Monday, July 6th, 2015

Worcestershire V Hampshire First Class Records

Worcestershire V Hampshire First Class Records

Worcestershire: Played: 153 Won: 38 Lost: 52 Drawn: 63 Abandoned: 2

Last meeting: Match Drawn at Southampton – 31st May-3rd June 2015

Hants 222 (JHK Adams 48, J Leach 5-63) & 245-6 (WR Smith 64*, AJA Wheater 52, J Leach 4-89) Worcs 403-5 dec (DKH Mitchell 142*, OB Cox 69*)

Highest total – Worcestershire: 547 Southampton 1903

Highest total – Hampshire: 500-9 dec Southampton 2013

Lowest total – Worcestershire: 68 Dudley 1961

Lowest total – Hampshire: 30 New Road 1903

Highest score – Worcestershire: GA Hick 303* Southampton 1997

Highest score – Hampshire: CP Mead 235 New Road 1922

Best innings bowling – Worcs: CF Root 8-46 New Road 1926

Best innings bowling – Hants: MD Marshall 8-71 Southampton 1982

Best match bowling – Worcs: A Bird 14-109 Southampton 1901

Best match bowling – Hants: CB Llewellyn 14-171 Southampton 1901

Most runs – Worcestershire: FL Bowley 2799 Ave: 43.06

Most runs – Hampshire: CP Mead 3391 Ave: 54.69

Most wickets – Worcestershire: RTD Perks 150 Ave: 19.70

Most wickets – Hampshire: AS Kennedy 195 Ave: 17.54

Best partnerships for Worcestershire:

1st 274 HK Foster FL Bowley Portsmouth 1907

2nd 276 TS Curtis GA Hick New Road 1988

3rd 438* GA Hick TM Moody Southampton 1997

4th 256 CF Walters M Nichol Bournemouth 1933

5th 207* HHIH Gibbons SH Martin New Road 1939

6th 186 WW Lowe GF Wheldon Bournemouth 1900

7th 181 GN Foster WB Burns New Road 1905

8th 106 RK Illingworth SM McEwan Bournemouth 1989

9th 78 R Howorth RTD Perks Southampton 1951

10th 82 GF Wheldon GA Wilson Southampton 1899

Best partnerships for Hampshire:

1st 204 G Brown HAW Bowell Portsmouth 1920

2nd 221 JG Greig EM Sprot New Road 1905

3rd 238 MCJ Nicholas TE Jesty New Road 1984

4th 248 HAW Bowell CP Mead New Road 1926

5th 209 J Bailey NH Rogers Southampton 1946

6th 161 WHB Evans AJL Hill New Road 1904

7th 159 CB Fry EM Sprot Bournemouth 1910

8th 178 CP Mead CP Brutton Bournemouth 1925

9th 111 AC Johnston WT Langford Southampton 1904

10th 192 HAW Bowell WH Livsey Bournemouth 1921

*Thanks as always to Worcestershire analyst Phil Mellish for providing the above information.