Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

HAMPSHIRE v KENT Played at Molesey Hurst, June 5, 6, 7, 1776. Hampshire won by 152 runs. HAMPSHIRE 1 R.A.Veck c Bowra 6 c May 12 2 J.Aylward b Dorset 13 c Miller 30 3 T.Sueter b May 36 b May 4 4 J.Small, sen c Bowra 38 c Bullen 44 5 T.Taylor run out 0 b White 41 6 R.Nyren c May 18 c Bullen 13 7 R.Francis b May 10 b Dorset 16 8 T.Brett c Colchin 43 c White 0 9 T.Davis c Bullen 40 b Dorset 13 10 P.Stewart not out 15 not out 7 11 W.Barber b May 0 b May 3 Byes 6 3 —— —— 225 186 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-225 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-186 KENT 1 W.Palmer b Barber 2 b Barber 0 2 T.Pattenden b Barber 0 b Brett 38 3 R.Miller c Sueter 15 b Brett 39 4 W.Bowra c Veck 2 b Nyren 19 5 T.White b Barber 3 b Brett 0 6 Duke of Dorset run out 3 c Sueter 3 7 W.Brazier b Nyren 3 b Brett 49 8 S.Colchin c Barber 0 b Taylor 14 9 F.Booker c Stewart 4 run out 15 10 R.May run out 12 not out 16 11 W.Bullen not out 10 c Small 3 Byes 1 8 —— —— 55 204 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-55 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-204 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W May 3 2 Dorset 1 2 White 1 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Nyren 1 1 Barber 3 1 Brett 4 Taylor 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: . Kent had Colchin, Palmer and White as given men. The 18th-century spelling of Moulsey has been modernised as Molesey. (Variant) HCC calls Dorset’s team ‘England’ but contemporary sources prove it was Kent with three given men. 54