CC: WARWICKSHIRE v GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Edgbaston, 27-29 June 1895.

Result: Warwickshire won by an innings and 24 runs.
Umpires: L.Hall (Yorks) and A.F.Smith (Yorks).

Being seen to great advantage at all points of the game, Warwickshire gained a highly creditable victory over

Gloucestershire by an innings and 24 runs.  Defeating  a   strong
team  such  as Grace`s Gloucestershire was a significant achieve-
ment in  only  their  second  season in the county  championship.
Having the good fortune to win the toss, and so getting first in-
nings on a fast and true wicket, they made splendid use of  their
opportunity scoring 407. Lilley played an admirable game for 135,
and Hill, Glover and Walter Quaife all did exceedingly well.  The
successful   batting  was followed  up by some excellent bowling,
fielding and wicketkeeping, and Warwickshire`s victory was seldom
in doubt.  On the second evening Gloucestershire were handicapped
by having to bat in a bad light, but, on  the  whole,  they  were
outplayed.  Rice fared well in each innings, and W.G.Grace at his
first innings scored 43 in an hour.  It will be noticed that   he
was  twice  caught at the wicket.  By his fine batting and superb
wicketkeeping Lilley had a large share  in  the success  of   his
county.

WARWICKSHIRE 1st innings
*H.W.Bainbridge         c Grace, snr.   b Murch         8
W.Quaife                lbw             b Murch         48
J.E.Hill                c Board         b Painter       73
W.G.Quaife              c Murch         b Roberts       21
+A.F.A.Lilley           c Board         b Murch         135
A.Law                   c Murch         b Roberts       13
S.Santall                               b Roberts       1
A.C.S.Glover            c Rice          b Roberts       78
J.H.G.Devey             c Board         b Roberts       11
H.J.Pallett             c Rice          b Roberts       6
S.J.Whitehead           not out                         0
Extras                  (b 2, lb 4, w 1, nb 6)          13
TOTAL                   (all out, 182.4 overs)          407

FOW: not known

Bowling         O       M       R       W
Painter         64      27      110     1
Murch           49      18      115     3
Roberts         43.4    22      80      6
Wrathall        9       2       26      0
Grace, jnr.     10      4       28      0
Ferris          4       0       21      0
Dearlove        3       0       14      0

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1st innings
*W.G.Grace, snr.        c Lilley        b Glover        43
J.J.Ferris              c Whitehead     b Santall       4
H.Wrathall                              b Glover        31
R.W.Rice                c Devey         b Santall       44
W.G.Grace, jnr.                         b Santall       9
Capt. A.H.Luard         lbw             b Pallett       10
J.Painter                               b Santall       1
A.J.Dearlove            not out                         34
H.W.Murch               c Hill          b Whitehead     2
+J.H.Board                              b Whitehead     9
F.G.Roberts             c Devey         b Pallett       9
Extras                  (b 4, lb 4, w 1, nb 2)          11
TOTAL                   (all out, 97.2 overs)           207

FOW: not known

Bowling         O       M       R       W
Whitehead       24      9       48      2
Santall         37      14      62      4
Devey           3       0       17      0
Pallett         24.2    9       46      2
Glover          9       3       23      2

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 2nd innings
*W.G.Grace, snr.        c Lilley        b Santall       11
J.J.Ferris              c W.G.Quaife    b Pallett       6
H.Wrathall              c Lilley        b Pallett       15
R.W.Rice                st Lilley       b Whitehead     64
W.G.Grace, jnr.                         b Glover        12
Capt. A.H.Luard         c Law           b Glover        3
J.Painter                               b Glover        6
A.J.Dearlove                            b Glover        12
H.W.Murch               run out                         1
+J.H.Board              not out                         39
F.G.Roberts             c W.Quaife      b Pallett       0
Extras                  (b 7)                           7
TOTAL                   (all out, 79 overs)             176

FOW: not known

Bowling         O       M       R       W
Whitehead       17      7       31      1
Santall         22      7       50      1
Devey           6       4       8       0
Pallett         18      6       31      3
Glover          14      2       44      4
W.G.Quaife      2       0       5       0

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