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Hughes c Walby 30 not out 9Skerman b J Walby 7 W Fisher b J Walby 0 Nicholls b J Walby 0 Sworder b J Walby 0 A Fisher b J Walby 5 A McMullen c W Walby 1 Campbell b J Walby 10 Brown b J Walby 0 Isaacson c W Lambert 1 Green not out 0 not out 7Byes, etc 2 Byes, etc 1Total 56 Total 17Herts Guardian - 17 September 1867 † The match was played in Hatfield Park. Wednesday, 25 September 1867, XI OF THE TOWN v. XXII OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ELEVEN 65, TWENTY-TWO 60. Eleven won by 5 runs on the first innings [For match report see chapter: Inter-club Matches.] Wednesday, 29 July 1868, HATFIELD v. ISLINGTON ALBIONHATFIELD 130 (William Lambert 40, Henry Hankin 25 not out), ISLINGTON ALBION 34 and 73 (Frederick Woolley 13 wickets in the match). Hatfield won by an innings and 23 runs. Tuesday, 18 August 1868, HATFIELD v. C AVELING’S XI HATFIELD 128 and 73, C AVELING’S XI 73. Hatfield won by 53 runs on the first innings. ISLINGTON ALBION V. HATFIELDThis match was played on Thursday, August 27, at Holloway, and decided on the first innings, time not allowing it to be played out. HATFIELD: T Kewley 2 36, L Woodgate 10 20, W Lambert 5 3, E Woolley 4 2, F Stocks 1 12, H Hankin 3 19, F Chapman 1 11, R Green 0 5, F Woolley 1 0, J Cox (not out) 0 4, C Stallabrass 1 (not out) 32; byes etc 9 23 - totals 37 137. ISLINGTON ALBION: E F Hughes 21, J Haines 0, G Bird 9, G P Tate 16, H O Soutter 0, Caldecourt 0, C A White 0, H Pizey 2, S Bennett 0, J Hunter 0, W Bird (not out) 0; byes etc 2 - total 50. Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle - 05 September 1868 (Frederick Woolley took 8 wickets in the Islington Albion innings). 247

Wednesday, 2 September 1868, HATFIELD v. J R KEWLEY’S XII J R KEWLEY’S XII scored 140 runs across two innings. HATFIELD won by 13 runs on the first innings, and were 27 runs short of victory over two innings with 7 wickets remaining. HATFIELD V. MIDDLESEX RANGERSThis match was played at Hatfield Park, the seat of the Marquis of Salisbury, on Thursday last, and won by the Middlesex Rangers by 3 runs on the first innings. On behalf of Hatfield, William Lambert played a very fine innings of 43 not out, whilst Messrs Gillard and Gregory showed rare form for the Rangers. Mr Onslow kept wicket very well. Annexed is the score:– 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings W Lambert not out 43 lbw b Gregory 3R Maitland st Onslow n Springett 6 b Norbury 11H H Hankin c Hanley b Springett 1 b Norbury 9F Chapman b Springett 0 c Onslow b C Wilson 0C E Cook b Springett 1 c Onslow b C Wilson 0J Wilson c C Wilson b W Wilson 1 run out 10R Green st Onslow n Springett 3 c C Wilson b Norbury 10F Woolley c M Webb b C Wilson 13 not out 12J Walby run out 4 c Onslow b C Wilson 2G H Savage b M Webb 1 run out 5W Swift run out 3 c C Wilson b Springett 8B 1, lb 1, w 6 8 W 1, nb 1 2Total 84 Total 721st Innings MIDDLESEX RANGERS 2nd innings M Webb c and b Woolley 0 b W Swift 7C Hanley c and b Woolley 2 b J Walby 0A Springett c and b Woolley 8 lbw b J Walby 7J C Gregory c Lambert b Walby 20 c Lambert b Swift 12S F Onslow run out 5 not out 12S W Gillard b Woolley 37 b Woolley 1C Wilson c and b Walby 7 T Norbury b Woolley 2 W Wilson b Woolley 0 A Webb run out 3 E B Wilson not out 1 W 2 2 Wides 3Total 87 Total 42Sporting Life - 26 May 1869 Wednesday, 2 June 1869, HATFIELD 2nd XI v. LYONSDOWNLYONSDOWN 26, HATFIELD 48. Lyonsdown won by 21 runs after two innings. Thursday, 1 July 1869, ISLINGTON ALBION v. HATFIELDISLINGTON ALBION 91 and 151 for 8, HATFIELD 93. Hatfield won by 2 runs on the first 248

