County Championship - Season 1954

County Championship - Results

Date	Opponents	Venue	Results	Scores
08 May	Middlesex	Lords	Lost by 135 runs (0 pts) Toss unknown	Middx 224 (DCS Compton 117, Shackleton 3-53) Hants 167 (Rayment 40, DCS Compton 5-19) Middx 308-7 (Edrich 105, Shackleton 3-57) Hants 230 (Rayment 65, Moss 3-38)
12 May	Gloucestershire	Bristol	Won by an innings and 40 runs (12 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 327 (Rogers 172no, Cook 4-55) Glos 147 (Emmett 32, Gray 3-41) Glos 140 (Crapp 33, Shackleton 4-23)
15 May	Yorkshire	Bradford	Lost by 228 runs (0 pts) Toss unknown	Yorks 195 (Lowson 71, Hill 4-44) Hants 72 (Eagar 25, Trueman 4-29) Yorks 194-8 (Sutcliffe 46, Dare 3-56) Hants 89 (Harrison 22, Appleyard 7-35)
19 May	Derbyshire	Southampton	Won by 4 wkts (12 pts) Toss won by Derbyshire	Derby 202 (Kelly 61, Dare 5-49) Hants 184 (Rogers 46, Smith 5-44) Derby 234-7 (Lee 61, Shackleton 3-51) Hants 253-6 (Dare 74, Jackson 2-43)
22 May	Middlesex	Southampton	Lost by 3 wkts (0 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 100 (Horton 31, Warr 6-33) Middx 138 (Thompson 62, Shackleton 6-55) Hants 122 (Harrison 38, Moss 5-49) Middx 87-7 (Brown 34, Cannings 4-37)
05 Jun	Kent	Southampton	Lost by 18 runs (4 pts) Toss unknown	Kent 137 (Witherden 32, Cannings 4-51) Hants 255 (Gray 97, Dovey 5-59) Kent 230 (Fagg 82, Knott 5-87) Hants 94 (Horton 31, Wright 8-31)
09 Jun	Sussex	Worthing	Lost by 39 runs (0 pts) Toss won by Sussex	Sussex 166 (Parks 47, Shackleton 4-60) Hants 70 (Gray 19, Thomson 6-35) Sussex 91 (Cox 29no, Shackleton 6-34) Hants 148 (Gray 26, Marlar 5-31)
12 Jun	Gloucestershire	Bournemouth	Match Drawn (4 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Glos 178 (Young 49, Gray 6-31) Hants 225 (Ingleby-MacKenzie 85) Glos 58-2 (Graveney 28, Cannings 1-10)
19 Jun	Worcestershire	Worcester	Match Drawn (4 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 304 (Harrison 73, Whitehead 4-73) Worcs 296 (Devereux 65no, Cannings 4-86) Hants 195-5 (Horton 73no, Perks 2-30) Worcs 188-7 (Outschoorn 47, Gray 3-44)
26 Jun	Surrey	Guildford	Lost by an innings and 50 runs (0 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 97 (Barnard 50, AV Bedser 7-38) Surrey 206-2 (May 117no, Hill 1-31) Hants 59 (Hill 15, AV Bedser 3-7)
30 Jun	Nottinghamshire	Southampton	Lost by 10 wkts (0 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 159 (Gray 74, Jepson 5-44) Notts 324-9 (Giles 72, Shackleton 3-83) Hants 224 (Eagar 88, Dooland 5-81) Notts 63-0 (Clay 40no)
03 Jul	Lancashire	Liverpool	Match Drawn (4 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 239 (Gray 52, Hilton 4-55) Lancs 190 (Edrich 76, Shackleton 4-52) Hants 35-4 (Eagar 18no, Hilton 2-16)
07 Jul	Worcestershire	Portsmouth	Lost by an innings and 16 runs (0 pts) Toss unknown	Worcs 352-3 (Kenyon 202no, Gray 1-75) Hants 156 (Harrison 45, Flavell 6-78) Hants 180 (Ingleby-MacKenzie 76, Hughes 4-19)
10 Jul	Leicestershire	Portsmouth	Won by an innings and 84 runs (12 pts) Toss won by Leicestershire	Leics 151 (Smithson 70, Shackleton 4-31) Hants 309 (Eagar 65, Spencer 3-83) Leics 74 (Jackson 34, Cannings 6-38)
