List of Gentlemen v Players matches

The Gentlemen team, captained by W. G. Grace, which took on the Players at Lord's in 1899

This is a list of all first-class cricket matches played between the Gentlemen and Players between 1806 and 1962. Unless otherwise stated, all matches were scheduled for three days' duration and eleven-a-side.

Note that there is considerable disagreement about when first-class cricket as such began, with various dates having been put forward between 1772 and 1895, while some definitions of first-class cricket require that such a match be arranged between teams of eleven-a-side. Thus, some of the early matches in this list are not considered first-class by some authorities.

Three matches were cancelled:

  • The first, scheduled to start on 7 September 1914 at Scarborough, was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I.
  • The second, scheduled to start on 9 July 1930 at The Oval, was cancelled due to fixture issues surrounding the County Championship and a second match scheduled (and subsequently played) at Lord's a week later.
  • The third, scheduled to start on 6 September 1939 at Scarborough, was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II.

Summary of results

Matches played Gentlemen won Players won Drawn Tied
274 68 125 80 1

Matches

List of Gentlemen v Players matches
No. Date Venue Winners Winning margin Notes Ref(s)
1 7 July 1806 Lord's Old Ground Gentlemen innings and 14 runs [1]
2 21 July 1806 Lord's Old Ground Gentlemen 82 runs
3 7 July 1819 Lord's Cricket Ground Players six wickets
4 19 June 1820 Lord's Gentlemen 70 runs
5 23 July 1821 Lord's Players Gentlemen conceded defeat Played to celebrate the coronation of George IV.
6 8 July 1822 Lord's Gentlemen six wickets
7 21 July 1823 Lord's Players 345 runs Gentlemen, set 402 to win, were bowled out for 56 with two men absent hurt and another retired hurt.
8 2 August 1824 Lord's Players 101 runs Gentlemen had 14 men.
9 4 July 1825 Lord's Gentlemen 72 runs Four-day match; Gentlemen had 16 men.
10 25 June 1827 Lord's Gentlemen 29 runs Gentlemen had 17 men.
11 9 July 1827 Lord's Players innings and 42 runs Gentlemen had 17 men.
12 22 June 1829 Lord's Gentlemen 193 runs Gentlemen had 12 men; Players were bowled out for 24 and 37.
13 14 June 1830 Lord's Drawn Gentlemen had 12 men; rain ended play on the first day, and washed out the second and third days after the Gentlemen had been bowled out for 46, with the Players 17/3 in reply.
14 25 June 1831 Lord's Players five wickets The match was arranged as eleven-a-side, but Players only had nine men appear; the match was still considered first-class.
15 27 August 1832 Lord's Players innings and 34 runs Gentlemen defended a smaller-than-normal wicket of 22 by 6 inches.
16 8 July 1833 Lord's Players nine wickets Gentlemen had 16 men.
17 28 July 1834 Lord's Players innings and 21 runs
18 20 July 1835 Lord's Players six wickets
19 25 July 1836 Lord's Gentlemen 35 runs Gentlemen had 18 men.
20 3 July 1837 Lord's Players innings and 10 runs Players defended an oversized wicket of four stumps measuring 36 by 12 inches, and won despite being bowled out for 99, having been 17/8.
21 17 July 1837 Lord's Players innings and 38 runs Gentlemen had 16 men.
22 30 July 1838 Lord's Players 40 runs
23 29 July 1839 Lord's Drawn
24 29 June 1840 Lord's Players nine wickets
