f5787 cc1344	Lancashire v Sussex
	County Championship 1902
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester on 15th, 16th, 17th May 1902 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	CE Richardson, A White
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 28/1 (MacLaren 16*, Tyldesley 0*)
Close of play day 2	Lancashire (1) 30/1 (MacLaren 17*, Tyldesley 1*)

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AC MacLaren	b Tate	43
A Ward	b Relf	12
JT Tyldesley	c Vine b Cordingley	34
J Hallows	b Tate	1
CR Hartley	b Relf	38
*A Eccles	b Tate	34
WR Cuttell	hit wkt b Relf	0
J I'Anson	lbw b Tate	0
EE Steel	not out	2
S Webb	b Tate	0
+R Thomas	b Tate	0
Extras	(2 b, 3 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 80.4 overs)	169
Fall of wickets:
1-28, 2-82, 3-83, 4-90, 5-160, 6-166, 7-166, 8-167, 9-169, 10-169 (80.4 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Tate	36.4	15	63	6	-	-
Relf	30	6	74	3	-	-
Cordingley	10	2	18	1	-	-
Killick	4	2	9	0	-	-

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Sussex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CB Fry	did not bat
RB Heygate	did not bat
R Kenward	did not bat
J Vine	did not bat
EH Killick	did not bat
FW Marlow	did not bat
+HR Butt	did not bat
FW Tate	did not bat
CHG Bland	did not bat
AE Relf	did not bat
A Cordingley	did not bat

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Notes
--> AC MacLaren (1) passed 13000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 30
--> AE Relf reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Lancashire first innings
--> FW Tate reached 800 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Lancashire first innings

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Only 30 minutes play was possible on the 1st day due to rain, and even less on the 2nd day. Rain also caused play to be abandoned at 4.50 pm on the 3rd day. In this match amateurs and professionals came onto the field from the same gate for the first time at Old Trafford