14 Jul	Derbyshire	Burton-on-Trent	Match Drawn (0 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 254 (Harrison 114, Jackson 7-64) Derby 350 (Dawkes 143, Kelly 116, Cannings 7-132) Hants 146-3 (Eagar 48no, Morgan 2-17)
17 Jul	Warwickshire	Bournemouth	Match Drawn (4 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Warwick 179 (Spooner 47, Cannings 4-44) Hants 298-9 (Gray 65, Townsend 3-57) Warwick 60-2 (Horner 28, Rayment 2-10)
21 Jul	Nottinghamshire	Trent Bridge	Match Drawn (0 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 183 (Gray 85, Dooland 6-33) Notts 423-7 (Clay 99, Cannings 2-59) Hants 89-7 (Eagar 20, Dooland 5-20)
24 Jul	Somerset	Glastonbury	Match Drawn (4 pts) Toss won by Somerset	Somerset 185 (Wight 49, Cannings 3-35) Hants 221 (Rogers 125no, Lawrence 4-48) Somerset 205-6 (Stephenson 52no, Shackleton 2-25) Hants 93-8 (Dare 46no, Lomax 3-12)
28 Jul	Glamorgan	Southampton	Match Drawn (4 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 224-8 (Rogers 62, Gray 62, McConnon 4-39) Glam 210 (Watkins 73, Burden 5-75) Hants 136-6 (Gray 55, McConnon 4-63) Glam 29-0 (Wooller 22no)
31 Jul	Kent	Canterbury	Match Drawn (0 pts) Toss unknown	Kent 220 (Allan 64, Burden 4-68) Hants 172 (Bridger 29, Wright 4-48) Kent 212 (Phebey 53, Sainsbury 5-63) Hants 182-6 (Rayment 38no, Dovey 4-39)
04 Aug	Leicestershire	Leicester	Match Drawn (4 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 240 (Harrison 50, Munden 5-46) Leics 184 (Smith 65, Burden 7-48) Hants 139-2 (Gray 63no, Walsh 1-37)
07 Aug	Essex	Clacton-on-Sea	Match Drawn (0 pts) Toss won by Essex	Hants 137-5 (Bridger 30no, Insole 3-40) Essex 111-8 (TE Bailey 29, Gray 3-8)
11 Aug	Lancashire	Portsmouth	Match Drawn (0 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 59 (Cannings 13no, Tattersall 7-21) Lancs 112 (Wharton 33, Collins 33, Burden 4-30) Hants 222-3 (Gray 121no, Tattersall 2-91) Lancs 86-3 (Edrich 43no, Burden 2-10)
14 Aug	Northamptonshire	Portsmouth	Match Drawn (0 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 219 (Bridger 85, Tribe 5-71) Nhants 270 (Broderick 66, Cannings 6-84) Hants 189 (Rogers 76, Tribe 5-44) Nhants 45-1 (Livingston 24no, Heath 1-20)
18 Aug	Yorkshire	Bournemouth	Lost by 116 runs (0 pts) Toss unknown	Yorks 113 (Watson 33, Cannings 5-43) Hants 51 (Rogers 19, Appleyard 6-12) Yorks 216 (Hutton 50, Heath 5-40) Hants 162 (Rogers 86, Close 5-32)
21 Aug	Glamorgan	Cardiff Arms Park	Match Drawn (0 pts) Toss won by Glamorgan	Glam 151-7 (Parkhouse 48, Cannings 5-45) Hants 132 (Bridger 59, Watkins 6-43)
25 Aug	Sussex	Bournemouth	Lost by 109 runs (0 pts) Toss won by Sussex	Sussex 206 (Oakman 65, Burden 3-71) Hants 132 (Harrison 33no, Oakman 5-43) Sussex 213 (Sheppard 92, Shackleton 5-42) Hants 178 (Bridger 63, Thomson 4-29)
28 Aug	Somerset	Bournemouth	Won by 10 wkts (12 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 370-8 (Rogers 123, Blake 100, Lawrence 5-77) Somerset 160 (Stephenson 41, Sainsbury 3-36) Somerset 243 (Lawrence 62, Sainsbury 4-62) Hants 37-0 (Blake 30no)

