f4400 cc470	Gloucestershire v Somerset
	County Championship 1896
Venue	Ashley Down Ground, Bristol on 7th, 8th, 9th May 1896 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Somerset won by 123 runs
Points	Gloucestershire -1; Somerset 1
Umpires	A Chester, AF Smith
Close of play day 1	Gloucestershire (1) 43/3 (Thomas 25*, Prichard 0*)
Close of play day 2	Gloucestershire (2) 60/2 (Wrathall 29*, Murch 1*)

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Fowler	b Roberts	8
LCH Palairet	b Roberts	5
WB Sloman	c Prichard b Roberts	5
E Robson	c Board b Roberts	20
HT Stanley	b Grace	79
*SMJ Woods	lbw b Murch	108
GB Nichols	hit the ball twice	10
DJ Smith	run out	8
FJ Poynton	c Murch b Grace	12
+AP Wickham	not out	0
EJ Tyler	b Grace	0
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(all out, 110.4 overs)	258
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-15, 3-?, 4-39, 5-204, 6-219, 7-236, 8-255, 9-258, 10-258 (110.4 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Roberts	40	14	82	4	-	-
Murch	44	12	122	1	-	-
Pepall	8	1	28	0	-	-
Grace	18.4	9	23	3	-	-

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WG Grace	b Tyler	17
JWA Stephenson-Jellie	lbw b Tyler	1
EL Thomas	c Poynton b Woods	47
+JH Board	c Robson b Tyler	0
HC Prichard	b Woods	16
CL Townsend	c Fowler b Tyler	8
H Wrathall	not out	59
WH Murch	b Robson	1
FC Bracher	c Stanley b Tyler	1
FG Roberts	c Palairet b Woods	0
G Pepall	c Nichols b Tyler	1
Extras	(2 b)	2
Total	(all out, 90.2 overs)	153
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-34, 3-41, 4-75, 5-84, 6-119, 7-130, 8-131, 9-145, 10-153 (90.2 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Tyler	33.2	14	50	6	-	-
Nichols	23	12	34	0	-	-
Fowler	2	0	2	0	-	-
Woods	21	6	47	3	-	-
Robson	11	3	18	1	-	-

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Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Fowler	b Grace	29
GB Nichols	c Board b Roberts	13
HT Stanley	c and b Grace	3
E Robson	c Board b Grace	41
LCH Palairet	b Grace	6
*SMJ Woods	b Grace	52
WB Sloman	b Townsend	1
DJ Smith	c Board b Grace	0
FJ Poynton	c Townsend b Grace	7
+AP Wickham	b Townsend	8
EJ Tyler	not out	8
Extras	(2 b, 3 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 50.2 overs)	173
Fall of wickets:
1-36, 2-64, 3-86, 4-87, 5-116, 6-123, 7-157, 8-157, 9-165, 10-173 (50.2 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Roberts	11	2	40	1	-	-
Grace	22.2	5	59	7	-	-
Townsend	17	1	69	2	-	-

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Gloucestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
H Wrathall	c Poynton b Tyler	70
+JH Board	c Woods b Tyler	30
JWA Stephenson-Jellie	lbw b Tyler	0
WH Murch	lbw b Tyler	4
*WG Grace	c Palairet b Tyler	25
CL Townsend	c and b Tyler	13
EL Thomas	b Robson	2
FC Bracher	c Fowler b Tyler	1
HC Prichard	b Robson	4
G Pepall	st Wickham b Tyler	0
FG Roberts	not out	3
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(all out, 59.1 overs)	155
Fall of wickets:
1-55, 2-55, 3-73, 4-126, 5-129, 6-134, 7-137, 8-147, 9-151, 10-155 (59.1 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Tyler	28.1	9	72	8	-	-
Nichols	7	2	20	0	-	-
Woods	10	0	50	0	-	-
Robson	14	10	10	2	-	-

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Notes
--> WB Sloman made his debut in County Championship matches
--> E Robson made his debut in County Championship matches
--> DJ Smith made his debut in County Championship matches
--> DJ Smith made his debut in First-Class matches
--> JWA Stephenson-Jellie made his debut in County Championship matches
--> JWA Stephenson-Jellie made his debut in First-Class matches
--> HC Prichard made his debut in First-Class matches
--> HC Prichard made his debut in County Championship matches
--> G Pepall made his debut in County Championship matches
--> G Pepall made his debut in First-Class matches
--> HT Stanley (1) passed his previous highest score of 31 in County Championship matches
--> HT Stanley (1) passed his previous highest score of 53 in First-Class matches
--> EL Thomas (1) passed his previous highest score of 12 in County Championship matches
--> EL Thomas (1) passed his previous highest score of 12 in First-Class matches
--> H Wrathall (1) equalled his previous highest score of 59 in County Championship matches
--> H Wrathall (1) equalled his previous highest score of 59 in First-Class matches
--> G Fowler (2) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 11
--> E Robson (2) passed his previous highest score of 35 in First-Class matches
--> H Wrathall (2) passed his previous highest score of 59 in County Championship matches
--> H Wrathall (2) passed his previous highest score of 59 in First-Class matches
--> WG Grace reached 150 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Somerset second innings
--> WG Grace achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Somerset second innings (previous best was 7-97)
--> EJ Tyler reached 500 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 6th wicket in the Gloucestershire second innings

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