innings. HATFIELD V. THE BOHEMIANSPlayed at Hatfield July 14, and resulted thus: 1st Innings BOHEMIANS 2nd innings J W Fletcher b F Woolley 9 hit wicket b Lambert 17C H Barber c Lambert b F Woolley 0 c Woolley b E Woolley 4E Baggallay b E Woolley 23 st Cooke b Nugent 9G A Hodgson c J Kewley b Lambert 16 c F Hankin b E Woolley 15D R Soames b E Woolley 10 c Nugent b E Woolley 20R K Kingsford b E Woolley 34 b Nugent 1F Kingsford b E Woolley 0 b E Woolley 3W H Edwards not out 12 c F Hankin b E Woolley 2W Williams c E Woolley b Lambert 8 b Lambert 9H M Punnett c Nugent b E Woolley 9 c J R Kewley b E Woolley 3E W Foss b Lambert 2 not out 2Byes 5, lb 4, w 4, nb 1 14 Byes 7, w 3 10Total 137 Total 95HATFIELD J R Kewley lbw b Edwards 5T W Kewley b Edwards 17E Woolley b Edwards 9W Lambert b Hodgson 14F Woolley b Edwards 1N Nugent b Edwards 6E Kewley b Edwards 0F Stocks c and b Edwards 2H Hankin not out 25W Cooke b Barber 11F Hankin b Williams 8Byes 5, ib 1, w 2, nb 2 10Total 106Field - 24 July 1869 Wednesday, 11 August 1869, HATFIELD v. BEDFORD AMATEURSResult unknown. Wednesday, 18 August 1869, HATFIELD v. ISLINGTON ALBIONISLINGTON ALBION 93 and 114 for 8, HATFIELD 76. Islington Albion won by 17 runs on the first innings. Thursday, 19 August 1869, LYONSDOWN v. HATFIELD 2nd XI LYONSDOWN 32 (James Walby 6 wickets, George Lambert 4) and 41 (Lambert 6 wickets, Walby 4), HATFIELD 92. Hatfield won by an innings and 19 runs. 249

Thursday, 2 September 1869, BEDFORD AMATEURS (TUFNELL PARK) v. HATFIELDHATFIELD 53, BEDFORD AMATEURS 119. Bedford Amateurs won by 66 runs on the first innings. Wednesday, 8 June 1870, HATFIELD v. MIDDLESEX RANGERSHATFIELD 63 and 119 (Robert Townsend 36, Edward Woolley 18), MIDDLESEXRANGERS 79. Middlesex Rangers won by 16 runs on the first innings. Wednesday, 29 June 1870, HATFIELD 2nd XI v. HERTFORD ALBIONHATFIELD 141 and 134, HERTFORD ALBION 140 in two innings. Hatfield won by 135 runs. Thursday, 30 June 1870, ISLINGTON ALBION v. HATFIELDISLINGTON ALBION 49 and 84 (William Lambert 8 wickets), HATFIELD 36 and 75 for 8 (Lambert 22, William Walby 18). Islington Albion won by 13 runs on the first innings. Wednesday, 27 July 1870, HATFIELD v. BOHEMIANSBOHEMIANS 41 (George Lambert 5 wickets, William Lambert 5) and 57 (William Lambert 6 wickets), HATFIELD 101. Hatfield won by an innings and 3 runs. HATFIELD V. ST JOHN’S WOOD RAMBLERSPlayed at Hatfield, on August 10. Score:– 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings J Walby 3Townsend 7W Lambert 9 G D Faber 8T Kewley b Warsop 49E Woolley 6Walby 4Chapman 0 not out 0Swift 0C Lambert 4J Cox 3C Cox not out 3 not out 1Extras 6 Extras 0Total 102 Total 11st Innings ST JOHN’S WOOD RAMBLERS 2nd innings Mayo 2 6Fensom 0 0Barnes 5 0B Warsop 0 14G Lambert 7 0250

Fennell 5 23Woodgate 6 9Dunham 5 0Beck 1 1Day 2 4Godwin 0 not out 2James not out 0 0Extras 8 Extras 2Total 41 Total 61The Sportsmen - 13 August 1870 H J Gray provided the following information from the scorebook: In the first innings, William Lambert took seven wickets and James Walby three, and in thesecond innings, Denison Faber took five. The book also listed the opposition asbeing George Lambert’s XII. Thursday, 18 August 1870, HATFIELD v. ISLINGTON ALBIONHATFIELD 64 and 84, ISLINGTON ALBION 94 and 18 for 2. Islington won by 30 runs on the first innings. Monday, 22 August 1870, HERTFORD ALBION v. HATFIELD 2nd XI HERTFORD ALBION 66 and 40 (James Cox 5 wickets, C Dunham 3, Frederick Hankin 2), HATFIELD 61 and 42. Hertford won by 3 runs. Wednesday, 24 August 1870, HATFIELD v. HERTFORD TOWNHATFIELD 53 (Strode Robins 24) and 48, HERTFORD 52 and 50 for 5. Hertford won by 5 wickets. Friday, 26 August 1870, HATFIELD v. D FABER’S XI D FABER’S XI 37 and 81, HATFIELD 125 (William Lambert 24, William Hearn 20, Thomas Dunham 17). Hatfield won by an innings and 7 runs. HERTFORD TOWN CLUB V. HATFIELDThe last match of the season was played in Ball’s Park on Wednesday last, between Hertford and Hatfield clubs, terminating in a victory for the latter, as will be seen from the subjoined score:– 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings S U Robins b Hughes 4 E S Hanbury run out 36 W Lambert lbw b A Fisher 5 b Sworder 10J Walby b Woodhouse 20 not out 11J Hammond b T Sworder 17 W Walby c Nicholls b Woodhouse 14 G Lambert b T Sworder 0 251

