| misc26505 | |
| Venue | The Fortfield, Sidmouth on 29th, 30th August 1887 (2-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Gentlemen of Devon won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Match drawn |
| Close of play day 1 |
| Gentlemen of Devon first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| JH Copleston | b Bastard | 0 | |||||
| BL Gerrish | c Fowler b Bastard | 1 | |||||
| TR Hine-Haycock | c and b Woods | 1 | |||||
| JE Caunter | b Bastard | 2 | |||||
| JHH Copleston | b Woods | 23 | 4 | - | |||
| FA Buckle | c Roe b Bastard | 0 | |||||
| RW Hine-Haycock | b Woods | 1 | |||||
| HFP Palmer | b Woods | 0 | |||||
| WH Arundell | b Woods | 9 | 1 | - | |||
| GC Smith | not out | 6 | |||||
| WJ Wippell | b Woods | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (5 lb) | 5 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 36.3 overs) | 48 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-1, 2-2, 3-6, 4-19, 5-29, 6-30, 7-30, 8-31, 9-48, 10-48 (36.3 ov) | |||||||
| Gentlemen of Somerset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Woods | 18.3 | 8 | 29 | 6 | - | - | |
| Bastard | 18 | 9 | 14 | 4 | - | - | |
| Gentlemen of Somerset first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| WH Fowler | c Palmer b Gerrish | 34 | |||||
| H Ross | c Palmer b Gerrish | 6 | |||||
| RSB Savery | b Caunter | 9 | |||||
| JB Challen | c Caunter b Gerrish | 4 | |||||
| AE Clapp | b Gerrish | 25 | |||||
| WN Roe | c Arundell b Gerrish | 0 | |||||
| HT Hewett | c Caunter b Smith | 26 | |||||
| SMJ Woods | c [unknown] b Gerrish | 60 | |||||
| T Spencer | b Wippell | 3 | |||||
| T Wood | c Arundell b Gerrish | 13 | |||||
| EW Bastard | not out | 4 | |||||
| Extras | (9 b, 2 lb, 2 nb) | 13 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 79.3 overs) | 197 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-40, 2-45, 3-52, 4-70, 5-75, 6-102, 7-133, 8-153, 9-188, 10-197 (79.3 ov) | |||||||
| Gentlemen of Devon bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Wippell | 13 | 3 | 38 | 1 | - | 2 | |
| Gerrish | 36.3 | 12 | 84 | 7 | - | - | |
| Caunter | 27 | 13 | 50 | 1 | - | - | |
| Smith | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | - | - | |
| Gentlemen of Devon second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| JH Copleston | c Wood b Fowler | 29 | |||||
| BL Gerrish | not out | 11 | |||||
| JHH Copleston | not out | 10 | |||||
| TR Hine-Haycock | did not bat | ||||||
| JE Caunter | did not bat | ||||||
| FA Buckle | did not bat | ||||||
| RW Hine-Haycock | did not bat | ||||||
| HFP Palmer | did not bat | ||||||
| WH Arundell | did not bat | ||||||
| GC Smith | did not bat | ||||||
| WJ Wippell | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (5 b) | 5 | |||||
| Total | (1 wicket, 43 overs) | 55 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-33 (JH Copleston) | |||||||
| Gentlemen of Somerset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Woods | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | - | - | |
| Bastard | 10 | 5 | 12 | 0 | - | - | |
| Roe | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | - | - | |
| Fowler | 11 | 5 | 11 | 1 | - | - | |