f3643 cc89	Lancashire v Gloucestershire
	County Championship 1891
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester on 23rd, 24th July 1891 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Lancashire won by 4 wickets
Points	Lancashire 1; Gloucestershire -1
Umpires	F Silcock, A Smith
Close of play day 1	Gloucestershire (1) 86/6 (Sainsbury 12*)

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RG Barlow	b Murch	18
A Ward	c and b Murch	10
AP Smith	c Townsend b Murch	14
FH Sugg	b Murch	33
G Yates	b Woof	1
J Briggs	b Murch	0
GR Baker	b Woof	39
*AN Hornby	b Murch	57
A Watson	c Iles b Woof	5
+W Pilling	not out	9
AW Mold	b Roberts	27
Extras	(9 b, 2 lb)	11
Total	(all out, 87.4 overs)	224
Fall of wickets:
1-25, 2-48, 3-57, 4-58, 5-59, 6-106, 7-150, 8-188, 9-188, 10-224 (87.4 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Roberts	6.4	3	25	1	-	-
Woof	34	18	60	3	-	-
Murch	34	8	103	6	-	-
Iles	4	2	7	0	-	-
Radcliffe	9	3	18	0	-	-

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*EM Grace	c Barlow b Briggs	2
OG Radcliffe	lbw b Briggs	27
JR Painter	c Pilling b Mold	13
WWF Pullen	c Smith b Mold	13
F Townsend	b Mold	6
E Sainsbury	st Pilling b Mold	18
WA Woof	c Yates b Briggs	6
WH Murch	b Briggs	2
FG Roberts	c Baker b Briggs	5
JH Iles	c Barlow b Mold	0
+JH Board	not out	0
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 61.2 overs)	99
Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-43, 3-43, 4-52, 5-67, 6-86, 7-89, 8-99, 9-99, 10-99 (61.2 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mold	28	12	37	5	-	-
Briggs	21.2	4	46	5	-	-
Watson	9	6	6	0	-	-
Smith	3	2	3	0	-	-

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Gloucestershire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*EM Grace	b Smith	8
OG Radcliffe	b Smith	116
JR Painter	c Hornby b Smith	3
WWF Pullen	run out	16
E Sainsbury	b Watson	25
WA Woof	b Watson	20
WH Murch	c Yates b Watson	4
FG Roberts	c Briggs b Mold	5
JH Iles	b Smith	2
+JH Board	not out	2
F Townsend	absent hurt
Extras	(7 b, 3 lb)	10
Total	(all out, 92.4 overs)	211
Fall of wickets:
1-41, 2-45, 3-95, 4-165, 5-175, 6-189, 7-202, 8-?, 9-211 (92.4 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mold	18	3	67	1	-	-
Briggs	20	5	48	0	-	-
Watson	25	12	35	3	-	-
Smith	28.4	14	46	4	-	-
Baker	1	0	5	0	-	-

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Lancashire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RG Barlow	b Murch	15
A Ward	b Murch	4
AP Smith	b Murch	10
FH Sugg	b Murch	0
G Yates	c Painter b Woof	20
J Briggs	b Woof	9
GR Baker	not out	24
*AN Hornby	not out	2
A Watson	did not bat
+W Pilling	did not bat
AW Mold	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 3 lb)	4
Total	(6 wickets, 55.2 overs)	88
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-22, 3-22, 4-49, 5-60, 6-67

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Woof	28	15	26	2	-	-
Murch	27.2	8	58	4	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> W Pilling made his debut in County Championship matches
--> W Pilling made his debut in First-Class matches
--> F Townsend made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> F Townsend made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> W Pilling made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> W Pilling made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> AN Hornby (1) passed his previous highest score of 56 in County Championship matches
--> WWF Pullen (1) passed 2500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 5
--> OG Radcliffe (2) passed his previous highest score of 61 in County Championship matches
--> OG Radcliffe (2) made his first century in County Championship matches
--> OG Radcliffe (2) passed his previous highest score of 104 in First-Class matches
--> OG Radcliffe (2) passed 4000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 54
--> E Sainsbury (2) passed his previous highest score of 20 in County Championship matches
--> WA Woof (2) passed his previous highest score of 18 in County Championship matches
--> GR Baker (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 10
--> WH Murch achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Lancashire first innings (previous best was 4-57)
--> WH Murch achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Lancashire first innings
--> WH Murch achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Lancashire first innings (previous best was 4-57)
--> WH Murch achieved his first five wickets in an innings in County Championship matches in the Lancashire first innings
--> AW Mold reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 5th wicket in the Gloucestershire first innings
--> AW Mold reached 150 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Gloucestershire first innings
--> J Briggs reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Gloucestershire first innings

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