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, who scored 15 centuries for the Gentlemen]] The Gentlemen v Players game was a First-class Cricket match played frequently (usually at least annually and often several times in a year), between a team made up of Amateur s (the Gentlemen) and one made up of Professional s (the Players), from 1806 until the abolition of the distinction between the two after the 1962 season. There is considerable argument about when first-class cricket as such began, and so some of the early matches in the series are not considered to have such status by some authorities. (See the First-class Cricket article for more discussion of this point.) The fixture was a prestigious one, though often far short of Test Match quality. The game was played over three days on all but a handful of occasions throughout its history. The most common venue for the match was Lord's , but a number of other grounds were used, notably The Oval and Scarborough , and it was at Scarborough where the very last Gentlemen v Players game was played in September 1962. For a list of all these matches, please see List Of Gentlemen V Players Matches . The same format of amateurs playing professionals was used in a number of other fixtures, some of which were given first-class status - for example, "Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire v Players of Nottinghamshire" - but these matches became less common after the beginning of the 20th Century and the last such game was "Gentlemen of the South v Players of the South" in 1920 , after which all first-class Gentlemen v Players matches were between teams known simply by those names. RECORDS Largest margins of victory Gentlemen :innings and 126 runs: The Oval, 1879 :innings and 98 runs: Lord's, 1876 :innings and 87 runs: The Oval, 1868 :206 runs, Lord's, 1878 :193 runs: Lord's, 1829 (Gentlemen had 12 men) :134 runs: Lord's, 1914 :nine wickets: The Oval, 1872 :nine wickets: Prince's Cricket Ground, 1877 Players :innings and 305 runs: The Oval, 1934 :innings and 231 runs: Lord's, 1924 :innings and 181 runs: Lord's, 1860 :345 runs: Lord's, 1823 :285 runs: Lord's, 1858 :241 runs: The Oval, 1914 :ten wickets: seven instances Smallest margins of victory Tied match :The Oval, 1883 Gentlemen :four runs: Lord's, 1870 :five runs: Lord's, 1888 :six runs: Scarborough, 1913 :one wicket: five instances Players :one run: Hove, 1881 :two runs: Lord's, 1952 :eight runs: The Oval, 1893 :two wickets: Lord's, 1856 :two wickets: Lord's, 1874 :two wickets: Lord's, 1900 :two wickets: Scarborough, 1955 Highest team totals Gentlemen :578: The Oval, 1904 :542: Lord's, 1926 :513: The Oval, 1870 Players :651/7 dec: The Oval, 1934 :608: The Oval, 1921 :579: Lord's, 1926 Lowest team totals Gentlemen :35: Lord's, 3 July 1837 :36: Lord's, 1831 :37: Lord's, 1853 Players :24: Lord's, 1829 (first innings) :39: Lord's, 1829 (second innings) :42: Lord's, 1853 Highest individual innings Gentlemen :215: WG Grace, The Oval, 1870 Players :241: L Hutton , Scarborough, 1953 Hundred in each innings of a match Gentlemen
Players Nine or more wickets in an innings Gentlemen :9-46: JWA Stephenson, Lord's, 1936 :9-82: D Buchanan , The Oval, 1868 :9-105: JWHT Douglas , Lord's, 1914 Players :10-37: AS Kennedy , The Oval, 1927 :10-90: A Fielder , Lord's, 1906 :10-?: FW Lillywhite, Lord's, 17 July 1837 (second innings; Gentlemen had 16 men) :9-85: CH Parkin , The Oval, 1920 :9-?: FW Lillywhite, Lord's, 3 July 1837 Thirteen or more wickets in a match Gentlemen :14-?: FW Lillywhite, Lord's, 1829 Players :18-?: FW Lillywhite, Lord's, 17 July 1837 (Gentlemen had 16 men) :14-221: A Fielder, Lord's, 1906 :13-141: T Richardson , Hastings, 1897 :13-144: AP Freeman , Lord's, 1929 :13-?: FW Lillywhite, Lord's, 1835 :13-?: FW Lillywhite, Lord's, 3 July 1837 :13-?: J Cobbett, Lord's, 1836 (Gentlemen had 18 men) Five catches in an innings Gentlemen : A Lyttelton , The Oval, 1877 : A Webbe , Lord's, 1877 Players : L Hutton , Lord's, 1952 Four stumpings in an innings Gentlemen : EH Budd , Lord's, 1819 Players : W Slater , Lord's, 1824 (Gentlemen had 14 men) SEE ALSO |
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