Famous Cricketers No 80 - E.G.Wynyard

4. Hampshire v Sussex, Antelope Ground, Southampton, August 30, 31 (Sussex won by five wickets) c W.A.Humphreys b F.F.J.Greenfield 5 91 139 1 b F.F.J.Greenfield 16 185 138-5 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Ct St County Championship 1 2 0 21 16 10.50 - - - 1 - Other Hampshire matches 2 3 0 25 24 8.33 - - 1 2 - Season 3 5 0 46 24 9.20 - - 1 3 - Career 4 7 0 47 24 6.71 - - 2 4 - 1881 By now Wynyard was serving in the Warwick Militia and his Hampshire appearances were reduced to one, the match against Sussex at Hove in which he finally showed his potential with an innings of 42 in a total of 86. For St Luke’s he averaged 30 and under the club’s entry in Lillywhite’s Companion he is described as “a finished bat, always makes runs; keeps wicket and splendid at cover point.” Own Team O M R W Opp Ct St Total Total 5. Hampshire v Sussex, Hove, June 16, 17, 18 (Sussex won by 197 runs) c Jas Lillywhite, jun. b F.F.J.Greenfield 1 229 224 1 c and b W.A.Bettesworth 42 86 288 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Ct St County Championship 1 2 0 43 42 21.50 - - - 1 - Career 5 9 0 90 42 10.00 - - 2 5 - 1882 Wynyard did not play in first-class cricket this season but was now appearing in Army matches and topped the batting averages for the Aldershot Division with 258 runs average 51.60 which included an innings of 112 against I Zingari. 1883 Wynyard turned out in four matches for Hampshire this season. He played a fine innings of 61 (8 fours, 2 threes and 5 twos) against Surrey at Kennington Oval, a performance even more commendable as Hampshire were facing a Surrey total of 650. He and Arthur Wood (58) added exactly 100 for the fifth wicket. This season also saw Wynyard’s first bowling spells in first-class matches and against Sussex at Hove he captured his first wicket when his victimwas Billy Newham. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct St Total Total 6. Hampshire v Sussex, Hove, May 14, 15 (Sussex won by an innings and 42 runs) b C.A.Smith 14 94 28 7 48 1 W.Newham c A.H.Wood 196 1 c A.Blackman b J.W.Juniper 12 60 7. Hampshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 24, 25, 26 (Match drawn) b W.E.Roller 61 229 18 0 71 1 J.Shuter c R.G.Hargreaves 650 1 12