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‘Surry Triumphant: or The Kentish-Mens Defeat. A new ballad being a parody of Chevy-Chace’. John Duncombe. Printed J. Johnson, London 1773. First edition. 24pp. Bound in brown and marbled half leather with woodcut title vignette. The match took place at Bishopsbourne Paddock, the seat of Sir Horatio Mann, on 24 July, 1773, for £2000, and page A2 gives the scores of the two innings, showing Surrey triumphant by 153 runs. The Rev. John Duncombe was curate of Sundridge, near Sevenoaks. Allen describes his poem as ‘a very clever exercise ... about half the words in most of the 66 verses are the same as in the original Chevy-Chace ballad’. Excellent copy with wide margins. All pages with professional laminated repairs to edges and nicks otherwise in good condition. Padwick 2064. A rare and very early cricket book.