despite these reports, somerset had managed to get permission from lancashire for edward stanley to play for them. stanley was posted to manchester at the time as a captain in the 2nd regiment of foot, and was qualified to play for somerset on the basis of his birth in the county. he did come out to bat in the first innings at number eleven, but had to retire hurt after being hit by the second delivery he faced. in the second innings, he once again batted eleventh, but was dismissed first ball. by the end of the second day, he was correctly listed on newspaper scorecards, though some listed him as 'absent' for the first innings. somerset lost the match by ten wickets.