f1659	Kent v Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club
	Other First-Class matches in England 1871
Venue	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 9th, 10th August 1871 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Players	12 per side
Toss	Kent won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club won by an innings and 45 runs
Umpires	WH Fryer, H Royston
Close of play day 1	Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club (1) 184/2 (Grace 97*)

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Penn	st Turner b Rose	27
A Lubbock	b Dale	29
CI Thornton	b Grace	14
GM Kelson	b Grace	7
E Lubbock	c Rose b Grace	11
P Hilton	c Walker b Grace	6
N Morris	c Rose b Grace	16
HB Sutherland	c Akroyd b Rose	4
Lord Clifton	b Rose	1
E Willsher	c Ponsonby b Grace	2
+E Henty	not out	1
R Lipscomb	b Grace	1
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 71.3 overs)	120
Fall of wickets:
1-42, 2-61, 3-71, 4-83, 5-89, 6-110, 7-114, 8-115, 9-118, 10-118, 11-120 (71.3 ov)

Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Grace	35.3	16	67	7	-	-
Rose	32	15	47	3	-	-
Dale	4	2	5	1	-	-

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Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WG Grace	c Kelson b Willsher	117
JW Dale	c Henty b Sutherland	36
WH Hadow	st Henty b Willsher	29
SH Akroyd	b Lipscomb	6
ID Walker	b Willsher	65
RAH Mitchell	c Kelson b Willsher	0
HN Tennent	c A Lubbock b Willsher	14
FC Cobden	b Lipscomb	4
+M Turner	b Sutherland	18
EW Tritton	b A Lubbock	0
JH Ponsonby	c Morris b Willsher	4
WM Rose	not out	0
Extras	(13 b, 6 lb, 5 w)	24
Total	(all out, 167 overs)	317
Fall of wickets:
1-107, 2-184, 3-199, 4-219, 5-219, 6-257, 7-302, 8-307, 9-307, 10-312, 11-317 (167 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Willsher	66	35	93	6	-	-
Lipscomb	57	16	123	2	-	-
E Lubbock	17	8	23	0	-	-
Sutherland	13	3	32	2	-	-
A Lubbock	9	3	12	1	-	-
Thornton	5	2	10	0	5	-

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Kent second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Penn	b Grace	4
A Lubbock	b Rose	10
E Lubbock	c and b Grace	54
GM Kelson	b Rose	23
CI Thornton	b Grace	19
P Hilton	st Turner b Grace	6
N Morris	st Turner b Rose	19
HB Sutherland	c Ponsonby b Grace	3
Lord Clifton	not out	7
+E Henty	c and b Rose	0
E Willsher	c and b Rose	0
R Lipscomb	c Ponsonby b Rose	0
Extras	(2 b, 5 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 55.2 overs)	152
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-15, 3-53, 4-84, 5-106, 6-131, 7-145, 8-146, 9-146, 10-152, 11-152 (55.2 ov)

Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Grace	28	6	77	5	-	-
Rose	21.2	4	52	6	-	-
Cobden	6	1	16	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> HB Sutherland made his debut in First-Class matches
--> WM Rose made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> E Lubbock made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> E Lubbock (1) passed his previous highest score of 10 in First-Class matches
--> E Lubbock (2) passed his previous highest score of 11 in First-Class matches
--> E Lubbock made his debut for Kent in First-Class matches
--> WG Grace reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 6th wicket in the Kent first innings

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