f1686	Sussex v Gloucestershire
	County Match 1872
Venue	County Ground, Hove on 6th, 7th, 8th June 1872 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Sussex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	J Lillywhite, CK Pullin
Close of play day 1	Sussex (1) 52/3 (WA Humphreys ?*, Lillywhite ?*)
Close of play day 2	Gloucestershire (1) 44/4 (Strachan 9*, Cobden 0*)

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Sussex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WA Humphreys	c WG Grace b Strachan	35
A Hobgen	c Strachan b WG Grace	10
JM Mare	b Strachan	10
HRJ Charlwood	c Bush b Miles	0
J Lillywhite	hit wkt b Strachan	4
GH Lynn	b GF Grace	14
GT Humphreys	lbw b GF Grace	13
R Fillery	b GF Grace	5
AA Reed	c WG Grace b Miles	20
+H Phillips	lbw b Miles	0
J Southerton	not out	1
Extras	(3 b, 2 lb, 6 w)	11
Total	(all out, 102.2 overs)	123
Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-51, 3-52, 4-61, 5-64, 6-93, 7-96, 8-103, 9-105, 10-123 (102.2 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Miles	32.2	14	36	3	-	-
GF Grace	31	17	26	3	4	-
Strachan	20	7	23	3	-	-
WG Grace	19	10	27	1	2	-

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WG Grace	c Mare b Southerton	14
+JA Bush	b Lillywhite	6
G Strachan	not out	9
GF Grace	b Southerton	11
TG Matthews	b Southerton	3
HS Cobden	not out	0
WE Mirehouse	did not bat
EA Brice	did not bat
RF Miles	did not bat
EK Browne	did not bat
JL Matthews	did not bat
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(4 wickets, 33 overs)	44
Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-25, 3-40, 4-44

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Southerton	17	10	13	3	-	-
Lillywhite	16	6	30	1	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> A Hobgen made his debut in First-Class matches
--> GH Lynn made his debut in First-Class matches
--> WE Mirehouse made his debut in First-Class matches
--> JL Matthews made his debut in First-Class matches
--> WE Mirehouse made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JL Matthews made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> J Southerton reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Gloucestershire first innings

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