County Championship - Season 1974

County Championship - Results

Date	Opponents	Venue	Results	Scores
01 May	Middlesex	Lords	Lost by 100 runs (3 pts) Toss unknown	Middx 300-4 (Radley 111no, Sainsbury 1-46) Hants 233 (Greenidge 120, Selvey 5-97) Middx 207-7 (Gomes 85, Roberts 3-66) Hants 174 (Richards 86, Titmus 5-40)
15 May	Kent	Basingstoke	Won by an innings and 71 runs (17 pts) Toss won by Kent	Hants 290-9 (Jesty 90, Julien 5-91) Kent 86 (Woolmer 17, Roberts 4-12) Kent 133-9 (1 abs) (Denness 49, Roberts 5-27)
22 May	Essex	Chelmsford	Won by an innings and 16 runs (18 pts) Toss won by Essex	Essex 170 (Smith 77, Roberts 5-55) Hants 323-4 (Turner 114no, Gilliat 106, Turner 2-64) Essex 137 (Fletcher 61, Sainsbury 4-30)
25 May	Nottinghamshire	Trent Bridge	Won by an innings and 101 runs (18 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Notts 98 (Latchman 23no, Taylor 5-29) Hants 344 (Richards 225no, White 5-82) Notts 145 (Smedley 46, Herman 4-34)
05 Jun	Sussex	Bournemouth	Won by an innings and 63 runs (18 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 306 (Sainsbury 81no, Spencer 3-55) Sussex 86 (Graves 18, Herman 6-37) Sussex 157 (Waller 25, Roberts 5-41)
15 Jun	Surrey	The Oval	Match Drawn (8 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 303-8 (Gilliat 92, Roope 3-30) Surrey 182 (Roope 48, Herman 5-58) Hants 119 (Sainsbury 39no, Pocock 3-4) Surrey 179-6 (Edrich 56, Roberts 3-20)
19 Jun	Kent	Tunbridge Wells	Won by 7 wkts (18 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 332 (Turner 152, Graham 4-72) Kent 141 (Luckhurst 50, Taylor 3-29) Kent 265 (Johnson 63, Sainsbury 3-50) Hants 76-3 (Gilliat 30no, Elms 2-26)
22 Jun	Leicestershire	Portsmouth	Won by 6 wkts (17 pts) Toss won by Leicestershire	Leics 247-9 (Tolchard 59, Taylor 3-48) Hants 294 (Richards 89, McKenzie 4-74) Leics 135 (Davison 77, Taylor 6-26) Hants 89-4 (Richards 55no, Higgs 3-19)
03 Jul	Derbyshire	Chesterfield	Match Drawn (1 pt) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 133 (Stephenson 29no, A Ward 5-38) Derby 64-3 (Rowe 31no, Jesty 1-10)
06 Jul	Gloucestershire	Southampton	Won by 9 wkts (18 pts) Toss won by Gloucestershire	Glos 196 (Mortimore 63, Taylor 4-44) Hants 384-8 (Sainsbury 98, Shackleton 4-108) Glos 221 (Knight 103no, Jesty 4-47) Hants 37-1 (Richards 24, Shackleton 1-18)
13 Jul	Gloucestershire	Bristol	Match Drawn (8 pts) Toss won by Gloucestershire	Glos 116 (Knight 59no, Taylor 5-20) Hants 309-8 (Lewis 136, Graveney 3-50)
17 Jul	Sussex	Hove	Lost by 65 runs (4 pts) Toss unknown	Sussex 211 (Graves 91, Taylor 4-42) Hants 74 (Jesty 25, Snow 6-14) Sussex 151 (Greig 45, Roberts 7-45) Hants 224 (Gilliat 84, Snow 5-67)
27 Jul	Northamptonshire	Northampton	Won by 10 wkts (15 pts) Toss won by Northamptonshire	Nhants 172 (Virgin 54, Jesty 3-40) Hants 192 (Taylor 57no, Dye 4-74) Nhants 107 (Watts 23, Roberts 6-27) Hants 88-0 (Greenidge 55no)
03 Aug	Warwickshire	Portsmouth	Won by an innings and 4 runs (18 pts) Toss won by Warwickshire	Warwick 225 (Smith 65, Sainsbury 3-19) Hants 360 (Stephenson 69no, Hemmings 4-85) Warwick 131-9 (1 abs) (Jameson 30, Sainsbury 3-45)
07 Aug	Worcestershire	Portsmouth	Won by an innings and 44 runs (16 pts) Toss won by Worcestershire	Worcs 94 (Wilkinson 23, Roberts 3-17) Hants 236 (Gilliat 62, Brain 6-74) Worcs 98-9 (1 abs) (Ormrod 40, Roberts 4-29)
10 Aug	Lancashire	Bournemouth	Match Drawn (6 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 224 (Gilliat 53, Wood 5-56) Lancs 109 (Kennedy 34, Roberts 4-50) Hants 92-4 (Richards 26, Wood 2-39) Lancs 93-5 (Kennedy 62no, Herman 2-17)
17 Aug	Glamorgan	Cardiff	Lost by 5 wkts (6 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 234 (Gilliat 65, Nash 5-73) Glam 90 (Davis 33no, Roberts 8-47) Hants 137 (Richards 60, Nash 4-35) Glam 284-5 (Hill 90, Cowley 2-43)
24 Aug	Glamorgan	Southampton	Match Drawn (8 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 393-8 (Turner 113, Richards 104, Williams 2-97) Glam 156 (Hill 50, Roberts 4-46) Glam 81-8 (Hill 25, Herman 6-15)
28 Aug	Somerset	Bournemouth	Match Drawn (8 pts) Toss unknown	Somerset 264 (Close 71, Roberts 4-40) Hants 405-9 (Sainsbury 88no, Langford 4-80) Somerset 90-4 (Parks 46no, Herman 2-14)
31 Aug	Yorkshire	Bournemouth	Abandoned without a ball bowled (0 pts) No toss made	No play

