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ment, there were not so many young players 

 coming forward to supply the places of their 

 seniors ; and it is probable that, but for the 

 support the game received from a few in- 

 fluential country gentlemen, it would have 

 fallen still lower. 



In 1827, the Messrs. Knight of 1827. 

 Chawton played well, and supported the game 

 in their own neighbourhood. Mr. G. T. 

 Knight was a very good bowler, and contri- 

 buted to many of the M. C. C. victories. 



There was in this year a good club on Tich- 

 borne Down, which at one time nearly or 

 quite died out, but was resuscitated about 

 1844-5. The principal performers in the old 

 club were Messrs. Calmady, Edward Hopkins, 

 Smith, Berry, W. Lowth, G. Lowth, James 

 Greenwood, Richard Plucknett, and Mr. John 

 Dunn of Alresford. 



Mr. Dunn was a great supporter of the 

 game, and for many years got up a match be- 

 tween eleven gentlemen of the neighbourhood 

 and eleven players of Alresford, which was 

 called "Mr. Dunn's Match." 



August 4th and 5th. At Lord's a 1S28 

 Hampshire Eleven beat England by England ». 

 eight wickets. Hants, first innings, 

 111 runs; England getting 61 each innings. 



