University Match, 1870 (4 ball overs)
Cambridge University v Oxford University
Lord's
27,28 June 1870 (2 day match)

Result: Cambridge University won by 2 runs

Toss: ?
Umpires: Grundy and T Hearne

Cambridge University 1st innings
JW Dale                                  b Francis             15
E Tobin                                  b Francis             13
WB Money                                 b Belcher             10
+W Yardley            c Butler           b Francis              2
FER Fryer             c Stewart          b Hadow                8
AT Scott                                 b Belcher             45
CI Thornton                              b Belcher             17
FA Mackinnon          not out                                  17
FC Cobden                                b Francis              7
A Bourne                                 b Belcher              3
EE Ward               st Stewart         b Francis              2
Extras                (b 3, lb 4, w 1)                          8
TOTAL                 (all out, 115.2 overs)                  147

FoW: 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-46, 5-?, 6-?, 7-80, 8-?, 9-?, 10-147.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Belcher                     45     25     52      4
Francis                   42.2     16     59      5
Butler                      11      4     16      0
Hadow                        7      2     12      1

Oxford University 1st innings
AT Fortescue                             b Money               35
WH Hadow                                 b Cobden              17
CJ Ottaway                               b Bourne              16
B Paunceforte         c Dale             b Ward                15
EFS Tylecote          c Thornton         b Ward                25
W Townshend           st Yardley         b Money                0
FH Hill                                  b Ward                23
CK Francis                               b Cobden              12
SE Butler                                b Cobden              18
+WA Stewart                              b Cobden               0
TH Belcher            not out                                   0
Extras                (b 10, lb 2, w 1, nb 1)                  14
TOTAL                 (all out, 87 overs)                     175

FoW: 1-28, 2-66, 3-86, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-175.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bourne                      21     11     36      1
Cobden                      19      6     41      4
Money                       17      4     37      2
Ward                        16      8     33      3
Fryer                       14      5     14      0

Cambridge University 2nd innings
JW Dale               c Ottaway          b Francis             67
E Tobin                                  b Belcher              2
WB Money                                 b Francis              6
+W Yardley                           c & b Francis            100
FER Fryer                                b Francis              0
AT Scott              c Tylecote         b Francis              0
CI Thornton           c Hadow            b Butler              11
FA Mackinnon                             b Belcher              2
FC Cobden             c Hadow            b Francis              7
A Bourne                                 b Francis              0
EE Ward               not out                                   3
Extras                (b 4, lb 3, w 1)                          8
TOTAL                 (all out, 97.3 overs)                   206

FoW: 1-6, 2-19, 3-19, 4-?, 5-40, 6-156, 7-189, 8-195, 9-?, 10-206..

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Belcher                     29     10     38      2
Francis                     42.3   12    102      7
Butler                       2      0      8      1
Hadow                        4      1     11      0
Hill                        13      6     27      0
Paunceforte                  4      2      5      0
Fortescue                    3      1      7      0

Oxford University 2nd innings (target 178)
AT Fortescue                             b Ward                44
WH Hadow              c Scott            b Cobden               0
CJ Ottaway            c Fryer            b Ward                69
B Paunceforte                            b Ward                 5
EFS Tylecote                             b Ward                29
W Townshend           c Money            b Ward                 1
FH Hill               not out                                  13
CK Francis            lbw                b Ward                 1
SE Butler             c Bourne           b Cobden               0
+WA Stewart                              b Cobden               0
TH Belcher                               b Cobden               0
Extras                (b 7, lb 3, w 3, nb 1)                   14
TOTAL                 (all out, 126 overs)                    176

FoW: 1-0, 2-72, 3-86, 4-153, 5-160, 6-?, 7-175, 8-176, 9-176, 10-176.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bourne                      30     15     41      0
Cobden                      27     10     35      4
Money                        7      0     24      0
Ward                        32     16     29      6
Fryer                        7      1     15      0
Thornton                    10      4     13      0
Dale                         3      1      5      0

• "Cobden's Match" - "Cobden whose name in Cambridge Hall The feat unto this day recalls, Three wickets with the last three balls To win the match by two"
• Attendance Day 1 9,000; Day 2 10,000
• Yardley 100 out of 155 with fourteen fours
• Cobden finished the match in what was likely the last over by taking a hat-trick, after conceding one run from his first ball.

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