C Dunham not out 15 b Woodhouse 0F Hankin c W Fisher b Hughes 5 not out 14J Cox b Hughes 8 C Cox b Hughes 0 Byes, etc 12 Byes, etc 4Total 136 Total 41HERTFORD TOWN CLUB J Hughes b G Lambert 35G Skerman b W Lambert 0T J Sworder thrown out by Hanbury 43W Nicholls b W Lambert 20W Palmer b G Lambert 0W Fisher b W Lambert 13A Fisher b G Lambert 1M Woodhouse run out 2M Campbell lbw b G Lambert 1A Peck not out 4W King b G Lambert 2Byes, etc 7Total 128Hertfordshire Mercury - 03 September 1870 REDBOURN UNITED V. HATFIELDThis friendly game was played on Redbourn Common, on the 1st inst., and after some good cricket ended in favour of the Hatfield by the first innings. The following is the score:– 1st Innings REDBOURN UNITED 2nd innings G Proctor b Woolley 1 b Dunham 32G Webb st Lambert b Moore 0 not out 20W Skillman b Moore 1 b Ransom 4A Willson b Moore 14 c Moore b Woolley 14W Geeves b Woolley 5 b Moore 9J Edwards lbw b Miller 0 c Vincent b Dunham 8T Hutchings c Moore b Miller 1 c Andrews b Lambert 0H Miller st Lambert b Woolley 25 not out 4A Hawkins not out 24 b Moore 0R Mason run out 12 absent W Jones run out 0 b Andrews 9Extras 19 Extras 25Total 102 Total 125HATFIELD T Vincent b G Proctor 0J Dunham c Willson b Proctor 0C Lambert c Hutchings b Willson 43W Ellen run out 0J Moore c Hutchings b Proctor 31W Miller b G Proctor 0252

T Ransome b Willson 2H Cubis not out 6J Woolley b G Proctor 6F Alden c & b Willson 2G Andrews c & b Proctor 1Extras 23Total 114Herts Advertiser - 10 September 1870 [Although not billed as such, this would have been a 2nd XI fixture.] 253

1871 - 1880 Monday, 26 June 1871, HERTFORD ALBION v. HATFIELD 2nd XI HERTFORD ALBION 31 and 35, HATFIELD 93 (C Dunham 46). Hatfield won by an innings and 27 runs. Wednesday, 12 July 1871, HATFIELD v. BOHEMIANSHATFIELD 333 (James Walby 74, William Lambert 67, Robert Townsend 38, Strode Robins 35, Thomas Kewley 22, William Walby 21), BOHEMIANS 68 and 19 for 6. Hatfield won by 265 runs on the first innings. HATFIELD V. HERTFORD TOWNA match was played on Wednesday, at Hatfield, between the Hertford Town Club and the Hatfield Eleven. The following is the score:– 1st Innings HERTFORD 2nd innings J Hughes c Potter b Lambert 11 c Hankin b J Kewley 42G Skerman c Walby b J Walby 28 c Potter b Lambert 3W Fisher b Woolley 0 c Potter b Lambert 4W Nicholls b Lambert 8 c Lambert b J Kewley 14D Fountain c and b J Walby 7 b J Walby 19A Fisher b J Walby 8 lbw b Lambert 7Woodhouse c Kewley b Lambert 0 c and b J Walby 18A P McMullen lbw b Lambert 2 b Lambert 17C E Phillips b J Walby 9 run out 1F Rayment c Walby b Lambert 8 not out 2A Peek not out 8 c and b Lambert 6Byes 1; leg byes 4 5 Wide 1Total 95 Total 134HATFIELD T W Kewley b A Fisher 9J Walby b A Fisher 0J R Kewley b Hughes 5W Lambert b Hughes 17E Woolley b A Fisher 10E Kewley b A Fisher 0W Walby c W Fisher b Hughes 2R Townsend c Phillips b Hughes 3H Hankin not out 5E Potter b A Fisher 0F Woolley st Nicholls b Hughes 5Byes Total 56Hertfordshire Mercury - 22 July 1871 Thursday, 27 July 1871, HATFIELD v. J R KEWLEY’S XI 254

