f554	Gentlemen v Players
	Other First-Class matches in England 1839
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 29th, 30th, 31st July 1839 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Match drawn
Close of play day 1	Players (1) 155/3 (Wenman ?*, Pilch 28*)
Close of play day 2	Gentlemen (2) 73/4 (Felix 13*, EH Grimston 2*)

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Players first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Garrat	c WP Mynn b Whittaker	41
J Guy	c Felix b A Mynn	10
WR Hillyer	b Whittaker	14
EG Wenman	c Felix b A Mynn	58
F Pilch	b Whittaker	28
T Sewell	b A Mynn	1
G Jarvis	c EH Grimston b A Mynn	15
J Cobbett	b Taylor	15
W Clifford	b Taylor	8
FW Lillywhite	lbw b Taylor	0
S Redgate	not out	1
Extras	(27 b, 2 nb, 15 w)	44
Total	(all out)	235
Fall of wickets:
1-43, 2-60, 3-99, 4-155, 5-162, 6-206, 7-207, 8-234, 9-234, 10-235

Gentlemen bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
A Mynn	?	?	?	4	-	-
Whittaker	?	?	?	3	-	-
Taylor	?	?	?	3	-	-

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Gentlemen first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WP Mynn	b Lillywhite	1
A Mynn	c Redgate b Lillywhite	46
EH Grimston	b Lillywhite	0
N Felix	b Lillywhite	4
CG Taylor	c Garrat b Cobbett	2
Viscount Grimston	b Cobbett	4
FGB Ponsonby	b Redgate	5
HE Knatchbull	b Lillywhite	0
CG Whittaker	lbw b Lillywhite	5
FH Hervey-Bathurst	not out	12
E Sayres	b Lillywhite	0
Extras	(5 b, 2 w)	7
Total	(all out)	86
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-86

Players bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lillywhite	?	?	?	7	-	-
Cobbett	?	?	?	2	-	-
Redgate	?	?	?	1	-	-

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Gentlemen second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WP Mynn	c Jarvis b Redgate	20
A Mynn	c Lillywhite b Redgate	19
EH Grimston	not out	2
N Felix	not out	13
CG Taylor	b Redgate	1
Viscount Grimston	b Lillywhite	12
FGB Ponsonby	did not bat
HE Knatchbull	did not bat
CG Whittaker	did not bat
FH Hervey-Bathurst	did not bat
E Sayres	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 2 w)	6
Total	(4 wickets)	73
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?

Players bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lillywhite	?	?	?	1	-	-
Redgate	?	?	?	3	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> W Garrat (1) passed his previous highest score of 39 in First-Class matches
--> CG Whittaker achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Players first innings (previous best was 2-?)
--> FW Lillywhite reached 600 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Gentlemen first innings
--> S Redgate reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Gentlemen second innings

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574 balls were bowled in the Players first innings. There was no play on the third day due to rain