The Gentlemen v Players first-class cricket fixture was first played in 1806 and, despite many difficulties in the early years, it had by 1840 become an established annual event in the English cricket calendar. Apart from the years of the two World Wars, it remained so until 1962. The purpose of the fixture was to match the best of the amateur cricketers (the Gentlemen) against the best of the paid professionals (the Players). The table below summarises the full career record in the fixture of everyone who made their debuts for the Gentlemen team in the matches played to 1840.
nation | club | debut | final | M | runs | HS | wkts | BB | references | |
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1806 | 1806 | 2 | 60 | 48 | 0 | 0–0 | [1] [2] [3] | |||
MCC | 1806 | 1824 | 7 | 207 | 58 | 14 | 3–? | [4] [5] [6] [7] | ||
1806 | 1806 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1–? | [8] [9] [10] [11] | |||
MCC | 1806 | 1806 | 2 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 1–? | [12] [13] [14] [15] | ||
MCC | 1806 | 1830 | 9 | 315 | 69 | 8 | 2–? | [16] [17] [18] [19] | ||
1806 | 1806 | 1 | 10 | 6* | 0 | 0–0 | [20] [21] [22] | |||
Surrey | 1806 | 1806 | 2 | 102 | 57 | 4 | 4–? | [23] [24] [25] [26] | ||
MCC | 1806 | 1806 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0–0 | [27] [28] [29] | ||
1806 | 1806 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | [30] [31] [32] | |||
Middlesex | 1806 | 1806 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0–0 | [33] [34] [35] | ||
MCC | 1806 | 1806 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0–0 | [36] [37] [38] | ||
Hampshire | 1806 | 1806 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 0 | 0–0 | [39] [40] [41] | ||
1806 | 1806 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1–? | [42] [43] [44] [45] | |||
MCC | 1819 | 1825 | 5 | 72 | 19 | 0 | 0–0 | [46] [47] [48] | ||
MCC | 1819 | 1819 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0–0 | [49] [50] [51] | ||
MCC | 1819 | 1819 | 1 | 12 | 12* | 0 | 0–0 | [52] [53] [54] | ||
MCC | 1819 | 1827 | 2 | 43 | 36 | 0 | 0–0 | [55] [56] [57] | ||
MCC | 1819 | 1820 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0–0 | [58] [59] [60] | ||
Hampshire | 1819 | 1819 | 1 | 3 | 2* | 0 | 0–0 | [61] [62] [63] | ||
MCC | 1819 | 1829 | 3 | 55 | 30 | 0 | 0–0 | [64] [65] [66] | ||
MCC | 1819 | 1819 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0–0 | [67] [68] [69] | ||
MCC | 1819 | 1838 | 18 | 570 | 102* | 2 | 1–? | [70] [71] [72] [73] | ||
MCC | 1820 | 1822 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0–0 | [74] [75] [76] | ||
Hampshire | 1820 | 1820 | 1 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 4–? | [77] [78] [79] [80] | ||
MCC | 1820 | 1827 | 2 | 6 | 3* | 0 | 0–0 | [81] [82] [83] | ||
MCC | 1820 | 1822 | 2 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0–0 | [84] [85] [86] | ||
MCC | 1820 | 1830 | 9 | 99 | 37 | 0 | 0–0 | [87] [88] [89] | ||
MCC | 1820 | 1830 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0–0 | [90] [91] [92] | ||
MCC | 1821 | 1827 | 7 | 43 | 19* | 0 | 0–0 | [93] [94] [95] | ||
MCC | 1821 | 1821 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 0 | 0–0 | [96] [97] [98] | ||
MCC | 1821 | 1825 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 3–? | [99] [100] [101] [102] | ||
MCC | 1821 | 1824 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0–0 | [103] [104] [105] | ||
MCC | 1821 | 1821 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0–0 | [106] [107] [108] | ||
MCC | 1821 | 1831 | 4 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0–0 | [109] [110] [111] | ||
MCC | 1822 | 1829 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | [112] [113] [114] | ||
MCC | 1823 | 1827 | 5 | 100 | 51 | 9 | 3–? | [115] [116] [117] [118] | ||
