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England Domestic Season, 1903 
Gentlemen v Players 
Central Recreation Ground, Hastings 
10,11,12 September 1903 (3-day match) 
Result: Match drawn 
Toss: Gentlemen 
Umpires: WAJ West and W Wright
 
Close of play:
  Day 1: Players 315/6 (Hirst 91*, Rhodes 12*)
 Day 2: Players 352/6 (Hirst 124*, Rhodes 16*)
Players 1st innings
*TW Hayward                              b Odell               36
J Vine                c Newham           b Smith               44
D Denton              c Odell            b Grace               35
EG Hayes                             c & b McDonell            58
LC Braund             c MacLaren         b Grace               18
GH Hirst              not out                                 124
JR Gunn               lbw                b Jones               15
W Rhodes              not out                                  16
Extras                (b 3, lb 2, w 1)                          6
Total                 (6 wickets declared, 106 overs)         352
DNB: AE Relf, S Haigh, +H Strudwick.
FoW: 1-56, 2-118, 3-118, 4-140, 5-227, 6-260.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McDonell                    28      8    100      1
Smith                       33     11     86      1
Odell                       16      3     46      1 (1w)
Beldam                       8      1     20      0
Ranjitsinhji                 4      1     18      0
Grace                       12      0     52      2
Jones                        5      1     24      1
Gentlemen 1st innings
AC MacLaren           c Denton           b Haigh               68
GW Beldam                                b Haigh               27
KS Ranjitsinhji                          b Braund               4
AO Jones              lbw                b Haigh                1
E Smith                                  b Haigh                7
HC McDonell                              b Haigh                7
Lord Hawke            c Hayward          b Rhodes              25
*WG Grace             not out                                  22
W Newham              not out                                   0
Extras                (b 7, lb 4)                              11
Total                 (7 wickets, 54 overs)                   172
DNB: WW Odell, +Rev.AP Wickham.
FoW: 1-97, 2-98, 3-?, 4-?, 5-111, 6-127, 7-171.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Hirst                        9      3     32      0
Rhodes                      16      2     45      1
Braund                      11      3     26      1
Haigh                       15      1     55      5
Relf                         3      0      3      0
 
-  Play did not start until 3.00pm on the second day due to
    overnight rain. Hirst's 124* lasted less than two hours
   
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