f3861 cc202	Sussex v Somerset
	County Championship 1893
Venue	County Ground, Hove on 25th, 26th May 1893 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Sussex won by 9 wickets
Points	Sussex 1; Somerset -1
Umpires	E Goodyear, J Street
Close of play day 1	Sussex (1) 346/8 (Humphreys 40*)

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Fowler	c Smith b Hilton	0
*HT Hewett	c Guttridge b Hilton	16
JB Challen	b Bean	57
CE Dunlop	hit wkt b Humphreys	2
SMJ Woods	c Butt b Humphreys	2
T Robinson	b Humphreys	7
RP Spurway	st Butt b Humphreys	2
FJ Poynton	st Butt b Humphreys	40
GB Nichols	run out	0
EJ Tyler	b Humphreys	9
+AP Wickham	not out	0
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb)	2
Total	(all out, 49.1 overs)	137
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-21, 3-23, 4-25, 5-47, 6-55, 7-112, 8-118, 9-132, 10-137 (49.1 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hilton	12	4	30	2	-	-
Tate	5	0	28	0	-	-
Humphreys	15.1	0	54	6	-	-
Smith	13	7	17	0	-	-
Bean	4	2	6	1	-	-

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Sussex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FW Marlow	b Tyler	8
G Bean	b Fowler	53
*WL Murdoch	c Hewett b Tyler	7
G Brann	b Nichols	120
CA Smith	b Nichols	53
JB Hide	b Nichols	0
FH Guttridge	c Challen b Woods	30
WA Humphreys	c Poynton b Tyler	42
+HR Butt	b Woods	30
FW Tate	c Nichols b Tyler	3
AW Hilton	not out	3
Extras	(5 b)	5
Total	(all out, 100.2 overs)	354
Fall of wickets:
1-37, 2-49, 3-95, 4-229, 5-231, 6-246, 7-282, 8-346, 9-348, 10-354 (100.2 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Woods	25	3	84	2	-	-
Tyler	30.2	7	112	4	-	-
Nichols	33	5	98	3	-	-
Fowler	12	1	55	1	-	-

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Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Fowler	c and b Humphreys	30
*HT Hewett	b Bean	83
JB Challen	b Humphreys	10
CE Dunlop	b Guttridge	17
SMJ Woods	c Brann b Guttridge	12
FJ Poynton	b Guttridge	13
GB Nichols	b Tate	29
RP Spurway	not out	30
T Robinson	b Tate	6
EJ Tyler	c Guttridge b Bean	3
+AP Wickham	c Hide b Guttridge	18
Extras	(6 b, 6 lb)	12
Total	(all out, 109.2 overs)	263
Fall of wickets:
1-70, 2-82, 3-133, 4-158, 5-158, 6-184, 7-209, 8-219, 9-224, 10-263 (109.2 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hilton	9	2	34	0	-	-
Tate	15	6	37	2	-	-
Humphreys	31	6	72	2	-	-
Smith	6	2	18	0	-	-
Bean	23	6	47	2	-	-
Guttridge	25.2	7	43	4	-	-

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Sussex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FW Marlow	not out	25
G Bean	c Nichols b Tyler	3
*WL Murdoch	not out	13
G Brann	did not bat
CA Smith	did not bat
JB Hide	did not bat
FH Guttridge	did not bat
WA Humphreys	did not bat
+HR Butt	did not bat
FW Tate	did not bat
AW Hilton	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb, 1 w)	8
Total	(1 wicket, 19.1 overs)	49
Fall of wickets:
1-12 (Bean)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Woods	3.1	0	13	0	-	-
Tyler	10	3	13	1	-	-
Nichols	6	1	15	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> RP Spurway made his debut in County Championship matches
--> FJ Poynton (1) passed his previous highest score of 21 in First-Class matches
--> FJ Poynton (1) passed his previous highest score of 21 in County Championship matches
--> RP Spurway made his debut for Somerset in First-Class matches
--> RP Spurway made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> WA Humphreys reached 500 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 6th wicket in the Somerset first innings
--> G Bean reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Somerset second innings
--> FH Guttridge achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Somerset second innings (previous best was 4-54)

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