f191	Earl of Winchilsea's XI v R Leigh's XI
	First-Class matches in England 1795
Venue	Stoke Down, Alresford on 23rd, 24th, 25th July 1795, 28th June 1796 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Toss not known
Result	R Leigh's XI won by 3 wickets
Close of play day 1
Close of play day 2
Close of play day 3	R Leigh's XI (2) 42/3 (H Walker 19*, Beldham 10*)

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Earl of Winchilsea's XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Hammond	b Wells	52
J Small jun	b Harris	0
R Robinson	c Ray b [unknown]	13
T Walker	b Beldham	12
J Ring	b Harris	15
J Tufton	c Beldham b [unknown]	13
F Reynolds	b Harris	3
R Purchase	c Tufton b [unknown]	7
J Small sen	b Beldham	6
T Boxall	not out	3
T Taylor	run out	1
Extras		0
Total	(all out)	125
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-125

R Leigh's XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Harris	?	?	?	3	-	-
Wells	?	?	?	1	-	-
Beldham	?	?	?	2	-	-

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R Leigh's XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Wells	b Walker	25
A Freemantle	c J Small sen b [unknown]	4
J Walker	c Tufton b [unknown]	13
H Walker	b Hammond	7
W Beldham	b Purchase	56
J Crawte	b Boxall	11
T Ray	not out	32
G Louch	b Boxall	7
H Tufton	b Boxall	0
W Bullen	b Walker	4
D Harris	b Walker	0
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(all out)	162
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-162

Earl of Winchilsea's XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Boxall	?	?	?	3	-	-
Purchase	?	?	?	1	-	-
Walker	?	?	?	3	-	-
Hammond	?	?	?	1	-	-

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Earl of Winchilsea's XI second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Hammond	b Harris	7
J Small jun	b Wells	4
R Robinson	run out	0
T Walker	run out	10
J Ring	not out	58
J Tufton	b Harris	4
F Reynolds	run out	0
R Purchase	c H Walker b [unknown]	5
J Small sen	b Harris	7
T Boxall	run out	0
T Taylor	run out	14
Extras	(5 b)	5
Total	(all out)	114
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-114

R Leigh's XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Harris	?	?	?	3	-	-
Wells	?	?	?	1	-	-

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R Leigh's XI second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Wells	b Boxall	10
A Freemantle	st Hammond b [unknown]	7
J Walker	c Hammond b [unknown]	3
H Walker	b Boxall	20
W Beldham	c Hammond b [unknown]	18
J Crawte	b Boxall	0
T Ray	not out	11
G Louch	not out	8
H Tufton	c Taylor b [unknown]	0
W Bullen	did not bat
D Harris	did not bat
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(7 wickets)	78
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?

Earl of Winchilsea's XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Boxall	?	?	?	3	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but extended to four.
--> F Reynolds made his debut in First-Class matches
--> J Small (2) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 4

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At close of play on 25 July (a Saturday), Leigh's XI, with seven wickets in hand, required an additional 36 runs to win. Normal practice at the time would have been to continue at the earliest opportunity, and it was announced that the game would resume on 17 August. In the event, this did not take place and it was not until eleven months later, on 28 June 1796, that the match was brought to a conclusion. In these unique circumstances the batting and bowling in Leigh (2) are presented so as to show the position both at the close of play on 25 July 1795 and at the conclusion of the match in 1796.
Frederick Reynolds, who was a well-known dramatist, made his first appearance in 'great' matches, apparently as a last-minute substitute for a player taken ill. In his memoirs, published 1827, he recalled the game. 'I, for the first and last time, played against the celebrated formidable, Harris. In taking my place at the wicket, I almost felt as if I was taking my ground in a duel, and my terrors were so much increased by the mock sympathy of Hammond, Beldham and others round the wicket that when this mighty bowler, this Jupiter tonans, hurled his bolt at me, I shut my eyes in the intensity of my panic, and mechnically gave a random desperate blow, which, to my utter astonishment, was followed by a loud cry all over the ring of "Run, run". I did run; and with all my force; and getting three notches.' This vivid account, the details of which are supported by the score, tells us that Hammond was still batting when Reynolds arrived at the crease; also, that 'sledging' is no new phenomenon.

 

 

 

 

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