First-Class # 69
England Domestic Season, 1787
Middlesex XI v Essex XI
Lord's Old Ground, London
31 May 1787 (2-day match)

Result: Middlesex XI won by 93 runs

Toss: Not known
Umpires:

Balls per over: 4

Middlesex XI 1st innings
Stanhope              run out                                   3
T Lord                                   b Butcher              1
J Boorman                                b Butcher             23
W White                                  b Butcher              5
Z Boult               st Clark           b ?                    0
W Bedster                                b Martin              13
G Louch                                  b Martin               0
GT Boult                                 b Butcher              3
A Boult                                  b Martin               3
C Slater                                 b Butcher              0
Oliver                not out                                   0
Extras                (b 7)                                     7
Total                 (all out, ? ov)                          58

FoW: 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-58.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Butcher                      ?      ?      ?      5
Martin                       ?      ?      ?      3

Essex XI 1st innings
RN Newman             c Louch            b ?                   51
M Remington           run out                                  28
N Graham                                 b Bedster              4
+T Clark              c Louch            b ?                   13
RB Wyatt                                 b Boorman              5
Butcher               c Z Boult          b ?                    3
Jones                                    b White               16
Davidson                                 b Boorman              1
R Denn                not out                                   4
J Martin                                 b White                0
Barker                                   b Boorman              2
Extras                (b 3)                                     3
Total                 (all out, ? ov)                         130

FoW: 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-130.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bedster                      ?      ?      ?      1
Boorman                      ?      ?      ?      3
White                        ?      ?      ?      2

Middlesex XI 2nd innings
Stanhope                                 b Butcher              1
T Lord                c Newman           b ?                   36
J Boorman                                b Butcher             37
W White               run out                                  12
Z Boult                                  b Butcher             18
W Bedster             st Clark           b ?                   14
G Louch                                  b Butcher             14
GT Boult                                 b Martin              36
A Boult                                  b Butcher              0
C Slater                                 b Martin              23
Oliver                not out                                   1
Extras                (b 11)                                   11
Total                 (all out, ? ov)                         203

FoW: 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-203.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Butcher                      ?      ?      ?      5
Martin                       ?      ?      ?      2

Essex XI 2nd innings (target: 132 runs)
RN Newman                                b Boorman              5
M Remington           c GT Boult         b ?                    0
N Graham              run out                                   0
+T Clark              c Boorman          b ?                    1
RB Wyatt              c Louch            b ?                   14
Butcher               c Slater           b ?                    0
Jones                 c GT Boult         b ?                    1
Davidson                                 b Boorman              2
R Denn                                   b White                1
J Martin              not out                                   4
Barker                                   b Boorman              9
Extras                (b 1)                                     1
Total                 (all out, ? ov)                          38

FoW: 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-38.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Boorman                      ?      ?      ?      3
White                        ?      ?      ?      1

• Middlesex XI Captain not named
• Middlesex XI Wicket-keeper not named
• Essex XI Captain not named

• Middlesex XI 1st innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
• Essex XI 1st innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
• Middlesex XI 2nd innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
• Essex XI 2nd innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance

• This is the first recorded match played at Thomas Lord's first ground.
• Middlesex had two of Berkshire and one of Kent as given men; Essex had two given men. Z Boult (1) and W Bedster (2) are shown as PO Clark. 'PO', i.e. put out, is taken to mean stumped. Clark has a stumping in 1789 (Hornchurch v MCC, 6 August 1789), so he is known to have kept wicket. SB has 'Davies', otherwise unknown, in the Essex team: this is assumed to be Davidson, who appeared for Hornchurch in the previous match and in the 'lost' match on 2 August.

• Only one day is given but the scoring suggests that the match must have continued into at least a second day.

Domestic Season Index

Team Pages: Middlesex XI, Essex XI.

Ground Page: Lord's Old Ground, London

Middlesex XI Player Pages: Stanhope, T Lord, J Boorman, W White, Z Boult, W Bedster, G Louch, GT Boult, A Boult, C Slater, Oliver.

Essex XI Player Pages: RN Newman, M Remington, N Graham, T Clark, RB Wyatt, Butcher, Jones, Davidson, R Denn, J Martin, Barker.