Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

M.C.C. v HAMPSHIRE Played at Lord’s Old Ground, Marylebone, August 14, 15, 16, 1797. M.C.C. won by six wickets. HAMPSHIRE 1 J.Small, jun b Beauclerk 20 b Beauclerk 1 2 J.Harding b J.Tufton 24 c Leycester 7 3 May b Beauclerk 0 b Beauclerk 10 4 John Bennett st H.J.Tufton 2 c Leycester 22 5 A.Freemantle c J.Tufton 13 b J.Tufton 10 6 R.Purchase b Beauclerk 25 c H.J.Tufton 4 7 White c Lennox 3 b Beauclerk 0 8 T.Taylor b J.Tufton 0 c Leycester 1 9 J.Small, sen b J.Tufton 3 b Beauclerk 23 10 Witcher b J.Tufton 2 b J.Tufton 1 11 D.Harris not out 0 not out 0 Byes 2 —— —— 92 81 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-92 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-81 M.C.C. 1 C.Lennox b Purchase 4 b Purchase 6 2 G.Leycester b Purchase 14 c White 14 3 Earl of Winchilsea b Harris 2 4 H.J.Tufton c Freemantle 27 c J.Small, jun 0 5 J.Tufton not out 39 not out 24 6 Lord F.Beauclerk b Harris 14 b Purchase 5 7 E.Bligh c Freemantle 2 8 G.Louch b Harris 9 not out 11 9 C.B.Codrington lbw 1 10 R.Stevens c J.Small, jun 2 11 R.B.Wyatt b Purchase 0 Byes —— —— 114 (4 wickets) 60 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-114 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Beauclerk 3 4 J.Tufton 4 2 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Harris 3 Purchase 3 2 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: . (Variant) The Portsmouth Gazette gives MCC (2) Beauclerk not out 24, Bligh b Purchase 5, J.Tufton dnb but the version in Britcher is preferred. 250