English Domestic Season, 1858
Kent v Sussex
Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells
9,10,11 September 1858 (3-day match)

Result: Sussex won by 192 runs

Toss:
Umpires:

Close of play
Day 1: Sussex 112, Kent 35/8 (Andrews 0*, Field 0*)
Day 2: Kent 36, Sussex 179, Kent 38/7 (Field 3*, Adams 8*)

Sussex 1st innings                                              R
G Wells               c Fryer            b Willsher             2
J Southerton          c Sewell Jnr       b Willsher            10
*E Napper             st Fryer           b Bennett              4
John Lillywhite                          b Willsher             3
J Wisden              not out                                  39
+CH Ellis             c Field            b Willsher             4
W Napper              c Norton           b Willsher             0
G Brown                                  b Willsher            26
J Dean                lbw                b Bennett             17
HM Curteis                               b Bennett              4
H Stubberfield                           b Willsher             0
Extras                (lb 2, w 1)                               3
Total                 (all out)                               112

FoW: 1-11, 2-14, 3-18, 4-24, 5-28,
     6-29, 7-78, 8-99, 9-109, 10-112.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Willsher                    36     17     53      7
Bennett                     32      9     53      3   (1w)
Sewell Jnr                   5      3      5      0

Kent 1st innings                                                R
W Goodhew             c Dean             b Stubberfield         4
TM Adams              c W Napper         b Wisden               1
*WS Norton            lbw                b Dean                10
G Bennett             c Wells            b Wisden               9
+WH Fryer             c Wells            b Wisden               0
FH Norman                                b Dean                 1
T Sewell Jnr                             b Wisden               3
E Willsher            c Wells            b Dean                 1
HW Andrews            c Ellis            b Wisden               0
GH Field              st Ellis           b Dean                 2
E Hinckly             not out                                   1
Extras                (lb 2, w 2)                               4
Total                 (all out)                                36

FoW: 1-6, 2-7, 3-26, 4-27, 5-27,
     6-27, 7-32, 8-33, 9-35, 10-36.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wisden                      20     10     15      5
Stubberfield                12      7     12      1
Dean                         8.3    0      7      4 (5w)

Sussex 2nd innings
G Wells               c sub (Sands)      b Willsher            12
J Southerton          c sub (Sands)      b Willsher            53
*E Napper                                b Hinckly             11
John Lillywhite       c sub (Sands)      b Willsher            28
J Wisden              run out                                  32
+CH Ellis                                b Goodhew              3
W Napper              c Field            b Goodhew             15
G Brown               c Field            b Goodhew              2
J Dean                               c & b Willsher            15
HM Curteis            not out                                   4
H Stubberfield        c sub (Sands)      b Willsher             0
Extras                (b 2, lb 1, w 1)                          4
Total                 (all out, 99 overs)                     179

FoW: 1-35, 2-68, 3-107, 4-113, 5-116,
     6-154, 7-160, 8-161, 9-179, 10-179.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Willsher                    33     13     55      5
Bennett                      9      0     34      0
Sewell Jnr                  15      3     26      0
Hinckly                     11      1     28      1 (1 w)
Goodhew                     31     16     32      3

Kent 2nd innings (target: 256 runs)                             R
GH Field              c Wells            b Wisden               9
+WH Fryer                                b Dean                 9
*WS Norton                               b Dean                 0
HW Andrews                               b Dean                12
T Sewell Jnr          c Wells            b Wisden               0
FH Norman                                b Wisden               6
E Willsher            c Stubberfield     b Dean                 7
TM Adams              c Brown            b Wisden              18
W Goodhew             c Ellis            b Wisden               1
E Hinckly             not out                                   0
G Bennett             absent hurt                               -
Extras                (lb 1)                                    1
Total                 (all out, 42.1 overs)                    63

FoW: 1-10, 2-10, 3-12, 4-15, 5-25,
     6-36, 7-37, 8-41, 9-63.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wisden                      21.1   10     35      5
Dean                        21     10     27      4

• Wells caught 5 Lillywhite in his second innings, sent the ball out of the ground twice, scoring six for each hit.

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