1825.] OF HAMPSHIRE. 119 



The old Hambledon Club declined „ . , „ 



Cricket from 



about the end of the century, but isoo to 



1825. 



there were still good matches, and 

 some new players came into notoriety. 

 Anion o-st them were Mr. Thomas Assheton 

 Smith, the after Squire of Tedworth ; the Hon. 

 Col. Onslow ; Thomas C. Howard of Elvetham 

 (1803), one of the cracks of his day, and who 

 played as late as 1829 ; Windebank ; Edmund 

 Carter (1809) of Froxfielcl, and afterwards of 

 Winchester ; Mr. William Ward ; John Small, 

 jun., of Petersfield, in 1814; John and James 

 Thumwood of Hartley -row; Messrs. George 

 T. Knight (a first-rate bowler) and Edward 

 Knight of Chawton ; Charles Holloway, land- 

 lord of the Globe Inn, Winchester ; Thomas 

 Beagley of Farringdon, who played as late as 

 1844 in the Gentlemen v. Players of the 

 County ; Henry Holland of Hartley-row ; 

 Mr. H. Everett ; Henry Lilly white of Ropley, 

 a distant connexion of the celebrated Sussex 

 bowler ; Mr. John Willan of Preston Can- 

 dover, of whom more will be found hereafter. 

 In August, 1823, a match was played at Sir 

 John Cope's, at Bramshill, between England 

 and Hants ; Hampshire winning by five 

 wickets. Thomas Crimble of Overton played 

 very well ; and Mr. W. Ward scored 120 in 

 his first innings and not out, 7 in his second. 



