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County Championship 1898

Game 1

Cheshire 5 def. Lancashire 4

County Championship 1898/99
Game 1

Cheshire		 5
–
4
Lancashire
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/28378
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 15th October, 1898
Referee WH Bairstow
Venue Edgeley Park (Stockport)
Crowd 4,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 – 4
Cheshire Scoresheet Lancashire
Jim JOLLEY T    
 
F SAVILLE G 2 RJ BATEY
Cheshire Teams Lancashire
Sam HOUGHTON 1 FB 1 RJ BATEY
W ROBINSON 2 W 2 T MARTIN
J WORSLEY 3 C 3 S LEES
JD WATSON 4 C 4 D TRAYNOR
F SAVILLE 5 W 5 J VALENTINE
 
G ROBINSON 6 FE 6 W PEARSON
Jim JOLLEY 7 HB 7 B GRIFFITHS
 
S WALKER 8 FR 8 J EVANS
A TAYLOR 9 HK 9 G STEEL
W LIGHTFOOT 10 FR 10 G WHITEHEAD
F GAYTER 11 2R 11 W BRIERS
C HOLMES 12 2R 12 J WILLIAMS
W MILLIGAN 13 L 13 Jim MOFFATT
 
J DAVIDSON 14 B 14 J JOHNSON
F WARD 15 B 15 P TAYLOR
   
 

Team Info

Cheshire

Previous Game:
County Championship 1897/98 - Game 2 vs. Yorkshire
Next Game:
County Championship 1898/99 - Game 2 vs. Yorkshire
Out:
J Butterworth (centre), J Faulkner (five-eighth), R Reece (hooker), W Palmer (second row), H Moss (lock), H Burnett (bench), F Ingham (bench)
In:
J Worsley (centre), G Robinson (five-eighth), W Lightfoot (front row), F Gayter (second row), C Holmes (second row), J Davidson (bench), F Ward (bench)
Changes:
F Saville (centre to wing), JD Watson (wing to centre), A Taylor (front row to hooker), W Milligan (second row to lock)

Lancashire

Previous Game:
Non-Tournament County Games 1897/98 - Game 2 vs. Westmoreland
Next Game:
County Championship 1898/99 - Game 3 vs. Yorkshire

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates