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capturing ten wickets in the match. The left-handed team were more than 100 runs behind on first innings and were asked to follow on, the first time that a new follow-on law was operated; it was next modified in 1854. Left-handed played MCC again in July 1838 and this time were outclassed, losing
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That one-sided match ended the idea of a left-handed team for over thirty years until it was resurrected one last time in May 1870. Again, however, the left-handed were well beaten, losing to the right-handed team, which included
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fixture held in England between 1790 and 1870. There were four such fixtures in all where a team titled "Left-Handed" played a team titled "Right-Handed". Additionally, a left-handed team played in two other matches against
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made significant contributions to the left-handed cause. The right-handed gained belated revenge in 1828 when they won by 226 runs, fielding a very strong team which included
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played MCC and won by 149 runs. Two years later, another strong right-handed team won by an innings and 87 runs,
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Handedness
first-class cricket
Marylebone Cricket Club
Lord's Old Ground
London
Lord's Cricket Ground
Hambledon
Tom Sueter
James Aylward
David Harris
Fuller Pilch
Jem Broadbridge
William Lillywhite
Nicholas Felix
Tom Marsden
Sam Redgate
W. G. Grace


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"England Domestic Season at London, May 10-12 1790"
CricketArchive – First-class matches played by left-handed teams
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