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Hampshire County Cricket Club
1864 season
CaptainGeorge Ede
Most wicketsEdward Ede (9)
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Hampshire County Cricket Club made its debut in first-class cricket during the 1864 English cricket season. In their inaugural season of first-class cricket, Hampshire played four matches under the captaincy of George Ede.

Background

Ad hoc teams that were representative of Hampshire had played first-class cricket since 1772.[1] It would not be until 1863 that a representative county side would be formally organised, with the formation of Hampshire County Cricket Club during a meeting at The Antelope Inn presided over by Thomas Chamberlayne on 13 August.[2] In 1864, the club had a membership of 140 who each paid a subscription of one guinea.[2] Following its formation, the club based itself at the Antelope Ground, which had been used by ad hoc Hampshire teams as a home venue since 1842.

Squad

In the four first-class matches that Hampshire played in 1864, they fielded 21 players. All the players were English, except for the 20-year-old Australian John Lord.[3]

Key
  • ♠ denotes that the player captained Hampshire in 1864
  • † denotes that the player appeared as a wicket-keeper for Hampshire in 1864
  • Apps denotes the number of first-class appearances made by the player for Hampshire in 1864
  • Ref denotes the reference for the player details
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Apps Ref
Charles Lucas (1843-11-25)25 November 1843 (aged 20) Right-handed — 2 [4]
John Lord (1844-04-29)29 April 1844 (aged 20) Right-handed — 1 [5]
Henry Holmes (1833-11-11)11 November 1833 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm roundarm medium 4 [6]
George Ede ♠ (1834-02-22)22 February 1834 (aged 30) Right-handed Unknown 4 [7]
Henry Frere † (1830-09-27)27 September 1830 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm roundarm fast 2 [8]
Charles Ridding (1825-11-26)26 November 1825 (aged 38) Right-handed Unknown 2 [9]
Edward Ede (1834-02-22)22 February 1834 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm underarm 4 [10]
William Humphrey (1843-09-15)15 September 1843 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm roundarm fast 4 [11]
George Ubsdell † (1845-04-04)4 April 1845 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm roundarm medium 3 [12]
Sampson Tubb (1840-10-11)11 October 1840 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm roundarm fast 2 [13]
George Case (1839-04-04)4 April 1839 (aged 25) Right-handed Unknown 2 [14]
W. P. Bailey Unknown Unknown — 1 [15]
James Southerton (1827-11-16)16 November 1827 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm overarm slow 3 [16]
John Frederick (1846-01-06)6 January 1846 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm roundarm fast 2 [17]
Henry Maturin (1842-04-05)5 April 1842 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm roundarm fast 2 [18]
George Mannings (1843-10-13)13 October 1843 (aged 20) Unknown Unknown 1 [19]
Francis Walton c. 1832 (aged 31/32) Right-handed Right-arm roundarm fast 1 [20]
Joshua Spencer-Smith (1843-12-17)17 December 1843 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm roundarm slow 1 [21]
William Whitcher c. 1832 (aged 31/32) Unknown Unknown 1 [22]
Edward Ernest Bowen (1836-03-30)30 March 1836 (aged 28) Right-handed — 1 [23]
Thomas Garnier (1841-02-22)22 February 1841 (aged 23) Right-handed — 1 [24]

Season summary

Minor matches

Black and white photo of the exterior of a sports venue
All of Hampshire's home fixtures in 1864 were played at the Antelope Ground (pictured)

Hampshire played their first match in a minor fixture against a county team from Warwickshire on 20 and 21 June at the Antelope Ground.[25] Warwickshire made 205 runs in their first innings, with Hampshire making only 105 runs in theirs; forced to follow-on, Hampshire improved on their first innings performance by making 384 all out.[25] Charles Lucas made a century and the last wicket pair of John Lord and Orlando Spencer-Smith added 93 runs.[25] The match ended in a draw.[25] On 29 and 30 June, Hampshire played the Gentlemen of Devon at the Antelope Ground.[26] Having dismissed Devon for 72 runs in their first innings, Hampshire began their first innings well, before collapsing to 6 for 37. When rain bought the first day to an early close, Hampshire had reached 8 for 67 and upon resuming the next day were dismissed for 103 runs. Devon made 158 runs in their second innings, setting Hampshire 128 runs for victory. Despite reaching 85 for 8, the last wicket pair of Spencer-Smith and Charles Eccles saw Hampshire to victory.[26]

