f59	Hampshire v Kent
	First-Class matches in England 1783
Venue	Windmill Down, Hambledon on 8th, 9th July 1783 (2-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Match tied
Close of play day 1

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Clifford	b Harris	5
W Bullen	run out	9
R Miller	b Stevens	11
J Aylward	b Francis	21
W Bedster	b Harris	0
J Ring	b Stevens	3
W Bowra	c Francis b [unknown]	16
Duke of Dorset	b Francis	8
W Brazier	c Sueter b [unknown]	27
T Pattenden	c Small b [unknown]	0
W Yalden	not out	9
Extras	(2 b)	2
Total	(all out)	111
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-111

Hampshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Stevens	?	?	?	2	-	-
Harris	?	?	?	2	-	-
Francis	?	?	?	2	-	-

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Hampshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Bayley	c Dorset b [unknown]	2
D Harris	b Bullen	10
RA Veck	c Clifford b [unknown]	4
J Small	run out	1
T Sueter	b Bullen	42
T Taylor	b Bullen	51
N Mann	b Bullen	9
R Francis	c Clifford b [unknown]	0
R Purchase	c Bullen b [unknown]	1
R Nyren	c Clifford b [unknown]	4
E Stevens	not out	2
Extras	(14 b)	14
Total	(all out)	140
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-140

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bullen	?	?	?	4	-	-

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Kent second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Clifford	b Stevens	0
W Bullen	c Bayley b [unknown]	11
R Miller	c Sueter b [unknown]	11
J Aylward	hit wkt b [unknown]	27
W Bedster	c Purchase b [unknown]	0
J Ring	c Sueter b [unknown]	1
W Bowra	b Stevens	11
Duke of Dorset	c Taylor b [unknown]	4
W Brazier	c Small b [unknown]	10
T Pattenden	c Francis b [unknown]	14
W Yalden	not out	0
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(all out)	90
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-90

Hampshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Stevens	?	?	?	2	-	-

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Hampshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Bayley	c Ring b [unknown]	12
D Harris	run out	0
RA Veck	c Yalden b [unknown]	3
J Small	b Bullen	8
T Sueter	c Yalden b [unknown]	3
T Taylor	c Bowra b [unknown]	3
N Mann	b Bullen	13
R Francis	b Clifford	1
R Purchase	c Clifford b [unknown]	4
R Nyren	not out	5
E Stevens	c Aylward b [unknown]	1
Extras	(8 b)	8
Total	(all out)	61
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-59, 10-61

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bullen	?	?	?	2	-	-
Clifford	?	?	?	1	-	-

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Notes
--> T Sueter (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 40
--> W Bullen reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Hampshire first innings
--> E Stevens reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Kent second innings

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Hampshire had Stevens as a given man; Kent had Bedster and Yalden. This is the first tie in a 'great' match. Hambledon Cricket Chronicle notes that 'Lumpy [Stevens] went in last with three needed'. SB quotes a report that 'the game was saved by Clifford's attention', presumably by bowling Francis and catching Purchase near the death.
SB and many other sources have the teams reversed but the quotes above about Stevens and Clifford make sense only if Hampshire batted last. SB also quotes a report that Kent actually won, a run having been missed through a scoring error; but this account is suspect because it is supported by details about tally-sticks, which had long since fallen out of use by this time.

 

 

 

 

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