Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

HAMPSHIRE v KENT Played at Chidden Holt, Hambledon, July 22, 23, 24, 1776. Kent won by five wickets. HAMPSHIRE 1 T.Brett c Booker 0 c Booker 0 2 J.Small, sen b Wood 20 b Stevens 10 3 J.Aylward b Stevens 14 c Boorman 9 4 T.Sueter run out 2 c White 11 5 G.Leer c Wood 0 b Stevens 18 6 R.Francis b Stevens 12 c Booker 9 7 R.Nyren b White 15 b White 12 8 T.Taylor b Stevens 0 c Booker 5 9 R.A.Veck not out 14 c Yalden 8 10 E.Aburrow c Wood 6 not out 25 11 W.Barber c Pattenden 4 c Yalden 3 Byes 2 3 —— —— 89 113 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-89 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-113 KENT 1 J.Boorman b Brett 0 c Brett 12 2 W.Yalden b Brett 31 b Brett 15 3 Duke of Dorset b Brett 5 not out 13 4 J.Bayton b Brett 5 5 W.Brazier b Francis 6 not out 19 6 T.White c Nyren 14 c Francis 3 7 T.Pattenden c Sueter 1 c Small 4 8 W.Bowra c Francis 36 9 F.Booker c Taylor 2 c Barber 0 10 J.Wood (Seal) c Small 3 11 E.Stevens not out 16 Byes 17 1 —— —— 136 (5 wickets) 67 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-136 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Stevens 3 2 White 1 1 Wood 1 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Brett 4 1 Francis 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: . Kent had Stevens, White and Yalden as given men. The team also included Bayton (also Boyton or Boynton), assumed to be John although George is possible. He was not a Kent man but is known to have been associated with the Hambledon Club; Buckly notes press reports that Pattenden and Bayton replaced R.Miller and J.Minchin in the Kent team. The ground name has been modernised: in the 18th century it was ‘Cheden’. (Variant) SB has the visitors as England but several newspapers confirm that it was Kent with three of Surrey. 58