Totals
Runs scored 6405 for 226 wkts at an average of 28.34 per wkt.
Runs against 5621 for 318 wkts at an average of 17.67 per wkt.
Played 20, Won 10, Drawn 6, Lost 3, Abandoned 1, Points 225
Points System: WIN: 10 pts, TIE: 5 pts, DRAW: no points, LOST: no points. BONUS POINTS (first 100 overs): Batting: 1 point for every 50 runs over 100 (max 4 pts, 300 runs), Bowling: 1 point for 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th wicket. Position decided by Total points, won.
Finish - 2nd

Averages

Ct	St	Player	Matches	Innings	NO	50's	100's	HS	Runs	Average	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	5fers	10Wm	BP	RPO	Average
1		NGC Cowley *	11	13	1	0	0	43	242	20.16	71	31	148	6	0	0	3-31	2.08	24.66
17		RMC Gilliat	19	26	2	7	1	106	882	36.75
21		CG Greenidge	19	28	1	5	1	120	700	25.92
8		RS Herman	19	21	3	0	0	23	168	9.33	574.4	182	1218	70	3	0	6-15	2.11	17.40
14		TE Jesty	19	26	1	2	0	90	483	19.32	270.1	78	620	22	0	0	4-47	2.29	28.18
7		RV Lewis	8	12	1	0	1	136	212	19.27
3		JM Rice	3	4	1	0	0	29	51	17.00	5	3	9	0	0	0	0-9	1.80	--
20		BA Richards	16	23	4	6	2	225no	1059	55.73	30	13	59	1	0	0	1-9	1.96	59.00
2		AME Roberts *	19	19	10	0	0	15no	67	7.44	658.4	178	1493	111	6	0	8-47	2.26	13.45
10		PJ Sainsbury	19	24	7	3	0	98	535	31.47	376.2	185	651	33	0	0	4-30	1.72	19.72
56		GR Stephenson	19	22	6	2	0	69no	356	22.25
11		MNS Taylor	19	22	2	3	0	68	437	21.85	472.2	126	1101	63	3	0	6-26	2.33	17.47
6		DR Turner	19	26	1	4	3	152	898	35.92
		Extras/run outs							315				322	12
176	0	TOTALS	209	266	40	32	8		6405		2458.1	796	5621	318	12	0

* County Championship Debut

Hundreds

Score	Player	Opponents	Venue
225no	BA Richards	Nottinghamshire	Trent Bridge
152	DR Turner	Kent	Tunbridge Wells
136	RV Lewis	Gloucestershire	Bristol
120	CG Greenidge	Middlesex	Lords
114no	DR Turner	Essex	Chelmsford
113	DR Turner	Glamorgan	Southampton
106	RMC Gilliat	Essex	Chelmsford
104	BA Richards	Glamorgan	Southampton

5 Fers

Return	Player	Opponents	Venue
8-47	AME Roberts	Glamorgan	Cardiff
7-45	AME Roberts	Sussex	Hove
6-15	RS Herman	Glamorgan	Southampton
6-26	MNS Taylor	Leicestershire	Portsmouth
6-27	AME Roberts	Northamptonshire	Northampton
6-37	RS Herman	Sussex	Bournemouth
5-20	MNS Taylor	Gloucestershire	Bristol
5-27	AME Roberts	Kent	Basingstoke
5-29	MNS Taylor	Nottinghamshire	Trent Bridge
5-41	AME Roberts	Sussex	Bournemouth
5-55	AME Roberts	Essex	Chelmsford
5-58	RS Herman	Surrey	The Oval

10 Wkts Matches (none)

Best Partnerships

Wkt	Score	Players	Opponents	Venue
1st	121	BA Richards and CG Greenidge	Warwickshire	Portsmouth
2nd	168	RV Lewis and DR Turner	Gloucestershire	Bristol
	117	BA Richards and DR Turner	Glamorgan	Southampton
	105	CG Greenidge and DR Turner	Kent	Tunbridge Wells
3rd	174	DR Turner and RMC Gilliat	Essex	Chelmsford
	167	DR Turner and RMC Gilliat	Surrey	The Oval
	106	BA Richards and RMC Gilliat	Leicestershire	Portsmouth
4th	95	DR Turner and TE Jesty	Essex	Chelmsford
5th	137	DR Turner and PJ Sainsbury	Gloucestershire	Southampton
6th	77	RMC Gilliat and JM Rice	Sussex	Hove
7th	202	BA Richards and MNS Taylor	Nottinghamshire	Trent Bridge
	102	TE Jesty and MNS Taylor	Kent	Basingstoke
8th	124	MNS Taylor and GR Stephenson	Warwickshire	Portsmouth
9th	48	GR Stephenson and RS Herman	Sussex	Hove
10th	32	RS Herman and AME Roberts	Leicestershire	Portsmouth