Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

ENGLAND v HAMPSHIRE Played at Bourne Paddock, Bishopsbourne, August 19, 20, 1772. England won by two wickets. HAMPSHIRE 1 T.Brett 11 0 2 T.Sueter 26 11 3 G.Leer 29 7 4 J.Small, sen 22 48 5 P.Stewart 13 12 6 T.Ridge 4 8 7 W.Barber 0 2 8 W.Hogsflesh 0 1 9 W.Yalden 4 1 10 J.Edmeads 7 4 11 E.Aburrow 0 6 Byes 7 13 —— —— 123 113 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-123 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-113 ENGLAND 1 E.Stevens 14 12 2 R.May 3 3 J.Wood (Pirbright) 0 20 4 T.Pattenden 20 4 5 J.Minchin 24 9 6 R.Simmons 3 1 7 J.Fuggles 0 1 8 R.Miller 14 not out 17 9 T.White 8 5 10 W.Palmer 29 14 11 J.Boorman 0 not out 2 Byes 21 16 —— —— 136 (8 wickets) 101 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-136 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- England Bowling O M R W O M R W Stevens May Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Brett Stewart Barber Hogsflesh Aburrow Umpires: Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: England (1) 136-8. The title has been accepted as England v Hampshire. Although the match announcement says Kent, as does the poem reproduced in SB, match reports are clear for England rather than Kent. This is supported by the composition of the team, which includes Minchin, Palmer, Stevens and White. Therefore Wood is probably John Wood of Surrey. Hampshire had Edmeads and Yalden as given men. Dismissal details are not available. The bowlers were: Hampshire - Brett from one end unchanged, Stewart, Barber, Hogsflesh and Aburrow from the other (it will be noted that Nyren is not playing); England - Stevens and May unchanged. A report notes, ‘Lumpy [Stevens] had the honour of bowling out Small, which had not been done for some years,’ but does not say in which innings. (Variant) In this and other matches, SB incorrectly gives John Wood of Surrey as Thomas. 36