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The 'Coronation Match' — Gentlemen Concede to Players, Lord's, July 1821

Gentlemen vs Players

1821-07-24

Billed in honour of George IV's accession, the so-called 'Coronation Match' between the Gentlemen and the Players at Lord's in July 1821 ended in farce when the Gentlemen, having been bowled out for 60 and watching the Players cruise to 270 for 6 (Thomas Beagley made 113 not out, the first century in the fixture's history), simply gave up and conceded defeat midway through the second day.

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Billy Beldham's Last Match — The Penultimate Hambledonian Plays for the Players, 1821

Gentlemen vs Players

1821-07-23

On 23-24 July 1821, in the chaotic Coronation Match between the Gentlemen and the Players at Lord's, William 'Silver Billy' Beldham — the last great Hambledon batsman still in important cricket — played his final recorded senior fixture at the age of 55. He scored 23 not out in the Players' innings and walked off the first-class stage that he had occupied since 1782, a career of 39 seasons unmatched in the early game.

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