England Domestic Season, 1837
Gentlemen v Players
Lord's, London
3,4 July 1837 (3-day match)

Result: Players won by an innings and 10 runs

Toss:
Umpires:
Balls per over: 4

Gentlemen 1st innings
R Kynaston            c Wenman           b Lillywhite           5
N Felix               c Wenman           b Lillywhite           5
Hon.EH Grimston       st Box             b Lillywhite          13
W Ward                c Box              b Lillywhite           2
CG Taylor                                b Lillywhite           5
HE Knatchbull                            b Lillywhite           6
W Meyrick             c Box              b Lillywhite           0
GT Knight                                b Lillywhite           0
A Coote               not out                                   7
RW Keate              c Box              b Redgate              1
Sir FH Hervey-Bathurst st Box             b Lillywhite          8
Extras                (b 1, w 1)                                2
Total                 (all out, ? overs)                       54

FoW: 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-54.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lillywhite                   ?      ?      ?      9
Redgate                      ?      ?      ?      1

Players 1st innings
R Mills                                  b Hervey-Bathurst      0
+T Box                                   b Taylor               0
T Marsden                                b Hervey-Bathurst      1
G Jarvis              c Knatchbull       b Taylor               0
F Pilch               hit wicket         b Hervey-Bathurst      9
EG Wenman                                b Hervey-Bathurst     35
S Redgate             c Ward             b Hervey-Bathurst      0
J Taylor                                 b Taylor               0
G Millyard            c Felix            b Taylor               0
J Cobbett             not out                                  32
FW Lillywhite         st Knatchbull      b Knight               5
Extras                (b 8, w 8, nb 1)                         17
Total                 (all out, ? overs)                       99

FoW: 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-17, 9-?, 10-99.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Hervey-Bathurst              ?      ?      ?      5
Taylor                       ?      ?      ?      4
Knight                       ?      ?      ?      1

Gentlemen 2nd innings
R Kynaston            c Wenman           b Lillywhite           8
N Felix                                  b Lillywhite           1
Hon.EH Grimston                          b Redgate              2
W Ward                                   b Lillywhite           2
CG Taylor             run out                                   7
HE Knatchbull         c Lillywhite       b Redgate              6
W Meyrick                                b Redgate              0
GT Knight             not out                                   1
A Coote               run out                                   1
RW Keate                                 b Lillywhite           6
Sir FH Hervey-Bathurst c Wenman           b Redgate             0
Extras                (b 1)                                     1
Total                 (all out, ? overs)                       35

FoW: 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-35.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lillywhite                   ?      ?      ?      4
Redgate                      ?      ?      ?      4

• In this match known as the 'Barn Door Match' the Players defended a wicket of four stumps 36 in. by 12 in., whereas the Gentlemen defended three stumps of normal size (27 in. by 8 in.). Pilch is given out 'hat knocked on wicket' in Scores and Biographies

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