County Championship - Season 1972

County Championship - Results

Date	Opponents	Venue	Results	Scores
10 May	Glamorgan	Neath	Match Drawn (0 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 141-8 (Greenidge 47, Nash 5-56)
24 May	Essex	Chelmsford	Match Drawn (8 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 367 (Greenidge 124, Lever 5-73) Essex 297-5 (Edmeades 73, Rice 3-82) Hants 185-0 (Richards 104no) Essex 198-5 (Edmeades 102, Sainsbury 3-60)
27 May	Northamptonshire	Northampton	Won by 5 wkts (16 pts) Toss won by Northamptonshire	Nhants 247-7 (Steele 81, Herman 4-66) Hants 238 (Richards 77, Dye 3-34) Nhants 218-9 (Cook 65, Sainsbury 4-70) Hants 228-5 (Richards 69, Bedi 2-59)
07 Jun	Gloucestershire	Basingstoke	Match Drawn (7 pts) Toss won by Gloucestershire	Glos 215 (Procter 87, Holder 4-46) Hants 223-9 (1 ret hurt) (Lewis 51, Procter 4-39) Glos 88-4 (Sadiq Mohammad 43, Herman 2-31)
10 Jun	Middlesex	Lords	Won by 5 wkts (13 pts) Toss won by Middlesex	Middx 296 (Murray 52, Herman 4-80) Hants 190 (Gilliat 72, Jones 6-26) Middx 86 (Latchman 26, Herman 5-47) Hants 193-5 (Gilliat 50no, Jones 3-48)
17 Jun	Gloucestershire	Gloucester	Lost by 2 wkts (6 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 190 (Richards 64, Brown 4-44) Glos 164 (Knight 46, Holder 6-49) Hants 218-8 (Jesty 50, Davey 4-65) Glos 245-8 (Procter 100, Holder 7-79)
21 Jun	Warwickshire	Portsmouth	Lost by 5 wkts (5 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 79 (Gilliat 35, Gibbs 4-31) Warwick 177 (Murray 43, Herman 8-42) Hants 284 (Richards 105, Gibbs 4-79) Warwick 189-5 (Kanhai 121no, Sainsbury 3-39)
01 Jul	Leicestershire	Bournemouth	Lost by 9 wkts (4 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 168 (Greenidge 47, Illingworth 4-29) Leics 207 (Illingworth 57, Holder 3-46) Hants 96 (Greenidge 36, Birkenshaw 5-28) Leics 61-1 (Dudleston 28no, Booth 28no, Holder 1-20)
08 Jul	Somerset	Bournemouth	Match Drawn (2 pts) Toss won by Somerset	Somerset 223 (Close 77, Sainsbury 5-61) Hants 124-5 (Marshall 44, Cartwright 2-21) Somerset 105-6 (Burgess 33, Sainsbury 2-34) Hants 95-2 (Lewis 34no, Marshall 34no, Moseley 1-11)
12 Jul	Surrey	Guildford	Lost by 126 runs (3 pts) Toss unknown	Surrey 264 (Roope 69, Herman 3-46) Hants 171 (Gilliat 43, Butcher 6-48) Surrey 206-2 (Younis Ahmed 83no, Sainsbury 2-37) Hants 173 (Turner 45, Waller 4-40)