In early July, two matches against Sussex were organised to be played at the Antelope Ground. The Hampshire Independent praised the county club for arranging these fixtures and "providing such an admirable programme" of matches, remarking that "probably two more interesting matches have never been played at Southampton".[26] In the first match played on 4 and 5 July, the Antelope Ground was described as being in "capital condition" and the weather "delightful"[27] Both teams were restricted to fielding "gentlemen" in the first match.[26] Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat first. After opening batsman Lord was dismissed without scoring, John Frederick joined Lucas at the crease. They proceeded to score rapidly, reaching their 100 runs partnership in under an hour.[27] Frederick scored 110 runs, in what the Hampshire Independent opined was a "splendid exhibition of cricket, such has been seldom witnessed on our ground", with Lucas contributing 86 runs.[27] There was a further half century from Edward Ede (73 runs), with Hampshire making 415 runs in their first innings, despite a five wicket haul from Wyatt Gibbs.[28] Ede then took 6 wickets in Sussex's first innings of 158, forcing them to follow-on. Sussex fared little better in their second innings, being dismissed for 178 runs, with Lord taking 6 wickets, and Hampshire winning by an innings and 79 runs.[28]

On 14 July, Hampshire travelled to The Oval to play Surrey in a three-day match, opposing their eleven with a fourteen-man team;[29] Hampshire were permitted to field fourteen players in order to equalise the strength of the teams,[30] but despite this, The Era newspaper noted that Surrey were "much weakened" by the absence of Will Mortlock and H. H. Stephenson through illness.[31] The match began at 12:10 GMT under weather that had been, according to the London Evening Standard, "delightful" during the morning and was played before "a large concourse of spectators".[32] Hampshire won the toss and batted first,[33] with W. P. Bailey and Spencer-Smith opening the batting and scoring 3 runs after 9 overs,[32] and both were dismissed with the score on 11.[34] Four batsmen made scores in the 20s, with George Ubsdell top-scoring with 29 runs in their total of 198 all out, with Surrey's left-arm bowler George Griffith taking 6 for 83.[35] By close of play on the first day, Surrey had reached 133 for 5, with opener Thomas Humphrey making 64 runs.[34] The match resumed the following day at midday, and it took Hampshire just under two hours to dismiss Surrey for 233 runs, with Edward Ede taking 6 wickets.[36] Hampshire made 277 runs in their second innings, with half centuries from Lord (50) and Frederick (81), with Griffith again taking 6 wickets.[35] Set 242 for victory, Surrey began their chase at 12:20 GMT on the final day,[37] but fell 86 runs short of their target, with Francis Walton taking 7 for 69.[35]

neither county stronger

First-class matches

Versus Sussex at home

A second fixture against Sussex was arranged two days later at the Antelope Ground, with both teams being allowed to field both gentlemen and players,[26] with Hampshire making their inaugural appearance in first-class cricket.[38][39] They fielded a team that the Hampshire Independent opined was "far from its best eleven", missing Frederick from the team.[40] Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat, but made only a small total of 63 all out; the batsmen struggled against the combination of slow bowler Charles Ellis and the left-arm roundarm of James Lillywhite, with only Lord (11), Henry Frere (12), and Charles Ridding (13) reaching double-figures.[40][41] Sussex began their innings well, with Lilywhite and Charles Smith playing a series of cuts and drives. With Sampson Tubb's roundarm fast bowling proving expensive, he was replaced by in the attack Edward Ede, but he fared little better and was replaced by Frere.[40] Wickets fell at regular intervals, with Sussex making 185 all out, a lead of 122 runs. Smith top-scored with 47, whilst Edward Ede, Frere, and Henry Holmes all took two wickets each for Hampshire.[40] Resuming on the second day, Hampshire reached 43 without loss before Lucas was dismissed for 16 runs by Lilywhite. Wickets fell regularly thereafter, with Hampshire being dismissed for 122 runs; George Case top-scored with 48 runs, with Lilywhite taking 5 for 58.[41] George Wells scored the sole run Sussex required in their second innings to win the match by 10 wickets.[41][40] Lord's fielding was praised in the match, with the Hampshire Independent remarking that he fielded "admirably" and stopped many runs being scored.[40]

