f2154	Lancashire v Gloucestershire
	County Match 1878
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester on 25th, 26th, 27th July 1878 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	CK Pullin, E Storer
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 88/9 (Barlow 40*)
Close of play day 2	Lancashire (2) 90/0 (Hornby 68*, Barlow 15*)

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AN Hornby	c Bush b WG Grace	5
RG Barlow	c WG Grace b Miles	40
AG Steel	c Gilbert b Miles	0
DQ Steel	c WG Grace b Miles	0
VPFA Royle	c Cranston b Miles	19
WS Patterson	c Gilbert b Miles	0
A Appleby	c Gilbert b Miles	1
*EB Rowley	b WG Grace	8
A Watson	c EM Grace b Miles	3
W McIntyre	b WG Grace	6
+R Pilling	not out	0
Extras	(1 b, 6 w)	7
Total	(all out, 81.2 overs)	89
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-13, 3-13, 4-36, 5-40, 6-40, 7-69, 8-77, 9-88, 10-89 (81.2 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
WG Grace	41	19	44	3	-	-
Miles	40.2	24	38	7	-	-

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WG Grace	c Watson b McIntyre	32
WR Gilbert	c Watson b AG Steel	1
WE Midwinter	lbw b AG Steel	22
EM Grace	st Pilling b AG Steel	21
GF Grace	c Watson b McIntyre	7
J Cranston	b McIntyre	3
EF Wright	c Pilling b AG Steel	4
C Haynes	run out	7
+JA Bush	not out	15
A Robinson	c Watson b McIntyre	0
RF Miles	c Appleby b AG Steel	3
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 83.3 overs)	116
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-42, 3-60, 4-80, 5-83, 6-90, 7-90, 8-107, 9-107, 10-116 (83.3 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Appleby	12	5	12	0	-	-
AG Steel	41.3	14	59	5	-	-
McIntyre	30	16	44	4	-	-

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Lancashire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AN Hornby	c Cranston b WG Grace	100
RG Barlow	c and b Gilbert	26
VPFA Royle	c Bush b Gilbert	19
WS Patterson	b Wright	50
AG Steel	c WG Grace b Gilbert	6
DQ Steel	b EM Grace	22
A Appleby	b EM Grace	7
*EB Rowley	b GF Grace	0
A Watson	not out	10
W McIntyre	b EM Grace	8
+R Pilling	c Bush b EM Grace	0
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb, 1 nb, 6 w)	14
Total	(all out, 139 overs)	262
Fall of wickets:
1-108, 2-156, 3-156, 4-162, 5-195, 6-215, 7-224, 8-251, 9-262, 10-262 (139 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
WG Grace	29	6	65	1	-	-
Miles	23	16	16	0	-	-
Midwinter	6	4	10	0	-	-
Haynes	5	1	17	0	-	-
Wright	13	0	26	1	-	-
Gilbert	25	5	63	3	-	-
EM Grace	23	15	19	4	-	-
GF Grace	15	0	32	1	-	-

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Gloucestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GF Grace	st Pilling b AG Steel	6
EF Wright	b AG Steel	5
WE Midwinter	c Pilling b AG Steel	25
C Haynes	b AG Steel	12
EM Grace	b Appleby	4
*WG Grace	not out	58
WR Gilbert	not out	10
J Cranston	did not bat
+JA Bush	did not bat
A Robinson	did not bat
RF Miles	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb)	5
Total	(5 wickets, 56 overs)	125
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-14, 3-43, 4-52, 5-56

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Appleby	14	8	13	1	-	-
AG Steel	21	5	55	4	-	-
McIntyre	14	2	40	0	-	-
Watson	7	3	12	0	-	-

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Notes
--> A Appleby (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 1
--> RF Miles achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Lancashire first innings (previous best was 7-97)
--> RF Miles reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 6th wicket in the Lancashire first innings
--> GF Grace reached 300 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Lancashire second innings
--> EM Grace reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Lancashire second innings
--> AG Steel reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 4th wicket in the Gloucestershire second innings
--> AG Steel reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Gloucestershire second innings

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