Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

ENGLAND v HAMPSHIRE Played at Merrow Down, Guildford, August 18, 19, 20, 1777. Hampshire won by one wicket. ENGLAND 1 J.Minchin not out 33 b Mann 0 2 W.Bullen b Nyren 0 b Mann 20 3 Earl of Tankerville b Brett 1 b Nyren 46 4 R.Miller run out 2 b Mann 65 5 W.Yalden c Taylor 6 b Brett 42 6 W.Bowra b Nyren 5 run out 12 7 J.Edmeads b Brett 1 c Francis 6 8 C.Phillips b Nyren 0 c Veck 20 9 E.Stevens run out 1 not out 6 10 J.Wood (Pirbright) b Brett 0 run out (Brett) 17 11 Lamborn b Nyren 1 c Aylward 10 Byes 7 —— —— 50 251 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-50 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-251 HAMPSHIRE 1 R.A.Veck c Yalden 1 c Bullen 17 2 R.Francis c Tankerville 15 b Stevens 9 3 J.Aylward c Bowra 30 b Stevens 0 4 J.Small, sen c Minchin 14 c Wood 33 5 T.Sueter b Wood 14 not out 11 6 N.Mann c Bullen 27 c Edmeads 15 7 T.Taylor c Edmeads 19 c Wood 58 8 R.Nyren b Stevens 4 not out 8 9 E.Aburrow b Stevens 3 b Stevens 9 10 T.Brett not out 3 b Bullen 3 11 W.Barber b Stevens 0 b Stevens 0 Byes 2 8 —— —— 132 (9 wickets) 171 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-132 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Brett 3 1 Nyren 4 1 Mann 3 England Bowling O M R W O M R W Stevens 3 4 Wood 1 Bullen 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: . The Dorset papers at the Kent Archive Office, Maidstone, give a full score with additional information, attributing blame for run-outs (Miller (1) - Minchin’s fault; Bowra (2) - Tankerville’s fault) which, apart from being interesting in itself, gives valuable information about who was batting in partnership. The Dorset papers also tell us that Wood (2) was ‘thrown out by Brett’, which is assumed to mean run out, and that Aylward (2) and Barber (2) were out first ball. These details tend to increase confidence in the general reliability of the score, besides adding colour and interest. One can almost sense the delight of England’s backers when Stevens removed the dangerous Aylward first ball. 64