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Hampshire v England
First-Class matches in England 1774
VenueBroad Halfpenny Down, Hambledon on 22nd, 23rd, 24th June 1774 (3-day match)
Balls per over4
TossToss not known
ResultHampshire won by an innings and 52 runs
Close of play day 1
Close of play day 2
England first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
Duke of Dorset[dismissal not known]19     
Earl of Tankerville[dismissal not known]18     
R Stone[dismissal not known]14     
J Minchin[dismissal not known]37     
R May[dismissal not known]7     
R Miller[dismissal not known]3     
J Wood[dismissal not known]10     
T White[dismissal not known]5     
W Palmer[dismissal not known]0     
Childs[dismissal not known]2     
W Yalden[dismissal not known]1     
Extras(6 b)6
Total(all out)122
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-122
Hampshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
E Aburrow[dismissal not known]9     
J Small[dismissal not known]47     
E Stevens[dismissal not known]22     
G Leer[dismissal not known]12     
T Sueter[dismissal not known]67     
R Nyren[dismissal not known]21     
J Aylward[dismissal not known]37     
R Francis[dismissal not known]29     
P Stewart[dismissal not known]11     
R Purchase[dismissal not known]37     
T Brett[dismissal not known]9     
Extras(6 b)6
Total(all out)307
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-307
England second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
Duke of Dorset[dismissal not known]6     
Earl of Tankerville[dismissal not known]35     
R Stone[dismissal not known]4     
J Minchin[dismissal not known]38     
R May[dismissal not known]6     
R Miller[dismissal not known]26     
J Wood[dismissal not known]0     
T White[dismissal not known]0     
W Palmer[dismissal not known]6     
Childs[dismissal not known]6     
W Yalden[dismissal not known]0     
Extras(6 b)6
Total(all out)133
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-133
Notes
--> Childs made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> Earl of Tankerville (1) equalled his previous highest score of 18 in First-Class matches
--> J Minchin (1) passed his previous highest score of 32 in First-Class matches
--> E Stevens (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in First-Class matches
--> T Sueter (1) passed his previous highest score of 39 in First-Class matches
--> R Nyren (1) passed his previous highest score of 16 in First-Class matches
--> J Aylward (1) passed his previous highest score of 36 in First-Class matches
--> R Purchase (1) passed his previous highest score of 17 in First-Class matches
--> Earl of Tankerville (2) passed his previous highest score of 18 in First-Class matches
--> J Minchin (2) passed his previous highest score of 37 in First-Class matches
--> Earl of Tankerville made his debut for England in First-Class matches
It is assumed that R May and Wood of Surrey played for England, rather than T May and Wood of Kent. Hampshire had Stevens as a given man. Dismissal details are not available. This was the first 'great' match played after the adoption of a new code of laws in February 1774. In contrast to the earlier code of 1744, which had provided for choice of innings to be decided by a toss, the 1774 code gave the choice to the visiting team, although a toss might still be used in rare cases such as a match at a neutral venue. The toss was restored early in the 19th century: probably around 1810, although the exact date is uncertain.
RM gives dates as 22, 23 June only: also England (1) byes 0, total 116; Hants (1) Francis 49, total 327; margin innings & 78. These are numerically large departures from the Epps version as given above, which is confirmed by several newspapers. SB incorrectly gives the venue as Laleham Burway.