On 12 May 1890, the first ever official Cricket County championship match was played between Gloucestershire and Yorkshire at Bristol. Yorkshire went on to win the match by 8 wickets
George Ulyett
On 12 May 1890, the first ever official Cricket County championship match was played between Gloucestershire and Yorkshire at Bristol. Yorkshire went on to win the match by 8 wickets.
All-rounder George Ulyett scored the first century in the tournament. He scored 107 runs.
ADVERTISEMENT
107 runs,.
George Ulyett. Pic Courtesy: Pageant of Cricket by David Frith
We give you the full scorecard and details of this historic cricket match below.
|
Gloucestershire first innings |
Runs |
Balls |
Mins |
4s |
6s |
|||
|
*WG Grace |
c Hall b Whitehead |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EM Grace |
c Hawke b Whitwell |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OG Radcliffe |
c Frank b Peel |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J Cranston |
st Hunter b Wainwright |
101 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F Townsend |
b Whitehead |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HH Francis |
b Wainwright |
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JR Painter |
b Wainwright |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RW Rice |
not out |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FG Roberts |
run out |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+JA Bush |
c Brown b Wainwright |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CH Greenway |
b Whitwell |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Extras |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
(all out, 123.2 overs) |
194 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fall of wickets: |
|
|
||||||
|
1-0, 2-27, 3-54, 4-58, 5-171, 6-182, 7-183, 8-188, 9-194, 10-194 (123.2 ov) |
|
|
||||||
|
Yorkshire bowling |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Wides |
No-Balls |
|
Peel |
33 |
9 |
51 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Whitwell |
34.2 |
12 |
67 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Wainwright |
21 |
8 |
37 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Whitehead |
21 |
15 |
13 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Ulyett |
9 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
- |
- |
|
Brown |
5 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
- |
- |
|
Yorkshire first innings |
Runs |
Balls |
Mins |
4s |
6s |
|||
|
L Hall |
lbw b WG Grace |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
G Ulyett |
c Painter b Roberts |
107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F Lee |
c and b EM Grace |
67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RW Frank |
st +Francis b WG Grace |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R Peel |
b EM Grace |
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E Wainwright |
b Roberts |
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Lord Hawke |
c sub b Greenway |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JT Brown |
c WG Grace b Radcliffe |
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WF Whitwell |
c Radcliffe b Roberts |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L Whitehead |
not out |
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+D Hunter |
c and b EM Grace |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Extras |
(4 b, 7 lb) |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
(all out, 151.4 overs) |
330 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fall of wickets: |
|
|
||||||
|
1-24, 2-159, 3-182, 4-229, 5-237, 6-242, 7-272, 8-272, 9-321, 10-330 (151.4 ov) |
|
|
||||||
|
Gloucestershire bowling |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Wides |
No-Balls |
|
Greenway |
34 |
12 |
80 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Roberts |
51 |
21 |
85 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
WG Grace |
26 |
10 |
53 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Radcliffe |
12 |
2 |
32 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Painter |
3 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
- |
- |
|
Townsend |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
- |
- |
|
EM Grace |
24.4 |
4 |
59 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Gloucestershire second innings |
Runs |
Balls |
Mins |
4s |
6s |
|||
|
*WG Grace |
b Peel |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JR Painter |
c Wainwright b Peel |
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OG Radcliffe |
c Brown b Peel |
61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F Townsend |
run out |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RW Rice |
b Whitehead |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HH Francis |
not out |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J Cranston |
c and b Whitehead |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EM Grace |
lbw b Whitehead |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FG Roberts |
c Hall b Peel |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+JA Bush |
c Wainwright b Whitwell |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CH Greenway |
c Lee b Wainwright |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Extras |
(1 lb) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
(all out, 86.2 overs) |
178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fall of wickets: |
|
|
||||||
|
1-40, 2-47, 3-61, 4-118, 5-132, 6-140, 7-150, 8-150, 9-175, 10-178 (86.2 ov) |
|
|
||||||
|
Yorkshire bowling |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Wides |
No-Balls |
|
Peel |
37 |
11 |
76 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Whitwell |
12 |
5 |
16 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Wainwright |
6.2 |
1 |
23 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Whitehead |
28 |
9 |
56 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Ulyett |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
- |
- |
|
Yorkshire second innings |
Runs |
Balls |
Mins |
4s |
6s |
|||
|
L Hall |
not out |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Lord Hawke |
b Greenway |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RW Frank |
b Radcliffe |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F Lee |
not out |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
G Ulyett |
did not bat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R Peel |
did not bat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E Wainwright |
did not bat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JT Brown |
did not bat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WF Whitwell |
did not bat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L Whitehead |
did not bat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
+D Hunter |
did not bat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Extras |
(1 b) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
(2 wickets, 18.3 overs) |
43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fall of wickets: |
|
|
||||||
|
1-0, 2-39 |
|
|
||||||
|
Gloucestershire bowling |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Wides |
No-Balls |
|
Greenway |
4 |
1 |
19 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Roberts |
6 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
- |
- |
|
WG Grace |
5.3 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
- |
- |
|
Radcliffe |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
- |
- |
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
