Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

HAMPSHIRE v ENGLAND Played at Windmill Down, Hambledon, August 26, 27, 28, 29, 1783. Match drawn. ENGLAND 1 J.Aylward hit wkt 18 c Taylor 18 2 W.Brazier c Small 79 b Harris 9 3 J.Ring b Harris 7 c Taylor 27 4 W.Bedster b Stevens 15 c Taylor 6 5 R.Clifford c Nyren 19 c Harris 0 6 Duke of Dorset b Stevens 3 c Francis 3 7 F.Booker b Stevens 25 b Stevens 21 8 Townsend b Francis 14 c Taylor 22 9 J.Wood (Seal) not out 7 c Small 5 10 W.Yalden c Stevens 22 not out 11 11 W.Bullen b Harris 6 b Harris 9 Byes 3 2 —— —— 218 133 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-218 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-133 HAMPSHIRE 1 J.Small, sen run out 78 run out 13 2 N.Mann c Yalden 18 b Brazier 32 3 T.Taylor b Brazier 16 4 R.A.Veck b Bullen 13 b Bullen 14 5 T.Sueter c Ring 53 6 R.Francis b Bullen 0 b Brazier 0 7 R.Nyren b Brazier 22 8 R.Purchase c Dorset 0 c Bullen 0 9 James Wells b Brazier 4 not out 2 10 D.Harris c Bullen 7 11 E.Stevens not out 0 Byes 6 2 —— —— 217 (5 wickets) 63 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-217 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Stevens 3 1 Francis 1 Harris 2 2 England Bowling O M R W O M R W Brazier 3 2 Bullen 2 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: ; 3rd day: . Hampshire had Stevens as a given man. The identity of J.Wood is not certain, but it is assumed to be Wood of Seal in view of the strong Kent flavour of the England team. J.Wells, on debut for Hampshire, must be James: John Wells (b probably 1768) does not appear until 1787. SB reports that ‘the match was put off, on account of bad weather, and never resumed’: a rare departure from the normal practice of playing to a finish. 94