Totals
Runs scored 8558 for 430 wkts at an average of 19.90 per wkt.
Runs against 8756 for 386 wkts at an average of 22.68 per wkt.
Played 28, Won 4, Drawn 14, Lost 10, Points 80
Points System: WIN: 12 pts, TIED: 6 pts, LOST and won 1st inns: 4 pts, LOST and lost 1st inns: no points, DRAW and won 1st inns: 4 pts, DRAW and lost 1st inns: no points, DRAW and won 1st inns in a match played under 1-day rules: 8 pts. Position decided by total points.
Finish - 14th

Averages

Ct	St	Player	Matches	Innings	NO	50's	100's	HS	Runs	Average	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	5fers	10Wm	BP	RPO	Average
5		HM Barnard	12	19	4	1	0	50	234	15.60	56	7	154	5	0	0	3-47	2.75	30.80
2		DE Blake	4	7	1	0	1	100	144	24.00
8		JR Bridger	8	14	1	3	0	85	365	28.07	2	0	10	0	0	0	0-10	5.00	--
4		MD Burden	17	19	4	0	0	18no	98	6.53	387.4	105	971	46	2	0	7-48	2.50	21.10
6		VHD Cannings	25	36	14	0	0	20	212	9.63	915.2	293	1972	96	5	1	7-132	2.15	20.54
		RA Carty	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	31	8	73	1	0	0	1-25	2.35	73.00
15		RA Dare	20	31	7	2	0	74	390	16.25	407.3	126	961	28	1	0	5-49	2.35	34.32
24		EDR Eagar	22	39	3	4	0	88	711	19.75
20		JR Gray	27	46	2	9	1	121no	1255	28.52	467.3	153	1001	43	1	0	6-31	2.14	23.27
32	10	L Harrison	28	48	3	2	1	114	822	18.26
1		MB Heath *	6	7	3	0	0	7	10	2.50	128.3	40	262	17	1	0	5-40	2.03	15.41
4		G Hill	7	11	0	0	0	20	56	5.09	88	22	236	10	0	0	4-44	2.68	23.60
8		H Horton	13	25	2	4	0	73no	525	22.82
13		ACD Ingleby-Mackenzie	27	45	2	4	0	85	714	16.60	1	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	1.00	--
1		CJ Knott	3	5	2	0	0	3	8	2.66	96	24	263	10	1	0	5-87	2.73	26.30
4		RWC Pitman *	3	5	0	0	0	23	61	12.20	.5	0	4	1	0	0	1-4	4.80	4.00
		RO Prouton	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	1.00
8		AWH Rayment	20	33	9	1	0	65	483	20.12	49.5	12	161	4	0	0	2-10	3.23	40.25
24		NH Rogers	27	47	2	4	3	172no	1453	32.28
3		PJ Sainsbury *	6	10	3	1	0	63no	145	20.71	206	81	404	19	1	0	5-63	1.96	21.26
14		D Shackleton	27	39	3	0	0	45no	385	10.69	989.4	358	1834	93	3	1	6-34	1.85	19.72
4		C Walker	3	5	0	0	0	18	32	6.40
		Extras/run outs							453				449	13
200	10	TOTALS	308	495	65	35	6		8558		3826.5	1229	8756	386	15	2

* County Championship Debut

Hundreds

Score	Player	Opponents	Venue
172no	NH Rogers	Gloucestershire	Bristol
125no	NH Rogers	Somerset	Glastonbury
123	NH Rogers	Somerset	Bournemouth
121no	JR Gray	Lancashire	Portsmouth
114	L Harrison	Derbyshire	Burton-on-Trent
100	DE Blake	Somerset	Bournemouth

5 Fers

Return	Player	Opponents	Venue
7-48	MD Burden	Leicestershire	Leicester
7-132	VHD Cannings	Derbyshire	Burton-on-Trent
6-31	JR Gray	Gloucestershire	Bournemouth
6-34	D Shackleton	Sussex	Worthing
6-38	VHD Cannings	Leicestershire	Portsmouth
6-55	D Shackleton	Middlesex	Southampton
6-84	VHD Cannings	Northamptonshire	Portsmouth
5-40	MB Heath	Yorkshire	Bournemouth
5-42	D Shackleton	Sussex	Bournemouth
5-43	VHD Cannings	Yorkshire	Bournemouth
5-45	VHD Cannings	Glamorgan	Cardiff Arms Park
5-49	RA Dare	Derbyshire	Southampton
5-63	PJ Sainsbury	Kent	Canterbury
5-75	MD Burden	Glamorgan	Southampton
5-87	CJ Knott	Kent	Southampton

10 Wkt Matches

Returns	Player	Opponents	Venue
10-83 (4-45 & 6-38)	VHD Cannings	Leicestershire	Portsmouth
10-94 (4-60 & 6-34)	D Shackleton	Sussex	Worthing

Best Partnerships

Wkt	Score	Players	Opponents	Venue
1st	127	JR Gray and NH Rogers	Glamorgan	Southampton
	124	NH Rogers and JR Gray	Somerset	Bournemouth
	113	JR Gray and NH Rogers	Leicestershire	Portsmouth
2nd	116	NH Rogers and DE Blake	Somerset	Bournemouth
	111	JR Bridger and JR Gray	Lancashire	Portsmouth
3rd	143	EDR Eagar and JR Gray	Kent	Southampton
4th	99	RA Dare and H Horton	Derbyshire	Southampton
5th	98	H Horton and ACD Ingleby-Mackenzie	Gloucestershire	Bournemouth
6th	147	EDR Eagar and NH Rogers	Gloucestershire	Ashley Down, Bristol
7th	63	AWH Rayment and PJ Sainsbury	Kent	Canterbury
8th	106	AWH Rayment and RA Dare	Middlesex	Lords
9th	52	RA Dare and D Shackleton	Derbyshire	Southampton
10th	62	VHD Cannings and D Shackleton	Worcestershire	Worcester