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‘The English Chronicle’. Original early newspaper for 21st August 1800. The rear page column 1 features a report on ‘a Grand Match of Cricket [was] played, on Marshe’s New Ground, Rochester, between Twelve Gentlemen of England, against Nineteen Gentlemen of Kent, for One Thousand Guineas’, 18th- 21st August 1800. The printed scorecard shows the England innings of 58 and 150, and Kent scoring 132 and 77/17, Kent winning by one wicket. Notable players for England include T. & H. Walker, W. Beldham, J. Hammond, Lord Beauclerk, R. Robinson, J. Wells, J. Small, A. Freemantle, W. Fennex, and for Kent, W. Bullen, T. Boxall, J. Crawte etc. Duty stamp to lower right corner of first page. Light foxing and wear, otherwise in good/ very good condition for its age. A rare item.