25 12 July 1841 Lord's Players three wickets
26 25 July 1842 Lord's Gentlemen 95 runs
27 31 July 1843 Lord's Gentlemen innings and 20 runs
28 29 July 1844 Lord's Players 38 runs
29 21 July 1845 Lord's Players 67 runs Four-day match.
30 15 September 1845 Brighton Drawn Rain ended play on the first day, and washed out the second and third days, after the Players reached 119/3.
31 20 July 1846 Lord's Gentlemen one wicket
32 19 July 1847 Lord's Players 147 runs
33 31 July 1848 Lord's Gentlemen 27 runs Gentlemen won despite being bowled out for 31 in their first innings; Players, set 105 to win, were bowled out for 77.
34 23 July 1849 Lord's Gentlemen innings and 40 runs
35 22 July 1850 Lord's Players innings and 48 runs
36 23 June 1851 Lord's Players innings and 14 runs
37 21 July 1851 Lord's Players innings and 22 runs
38 19 July 1852 Lord's Players five wickets
39 18 July 1853 Lord's Gentlemen 60 runs Gentlemen won despite being bowled out for 37 in their second innings.
40 17 July 1854 Lord's Players nine wickets
41 23 July 1855 Lord's Players seven wickets Gentlemen, after leading on first innings, were bowled out for 43.
42 21 July 1856 Lord's Players two wickets Gentlemen were bowled out for 50 in their first innings.
43 2 July 1857 The Oval Players ten wickets
44 13 July 1857 Lord's Players 13 runs
45 1 July 1858 The Oval Players three wickets
46 19 July 1858 Lord's Players 285 runs
47 30 June 1859 The Oval Players innings and 25 runs
48 18 July 1859 Lord's Players 169 runs
49 5 July 1860 The Oval Players eight wickets
50 9 July 1860 Lord's Players innings and 181 runs
51 1 July 1861 Lord's Players innings and 60 runs
52 4 July 1861 The Oval Players innings and 68 runs
53 26 June 1862 The Oval Drawn
54 14 July 1862 Lord's Players 157 runs
55 29 July 1863 Lord's Players eight wickets
56 2 July 1863 The Oval Players nine wickets
57 23 June 1864 The Oval Players 205 runs
58 27 June 1864 Lord's Players innings and 68 runs Gentlemen were bowled out for 60, and following-on, 59.
59 3 July 1865 The Oval Players 118 runs
60 10 July 1865 Lord's Gentlemen eight wickets Gentlemen broke a winless streak of 20 matches (19 losses, 1 drawn).
61 25 June 1866 Lord's Players 38 runs
62 28 June 1866 The Oval Gentlemen 98 runs Gentlemen won after being required to follow-on.
63 8 July 1867 Lord's Gentlemen eight wickets
64 15 July 1867 The Oval Drawn
65 29 June 1868 Lord's Gentlemen eight wickets
66 2 July 1868 The Oval Gentlemen innings and 87 runs
67 24 June 1869 The Oval Gentlemen 17 runs
68 28 June 1869 Lord's Gentlemen three wickets
69 14 July 1870 The Oval Drawn
70 18 July 1870 Lord's Gentlemen four runs
71 3 July 1871 Lord's Drawn
72 6 July 1871 The Oval Gentlemen five wickets
73 14 August 1871 Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove Drawn
74 1 July 1872 Lord's Gentlemen seven wickets
75 4 July 1872 The Oval Gentlemen nine wickets
76 30 June 1873 Lord's Gentlemen innings and 55 runs
77 3 July 1873 The Oval Gentlemen innings and 11 runs
78 17 July 1873 Prince's Cricket Ground, London Gentlemen innings and 54 runs
79 2 July 1874 The Oval Gentlemen 48 runs
80 6 July 1874 Lord's Players two wickets Players broke a winless streak of 18 matches (15 losses, 3 drawn).
81 23 July 1874 Prince's Cricket Ground Gentlemen 60 runs
82 1 July 1875 The Oval Drawn
