University Match, 1838
Oxford University v Cambridge University
Lord's, London
6,7 July 1838 (2-day match)

Result: Oxford University won by 98 runs

Toss:
Umpires:
Balls per over: 4

Oxford University 1st innings
Hon.R Grimston                       c & b Sayres              10
RA Bathurst                              b Sayres               0
AJ Lowth                                 b Taylor               4
CF Trower             lbw                b Sayres              24
A Coote                                  b Taylor              10
G Vance                                  b Taylor               1
JD Durell             c Thackeray        b Sayres              53
JC Ryle                                  b Taylor               5
CWA Napier                               b Taylor              12
GB Lee                c Lyttelton        b Taylor               5
N Darnell             not out                                   3
Extras                (b 5, w 5)                               10
Total                 (all out, ? overs)                      137

FoW: 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-137.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Sayres                       ?      ?      ?      4
Taylor                       ?      ?      ?      6

Cambridge University 1st innings
W Massey                                 b Lowth                3
Lord Lyttelton                           b Lowth                0
RJP Broughton                            b Lee                  8
J Grout                                  b Lee                  5
CG Taylor             c Bathurst         b Lowth               10
A Thomas                                 b Darnell              6
F Thackeray           c Darnell          b Lowth               19
E Sayres              not out                                   2
JH Bastard                               b Lowth                0
BD Koe                run out                                   0
J Abercrombie         absent hurt                               -
Extras                (b 1, w 3)                                4
Total                 (all out, ? overs)                       57

FoW: 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-57.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lowth                        ?      ?      ?      5
Lee                          ?      ?      ?      2
Darnell                      ?      ?      ?      1

Oxford University 2nd innings
Hon.R Grimston        lbw                b Taylor              13
RA Bathurst           c Massey           b Sayres               1
AJ Lowth                                 b Taylor               0
CF Trower             c Sayres           b Taylor               0
A Coote               c Bastard          b Sayres               0
G Vance                                  b Taylor              41
JD Durell                                b Taylor               1
CWA Napier            c Koe              b Sayres               0
GB Lee                                   b Sayres               2
N Darnell             not out                                   4
JC Ryle               absent hurt                               -
Extras                (w 2, nb 1)                               3
Total                 (all out, ? overs)                       65

FoW: 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-65.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Sayres                       ?      ?      ?      4
Taylor                       ?      ?      ?      5

Cambridge University 2nd innings (target: 146 runs)
W Massey                                 b Lee                  0
Lord Lyttelton        run out                                   0
RJP Broughton                            b Lowth                2
J Grout                                  b Lee                 15
CG Taylor                                b Lowth                2
A Thomas              not out                                   3
F Thackeray                              b Lee                  3
E Sayres                                 b Lee                  0
BD Koe                                   b Darnell             11
J Abercrombie                            b Lowth                0
JH Bastard            absent hurt                               -
Extras                (b 3, w 8)                               11
Total                 (all out, ? overs)                       47

FoW: 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-47.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lowth                        ?      ?      ?      3
Lee                          ?      ?      ?      4
Darnell                      ?      ?      ?      1

• Cambridge lacked some of their best players who withdrew due to the death of G.A.Seymour, of King's College, who had been chosen to play

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