f7520	Ireland v Gentlemen of Philadelphia
	Gentlemen of Philadelphia in British Isles 1908
Venue	College Park, Dublin on 3rd, 4th August 1908 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Ireland won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Gentlemen of Philadelphia won by an innings and 7 runs
Close of play day 1	Ireland (2) 3/0 (GJ Meldon 3, Bourchier 0)

Ireland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GJ Meldon	b King	25
WL Bourchier	st Winter b Hordern	19
RJH Lambert	b Hordern	1
SC Smith	c King b Hordern	4
*+FH Browning	st Winter b King	13
HC Corley	st Winter b King	4
JM Meldon	b King	3
TC Ross	not out	11
W Harrington	b King	0
GWFB Kelly	b King	0
WH Napper	b King	1
Extras		5
Total	(all out, 28.1 overs)	86
Fall of wickets:
1-40, 2-41, 3-45, 4-64, 5-68, 6-74, 7-74, 8-80, 9-80, 10-86 (28.1 ov)

Gentlemen of Philadelphia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
King	14.1	3	40	7	-	-
Hordern	14	1	41	3	-	-

Gentlemen of Philadelphia first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FS White	b Ross	5
CC Morris	lbw b Ross	32
NZ Graves	b Ross	0
AM Wood	c Smith b Harrington	4
JB King	b Harrington	1
FH Bohlen	lbw b Kelly	43
*JA Lester	b Ross	40
HV Hordern	b Kelly	0
WP Newhall	b Ross	28
FA Greene	b Ross	3
+CH Winter	not out	4
Extras		11
Total	(all out, 45.5 overs)	171
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-8, 3-21, 4-44, 5-56, 6-136, 7-136, 8-137, 9-158, 10-171 (45.5 ov)

Ireland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ross	18.5	5	64	6	-	-
Harrington	11	2	34	2	-	-
Kelly	11	0	34	2	-	-
Lambert	4	0	26	0	-	-
Napper	1	0	2	0	-	-

Ireland second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GJ Meldon	run out	4
WL Bourchier	c Hordern b King	1
RJH Lambert	c Newhall b King	9
SC Smith	b King	0
HC Corley	c King b Greene	27
*+FH Browning	b King	6
TC Ross	c Hordern b King	12
W Harrington	c Winter b King	1
GWFB Kelly	b Greene	10
WH Napper	b King	2
JM Meldon	not out	1
Extras		5
Total	(all out, 32 overs)	78
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-8, 3-10, 4-25, 5-31, 6-47, 7-55, 8-67, 9-75, 10-78 (32 ov)

Gentlemen of Philadelphia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
King	16	8	23	7	-	-
Hordern	11	3	35	0	-	-
Greene	5	1	15	2	1	-

Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> WL Bourchier made his debut in first-class matches
--> WH Napper made his debut in first-class matches
--> FH Bohlen (1) passed 2500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 31
--> WP Newhall made his debut in first-class matches