15 Jul	Kent	Southampton	Match Drawn (5 pts) Toss won by Kent	Kent 291 (Cowdrey 75, Holder 3-106) Hants 267-7 (Sainsbury 72, Underwood 2-43) Kent 174 (Denness 43, Jesty 5-37) Hants 106-4 (Turner 40, Graham 2-32)
29 Jul	Nottinghamshire	Trent Bridge	Match Drawn (10 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 392-6 (Richards 118, Marshall 114no, Wilkinson 3-50) Notts 116-8 (Bolus 26, Herman 4-48)
05 Aug	Worcestershire	Portsmouth	Won by 9 wkts (15 pts) Toss won by Worcestershire	Worcs 225 (D'Oliveira 69, Jesty 4-42) Hants 253 (Herman 56, D'Oliveira 5-84) Worcs 90 (Turner 25, Mottram 5-45) Hants 63-1 (Turner 23no, Pridgeon 1-20)
09 Aug	Glamorgan	Portsmouth	Lost by 4 wkts (4 pts) Toss won by Glamorgan	Hants 216 (Sainsbury 56, Dudley-Jones 4-31) Glam 258-9 (A Jones 137, Jesty 3-70) Hants 210 (Greenidge 71, Walker 3-27) Glam 169-6 (Ellis 54, Herman 3-36)
12 Aug	Derbyshire	Derby	Match Drawn (7 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 354-8 (Marshall 203, Hendrick 3-79) Derby 195 (Harvey 31, Herman 4-46) Derby 179-7 (Gibbs 62, Jesty 3-45)
19 Aug	Sussex	Hove	Won by 156 runs (19 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 289 (Greenidge 142, Snow 6-82) Sussex 200 (Prideaux 80, Herman 4-77) Hants 224-2 (Greenidge 68, Joshi 2-52) Sussex 157 (Greig 88no, Sainsbury 4-32)
23 Aug	Kent	Folkestone	Lost by 5 wkts (11 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 317 (Richards 101, Julien 5-104) Kent 179 (Denness 52, Herman 5-55, Mottram 5-80) Hants 198-8 (Jesty 52, Julien 4-77) Kent 338-5 (Denness 146, Mottram 2-43)
26 Aug	Lancashire	Bournemouth	Match Drawn (8 pts) Toss won by Lancashire	Lancs 301 (D Lloyd 116, O'Sullivan 4-116) Hants 309 (Greenidge 85, Shuttleworth 4-62) Lancs 247-5 (Pilling 94, Sainsbury 2-41) Hants 183-8 (Richards 83, Simmons 3-82)
30 Aug	Sussex	Bournemouth	Match Drawn (10 pts) Toss won by Sussex	Sussex 146 (Prideaux 41, Herman 4-35) Hants 292 (Lewis 61, Snow 4-61) Sussex 359-5 (MA Buss 94, O'Sullivan 3-66) Hants 110-4 (Greenidge 56, Phillipson 2-25)
09 Sep	Yorkshire	Southampton	Match Drawn (1 pt) Toss won by Yorkshire	Yorks 255-3 (Boycott 105, Rice 2-78) Hants 147 (Sainsbury 37, Cooper 4-37) Hants 224-3 (Richards 82, Bore 1-39)