83 5 July 1875 Lord's Gentlemen 262 runs
84 22 July 1875 Prince's Cricket Ground Players 43 runs
85 29 June 1876 The Oval Drawn
86 3 July 1876 Lord's Gentlemen innings and 98 runs
87 6 July 1876 Prince's Cricket Ground Gentlemen five wickets
88 28 June 1877 The Oval Drawn
89 2 July 1877 Lord's Gentlemen one wicket Gentlemen added 46 for the last wicket to win, setting a new first-class record.
90 5 July 1877 Prince's Cricket Ground Gentlemen nine wickets
91 4 July 1878 The Oval Gentlemen 55 runs
92 8 July 1878 Lord's Gentlemen 206 runs
93 3 July 1879 The Oval Gentlemen innings and 126 runs
94 7 July 1879 Lord's Drawn
95 1 July 1880 The Oval Players 37 runs
96 5 July 1880 Lord's Gentlemen five wickets
97 30 June 1881 The Oval Gentlemen two wickets
98 11 July 1881 Lord's Gentlemen five wickets
99 8 August 1881 County Ground, Hove Players one run Gentlemen, set 113 to win, went from 56/0 to 111 all out.
100 29 June 1882 The Oval Players 87 runs
101 3 July 1882 Lord's Gentlemen eight wickets
102 28 June 1883 The Oval Tied Gentlemen, set 150 to win, were bowled out for 149 with five minutes remaining.
103 9 July 1883 Lord's Gentlemen seven wickets
104 3 July 1884 The Oval Players nine wickets
105 7 July 1884 Lord's Gentlemen six wickets
106 2 July 1885 The Oval Drawn
107 6 July 1885 Lord's Players four wickets
108 3 September 1885 Scarborough Gentlemen innings and 25 runs
109 12 July 1886 Lord's Players five wickets
110 15 July 1886 The Oval Drawn
111 11 July 1887 Lord's Players innings and 123 runs
112 14 July 1887 The Oval Players innings and 16 runs
113 9 July 1888 Lord's Gentlemen five runs Players, set 78 to win, were bowled out for 72.
114 12 July 1888 The Oval Players innings and 39 runs
115 4 July 1889 The Oval Players nine wickets
116 8 July 1889 Lord's Players ten wickets
117 6 September 1889 Hastings Gentlemen one wicket
118 3 July 1890 The Oval Players nine wickets
119 7 July 1890 Lord's Drawn
120 2 July 1891 The Oval Gentlemen innings and 54 runs
121 6 July 1891 Lord's Drawn
122 14 September 1891 Hastings Players innings and 128 runs
123 4 July 1892 Lord's Players innings and 26 runs
124 11 July 1892 The Oval Players ten wickets
125 1 September 1892 Scarborough Drawn
126 12 September 1892 Hastings Drawn
127 6 July 1893 The Oval Players eight runs
128 10 July 1893 Lord's Drawn
129 5 July 1894 The Oval Players innings and 27 runs
130 9 July 1894 The Oval Gentlemen innings and 39 runs
131 10 September 1894 Hastings Drawn
132 8 July 1895 Lord's Players 32 runs
133 11 July 1895 The Oval Drawn
134 6 July 1896 The Oval Gentlemen one wicket
135 13 July 1896 Lord's Gentlemen six wickets
136 8 July 1897 The Oval Players eight wickets
137 12 July 1897 Lord's Players 78 runs
138 30 August 1897 Scarborough Drawn
139 13 September 1897 Hastings Players 175 runs
140 13 June 1898 The Oval Players eight wickets
141 18 July 1898 Lord's Players 137 runs
142 29 August 1898 Scarborough Gentlemen eight wickets
143 6 July 1899 The Oval Players innings and 36 runs
144 10 July 1899 Lord's Gentlemen innings and 59 runs Digby Jephson (Gentlemen) took 6–21 with underarm lobs.
145 9 July 1900 The Oval Players 37 runs The umpires were replaced at lunch on the first day after an objection from Gentlemen captain W. G. Grace.
146 16 July 1900 Lord's Players two wickets Despite Tip Foster (102 & 136) being the first man to score a century in each innings in these matches, Players scored 502/8 in their second innings to win.
