f2259	Gloucestershire v Lancashire
	County Match 1879
Venue	Clifton College Close Ground, Clifton on 25th, 26th, 27th August 1879 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	CK Pullin, J Rowbotham
Close of play day 1	Gloucestershire (1) 123/6 (WG Grace 75*, Fairbanks 14*)
Close of play day 2	No play

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AN Hornby	b WG Grace	1
RG Barlow	b Midwinter	9
VPFA Royle	b WG Grace	4
F Taylor	b Midwinter	8
DQ Steel	c and b WG Grace	8
*EB Rowley	b Midwinter	10
J Crossland	c Gilbert b WG Grace	1
S Palmer	c EM Grace b WG Grace	1
A Watson	not out	1
+R Pilling	b WG Grace	1
W McIntyre	c Moberly b WG Grace	5
Extras	(4 b)	4
Total	(all out, 74.1 overs)	53
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-11, 3-15, 4-26, 5-39, 6-42, 7-43, 8-43, 9-47, 10-53 (74.1 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
WG Grace	37.1	22	37	7	-	-
Midwinter	37	30	12	3	-	-

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WG Grace	not out	75
WR Gilbert	b Watson	0
WE Midwinter	c Palmer b Watson	3
EM Grace	b Watson	2
WO Moberly	hit wkt b Watson	0
GF Grace	c Pilling b Watson	0
F Townsend	b Watson	23
W Fairbanks	not out	14
J Cranston	did not bat
HWR Gribble	did not bat
+JA Bush	did not bat
Extras	(3 b, 3 lb)	6
Total	(6 wickets, 103 overs)	123
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-24, 3-28, 4-28, 5-28, 6-80

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Watson	49	29	29	6	-	-
McIntyre	37	11	67	0	-	-
Crossland	14	5	16	0	-	-
Barlow	3	0	5	0	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.

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