Versus Middlesex away

Three days after the conclusion of the Sussex fixture, Hampshire travelled to the Cattle Market Ground in Islington to play a first-class match against Middlesex. The Sporting Gazette noted that the condition of the pitch was "in fair order for such a young ground",[42] which was hosting its second first-class match. The match began after 12:30 GMT, due to the late arrival of some members of the Hampshire team.[43] The toss was won by Hampshire, who decided to bat first.[44] After losing two wickets for 18 runs, Frederick and Henry Maturin came to crease and started to score quickly from the roundarm slow bowling of Russell Walker, prompting the introduction of roundarm medium-pacer William Catling into the Middlesex attack.[45] They took the score to 57 for 2, before Frederick was dismissed caught and bowled by Catling; this was the only partnership of any substance in the innings, with wickets falling regularly they were dismissed for 114 runs. Catling took 5 for 29,[46] but his bowling was not without controversy as some of the Hampshire batsmen protested to the umpires that his deliveries were throws, and thus not legal, but these protests were ignored.[47] Hampshire's bowlers, Edward Ede, and Tubb began Middlesex's innings well, taking two quick wickets. Edward Tritton and Bransby Cooper then made a partnership of 99 runs for the third, with several changes in the bowling being unable to break their partnership.[45] Eventually, Tritton was ran out, bringing an end to his innings which the Hampshire Independent remarked had been played in "splendid style".[45] Middlesex ended their innings on 245 all out, with Francis Walton taking 3 for 48 and Holmes 2 for 28; Hampshire's bowling was ill-disciplined, conceding 33 runs in extras.[46] Play resumed the following day at 12:15 GMT, though play in the second day lasted just two hours.[48] Wickets steadily fell in Hampshire's second innings to Tom Hearne (4 for 43) and Catling (3 for 28),[45] with them being dismissed for 93 runs, and Middlesex winning by an innings and 38 runs,[46] with the Morning Herald concluding the match was a "very one-sided affair".[49]

Versus Sussex away

The return fixture against Sussex was played at the Royal Brunswick Ground in Brighton from 11 to 13 August,[50] with several amateur members of the Hampshire team having been present in Brighton when they played for the Gentlemen of Hampshire against the Gentlemen of Sussex in a minor match that preceded the fixture.[51] The match began at 12:30 GMT, with Sussex winning the toss and choosing to bat first on a pitch described as "too good".[52][53] The opening pair of Charles Smith and Lilywhite made 34 runs before Edward Ede dismissed Smith for 11 runs, and immediately after Charles Payne for 0.[52] This bought Henry Hyndman to the crease, with he and Lilywhite's partnership for the third wicket being 106 runs.[54] Lilywhite would make a century, scoring 105 runs before Maturin dismissed him with the score on 223 for 6.[52] William Humphrey then took three Sussex wickets in quick succession, and despite 45 runs from middle-order batsman John Lillywhite, Sussex finished on 280.[52] The match resumed with Hampshire continuing their innings, which had briefly started the evening before.[52] George Ede was said by the Sporting Gazette to have played well for his 52 runs,[52] and while three other Hampshire batsmen made scores in the 20s, the innings came to an end on 164, a deficit of 116 runs.

Versus Middlesex at home

First-class season record

Played Won Lost Drawn Win%
4 0 4 0 0.00

Match log and statistics

First-class county matches
No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 7–8 July Sussex Antelope Ground, Southampton Lost by 10 wickets [41]
2 11–12 July Middlesex Cattle Market Ground, Islington Lost by an innings and 38 runs [46]
3 11–13 August Sussex Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove Lost by 10 wickets [54]
4 29–30 August Middlesex Antelope Ground, Southampton Lost by 10 wickets [55]
Minor matches
No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 20–21 June Warwickshire Antelope Ground, Southampton Draw [56]
2 29–30 June Gentlemen of Devon Antelope Ground, Southampton Won by 1 wicket [57]
3 4–5 July Sussex Antelope Ground, Southampton Won by an innings and 79 runs [58]
4 14–16 July Surrey The Oval, Kennington Won by 86 runs
5 18–20 August Surrey Antelope Ground, Southampton Draw

Runs scored

Wickets taken

First-class bowling statistics
Player Matches Balls Wickets Average BBI Ref
Edward Ede 4 296 9 27.88 4/79
Henry Holmes 4 248 5 45.60 2/28
William Humphrey 4 190 4 25.00 3/61
John Frederick 2 128 4 17.25 4/45
Qualification: 4 wickets.

Aftermath

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