11	1	-	-

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Notes
--> F Penn (1) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 52
--> H Whitfeld (1) passed his previous highest score of 81 in First-Class matches
--> H Whitfeld (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> RS Jones (1) passed his previous highest score of 82 in First-Class matches
--> RS Jones (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> OP Lancashire (1) passed his previous highest score of 42 in First-Class matches
--> CP Wilson (1) passed his previous highest score of 12 in First-Class matches

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