Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

HAMPSHIRE v KENT Played at Windmill Down, Hambledon, September 3, 4, 5, 1787. Kent won by 65 runs. KENT 1 J.Aylward c Purchase 31 c John Wells 65 2 R.Clifford b Taylor 3 b Beldham 2 3 J.Ring c Taylor 14 c H.Walker 2 4 J.Pilcher c Taylor 0 run out 13 5 W.Brazier b Harris 3 c John Wells 14 6 W.Fennex b Harris 2 c Taylor 0 7 F.Booker c Beldham 1 run out 15 8 G.Louch not out 21 c Mann 8 9 W.Bullen c J.Small, sen 2 not out 2 10 J.Boorman c Beldham 23 b Mann 0 11 J.Nyren c John Wells 3 c Taylor 1 Byes 6 1 —— —— 109 123 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-109 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-123 HAMPSHIRE 1 T.Walker b Boorman 7 b Boorman 1 2 J.Small, sen c Aylward 3 b Bullen 7 3 T.Taylor run out 1 b Bullen 5 4 H.Walker b Bullen 1 b Bullen 2 5 W.Beldham c Boorman 0 run out 0 6 John Wells run out 6 run out 23 7 N.Mann b Bullen 5 c Bullen 41 8 J.Small, jun run out 4 b Boorman 4 9 R.Purchase run out 0 not out 30 10 D.Harris not out 4 b Bullen 4 11 James Wells b Bullen 1 run out 5 Byes 5 8 —— —— 37 130 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-37 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4-17, 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-130 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Harris 2 Taylor 1 Mann 1 Beldham 1 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Bullen 3 4 Boorman 1 2 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: Hampshire (2) 17-4 (J.Small, jun not out). Kent had Fennex as a given man. At the close of day 2, T.Walker, Small, sen, Taylor and Beldham were the men out. Writing in the 1830s, J.Nyren recalled this as his first great match. However, his memory is demonstrably faulty on other points, so an appearance earlier in 1787 has also been attributed to him (Smith v Winchilsea, 16 July). Appearances in previous seasons are assumed to be by R.Nyren. 110