As reported in the Sussex Express newspaper, Saturday, 24th July 1858.

To date, this is the earliest known report of a Blackboys match.

The date of the match is believed to be the 15th July 1858

 
Hadlow Down 1st Innings     Hadlow Down 2nd Innings  
J Russell b Horscroft 1   T Oliver b Horscroft 4
J Wren b Rogers 2   N Piper b Horscroft 0
H Martin b Horscroft 12   O Hemsley b Horscroft 0
S Cornwall b Horscroft 2   J Wren b Horscroft 0
T Oliver b Horscroft 1   H Martin   23
N Piper b Horscroft 0   J Clinch run out 2
H Parks b Steavenson 0   S Cornwall b Horscroft 0
S Cornwall   6   J Russell c Jenner 3
M Baker b Horscroft 0   S Cornwall b Horscroft 0
O Hemsley b Horscroft 14   H Parks b Horscroft 5
J Clinch   4   M Baker   0
Byes 2     Byes 0
Total 44     Total 37
           
Blackboys 1st Innings     Blackboys 2nd Innings  
J Jenner b Piper 6   Taleboys b Piper 0
Steavenson b Piper 0   A Wren run out 6
G Horscroft c Piper 0   Steavenson   13
Taleboys c Piper 4   J Jenner   8
S Diplock b Piper 15   S Diplock b Cornwell 8
J Cottingham b Piper 0   G Horscroft b Piper 0
C Wren c Piper 1   C Wren   8
G Wren b Piper 3   G Wren   1
H Hemsley run out 0   S Cottingham run out 1
A Wren b Piper 0   H Hemsley b Piper 1
S Cottingham b Piper 2   J Cottingham   2
  Byes 2     Byes 7
  Total 33     Total 55

 

The return match played at the Birchit, Blackboys on the 22nd July 1858,

was reported in the Sussex Express Newspaper on the 31st July 1858.