This is a list of all matches played between the Gentlemen and Players between 1806 and 1962. Unless otherwise stated, all matches were scheduled for three days' duration and eleven-a-side.
Three matches were cancelled: The first, scheduled to start on 7 September 1914 at Scarborough, was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I. The second, scheduled to start on 9 July 1930 at The Oval, was cancelled due to fixture issues surrounding the County Championship and a second match scheduled (and subsequently played) at Lord's a week later. The third, scheduled to start on 6 September 1939 at Scarborough, was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II.
Results Matches played Gentlemen won Players won Drawn Tied27468125801
Matches {| class="wikitable" style="width:100% ! colspan=14 | List of Gentlemen v Players matches |- !No. !Date !Venue !Winners !Winning margin !Notes !Ref(s) |- |1 |7 July 1806 |Lord's Old Ground |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |innings and 14 runs
|2 |21 July 1806 |Lord's Old Ground |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |82 runs
|3 |7 July 1819 |Lord's Cricket Ground |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |six wickets
|4 |19 June 1820 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |70 runs
|5 |23 July 1821 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |Gentlemen conceded defeat |Played to celebrate the coronation of George IV.
|6 |8 July 1822 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |six wickets
|7 |21 July 1823 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |345 runs | Gentlemen, set 402 to win, were bowled out for 56 with two men absent hurt and another retired hurt.
|8 |2 August 1824 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |101 runs |Gentlemen had 14 men.
|9 |4 July 1825 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |72 runs |Four-day match; Gentlemen had 16 men.
|10 |25 June 1827 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |29 runs |Gentlemen had 17 men.
|11 |9 July 1827 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 42 runs |Gentlemen had 17 men.
|12 |22 June 1829 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |193 runs |Gentlemen had 12 men; Players were bowled out for 24 and 37.
|13 |14 June 1830 |Lord's |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn | |Gentlemen had 12 men; rain ended play on the first day, and washed out the second and third days after the Gentlemen had been bowled out for 46, with the Players 17/3 in reply.
|14 |25 June 1831 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |five wickets |The match was arranged as eleven-a-side, but Players only had nine men appear; the match was still an important one.
|15 |27 August 1832 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 34 runs |Gentlemen defended a smaller-than-normal wicket of 22 by 6 inches.
|16 |8 July 1833 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |nine wickets |Gentlemen had 16 men.
|17 |28 July 1834 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 21 runs
|18 |20 July 1835 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |six wickets
|19 |25 July 1836 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |35 runs |Gentlemen had 18 men.
|20 |3 July 1837 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 10 runs |Players defended an oversized wicket of four stumps measuring 36 by 12 inches, and won despite being bowled out for 99, having been 17/8.
|21 |17 July 1837 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 38 runs |Gentlemen had 16 men.
|22 |30 July 1838 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |40 runs
|23 |29 July 1839 |Lord's |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn
|24 |29 June 1840 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |nine wickets
|25 |12 July 1841 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |three wickets
|26 |25 July 1842 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |95 runs
|27 |31 July 1843 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |innings and 20 runs
|28 |29 July 1844 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |38 runs
|29 |21 July 1845 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |67 runs |Four-day match.
|30 |15 September 1845 |Brighton |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn | | Rain ended play on the first day, and washed out the second and third days, after the Players reached 119/3.
|31 |20 July 1846 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |one wicket
|32 |19 July 1847 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |147 runs
|33 |31 July 1848 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |27 runs | Gentlemen won despite being bowled out for 31 in their first innings; Players, set 105 to win, were bowled out for 77.
|34 |23 July 1849 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |innings and 40 runs
|35 |22 July 1850 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 48 runs
|36 |23 June 1851 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 14 runs
|37 |21 July 1851 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 22 runs
|38 |19 July 1852 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |five wickets
|39 |18 July 1853 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |60 runs |Gentlemen won despite being bowled out for 37 in their second innings.
|40 |17 July 1854 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |nine wickets
|41 |23 July 1855 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |seven wickets | Gentlemen, after leading on first innings, were bowled out for 43.
|42 |21 July 1856 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |two wickets | Gentlemen were bowled out for 50 in their first innings.