HATFIELD 149 (George Lambert 39, Robert Townsend 31, Henry Hankin 31 not out), J R KEWLEY’S XI 169. J R Kewley’s XI won by 20 runs on the first innings. Friday, 18 August 1871, HATFIELD v. ST MARY’S CC (WATFORD) HATFIELD 134 for 7. Match abandoned ‘St Mary’s not knowing the game were disagreeable and obliged to leave the field.’ Monday, 21 August 1871, G LAMBERT’S XII v. HATFIELD (at Lord’s) HATFIELD 68 and 66, G LAMBERT’S XII 144. G Lambert’s XII won by an innings and 10 runs. HERTFORD V. HATFIELDA match was played between these teams in Ball’s Park, on Wednesday, resulting, as will be seen from the appended scores, in a drawn game. On the side of Hatfield, some excellent play was exhibited by Messrs Hankin, Walby, and Lambert. Messrs Palmer and Fisher, of the Hertford Eleven did good execution, the former scoring 62, and the latter 73 runs. The following is the score:– HATFIELD HERTFORD H Hankin c Fountain b A Fisher 44 W Palmer not out 62C Dunham b A Fisher 10 G Skerman b G Lambert 4W Lambert c Palmer b Phillips 15 W Nicholls lbw b G Lambert 8E Woolley c Nicholls b A Fisher 11 T J Sworder b W Lambert 1J Walby b T J Sworder 21 A Fisher c and b W Walby 73G Lambert b A Fisher 10 C Merritt b J Walby 0W Walby run out 57 D Fountain J Austin b Nicholls 14 E Sworder C Lambert b Phillips 36 C Phillips J Cox not out 2 W Fisher J Woolley b A Fisher 2 C Gilbertson Byes, etc 13 Byes, etc 10Total 234 Total for 5 wickets 158Hertfordshire Mercury - 26 August 1871 Wednesday, 30 August 1871, HITCHIN v. HATFIELDHITCHIN 96 and 85, HATFIELD 50 and 62 for 8. Hitchin won by 46 runs on the first innings. September 1871, HATFIELD v. G LAMBERT’S XI G LAMBERT’S XI 125 (William Caldecourt 5 wickets) and 58 (Caldecourt 4 wickets), HATFIELD 94 (Caldecourt 25). G Lambert’s XI won by 31 runs on the first innings. HATFIELD V. HITCHINOn Wednesday, the return match between the above clubs was played in Hatfield Park. William Caldecourt and Thomas Pearce played for the former side and 255

went in first, but in consequence of the rain, play did not begin till nearly three o’clock. The wicket then was in bad order and had to be removed from its earlier position. Pearce was caught for a total of 5, and Caldecourt, met with a similar fate, making a score of 8. Eight wickets fell for a total of runs amounting only to 29. Charles Lambert, Thomas Dunham, and Jonah Austin, the three later players batted well and raised the score considerably, the former getting 13, Dunham. 38, and Austin (a youth) 16 and not out. The score of leg byes 3, wide balls I7, byes 18, total 38. The innings closed for 138. The Hitchin players did not go in, the stumps being drawn at the conclusion (six o’clock) of the Hatfield innings. A large company was present, and the gentle shower caused the park to assume a beautiful appearance. Herts Advertiser - 09 September 1871 HATFIELD V. ESSENDONPlayed on Thursday, June 27, at Hatfield. HATFIELD ESSENDON G Smith 43 J Hughes 4C Dunham 0 J Hammond 30W Lambert 31 T Pearce not out 94J Walby 11 W Hearn not out 82R Townsend 30 
W Walby 6 H H Hankin 18C Lambert 5G Barker 6E Hankin 0C Stallabras not out 1 Extras 15 Extras 11Total 166 Total 221Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle - 27 July 1872 HERTFORD V. HATFIELDA match was played in Ball’s Park on the 31st ult. between the above clubs. The following are the scores:– 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings H H Hankin b J Hughes 7 b J Hughes 1W Walby c F Rayment b A Fisher 9 b D Fountain 10W Lambert c W Fisher b A Fisher 4 hit wicket b D Fountain 21R Townsend b J Hughes 4 b D Fountain 0E Woolley c A Peck b Hughes 7 run out 7J H Lawrence b J Hughes 7 c McMullen b J Hughes 31C Lambert lbw b A Fisher 1 c F Rayment b D Fountain16E Potter not out 10 b A Fisher 4J Cox b J Hughes 0 st Palmer b D Fountain 0F Woolley run out 2 not out 2256

J Walby absent c W Fisher b A Fisher 33Byes, etc 2 Byes, etc 5Total 53 Total 1351st Innings HERTFORD 2nd innings J Hughes c E Potter b W Lambert 2 c H H Hankin b F Woolley19G Skerman b F Woolley 0 c F Woolley b W Lambert 2W Palmer run out 5 b W Lambert 0T J Sworder c Potter b W Lambert 43 W Fisher b F Woolley 0 st Potter b F Woolley 7D Fountain c Townsend b W Lambert 1 not out 7A Fisher run out 0 not out 0A Chesher c C Lambert b F Woolley 3 A McMullen b W Lambert 17 F Rayment lbw b W Lambert 0 A Peck not out 20 b W Lambert 3Byes, etc 7 Byes, etc 1Total 108 Total 39Hertfordshire Mercury - 17 August 1872 HATFIELD V. HERTFORDThe return match was played at Hatfield Park on the 14th inst. between the above clubs. The following are the scores:– 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings H H Hankin b A Fisher 1 b Hughes 4G Lambert st Fisher b Hughes 0 c Fountain b A Fisher 68W Lambert b Hughes 4 b A Fisher 18W Walby b A Fisher 8 c and b A Fisher 3J Walby b Daniell 23 c and b A Fisher 0R Townsend b A Fisher 33 b A Fisher 0Hon J H Lawrence b Daniell 8 st Palmer b Hughes 0R Green run out 0 b A Fisher 2E Woolley c and b A Fisher 9 c and b Hughes 0C Lambert not out 7 not out 0F Woolley st Palmer b A Fisher 1 not out 1Byes, etc 2 Byes, etc 10Total 96 Total 106HERTFORD J Hughes b J Walby 25G Skerman c C Lambert b W Lambert 24W Palmer c W Walby b J Walby 0A Daniell c J Walby b W Lambert 1D Fountain c Green b W Lambert 7W Nicholls c W Walby b J Walby 0A Fisher c C Lambert b J Walby 10A McMullen b J Walby 0A Peck c C Lambert b F Woolley 10H Spratt b W Lambert 1257