Totals
Runs scored 7517 for 273 wkts at an average of 27.53 per wkt.
Runs against 7365 for 280 wkts at an average of 26.30 per wkt.
Played 20, Won 4, Drawn 10, Lost 6, Points 154
Points System: WIN: 10 pts, TIE: 5 pts, DRAW: no points, DRAW SCORES LEVEL: 5 pts to team batting last, LOST: no points. BONUS POINTS (first 85 overs): Batting: 1 point for every 25 runs over 150, Bowling: 1 point for every 2 wkts. Position decided by Total points, won.
Finish - 9th

Averages

Ct	St	Player	Matches	Innings	NO	50's	100's	HS	Runs	Average	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	5fers	10Wm	BP	RPO	Average
12		RMC Gilliat	18	29	5	5	0	72	555	23.12	8.3	1	55	0	0	0	0-4	6.47	--
8		CG Greenidge	20	35	1	5	2	142	1132	33.29	41	8	119	2	0	0	1-5	2.90	59.50
14		RS Herman *	20	19	6	1	0	56	117	9.00	657.1	167	1614	75	3	0	8-42	2.45	21.52
1		JW Holder	12	14	4	0	0	20	54	5.40	301	51	933	37	2	1	7-79	3.09	25.21
8		TE Jesty	16	23	2	6	0	80	566	26.95	368.4	98	847	32	1	0	5-37	2.29	26.46
5		RV Lewis	14	27	5	4	0	71no	624	28.36	15	1	68	1	0	0	1-59	4.53	68.00
		DA Livingstone	3	6	0	0	0	26	71	11.83
1		RE Marshall	16	28	5	5	2	203	979	42.56
1		TJ Mottram *	3	3	2	0	0	3	4	4.00	93.2	22	300	17	2	0	5-45	3.21	17.64
8		DR O'Sullivan *	11	15	7	0	0	33	102	12.75	394.5	164	866	29	0	0	4-53	2.19	29.86
6		JM Rice	8	8	0	0	0	26	80	10.00	208.3	50	581	18	0	0	4-64	2.78	32.27
27		BA Richards	17	30	1	6	4	118	1242	42.82	45	23	82	3	0	0	2-32	1.82	27.33
18		PJ Sainsbury	19	28	7	3	0	72	574	27.33	537.1	187	1215	45	1	0	5-61	2.26	27.00
41	9	GR Stephenson	20	27	4	1	0	50no	448	19.47
10		DR Turner	15	24	2	2	0	73	573	26.04	3	1	3	0	0	0	0-1	1.00	--
5		LR Worrell	8	11	3	0	0	22no	63	7.87	136.2	27	358	12	0	0	4-33	2.62	29.83
		Extras/run outs							333				324	9
165	9	TOTALS	220	327	54	38	8		7517		2809.3	800	7365	280	9	1

* County Championship Debut

Hundreds

Score	Player	Opponents	Venue
203	RE Marshall	Derbyshire	Derby
142	CG Greenidge	Sussex	Hove
124	CG Greenidge	Essex	Chelmsford
118	BA Richards	Nottinghamshire	Trent Bridge
114no	RE Marshall	Nottinghamshire	Trent Bridge
105	BA Richards	Warwickshire	Portsmouth
104no	BA Richards	Essex	Chelmsford
101	BA Richards	Kent	Folkestone

5 Fers

Return	Player	Opponents	Venue
8-42	RS Herman	Warwickshire	Portsmouth
7-79	JW Holder	Gloucestershire	Gloucester
6-49	JW Holder	Gloucestershire	Gloucester
5-37	TE Jesty	Kent	Southampton
5-45	TJ Mottram	Worcestershire	Portsmouth
5-47	RS Herman	Middlesex	Lords
5-55	RS Herman	Kent	Folkestone
5-61	PJ Sainsbury	Somerset	Bournemouth
5-80	TJ Mottram	Kent	Folkestone

10 Wkt Matches

Returns	Player	Opponents	Venue
13-128 (6-49 & 7-79)	JW Holder	Gloucestershire	Gloucester

Best Partnerships

Wkt	Score	Players	Opponents	Venue
1st	185	BA Richards and RV Lewis	Essex	Chelmsford
	128	BA Richards and CG Greenidge	Warwickshire	Portsmouth
2nd	136	CG Greenidge and DR Turner	Essex	Chelmsford
	133	BA Richards and DR Turner	Nottinghamshire	Trent Bridge
	125	BA Richards and RV Lewis	Kent	Folkestone
3rd	110	RV Lewis and RMC Gilliat	Sussex	Hove
	102	BA Richards and RE Marshall	Lancashire	Bournemouth
4th	87	RV Lewis and RMC Gilliat	Middlesex	Lords
5th	178	RE Marshall and PJ Sainsbury	Derbyshire	Derby
6th	74	PJ Sainsbury and TE Jesty	Kent	Folkestone
7th	109	TE Jesty and GR Stephenson	Lancashire	Bournemouth
	104	CG Greenidge and GR Stephenson	Sussex	Hove
8th	67	PJ Sainsbury and DR O'Sullivan	Glamorgan	Portsmouth
9th	64	JM Rice and RS Herman	Worcestershire	Portsmouth
10th	22	TE Jesty and RS Herman	Warwickshire	Portsmouth