MCC | 1823 | 1827 | 4 | 74 | 32 | 0 | 0–0 | [119] [120] [121] | ||
1824 | 1824 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | [122] [123] [124] | |||
Surrey | 1824 | 1830 | 3 | 84 | 45 | 0 | 0–0 | [125] [126] [127] | ||
1824 | 1825 | 2 | 25 | 13* | 0 | 0–0 | [128] [129] [130] | |||
Gentlemen | 1824 | 1825 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | [131] [132] [133] | ||
Hampshire | 1824 | 1824 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1–? | [134] [135] [136] [137] | ||
Gentlemen | 1825 | 1825 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | [138] [139] [140] | ||
MCC | 1825 | 1825 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0–0 | [141] [142] [143] | ||
MCC | 1825 | 1834 | 8 | 172 | 38 | 0 | 0–0 | [144] [145] [146] | ||
Kent | 1825 | 1827 | 3 | 54 | 24 | 0 | 0–0 | [147] [148] [149] | ||
Godalming | 1825 | 1825 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 7–? | [150] [151] [152] [153] | ||
Hampshire | 1825 | 1825 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 0 | 0–0 | [154] [155] [156] | ||
MCC | 1827 | 1827 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | [157] [158] [159] | ||
Gentlemen | 1827 | 1827 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1–? | [160] [161] [162] [163] | ||
Kent | 1827 | 1829 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0–0 | [164] [165] [166] | ||
Kent | 1827 | 1833 | 3 | 64 | 19 | 2 | 2–? | [167] [168] [169] [170] | ||
MCC | 1827 | 1827 | 1 | 12 | 8* | 0 | 0–0 | [171] [172] [173] | ||
MCC | 1827 | 1827 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1–? | [174] [175] [176] [177] | ||
Kent | 1827 | 1836 | 9 | 132 | 32 | 8 | 3–? | [178] [179] [180] [181] | ||
Kent | 1827 | 1839 | 6 | 60 | 25 | 0 | 0–0 | [182] [183] [184] | ||
Kent | 1827 | 1837 | 5 | 85 | 20 | 7 | 3–? | [185] [186] [187] [188] | ||
Kent | 1827 | 1833 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0–0 | [189] [190] [191] | ||
Kent | 1827 | 1827 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0–0 | [192] [193] [194] | ||
MCC | 1827 | 1827 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0–0 | [195] [196] [197] | ||
1829 | 1829 | 1 | 43 | 33 | 5 | 3–? | [198] [199] [200] [201] | |||
Sussex | 1829 | 1830 | 2 | 0 | 0* | 20 | 8–? | [202] [203] [204] [205] | ||
Surrey | 1829 | 1830 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0–0 | [206] [207] [208] | ||
Kent | 1830 | 1838 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2–? | [209] [210] [211] [212] | ||
Kent | 1831 | 1852 | 19 | 400 | 88 | 0 | 0–0 | [213] [214] [215] | ||
Kent | 1831 | 1838 | 7 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 3–? | [216] [217] [218] [219] | ||
MCC | 1831 | 1854 | 20 | 143 | 28 | 73 | 7–? | [220] [221] [222] [223] | ||
Gentlemen | 1831 | 1831 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0–0 | [224] [225] [226] | ||
MCC | 1831 | 1833 | 2 | 10 | 6* | 0 | 0–0 | [227] [228] [229] | ||
Kent | 1832 | 1832 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 1 | 1–? | [230] [231] [232] [233] | ||
MCC | 1832 | 1832 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | [234] [235] [236] | ||
MCC | 1832 | 1835 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0–0 | [237] [238] [239] | ||
MCC | 1832 | 1837 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0–0 | [240] [241] [242] | ||
Kent | 1832 | 1852 | 21 | 605 | 66 | 107 | 8–? | [243] [244] [245] [246] | ||
MCC | 1833 | 1833 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | [247] [248] [249] | ||
MCC | 1833 | 1833 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | [250] [251] [252] | ||
MCC | 1833 | 1845 | 10 | 141 | 34 | 0 | 0–0 | [253] [254] [255] | ||
Kent | 1833 | 1846 | 7 | 99 | 20 | 0 | 0–0 | [256] [257] [258] | ||