Barnaby not out 1Byes, etc 7Total 86Hertfordshire Mercury - 17 August 1872 ESSENDON CLUB (HERTS) RESULTSAug 28, Essendon Essendon 54 20 74 Hatfield 166 166 Hatfield won by 112 runs. Essendon had eight wickets to fall in the second innings. Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle - 14 December 1872 ESSENDON V. HATFIELDOn Wednesday a match was played between the Essendon and Hatfield Clubs. The following are the scores:– 1st Innings ESSENDON 2nd innings J Hammond c Walby b W Lambert 22 c W Lambert b Bradshaw 6G Skerman b W Lambert 12 c C Lambert b W Lambert 1T Pearce lbw b Bradshaw 31 not out 32W Hearn run out 12 not out 17A E Daniell b Bradshaw 15 A P McMullen c Woolley b Bradshaw 0 R Green b Townsend 2 W N Bamford c Townsend b Bradshaw 0 J Wells c Townsend b Bradshaw 0 T Bamford run out 2 T Ray not out 1 c W Lambert b Bradshaw 2Byes, etc 10 Total 109 Total 58HATFIELD C Lambert c Hearn b Daniell 16C Bradshaw c Daniell b Ray 4W Lambert c Skerman b Daniell 9R Townsend b Hearn 19E Potter c Hearn b Daniell 0H H Hankin c W Bamford b Daniell 4E Woolley b W Bamford 70W Walby b Hearn 30F Hankin c and b Hearn 5T Hughes c Pearce b W Bamford 5Sutton not out 5Byes, etc 9Total 176Hertfordshire Mercury - 05 July 1873 258

HATFIELD V. HERTFORDA match was played in Hatfield Park on Wednesday between Hertford and Hatfield Clubs, resulting as follows:– 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings H H Hankin b Hughes 0 not out 2R Townsend st Clark b Hughes 12 c Sworder b Hughes 6W Lambert b Sworder 28 lbw b Sworder 0H Reville b Sworder 26 c Clark b Hughes 0J Walby c & b Sworder 6 st Clark b Hughes 18S Cox b Hughes 1 C Lambert c Nicholls b Hughes 2 b Sworder 3C Bradshaw b Sworder 0 W Walby b Hughes 2 L Corwell not out 4 not out 7Stallabrass b Hughes 0 Byes, etc 4 Byes, etc 4Total 88 Total 411st Innings HERTFORD 2nd innings J Hughes c J Walby b Bradshaw 40 c & b Lambert 30G Skermen b Bradshaw 5 run out 6J Hammond b Bradshaw 2 c Reville b Lambert 1W Fisher c Reville b Lambert 7 c Cox b W Lambert 1T J Sworder b W Lambert 0 c Cox b W Lambert 0W Nicholl c W Lambert b C Lambert 18 c Bradshaw b Walby 7D Fountain b J Walby 16 b J Walby 4C Gilbertson b J Walby 1 not out 0A Peck b Bradshaw 0 b J Walby 0W H Clark not out 0 c Lambert b Walby 2Turner b J Walby 0 b J Walby 0Byes, etc 0 Byes, etc 4Total 89 Total 55Hertfordshire Mercury - 20 June 1874 HATFIELD V. AYOT ST LAWRENCEThis match was played in Hatfield. The following is the score:– 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings H H Hankin c Warner b J Walby 18 b Warner 5R Townsend not out 26 b Warner 70C Lambert b J Walby 2 lbw b J Walby 13Rev. Lambert b J Walby 2 c Coleman b W Walby 20Reville c Coleman b J Walby 0 run out 16R Green b R Warner 0 c Taylor b J Walby 0F Hankin b R Warner 0 b J Walby 3W Willson b J Walby 2 not out 5Bennett c Walby b R Warner 1 c Sub b Warner 1C Cox st Boulton b J Walby 5 b Baker 10259

