f2239	Lancashire v Gloucestershire
	County Match 1879
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester on 24th, 25th July 1879 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Lancashire won by an innings and 49 runs
Umpires	CK Pullin, J Smith
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 184 all out

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AN Hornby	b GF Grace	28
RG Barlow	c WG Grace b Miles	32
AG Steel	c Bush b WG Grace	20
EL Chadwick	c EM Grace b Gilbert	24
VPFA Royle	b Midwinter	17
DQ Steel	b Gilbert	4
F Taylor	b WG Grace	17
*EB Rowley	c EM Grace b WG Grace	19
A Watson	not out	10
W McIntyre	c GF Grace b WG Grace	7
+R Pilling	c Bush b WG Grace	0
Extras	(1 b, 4 lb, 1 w)	6
Total	(all out, 159 overs)	184
Fall of wickets:
1-35, 2-58, 3-108, 4-110, 5-116, 6-143, 7-157, 8-174, 9-184, 10-184 (159 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
GF Grace	20	10	26	1	-	-
WG Grace	45	17	55	5	-	-
Midwinter	46	26	48	1	-	-
Townsend	12	6	11	0	-	-
Miles	13	7	12	1	-	-
Gilbert	23	10	26	2	-	-

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EM Grace	lbw b AG Steel	5
*WG Grace	c and b McIntyre	14
WE Midwinter	not out	20
F Townsend	run out	1
GF Grace	c and b McIntyre	0
WR Gilbert	b McIntyre	0
J Cranston	b McIntyre	3
HWR Gribble	st Pilling b AG Steel	2
EJ Taylor	c Pilling b McIntyre	6
+JA Bush	b AG Steel	0
RF Miles	b AG Steel	0
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 66.3 overs)	52
Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-22, 3-23, 4-23, 5-27, 6-35, 7-40, 8-49, 9-50, 10-52 (66.3 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
McIntyre	33	23	22	5	-	-
AG Steel	32.3	17	28	4	-	-
Watson	1	0	1	0	-	-

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Gloucestershire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EM Grace	c Pilling b McIntyre	16
WE Midwinter	b AG Steel	14
F Townsend	st Pilling b AG Steel	3
J Cranston	c Barlow b McIntyre	9
*WG Grace	b AG Steel	5
WR Gilbert	b AG Steel	2
GF Grace	c and b McIntyre	15
HWR Gribble	not out	9
EJ Taylor	b AG Steel	0
+JA Bush	b McIntyre	4
RF Miles	b McIntyre	0
Extras	(6 b)	6
Total	(all out, 52 overs)	83
Fall of wickets:
1-32, 2-35, 3-38, 4-50, 5-50, 6-55, 7-73, 8-76, 9-83, 10-83 (52 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
McIntyre	26	10	42	5	-	-
AG Steel	26	12	35	5	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> WG Grace reached 1300 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Lancashire first innings

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