MCC | 1833 | 1833 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | [259] [260] [261] | ||
Gentlemen | 1833 | 1833 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | [262] [263] [264] | ||
MCC | 1833 | 1835 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0–0 | [265] [266] [267] | ||
1834 | 1834 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1–? | [268] [269] [270] [271] | |||
MCC | 1834 | 1836 | 3 | 42 | 26 | 2 | 1–? | [272] [273] [274] [275] | ||
MCC | 1834 | 1834 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0–0 | [276] [277] [278] | ||
MCC | 1834 | 1836 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | [279] [280] [281] | ||
CUCC | 1834 | 1834 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | [282] [283] [284] | ||
MCC | 1835 | 1838 | 2 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 6–? | [285] [286] [287] [288] | ||
1835 | 1835 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2–? | [289] [290] [291] [292] | |||
MCC | 1835 | 1835 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0–0 | [293] [294] [295] | ||
Gentlemen | 1836 | 1836 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0–0 | [296] [297] [298] | ||
MCC | 1836 | 1836 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | [299] [300] [301] | ||
MCC | 1836 | 1836 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0–0 | [302] [303] [304] | ||
1836 | 1836 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | [305] [306] [307] | |||
MCC | 1836 | 1839 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0–0 | [308] [309] [310] | ||
MCC | 1836 | 1839 | 2 | 52 | 21 | 0 | 0–0 | [311] [312] [313] | ||
OUCC | 1836 | 1841 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 5–? | [314] [315] [316] [317] | ||
Gentlemen | 1836 | 1836 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | [318] [319] [320] | ||
MCC | 1836 | 1844 | 2 | 52 | 20* | 0 | 0–0 | [321] [322] [323] | ||
MCC | 1836 | 1836 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | [324] [325] [326] | ||
MCC | 1836 | 1845 | 8 | 113 | 23 | 0 | 0–0 | [327] [328] [329] | ||
MCC | 1836 | 1838 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4–? | [330] [331] [332] [333] | ||
Sussex | 1836 | 1846 | 12 | 290 | 89 | 29 | 5–46 | [334] [335] [336] [337] | ||
MCC | 1837 | 1837 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0–0 | [338] [339] [340] | ||
OUCC | 1837 | 1837 | 1 | 8 | 7* | 0 | 0–0 | [341] [342] [343] | ||
Middlesex | 1837 | 1843 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5–? | [344] [345] [346] | ||
Gentlemen | 1837 | 1837 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | [347] [348] [349] | ||
CUCC | 1837 | 1837 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4–? | [350] [351] [352] [353] | ||
Surrey | 1837 | 1837 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | [354] [355] [356] | ||
MCC | 1837 | 1837 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | [357] [358] [359] | ||
MCC | 1837 | 1837 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | [360] [361] [362] | ||
Gentlemen | 1837 | 1837 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0–0 | [363] [364] [365] | ||
Surrey | 1837 | 1837 | 1 | 3 | 3* | 0 | 0–0 | [366] [367] [368] | ||
Surrey | 1837 | 1837 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0–0 | [369] [370] [371] | ||
Kent | 1838 | 1838 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0–0 | [372] [373] [374] | ||
MCC | 1839 | 1840 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2–? | [375] [376] [377] [378] | ||
Kent | 1839 | 1845 | 5 | 60 | 9* | 4 | 3–? | [379] [380] [381] [382] | ||
MCC | 1840 | 1845 | 6 | 92 | 17* | 0 | 0–0 | [383] [384] [385] | ||
CUCC | 1840 | 1840 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | [386] [387] [388] | ||
1840 | 1858 | 8 | 135 | 33 | 4 | 3–18 | [389] [390] [391] [392] | |||