147 30 August 1900 Scarborough Players innings and 22 runs
148 8 July 1901 Lord's Players 221 runs
149 11 July 1901 The Oval Players ten wickets
150 9 September 1901 Hastings Drawn
151 7 July 1902 Lord's Players innings and 68 runs
152 10 July 1902 The Oval Drawn
153 1 September 1902 Scarborough Drawn
154 6 July 1903 Lord's Drawn Gentlemen made 500/2 declared following on (C. B. Fry 232*).
155 9 July 1903 Scarborough Gentlemen 54 runs
156 31 August 1903 Scarborough Players innings and eight runs
157 10 September 1903 Hastings Drawn
158 4 July 1904 Lord's Gentlemen two wickets
159 7 July 1904 The Oval Gentlemen innings and 39 runs
160 10 July 1905 Lord's Players 105 runs
161 17 July 1905 The Oval Players 128 runs
162 9 July 1906 Lord's Gentlemen 45 runs
163 16 July 1906 The Oval Drawn
164 6 September 1906 Scarborough Drawn
165 8 July 1907 Lord's Drawn
166 15 July 1907 The Oval Players 54 runs
167 2 July 1908 Lord's Players seven wickets
168 9 July 1908 The Oval Gentlemen six wickets
169 3 September 1908 Scarborough Drawn
170 8 July 1909 The Oval Players 64 runs
171 12 July 1909 Lord's Players 200 runs
172 6 September 1909 Scarborough Drawn
173 7 July 1910 The Oval Players innings and 22 runs
174 11 July 1910 Lord's Players ten wickets
175 5 September 1910 Scarborough Drawn
176 6 July 1911 The Oval Drawn
177 10 July 1911 Lord's Gentlemen 130 runs
178 4 September 1911 Scarborough Drawn
179 11 July 1912 The Oval Drawn
180 18 July 1912 Lord's Drawn
181 10 July 1913 The Oval Drawn
182 14 July 1913 Lord's Players seven wickets
183 4 September 1913 Scarborough Gentlemen six runs
184 9 July 1914 The Oval Players 241 runs
185 13 July 1914 Lord's Gentlemen 134 runs
186 3 July 1919 The Oval Drawn
187 14 July 1919 Lord's Drawn
188 4 September 1919 Lord's Players innings and 110 runs Jack Hobbs uniquely scored centuries in all three matches in 1919.
189 3 June 1920 The Oval Players innings and 87 runs
190 14 July 1920 Lord's Players seven wickets
191 6 September 1920 Scarborough Drawn
192 29 June 1921 Lord's Players innings and three runs
193 13 July 1921 Lord's Players nine wickets
194 5 September 1921 Scarborough Players 198 runs
195 5 July 1922 The Oval Drawn
196 19 July 1922 Lord's Drawn
197 7 September 1922 Scarborough Drawn
198 4 July 1923 The Oval Players six wickets
199 18 July 1923 Lord's Drawn
200 6 September 1923 Scarborough Drawn
201 2 July 1924 The Oval Players six wickets
202 16 July 1924 Lord's Players innings and 231 runs
203 1 September 1924 Blackpool Players nine wickets The only Gentlemen v Players match at this venue.
204 6 September 1924 Scarborough Drawn
205 8 July 1925 The Oval Gentlemen four wickets Gentlemen broke a winless streak of 19 matches (10 losses, 9 drawn).
206 15 July 1925 Lord's Drawn
207 2 September 1925 Scarborough Drawn
208 5 September 1925 Folkestone Players nine wickets
209 7 July 1926 The Oval Players seven wickets
210 14 July 1926 Lord's Drawn
211 1 September 1926 Scarborough Drawn Players captain Jack Hobbs scored 266, a record in Gentlemen v Players matches.
212 6 July 1927 The Oval Drawn
213 13 July 1927 Lord's Drawn
214 31 August 1927 Folkestone Players innings and 81 runs
215 3 September 1927 Scarborough Drawn
216 6 June 1928 The Oval Drawn
217 18 July 1928 Lord's Players nine wickets
