f1008	Kent and Sussex v England
	Other First-Class matches in England 1856
Venue	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 11th, 12th August 1856 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	England won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Kent and Sussex won by 6 wickets
Umpires	F Pilch, H Royston
Close of play day 1

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England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SCB Ponsonby	b Wisden	0
J Caesar	c Goodhew b Wisden	0
W Nicholson	c Wisden b Willsher	6
J Grundy	b Wisden	21
G Parr	c Box b Willsher	1
W Caffyn	c Dean b Wisden	11
RC Tinley	c Dean b Willsher	12
ET Drake	b Willsher	8
+T Lockyer	c Goodhew b Willsher	5
W Martingell	not out	4
T Sherman	b Wisden	0
Extras	(2 b, 1 lb)	3
Total	(all out)	71
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-0, 3-8, 4-12, 5-41, 6-46, 7-?, 8-62, 9-71, 10-71

Kent and Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wisden	?	?	?	5	-	-
Willsher	?	?	?	5	-	-

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Kent and Sussex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HW Andrews	b Martingell	0
J Dean	b Martingell	19
TM Adams	st Lockyer b Martingell	4
J Wisden	b Grundy	16
J Lillywhite	c and b Tinley	50
W Goodhew	b Martingell	8
E Tredcroft	c Parr b Caffyn	1
E Willsher	b Tinley	25
FS Clifford	c Ponsonby b Martingell	8
WH Fryer	not out	13
+T Box	b Martingell	4
Extras	(11 b, 3 lb, 2 nb, 1 w)	17
Total	(all out)	165
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-?, 3-23, 4-54, 5-84, 6-86, 7-129, 8-130, 9-159, 10-165

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Martingell	?	?	?	6	-	-
Grundy	?	?	?	1	-	-
Tinley	?	?	?	2	-	-
Caffyn	?	?	?	1	-	-

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England second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SCB Ponsonby	b Wisden	2
W Nicholson	c Box b Willsher	14
J Grundy	b Willsher	23
W Caffyn	b Willsher	2
RC Tinley	b Wisden	2
G Parr	b Willsher	6
J Caesar	run out	23
ET Drake	run out	31
+T Lockyer	b Willsher	7
W Martingell	c Wisden b Willsher	1
T Sherman	not out	2
Extras	(5 b, 1 lb)	6
Total	(all out)	119
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-29, 3-31, 4-47, 5-?, 6-61, 7-111, 8-?, 9-?, 10-119

Kent and Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wisden	?	?	?	2	-	-
Willsher	?	?	?	6	-	-

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Kent and Sussex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
E Tredcroft	b Caffyn	2
WH Fryer	b Martingell	2
J Dean	c Lockyer b Martingell	0
TM Adams	c Grundy b Caffyn	10
J Wisden	not out	6
J Lillywhite	not out	5
*HW Andrews	did not bat
W Goodhew	did not bat
E Willsher	did not bat
FS Clifford	did not bat
+T Box	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(4 wickets)	26
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-4, 3-4, 4-15

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Martingell	?	?	?	2	-	-
Grundy	?	?	?	0	-	-
Tinley	?	?	?	0	-	-
Caffyn	?	?	?	2	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> J Wisden reached 850 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 5th wicket in the England first innings
--> E Willsher reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the England first innings

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