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The Gentlemen v Players Fixture — Professionals Dominate the 1850s

Gentlemen of England vs Players of England

1850-07-08

Through the 1850s the annual Gentlemen v Players fixture at Lord's was dominated by the professional Players, who won the great majority of the decade's matches. The gap between the leading amateurs and the full-time professionals — men like Wisden, Parr, Jackson and Caffyn — was at its widest in the 1850s; not until the arrival of W.G. Grace would the Gentlemen recover consistent parity.

#roundarm-era#early-victorian#1850s

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Gentlemen v Players — The Showcase Fixture of the 1840s

Gentlemen vs Players

1844-07-01

Through the 1840s the Gentlemen v Players match at Lord's was the showcase fixture of the English summer — amateurs against professionals, the best of the country against the best of the country, with the professionals winning more often than not. Alfred Mynn straddled the two teams as the great amateur player; Fuller Pilch led the Players' batting; the fixture was the model that all later representative cricket was built on.

#gentlemen-vs-players#lord-s#1844