f31	England v Hampshire
	First-Class matches in England 1777
Venue	Guildford Bason, Merrow Down on 18th, 19th, 20th August 1777 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Hampshire won by 1 wicket
Close of play day 1
Close of play day 2

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England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Minchin	not out	33
W Bullen	b Nyren	0
Earl of Tankerville	b Brett	1
R Miller	run out	2
W Yalden	c Taylor b [unknown]	6
W Bowra	b Nyren	5
J Edmeads	b Brett	1
C Phillips	b Nyren	0
E Stevens	run out	1
J Wood	b Brett	0
Lamborn	b Nyren	1
Extras		0
Total	(all out)	50
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-50

Hampshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Brett	?	?	?	3	-	-
Nyren	?	?	?	4	-	-

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Hampshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RA Veck	c Yalden b [unknown]	1
R Francis	c Tankerville b [unknown]	15
J Aylward	c Bowra b [unknown]	30
J Small	c Minchin b [unknown]	14
T Sueter	b Wood	14
N Mann	c Bullen b [unknown]	27
T Taylor	c Edmeads b [unknown]	19
R Nyren	b Stevens	4
E Aburrow	b Stevens	3
T Brett	not out	3
W Barber	b Stevens	0
Extras	(2 b)	2
Total	(all out)	132
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-132

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Stevens	?	?	?	3	-	-
Wood	?	?	?	1	-	-

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England second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Minchin	b Mann	0
W Bullen	b Mann	20
Earl of Tankerville	b Nyren	46
R Miller	b Mann	65
W Yalden	b Brett	42
W Bowra	run out	12
J Edmeads	c Francis b [unknown]	6
C Phillips	c Veck b [unknown]	20
E Stevens	not out	6
J Wood	run out (Brett)	17
Lamborn	c Aylward b [unknown]	10
Extras	(7 b)	7
Total	(all out)	251
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-251

Hampshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Brett	?	?	?	1	-	-
Nyren	?	?	?	1	-	-
Mann	?	?	?	3	-	-

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Hampshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RA Veck	c Bullen b [unknown]	17
R Francis	b Stevens	9
J Aylward	b Stevens	0	1
J Small	c Wood b [unknown]	33
T Sueter	not out	11
N Mann	c Edmeads b [unknown]	15
T Taylor	c Wood b [unknown]	58
R Nyren	not out	8
E Aburrow	b Stevens	9
T Brett	b Bullen	3
W Barber	b Stevens	0	1
Extras	(8 b)	8
Total	(9 wickets)	171
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Stevens	?	?	?	4	-	-
Bullen	?	?	?	1	-	-

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Notes
--> N Mann made his debut in first-class matches
--> W Barber made his last appearance in first-class matches
--> Earl of Tankerville (2) passed his previous highest score of 35 in first-class matches
--> C Phillips (2) passed his previous highest score of 14 in first-class matches
--> T Taylor (2) passed his previous highest score of 42 in first-class matches
--> C Phillips made his debut for England in first-class matches

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The Dorset papers at the Kent Archive Office, Maidstone, give a full score with additional information, attributing blame for run-outs (Miller (1) - Minchin's fault; Bowra (2) - Tankerville's fault) which, apart from being interesting in itself, gives valuable information about who was batting in partnership. The Dorset papers also tell us that Wood (2) was 'thrown out by Brett', which is assumed to mean run out, and that Aylward (2) and Barber (2) were out first ball. These details tend to increase confidence in the general reliability of the score, besides adding colour and interest. One can almost sense the delight of England's backers when Stevens removed the dangerous Aylward first ball.

 

 

 

 

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