James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

THE COUNTIES IN 1 8 9 5 . 91 H A M P S H IR E . O fficers for 1895.— P resid en t: Capt. E . G. Wynyard. Committee: J 0 Moberly, Lieut.-Col. Wallace, E . L . Ede, R S. Hankinson, C. Lamport, C. Robson, G. F. Mortimer, J. A. Fort, Capt. L. Russell, Major Bethune, H. Holmes, A. J. L . Hill. lion . Sec . : Dr. H. W . R. Bencraft. T h o u g h the eleven were not so successful in the later fixtures, still Hamp­ shire’s all-round cricket in 1895 was quite good enough to more than justify the County s elevation to the front rank. Unfortunately for them Capt. Wynyard, whose batting was one of the sensations of the previous year, never got into form at all, and his failure naturally had a very prejudicial effect. Still, on many important occasions the Hampshire eleven proved their capacity as an all-round side, notably at Sheffield, when they gained a very creditable victory over Yorkshire. In Baldwin and Soar they had twro reliable bowlers, with, later in the season, another almost equally effective in Wootton, whilom of Kent. Mr. A. J. L . H i l l ’s batting was one of the best features, and with Capt. Quinton, Capt. Wynyard , Messrs. H. F. Ward, C. J. Richards, and Bencraft, and Barton, there is the nucleus of a good batting side. That Mr. R. A. Studd, of the Cambridge University eleven, could only play rarely was a great dis­ appointment. R e su lts o f M atches . Matches p layed , 1G ; icon , 6 ; drawn, 1 ; lost , 9 Opponents. Matches Ylron (6). (1) Somersetshire (*) Derbyshire... *} Essex 6] Leicestei'shire 7) Yorkshire ... (11) Leicestershire Matches D rawn (1) (4) Sussex Matches Lost (9 ) . (2) Yorkshire ... (*) Essex (3) Somersetshire lo) Surrey *) Derbyshire... (B) Warwickshire *(9) Sussex (10) Warwickshire (12) Surrey •• ♦♦ ♦• Where played. When played. Club. 1st 2nd Ins. IllS. ] Taunton May 30,31,J.l 94 314 Southampton June 3, 4 294 Southampton July 23, 26,27 246 136 Leicester July 29, 30,31 229 *3:V4 Sheffield Aug. 1, 2 127 *96 Pbrtsmouth Aug. 22,23,21 152 *179 Brighton July 8, 9, 10 290 *357 Southampton June 13,14,15 160 116 Leyton June 27, 28,29 111 178 Southampton July 1, 2, 3 1 129 180 Southampton July 15,16,17 169 2ob Derby Aug. 5, 6, 7 i3o 192 Birmingham Southampton Aug. 8, 9, 10 Aug. 15, 16 151 108 201 89 Southampton Aug. 19, 20,21 197 104 Oval Sept. 2, 3 182 1 ;• 1<2 Opnts. 1st |2nd Ins. Ins. Won by. 221 82 1281 147 1101 212! 176 133| 831 74 111 117 2821+2581 198 94 184 309 277 148 85 214 374 *801 302 308 *117 *207 2G( *91 11 runs Inns. & 79 runs 171 runs 342 r.; *7wd,i.c. 2 wkts.; * 8 \vd 3wkts.; * 7w d lie marks. *9w d ,i.c.; +3 wd Lost by. 5 wk ts .; * 3 w d 107 runs 183 runs 7 wkts. ; *3 w d Inns. & 50 runs 5 wkts.; *5w d 148 runs 6 wkts. ; *4 w d Inns. iV 20 runs