f2097	Players of the North v England XI
	Other First-Class matches in England 1878
Venue	Dewsbury and Savile Ground, Dewsbury on 16th, 17th, 18th May 1878 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	England XI won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Players of the North won by 9 wickets
Umpires	T Burlinson, E Dawson
Close of play day 1	England XI (1) 65/7 (Williams 7*, Lumb 8*)
Close of play day 2	England XI (2) 8/1 (Barlow 6*)

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England XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RG Barlow	b Hill	6
WR Gilbert	b Hill	16
WE Midwinter	b Hill	0
TS Dury	c and b Hill	16
*GF Grace	b Hill	4
+JE Kershaw	b Lockwood	5
S Ellis	b Lockwood	1
W Williams	c Ulyett b Lockwood	12
E Lumb	not out	9
A Ackroyd	c and b Hill	0
JB Ingram	absent
Extras		2
Total	(all out, 68.1 overs)	71
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-8, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-71, 9-71 (68.1 ov)

Players of the North bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hill	34.1	14	51	6	-	-
Lockwood	34	24	18	3	-	-

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Players of the North first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Oscroft	b Barlow	17
E Lockwood	c sub b Midwinter	0
A Shrewsbury	lbw b Midwinter	9
A Greenwood	c Kershaw b Ackroyd	28
G Ulyett	c Kershaw b Ackroyd	15
B Lister	c Lumb b Ackroyd	1
M Myers	b Gilbert	0
T Emmett	c Lumb b Gilbert	0
J Easby	c Grace b Gilbert	13
A Hill	st Kershaw b Gilbert	9
+G Pinder	not out	0
Extras	(2 b, 1 lb)	3
Total	(all out, 84.2 overs)	95
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-28, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-95 (84.2 ov)

England XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ackroyd	26	17	25	3	-	-
Midwinter	29	15	22	2	-	-
Barlow	16	7	23	1	-	-
Gilbert	13.2	4	22	4	-	-

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England XI second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RG Barlow	c Easby b Lockwood	8
E Lumb	lbw b Hill	3
WR Gilbert	c Easby b Hill	7
WE Midwinter	c Greenwood b Hill	0
TS Dury	c and b Lockwood	6
*GF Grace	b Hill	3
S Ellis	b Lockwood	3
W Williams	c and b Lockwood	2
A Ackroyd	not out	13
JB Ingram	c Myers b Lockwood	7
+JE Kershaw	absent hurt
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(all out, 48.2 overs)	53
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-53 (48.2 ov)

Players of the North bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hill	24	11	29	4	-	-
Lockwood	24.2	11	23	5	-	-

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Players of the North second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Oscroft	c Midwinter b Gilbert	9
B Lister	not out	19
G Ulyett	not out	1
E Lockwood	did not bat
A Shrewsbury	did not bat
A Greenwood	did not bat
M Myers	did not bat
T Emmett	did not bat
J Easby	did not bat
A Hill	did not bat
+G Pinder	did not bat
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(1 wicket, 18.2 overs)	30
Fall of wickets:
1-? (Oscroft)

England XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barlow	9	?	10	0	-	-
Gilbert	9.2	?	19	1	-	-

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Notes
--> S Ellis made his debut in First-Class matches
--> A Ackroyd made his debut in First-Class matches
--> JB Ingram made his debut in First-Class matches
--> J Easby made his debut in First-Class matches
--> W Williams made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JB Ingram made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> J Easby made his last appearance in First-Class matches

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