1845..] OF HAMPSHIRE. 259 



This match is noted in Lillywhite's Book of 

 Scores thus: "Though the winning side is 

 called Hampshire, still it is presumed it can 

 scarcely he the best Eleven in the county. In 

 fact, about this time there was no true Hamp- 

 shire Eleven." 



This is wrong ; Hampshire had a very good 

 Eleven, but they were not put together. Sir 

 Fred. Bathurst, Messrs, Lee, Lowth, Giffard, 

 G. B. Townsend, and Beagley, were six first- 

 rate men. The county never was stronger in 

 bowling than at this period, and it was by no 

 means weak in batting, as will be seen by the 

 scores in the M. C. C, with no professionals, v. 

 the Gentlemen of Hants, played August 5th 

 and 6th. 



This match was played in Cran- 1839 - 

 bury Park, the Gentlemen of Hants Gentlemen* 



• t tt . \ nn of Hants. 



winning very easily. Hants lbb Aug. 5, 6. 

 and 265 ; M. C. C. 105 and 56, with 5 wickets 

 down. 



In this match Mr. G. B. Townsend got 72 

 and 130, and Mr. John St. John, Mr. Ward, 

 and Sir Frederick Bathurst, also got large 

 scores. 



The Gentlemen of Hants played 1840. 

 the Gentlemen of Sussex, and won by 41 runs ; 



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