Famous Cricketers No 80 - E.G.Wynyard

to do very much in a low-scoring game. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct St Total Total 15. Second Class Counties v Australians, Edgbaston, August 21, 22, 23 (Australians won by four wickets) b G.Giffen 10 147 143 c R.W.McLeod b H.Trumble 2 154 159-6 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Ct St Other match 1 2 0 12 10 6.00 - - - 1 - Career 15 26 2 444 91* 18.50 - 2 4 19 - 1894 Once again Army duties restricted Wynyard’s cricket. He did not play in a first-class match and was unable to join Hampshire until August but then he made up for lost time with a vengeance. He finished with 465 runs average 66.43 as Hampshire won four of their five August games and were convincingly on top in a rain-ruined draw in the other. Earlier in 1894, Derbyshire, Essex, Leicestershire and Warwickshire had been promoted to first-class status but Hampshire had been ignored. Wynyard altered all that as his batting contributed hugely to the change of heart by the authorities in October when Hampshire were added to the promoted list, though not retrospectively. He began with an innings of 90 against Derbyshire and in his three final matches registered three successive centuries, all at Southampton; 117 in two hours v Sussex; 116 in one hour 45 minutes v Leicestershire; and 108 in two hours 30 minutes v Essex. During the luncheon interval on the last day of the Essex match he was presented with a pair of silver candlesticks to commemorate these batting achievements. 1895 After his heroics in 1894, Wynyard’s maiden full first-class season was disappointing. Though he was reasonably consistent and reached double figures in 19 of his 26 innings, his highest score was only 69 and his average 22.34. Perhaps the expectations were too much for him, especially as he was now Hampshire president. He did feature successfully in I Zingari’s jubilee match against the Gentlemen of England at Lord’s when he topped 50 in each innings. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct St Total Total 16. MCC v Essex, Lord’s, May 23, 24 (Essex won by 21 runs) b W.Mead 6 114 105 2 c J.Burns b W.Mead 3 138 168 17. Hampshire v Somerset, Taunton, May 30, 31, June 1 (Hampshire won by 11 runs) c L.C.H.Palairet b S.M.J.Woods 1 94 221 c A.P.Wickham b E.J.Tyler 11 314 176 2 18. I Zingari v Gentlemen of England, Lord’s, June 20, 21, 22 (Gentlemen of England won by ten wickets) c V.T.Hill b W.G.Grace, jun. 56 289 5 2 22 0 411 c and b C.B.Fry 51 293 - - - - 172-0 19. Hampshire v Surrey, Southampton, July 15, 16, 17 (Surrey won by seven wickets) * c F.C.Holland b W.H.Lockwood 24 169 309 1 run out 69 256 117-3 1 20. Hampshire v Essex, Southampton, July 25, 26, 27 (Hampshire won by 171 runs) b W.Mead 10 246 128 1 lbw b W.Mead 20 136 83 15