218 5 September 1928 Bournemouth Gentlemen one wicket The only Gentlemen v Players match at this venue.
219 8 September 1928 Folkestone Players five wickets
220 10 July 1929 The Oval Drawn
221 17 July 1929 Lord's Players seven wickets
222 16 July 1930 Lord's Drawn
223 10 September 1930 Folkestone Drawn
224 10 June 1931 The Oval Drawn
225 15 July 1931 Lord's Drawn
226 2 September 1931 Folkestone Drawn
227 5 September 1931 Scarborough Drawn
228 6 July 1932 The Oval Drawn
229 13 July 1932 Lord's Drawn
230 31 August 1932 Folkestone Players 47 runs
231 19 July 1933 Lord's Players ten wickets
232 6 September 1933 Folkestone Players innings and 46 runs
233 11 July 1934 The Oval Players innings and 305 runs
234 25 July 1934 Lord's Gentlemen seven wickets Gentlemen broke a winless streak of 15 matches (six losses, nine drawn).
235 5 September 1934 Scarborough Drawn Played simultaneously with the match below; Gentlemen, set 224 to win, were 203/9 when time expired.
236 5 September 1934 Folkestone Gentlemen three wickets Played simultaneously with the match above.
237 17 July 1935 Lord's Players nine wickets
238 4 September 1935 Folkestone Drawn
239 15 July 1936 Lord's Drawn
240 5 September 1936 Folkestone Drawn
241 14 July 1937 Lord's Players eight wickets
242 13 July 1938 Lord's Gentlemen 133 runs
243 7 September 1938 Scarborough Players five wickets Players scored 5/130 in 50 minutes to win with one minute remaining.
244 5 July 1939 Lord's Players 160 runs
245 17 July 1946 Lord's Players innings and 140 runs Gentlemen collapsed from 138/4 to 144 all out in first innings.
246 16 July 1947 Lord's Drawn
247 10 September 1947 Scarborough Players innings and ten runs
248 14 July 1948 Lord's Drawn
249 13 July 1949 Lord's Players four wickets
250 26 July 1950 Lord's Drawn Players, set 253 to win, were 241/9 when time expired.
251 18 July 1951 Lord's Players 21 runs
252 5 September 1951 Scarborough Drawn
253 23 July 1952 Lord's Players two runs
254 6 September 1952 Scarborough Drawn Gentlemen, set 254 to win, were 252/8 when time expired.
255 15 July 1953 Lord's Gentlemen 95 runs
256 5 September 1953 Scarborough Gentlemen five wickets Gentlemen won after conceding 532/5 declared (Len Hutton 241) in first innings.
257 14 July 1954 Lord's Players 49 runs
258 4 September 1954 Scarborough Players 50 runs
259 13 July 1955 Lord's Players 20 runs
260 3 September 1955 Scarborough Players two wickets
261 18 July 1956 Lord's Drawn
262 1 September 1956 Scarborough Players seven wickets
263 17 July 1957 Lord's Drawn Players (46/9 declared in the first innings), set 290 to win, were 242/9 when time expired.
264 4 September 1957 Scarborough Players six wickets
265 16 July 1958 Lord's Drawn
266 6 September 1958 Scarborough Players 55 runs
267 15 July 1959 Lord's Drawn
268 5 September 1959 Scarborough Players ten wickets
269 13 July 1960 Lord's Drawn
270 3 September 1960 Scarborough Drawn
271 19 July 1961 Lord's Players 172 runs
272 2 September 1961 Scarborough Players 54 runs
273 18 July 1962 Lord's Drawn
274 8 September 1962 Scarborough Players seven wickets [2]

References

  1. ^ "Gentlemen v Players at Lord's (Old), July 7–9, 1806". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Gentlemen v Players at Scarborough, 8–11 September 1962". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2017.