James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

T H EC O U N T I E SIN 1 8 9 6. H A M P S H I R E . OFFICERS FOR 1896.-President : Capt. E. G. Wynyard. Committee : J. C Moberly, E. H. Buckland, F. J. Blundill , R. S. Hankinson, C. Lamport. C.Robson, G. F. Mortimer, J. A. Fort, Capt. L. Russell , Major Bethune, H.Holmes, A. J. L. Hill . Hon. Sec .: Dr. H. W. R. Bencraft . REPRESENTEDat the best Hampshirehas an eleven likely to makea big score at any time. Captains Wynyardand Quinton are both dangerous batsmen, andbesides these are Mr. Robson, Barton, and Mr. H. F. Wardreliable run, getters . Still , the tail was very noticeable at times , although Soar's batting w a sat times very useful . It is a pity Mr. F. E. Laceyplays so rarely now, as his presence would greatly strengthen the side . Unfortunately , Captains Wynyardand Quinton could not play in all the matches , and when they were awaythe cricket suffered greatly . Still , the eleven did several good perform- ances. They beat Sussex and Essex both twice and Leicestershire once. But their best show was against Yorkshire at Southampton. Mistakes on the field robbed them of a victory , but as it was they had immensely the best of the draw. Capt. Wynyard's 268 against Yorkshire was a splendid innings . It was the fourth highest score in County cricket in 1896 . Hampshire's bowling on a good wicket was not deadly . There was room , too, at times for an improvement in the fielding . Opponents. R e s u l t so f M a t c h e s . Matches played, 17 ; won, 5 ; drawn , 3 ; lost , 9. Matches W o n(5) . (1) Sussex (6) Sussex E s s e x E s s e x (12) Leicestershire Matches Drawn(3) . (3) Somersetshire (7) Yorkshire (9) Warwickshire Matches Lost (9) . (*) Derbyshire .. (2) Surrey (4) Surrey (5) Somersetshire (8) Leicestershire (*) Derbyshire... (1 1) Warwickshire (10) Yorkshire E x t r aM a t c h. (13) Australians Club. O p n t s. Whereplayed . Whenplayed . 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Southampton June8, 9 Brighton July13, 14,15 L e y t o n July20,21 SouthamptonA u g .24,25,26 Portsmouth Aug.27, 28,29 Ins. Ins. Ins. Ins. W o nb y. 130 171 71 154 76runs 356 129 225 259 7 wkts.; *3w d 188 *61 160 87 8wkts.; *2w d 296 Ins. & 113runs 6 wkts.; *4w d R e m a r k s . 9 8 85 240 *131 144 226 Taunton J u n e15,1 6 Southampton July16,17,18 515 Birmingham July30,31 ,A.1 276 *172 Southampton M a y25,26,27 O v a l J u n e11,1 2 Southampton June29,30 ,J.1 Southampton July 9, 10, 11 Leicester July27, 28, 29 D e r b y A u g .3,4, 5 SouthamptonAug.13,14,15 Harrogate A u g .6, 7 Southampton July6,7 *3 1 7 *9 wd 307*235 *8 w d 335+242 *5w d; +5w d, i.c. Lostby. 307 179 342 *146 5 8 7 22 4 4 169 116 259 *406 262 270 519 *14 187 187 156 239 150 296 304*145 168 253 312 *110 1 7 6121 266 *32 1 3 42 0 34 6 2 7wkts.; *3wd Inns. &114runs 380r.; *4wd, i.cl. 8wkts.; * 2w d 21 runs 8wkts.; *2w d 10wkts; *now d 10wkts; *now d I n n s.&1 2 5r u n s (*) Thosenot numberedhavebeentreated in previous records .