|43 |2 July 1857 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |ten wickets
|44 |13 July 1857 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |13 runs
|45 |1 July 1858 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |three wickets
|46 |19 July 1858 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |285 runs
|47 |30 June 1859 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 25 runs
|48 |18 July 1859 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |169 runs
|49 |5 July 1860 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |eight wickets
|50 |9 July 1860 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 181 runs
|51 |1 July 1861 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 60 runs
|52 |4 July 1861 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 68 runs
|53 |26 June 1862 |The Oval |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn
|54 |14 July 1862 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |157 runs
|55 |29 July 1863 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |eight wickets
|56 |2 July 1863 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |nine wickets
|57 |23 June 1864 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |205 runs
|58 |27 June 1864 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 68 runs | Gentlemen were bowled out for 60, and following-on, 59.
|59 |3 July 1865 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |118 runs
|60 |10 July 1865 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |eight wickets | Gentlemen broke a winless streak of 20 matches (19 losses, 1 drawn).
|61 |25 June 1866 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |38 runs
|62 |28 June 1866 |The Oval |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |98 runs | Gentlemen won after being required to follow-on.
|63 |8 July 1867 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |eight wickets
|64 |15 July 1867 |The Oval |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn
|65 |29 June 1868 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |eight wickets
|66 |2 July 1868 |The Oval |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |innings and 87 runs
|67 |24 June 1869 |The Oval |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |17 runs
|68 |28 June 1869 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |three wickets
|69 |14 July 1870 |The Oval |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn
|70 |18 July 1870 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |four runs
|71 |3 July 1871 |Lord's |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn
|72 |6 July 1871 |The Oval |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |five wickets
|73 |14 August 1871 |Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn
|74 |1 July 1872 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |seven wickets
|75 |4 July 1872 |The Oval |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |nine wickets
|76 |30 June 1873 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |innings and 55 runs
|77 |3 July 1873 |The Oval |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |innings and 11 runs
|78 |17 July 1873 |Prince's Cricket Ground, London |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |innings and 54 runs
|79 |2 July 1874 |The Oval |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |48 runs
|80 |6 July 1874 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |two wickets | Players broke a winless streak of 18 matches (15 losses, 3 drawn).
|81 |23 July 1874 |Prince's Cricket Ground |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |60 runs
|82 |1 July 1875 |The Oval |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn
|83 |5 July 1875 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |262 runs
|84 |22 July 1875 |Prince's Cricket Ground |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |43 runs
|85 |29 June 1876 |The Oval |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn
|86 |3 July 1876 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |innings and 98 runs
|87 |6 July 1876 |Prince's Cricket Ground |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |five wickets
|88 |28 June 1877 |The Oval |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn
|89 |2 July 1877 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |one wicket |Gentlemen added 46 for the last wicket to win, setting a new record.
|90 |5 July 1877 |Prince's Cricket Ground |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |nine wickets
|91 |4 July 1878 |The Oval |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |55 runs
|92 |8 July 1878 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |206 runs
|93 |3 July 1879 |The Oval |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |innings and 126 runs
|94 |7 July 1879 |Lord's |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn
|95 |1 July 1880 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |37 runs
|96 |5 July 1880 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |five wickets
|97 |30 June 1881 |The Oval |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |two wickets
|98 |11 July 1881 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |five wickets
|99 |8 August 1881 |County Ground, Hove |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |one run |Gentlemen, set 113 to win, collapsed from 56/0 to 111 all out.
|100 |29 June 1882 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |87 runs
|101 |3 July 1882 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |eight wickets
|102 |28 June 1883 |The Oval |style="background:#ACE1AF"|Tied | | Gentlemen, set 150 to win, were bowled out for 149 with five minutes remaining.
|103 |9 July 1883 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |seven wickets
|104 |3 July 1884 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |nine wickets
|105 |7 July 1884 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |six wickets
|106 |2 July 1885 |The Oval |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn
|107 |6 July 1885 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |four wickets
|108 |3 September 1885 |Scarborough |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |innings and 25 runs
|109 |12 July 1886 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |five wickets
|110 |15 July 1886 |The Oval |style="background:#FFEBAD"|Drawn
|111 |11 July 1887 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 123 runs
|112 |14 July 1887 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 16 runs
|113 |9 July 1888 |Lord's |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |five runs | Players, set 78 to win, were bowled out for 72.
|114 |12 July 1888 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |innings and 39 runs
|115 |4 July 1889 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |nine wickets
|116 |8 July 1889 |Lord's |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |ten wickets
|117 |6 September 1889 |Hastings |style="background:#B3B7FF"|Gentlemen |one wicket
|118 |3 July 1890 |The Oval |style="background:#FFCBCB"|Players |nine wickets
|119 |7 July 1890