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England Domestic Season, 1899 
Gentlemen v Players 
Kennington Oval, London 
6,7,8 July 1899 (3-day match) 
Result: Players won by an innings and 36 runs 
Toss: 
Umpires: 
Balls per over: 5
 
Close of play:
  Day 1: Players 413/5 (Hayward 34*, Storer 12*)
 Day 2: Players 647, Gentlemen 212/5 (Townsend 62*, Grace 25*)
Players 1st innings
*R Abel               run out                                 195
H Bagshaw             c Martyn           b Townsend            36
EG Arnold             c Townsend         b Stocks              14
WH Lockwood           c Martyn           b Bosanquet           84
TW Hayward            not out                                 134
W Brockwell                              b Foster              16
+W Storer                                b Foster              53
EJ Diver                                 b Grace                7
HA Carpenter          c Bosanquet        b Grace                0
W Mead                c Bosanquet        b Foster               1
HI Young              c Grace            b Townsend            81
Extras                (b 12, lb 13, w 1)                       26
Total                 (all out, 221.4 overs)                  647
FoW: 1-90, 2-125, 3-321, 4-377, 5-395, 6-?, 7-510, 8-510, 9-512, 10-647.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Stocks                      26      8     80      1
Townsend                    64.4    8    180      2
Bosanquet                   36     10     98      1
Grace                       38     12     82      2
Jephson                     19      3     57      0
Jones                       12      3     42      0
McGahey                      5      2     18      0
Foster                      20      5     63      3
Champain                     1      0      1      0
Gentlemen 1st innings
FHB Champain          lbw                b Young               30
HK Foster             run out                                  18
CL Townsend           not out                                 112
Major RM Poore                           b Young                1
CP McGahey                               b Young                0
AO Jones              c Hayward          b Brockwell           71
*WG Grace                                b Young               28
BJT Bosanquet                            b Young               10
DLA Jephson           c Lockwood         b Brockwell            1
+H Martyn                                b Mead                15
FW Stocks             run out                                   8
Extras                (b 8, lb 1)                               9
Total                 (all out, 102 overs)                    303
FoW: 1-36, 2-59, 3-65, 4-65, 5-173, 6-219, 7-?, 8-?, 9-276, 10-303.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Mead                        24      6     71      1
Lockwood                     7      1     17      0
Brockwell                   39     10    112      2
Young                       23      8     56      5
Arnold                       6      0     31      0
Hayward                      3      1      7      0
Gentlemen 2nd innings (following on)
CL Townsend                              b Brockwell           10
*WG Grace                                b Storer              60
HK Foster                                b Brockwell           15
FHB Champain          c Carpenter        b Brockwell            8
Major RM Poore                           b Storer              24
AO Jones                                 b Storer              16
CP McGahey            c Diver            b Brockwell           34
BJT Bosanquet                            b Young               61
DLA Jephson           c Diver            b Young               59
+H Martyn             not out                                   2
FW Stocks                            c & b Brockwell            1
Extras                (b 13, lb 4, nb 1)                       18
Total                 (all out, 80.1 overs)                   308
FoW: 1-19, 2-?, 3-51, 4-?, 5-134, 6-?, 7-180, 8-288, 9-?, 10-308.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Mead                        10      2     30      0
Brockwell                   25.1    4     82      5
Young                       25      4     85      2
Hayward                      6      1     29      0
Storer                      14      0     64      3
 
 
-  Abel's innings of 195 took 285 minutes and included 1 five
    and 27 fours. Young hit 81 in 75 minutes and put on 135 for
    the last wicket with Hayward. Diver took over behind the
    stumps when Storer went on to bowl.
   
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