Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

ENGLAND v HAMPSHIRE Played at Laleham Burway Cricket Ground, July 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 1777. Hampshire won by 39 runs. HAMPSHIRE 1 R.A.Veck b Lamborn 2 c Edmeads 9 2 E.Aburrow c White 0 b Stevens 22 3 J.Small, sen c Edmeads 28 b Stevens 14 4 J.Aylward c Edmeads 17 c Tankerville 0 5 T.Sueter c Yalden 7 b Wood 20 6 G.Leer b Wood 0 b Wood 69 7 Duke of Dorset b Lamborn 37 c Tankerville 16 8 R.Francis c Wood 0 run out 4 9 R.Nyren b Lamborn 10 c Bullen 9 10 T.Taylor not out 0 c Yalden 20 11 T.Brett b Stevens 6 not out 0 Byes 8 4 —— —— 115 187 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-115 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-187 ENGLAND 1 W.Bullen b Brett 3 c Aburrow 38 2 J.Minchin retired hurt 7 H.Attfield run out 16 b Brett 0 3 R.Miller c Francis 0 c Francis 2 4 Earl of Tankerville b Dorset 34 b Nyren 21 5 W.Yalden c Veck 1 not out 29 6 W.Bowra b Brett 28 b Nyren 8 7 T.White b Dorset 24 c Small 6 8 J.Edmeads c Sueter 14 b Brett 5 9 E.Stevens not out 7 b Brett 3 10 J.Wood (Pirbright) b Brett 5 run out 4 11 Lamborn b Brett 0 b Brett 3 Byes 4 1 —— —— 143 120 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-143 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-120 England Bowling O M R W O M R W Stevens 1 2 Wood 1 2 Lamborn 3 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Brett 4 4 Dorset 2 Nyren 2 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: ; 3rd day: ; 4th day: . H.Attfield was a full substitute for England, replacing J.Minchin who injured his knee. Hampshire had the Duke of Dorset as a given man. A return was planned for 4 August at Kilmiston Down (near Alresford) but Tankerville chose to pay forfeit and the game did not take place. 63