Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

ENGLAND v HAMPSHIRE Played at The Park, Burley-on-the-Hill, July 19, 20, 21, 1790. Hampshire won by seven wickets. ENGLAND 1 Earl of Winchilsea c Clifford 23 b Taylor 1 2 Earl of Darnley c Purchase 4 st 10 3 G.Louch c Butcher 8 c Butcher 17 4 H.Walker c Taylor 0 c Taylor 1 5 T.Walker c Taylor 31 b Purchase 16 6 John Wells b Purchase 8 c J.Small, jun 21 7 W.Beldham hit wkt 0 c J.Small, jun 0 8 T.Sueter run out 8 b Purchase 19 9 W.Bullen not out 6 b Purchase 8 10 W.Brazier b Clifford 4 b Purchase 1 11 J.Boorman c J.Small, sen 0 not out 6 Byes 3 —— —— 92 103 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-92 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-103 HAMPSHIRE 1 T.A.Smith not out 15 2 Butcher b Brazier 1 b Bullen 1 3 C.Anguish c Boorman 0 4 J.Small, sen b Brazier 0 5 J.Small, jun b Beldham 9 not out 30 6 R.Purchase c Beldham 3 7 T.Taylor run out 36 8 R.Clifford c Louch 4 9 A.Freemantle run out 0 b Bullen 1 10 J.Aylward c Wells 36 c Wells 5 11 J.Ring c Beldham 24 not out 24 Byes 7 —— —— 135 (3 wickets) 61 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-135 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Clifford 1 Purchase 1 4 Taylor 1 England Bowling O M R W O M R W Brazier 2 Beldham 1 Bullen 2 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: . The newspapers all call this England v Hampshire. Hampshire is stated to have had Aylward and Ring as given men, although it should be noted that the team also includes Butcher and Clifford. Possibly they stood in for unavailable Hampshire players. This was the first ‘great’ match at Lord Winchilsea’s house at Burley-on-the-Hill, near Oakham. In the ACS book Country House Cricket Grounds of Leicestershire , E.E.Snow remarks: ‘Undoubtedly the most historic and important cricket venue in Leicestershire and Rutland, Burley-on-the-Hill (this is the correct name of the house as the village is just called Burley) has been largely ignored and has often been confused with Burghley House, Stamford.’ (Variant) SB gives the match as Winchilsea v Smith: it also spells the venue incorrectly as Burghley. 142