f2203	Oxford University v Gentlemen of England
	University Match 1879
Venue	Magdalen Ground, Oxford on 2nd, 3rd, 4th June 1879 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Gentlemen of England won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Gentlemen of England won by 185 runs
Close of play day 1	Gentlemen of England (1) 74 all out
Close of play day 2	Gentlemen of England (2) 185/5 (Fryer 44*, Prothero 52*)

---

Gentlemen of England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*ID Walker	c Heath b Jellicoe	12
AJ Webbe	b Jellicoe	24
CI Thornton	c Fowler b Horner	6
TS Pearson	b Jellicoe	6
GF Vernon	c Foljambe b Jellicoe	5
FER Fryer	b Jellicoe	7
EL Colebrooke	c Chitty b Jellicoe	6
D Buchanan	b Jellicoe	0
J Robertson	b Jellicoe	0
+HM Mills	b Thornton	0
RE Prothero	not out	4
Extras	(4 b)	4
Total	(all out, 59 overs)	74
Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-25, 3-38, 4-48, 5-62, 6-65, 7-65, 8-65, 9-65, 10-74 (59 ov)

Oxford University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Jellicoe	30	16	36	8	-	-
Horner	16	10	16	1	-	-
Thornton	13	6	18	1	-	-

---

Oxford University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AD Greene	b Robertson	3
GS Foljambe	c Pearson b Buchanan	11
*AH Heath	c Prothero b Robertson	2
JHM Hare	c Vernon b Robertson	6
WA Thornton	b Robertson	5
ET Hirst	c Colebrooke b Buchanan	0
N MacLachlan	b Robertson	0
AJ Chitty	b Buchanan	3
+H Fowler	b Robertson	7
CE Horner	b Robertson	4
FGG Jellicoe	not out	3
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(all out, 54 overs)	47
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-10, 3-22, 4-22, 5-?, 6-30, 7-33, 8-33, 9-42, 10-47 (54 ov)

Gentlemen of England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Robertson	27	15	24	7	-	-
Buchanan	27	21	20	3	-	-

---

Gentlemen of England second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*ID Walker	b MacLachlan	16
AJ Webbe	c Jellicoe b MacLachlan	0
CI Thornton	b MacLachlan	0
TS Pearson	b MacLachlan	33
GF Vernon	lbw b Thornton	27
FER Fryer	c sub b Jellicoe	46
RE Prothero	c Jellicoe b Horner	110
EL Colebrooke	b Heath	10
D Buchanan	b Heath	1
J Robertson	not out	8
+HM Mills	b Heath	4
Extras	(13 b, 6 lb, 2 w)	21
Total	(all out, 181.1 overs)	276
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-7, 3-18, 4-60, 5-84, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-276 (181.1 ov)

Oxford University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Jellicoe	63	34	69	1	-	-
Horner	30	6	50	1	-	-
Thornton	27	6	50	1	-	-
MacLachlan	53	19	75	4	-	-
Heath	8.1	4	11	3	-	-

---

Oxford University second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AD Greene	c Pearson b Buchanan	7
GS Foljambe	c and b Robertson	5
*AH Heath	c sub b Buchanan	0
JHM Hare	c and b Robertson	2
WA Thornton	lbw b Buchanan	7
ET Hirst	b Robertson	5
N MacLachlan	c Vernon b Buchanan	3
AJ Chitty	b Pearson	10
+H Fowler	c Mills b Buchanan	63
CE Horner	not out	5
FGG Jellicoe	c Colebrooke b Buchanan	0
Extras	(5 b, 5 lb, 1 nb)	11
Total	(all out, 88 overs)	118
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-118 (88 ov)

Gentlemen of England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Robertson	36	16	58	3	-	-
Buchanan	37	24	31	6	-	-
Pearson	8	4	10	1	-	-
Prothero	5	3	7	0	-	-
Fryer	2	1	1	0	-	-

---

Notes
--> EL Colebrooke made his debut in First-Class matches
--> GS Foljambe made his debut in First-Class matches
--> JHM Hare made his debut in First-Class matches
--> WA Thornton made his debut in First-Class matches
--> N MacLachlan made his debut in First-Class matches
--> AJ Chitty made his debut in First-Class matches
--> FER Fryer (2) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 30
--> RE Prothero (2) passed his previous highest score of 24 in First-Class matches
--> RE Prothero (2) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> H Fowler (2) passed his previous highest score of 17 in First-Class matches
--> FGG Jellicoe achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Gentlemen of England first innings (previous best was 4-48)
--> FGG Jellicoe achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Gentlemen of England first innings
--> J Robertson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Oxford University first innings (previous best was 7-77)
--> J Robertson reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Oxford University second innings

---