Sutton b J Walby 0 c Walby b J Walby 5Byes, etc 4 Byes, etc 2Total 60 Total 150AYOT ST LAWRENCE S W Robins c Green b C Lambert 2J Walby c H Hankin b C Lambert 2G Boulton b Lambert 3G D Baker run out 1Warner b C Lambert 7H Wilkinson c C Cox b F Hankin 5J Coleman run out 6Taylor not out 5T Cooper b F Hankin 0R S Gibson run out 0W Walby c Reville b C Lambert 9Byes, etc 2Total 42Hertfordshire Mercury - 04 July 1874 HATFIELD V. CAMBRIDGE VICTORIAThis match was played at Hatfield Park on the 9th inst. Score as under:– 1st Innings CAMBRIDGE VICTORIA 2nd innings Thomas c C Lambert b Bradshaw 3 b Townsend 8Palmer c Bradshaw b Warner 2 not out 7Hills c Bradshaw b Warner 4 c Bradshaw 16Nightingale c Pearce b Bradshaw 3 b Townsend 1Gunnell not out 13 b Townsend 7Ellis c Townsend b Bradshaw 0 b Townsend 0Masterson c Swift b Bradshaw 5 run out 0Hilton c Hearn b Warner 8 c Hearn b Rev Lambert 30Poole b Warner 3 c Rev Lambert b Townsend 5Hoppett run out 1 c Woolley b Townsend 14Flack c Woolley b C Lambert 1 c F Hankin b Townsend 3Extras 9 Extras 7Total 52 Total 98HATFIELD H H Hankin c Thomas b Gunnell 0R Townsend b Nightingale 16W Hearn lbw b Nightingale 0C Lambert hit wicket b Gunnell 10T Pearce not out 43Rev. Lambert c Hills b Nightingale 12E Woolley c and b Nightingale 4G Warner c Nightingale b Gunnell 17C Bradshaw b Nightingale 1F Hankin c Hills b Nightingale 1F Gregory c and b Nightingale 1Extras 11260

Total 116Hertfordshire Mercury - 18 July 1874 HERTFORD V. HATFIELDThe return match between the above clubs was played in Hartham on Wednesday last and resulted in favour of Hatfield.. The following is the score:– HATFIELD R Townsend c and b A Fisher 18T Pearce hit wicket b Hughes 18W Hearn c Cheshire b Hughes 92W Lambert lbw b Hughes 0H Reville b Sworder 33G Lambert c A Fisher b Hughea 14S U Robins b Sworder 4R Green c Spratt b Hughes 1E Woolley not out 11C Lambert b Hughes 0F Hankin b Hughes 0Extras 10Total 1981st Innings HERTFORD 2nd innings J Hughes b Pearce 25 c Pearce b C Lambert 12G Skerman b W Lambert 8 c sub b Hankin 19J Hammond c and b W Lambert 17 not out 14T J Sworder c Hankin b Pearce 18 A Cheshire b W Lambert 1 A Daniell b W Lambert 0 W Fisher c G Lambert b W Lambert 1 A Fisher b Pearce 3 A F McMullen c G Lambert b Pearce 0 H Spratt st C Lambert b Pearce 0 G Pollard not out 0 b G Lambert 1Extras 4 Extras 2Total 77 Total 4Hertfordshire Mercury - 01 August 1874 Monday, 7 September 1874, ST JOHN’S WOOD RAMBLERS v. HATFIELD (at Lord’s) HATFIELD 198, ST JOHN’S WOOD RAMBLERS 33 for 3. Match drawn. [For match report see Chapter: Hatfield Cricket Club at Lord’s Cricket Ground]. Monday, 17 May 1875, HATFIELD v. HIGHBURYHATFIELD 64 and 30, HIGHBURY 155. Highbury won by an innings and 61 runs. HATFIELD V. HERTFORD TOWN CLUBA match was played at Hatfield on Monday last between the above. The follow261

ing is the score:– 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings W Hearn c and b A Fisher 18 b Burgess 0T Pearce b Burgess 10 c Merritt b Burgess 23Rev. Lambert c Nicholls b A Fisher 8 b Burgess 0A Dagg b A Fisher 2 c Wells b A Fisher 8J Walby c Sworder b Burgess 4 b A Fisher 0Hocombe b A Fisher 4 b A Fisher 0Townsend b A Fisher 0 c Wells b A Fisher 3C Lambert c Wells b Burgess 12 b Burgess 8F Hankin b Burgess 1 c W Fisher b A Fisher 9W Walby b A Fisher 0 b Burgess 12G Warner not out 0 not out 1Byes, etc 0 Byes, etc 3Total 59 Total 671st Innings HERTFORD 2nd innings W Fisher c sub b Warner 0 c Hearne b Lambert 0G Skerman c Walby b Warner 8 c and b Hearne 8J Hammond b Warner 3 lbw b Warner 15T J Sworder b Warner 2 Burgess c Pearce b Warner 0 thrown out C Lambert 21G Wells b J Walby 2 A Fisher b Warner 4 W Nicholls c Lambert b Warner 0 A Chesher not out 4 c Sub b Hearne 18C Merritt b Warner 0 not out 2A McMullen c Dagg b Warner 4 Byes, etc 2 Byes, etc 0Total 38 Total 64Hertfordshire Mercury - 17 July 1875 Friday, 30 July 1875, HATFIELD CLUB v. HATFIELD HOUSE HATFIELD 39 and 166 (Frederick Hankin 37), HATFIELD HOUSE 43 and 59 for 5. Match drawn. [For match report see chapter: Inter-club Matches.] Monday, 2 August 1875, HATFIELD v. WESTMINSTER CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION HATFIELD 219, WESTMINSTER CONS 27. Hatfield won by 192 runs. After the speeches, the cricket match, which was played for a handsome silver cup given by Mr A W Beckham, of London, and Mr Dagg, Lord Salisburys’s steward, was resumed. At the conclusion of the match, it was found that the Hatfield Club had won a very easy victory. Mr Beckham, in handing the cup to Mr Dagg, expressed the hope that next year the Association might be able to bring down a team which would oblige the Hatfield Club to look out for their laurels. Mr Dagg in a few suitable remarks presented the cup to the Hatfield Club. Hertfordshire Mercury - 07 August 1875 262

