Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800: The Players and The Records

3 A.Freemantle England v MCC (Lord’s, 1st match) 1797 3 J.Hammond England v Surrey (Lord’s, 1st match) 1798 3 John Wells Hampshire v MCC (Lord’s) 1798 3 G.Leycester MCC v Hampshire (Lord’s) 1798 (the above two instances were achieved in the same match) MOST CATCHES AND STUMPINGS IN A MATCH Because players did not always keep wicket consistently throughout a match it is impossible to identify which catches were taken behind the stumps so this list must not be thought of as ‘wicket-keeping dismissals’. 8 5ct,3st T.Ingram Essex v Kent (Dartford Brent) 1792 6 2ct,4st J.Hammond Middlesex v Surrey (Lord’s) 1796 6 3ct,4st J.Hammond Lennox’s XI v Winchilsea’s XI (Swaffham) 1797 6 3ct,3st Hon.H.J.Tufton MCC v Hampshire (Stoke Down) 1797 MOST STUMPINGS IN A CAREER Matches Stumped J.Hammond 1790-1816 123 121 W.Beldham 1787-1821 189 49 Hon.H.J.Tufton 1793-1801 62 22 John Wells 1787-1815 149 17 G.Leycester 1790-1808 50 8 A.Freemantle 1788-1810 134 7 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS MOST MATCHES IN A CAREER RUN OUTS MOST RUN OUTS IN AN INNINGS 5 Winchilsea’s XI v Leigh’s XI (Stoke Down) 1795 (R.Robinson, T.Walker, F.Reynolds, T.Boxall, T.Taylor) 5 England v Surrey (Lord’s, 2nd match) 1797 (A.Freemantle, J.Small junior, J.Hammond, T.Ray, J.Lambert) MOST RUN OUTS IN BOTH INNINGS 7 Hampshire (4 and 3) v Kent (Windmill Down) 1787 (T.Taylor, John Wells, J.Small junior, R.Purchase and W.Beldham, John Wells, James Wells) UNUSUAL DISMISSALS Hit the ball twice T.Sueter Hampshire v Kent (Windmill Down) 1786 42 W.Beldham 1787-1821 189 T.Walker 1786-1810 177 John Wells 1787-1815 149 J.Small junior 1784-1810 144 A.Freemantle 1788-1810 134 Lord F.Beauclerk 1791-1825 129 Earl of Winchilsea 1786-1804 128 J.Hammond 1790-1816 123 G.Louch 1773-1797 122 R.Purchase 1773-1803 114 W.Bullen 1773-1797 113 R.Robinson 1792-1819 111 J.Small senior 1772-1798 111 J.Aylward 1773-1797 107 T.Taylor 1775-1798 102 H.Walker 1786-1802 101