HERTFORD TOWN CLUB V. HATFIELDThe return match between these clubs was played in Hartham on Monday last and was won by the Hertford. The Hertford first went to the wickets and scored 277. A Cheshire played an excellent innings of 87; G Skerman made 43, M Woodhouse 27, and six others reached double figures. The Hatfield then went in to the bowling of Messrs A Fisher and Burgess, and were disposed of for 55; and when the stumps were drawn they had lost seven wickets in their second innings for 27, of which J Walby scored 21. The following is the score:– HERTFORD G Skerman c F Hankin b Walby 43J Hammond b Gregory 10A Burgess c and b Walby 15D Fountain c Stallabrass b Walby 8A Cheshire c and b Swift 87W Nicholls b Walby 12G Wells b Walby 0T J Sworder run out 17M Woodhouse c Groom b Swift 27A Fisher not out 18W Fisher c Warner b Walby 13Byes, etc 27Total 2771st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings H Hankin b Burgess 2 b Burgess 0H T Eve b Burgess 6 b Burgess 0J Walby b A Fisher 2 b A Fisher 21F Gregory c Wells b A Fisher 4 c and b A Fisher 0F Hankin b Burgess 7 b Burgess 2Horncell b Burgess 0 not out 4G Warner b Burgess 11 C Stallabrass b Burgess 3 not out 0W Swift b A Fisher 2 W Groom b A Fisher 2 b A Fisher 0H Stoneman not out 9 st Nicholls b Burgess 0Byes, etc 7 Byes, etc 0Total 55 Total 27Hertfordshire Mercury - 14 August 1875 WARREN WOOD V. HATFIELDA match was played on Saturday last at Warren Wood between the above. The following is the score:– 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings A Dagg c M Dimsdale b Faber 22 c kaye b H Butler 2W Groom b H Butler 39 b H Butler 8C Lambert c C Butler b Eve 5 c Dyball b H Butler 20A Austin b H Butler 2 hit wicket b H Butler 5263

J Ewington b H Butler 2 c and b H Butler 2F Stocks b H Butler 0 st Faber b H Butler 3A Greenham b Faber 0 b Faber 6F Dunham st Faber b H Butler 0 st Faber b H Butler 1P Webb c C Dimsdale b Faber 5 c M Dimsdale b H Butler 0W Whitby b H Butler 6 not out 2E Potter not out 1 c C Butler b H Butler 0Extras 10 Extras 5Total 92 Total 541st Innings WARREN WOOD 2nd innings C Dimsdale b Dagg 8 c Lambert b Dagg 28H Butler b Dagg 4 b Lambert 4W Faber c Dagg b Lambert 3 b Lambert 15H Eve b Dagg 23 c Lambert b Dagg 9C Butler c Stocks b Lambert 1 not out 12G Curtis c Ewington b Lambert 1 c Stocks b Lambert 0R Dyball b Dagg 0 b Dagg 4M Dimsdale b Dagg 2 b Dagg 0J Kaye not out 7 b Dagg 3J Dyball b Dagg 2 b Dagg 0J Bradshaw c Groom b Dagg 0 run out 1Extras 1 Extras 14Total 52 Total 90Hertfordshire Mercury - 04 September 1875 Other than it being definitely not a 1st XI fixture, it is difficult to know if this wasplayed by a 2nd XI or, more likely given that the Hatfield XI appears to be filledwith teenagers, a Junior Club fixture. Monday, 5 June 1876, HATFIELD v. HIGHBURYHATFIELD 113 and 111 for 9, HIGHBURY 120. Highbury won by 7 runs on the first innings. Thursday, 9 August 1877, ST JOHN’S WOOD RAMBLERS v. HATFIELD (at Lord’s)HATFIELD 35 and 41 for 6 (Robert Townsend 12), ST JOHN’S WOOD RAMBLERS 154. St John’s Wood Ramblers won by an innings and 119 runs. Friday, 17 August 1877, HATFIELD v. H L BUTLER’S XI (YOUNG HERTFORDSHIRE) HATFIELD 131 (Arthur Dagg 43, Charles Lambert 27) and 72, H L BUTLER’S XI 79 (Charles Lambert 10 wickets) and 60 for 4. Hatfield won by 58 runs on the first innings. Wednesday, 22 August 1877, HATFIELD v. ST JOHN’S WOOD RAMBLERSHATFIELD 68 (Charles Lambert 27) and 53, ST JOHN’S WOOD RAMBLERS 49 (John Hughes 6 wickets). Hatfield won by 19 runs on the first innings. 264

Thursday, 6 September 1877, HATFIELD v. YOUNG HERTFORDSHIREHATFIELD 114 (Arthur Dagg 45, Archie Austin 37) and 56, YOUNG HERTFORDSHIRE 83 and 34 for 1. Hatfield won by 31 runs on the first innings. Monday, 10 June 1878, HATFIELD v. GREVILLEGREVILLE 50 (John Hughes 6 wickets) and 19 for 4, HATFIELD 137 (William Lambert 41, Charles Lambert 40 not out, Arthur Cheshire 22, Tom Blinko 17). Hatfield won by 87 runs on the first innings. William Sudall, of Hatfield, labourer, was charged with being drunk and disorderly.– The evidence from the police was that on Monday, the 10th instant, he was drunk and disturbed the company at a cricket match in Hatfield Park by dancing about and in other ways; was put out of the park; was disorderly in the street, and they ‘had to lock him up;’ he had been locked up since.– Defendant: Gentleman, I was not drunk; I was only merry.– Fined 5s. and 5s. costs.” Herts Advertiser - 22 June 1878 Unknown (between 10 June and 10 July, HATFIELD v. B WARSOP’S XI (The date, opposition, and venue were omitted from the scorebook, however, Ben Warsop was playing). HATFIELD 75 and 71, B WARSOP’S XI 33 and 33. Hatfield won by 80 runs. HERTFORD V. HATFIELDA match was played between the above clubs at Hertford on Wednesday last. The following is the score:– 1st Innings HERTFORD 2nd innings J Hughes c C Lambert b W Lambert 14 c C Lambert b W Lambert 9G Skerman run out 16 c C Lambert b W Lambert 0J Hammond c Clifford b Walby 5 c C Lambert b W Lambert12A Chester c A Dagg b W Lambert 0 c Walby b W Lambert 2D Fountain c Dagg b W Lambert 7 c Webb b A Dagg 0C Rayment c Walby b W Lambert 0 lbw b Clifford 10A Fisher b Walby 3 c and b Clifford 9W Baker c Clifford b W Lambert 8 c Potten b Walby 5T J Sworder b W Lambert 1 c W Dagg b Clifford 10A McMullen b W Lambert 1 not out 6J Farley not out 0 c and b A Dagg 26Byes, etc 6 Byes, etc 4Total 61 Total 941st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings G Clifford b Fisher 35 not out 37C Lambert b Hughes 0 W Lambert b Fisher 0 not out 20A Dagg c Farley b Fisher 7 265

J Walby b Fisher 7 W Dagg b Fisher 0 W Nicholls lbw b Baker 15 P Webb c and b Fisher 1 F Hankin b Rayment 22 E Potten c McMullen b Fisher 2 F Stocks not out 0 Byes, etc 4 Byes, etc 6Total 93 Total 63Hertfordshire Mercury - 13 July 1878 Wednesday, 24 July 1878, DULWICH VILLAGE v. HATFIELDAgain, the identity of the opposition was missing from the scorebook, however, the venue was given as Greyhound, Dulwich, which is presumed to be close to the Crown and Greyhound pub in Dulwich Village. DULWICH VILLAGE 70 and 60, HATFIELD 43. Dulwich won by 27 runs on the first innings. Unknown (between 24 July and 30 August, HATFIELD v. COOPERS LANEAnother nightmare in the scorebook. The identity of Hatfield’s opponents is an assumption based on the names of the players, which included Hatfield’s own Tom Blinko. HATFIELD 43 and 32, COOPERS LANE 24 and 16 for 6. Hatfield won by 19 runs on the first innings. HATFIELD V. HERTFORDThe return match between these clubs was played in Hatfield Park on Friday, August 30. Owing to a very wet morning, it did not commence till nearly one o’clock. The Hertford men went in first and quickly lost two wickets without scoring, and the third fell with the total at 8. Skerman then joined Hughes, and both played a good defence. Changes were made in the bowling, but the score rose to 32 when Skerman was run out for 11. Titchmarsh came next and soon began to score, but at 48 Hughes was bowled for a patient innings of 23. Luncheon then intervened. After that repast, three wickets fell quickly, and the total was at 60 when Cheshire faced Titchmarsh, and both playing well, brought on several changes in the bowling, and the score was raised to 104, when Titchmarsh was bowled for a good innings of 41. Cheshire played in good style for 15 (not out), and the innings closed for 106. The Hatfield team then went in, and the first wicket fell for 7, but on William Lambert joining George Clifford, the latter hit away merrily until the total was at 51, when he was out for a hard-hitting but lucky innings of 44. William Lambert made 22, but the remaining batsmen could make no stand against the bowling of Hughes and Titchmarsh, and the innings finished just before the time for drawing stumps for 74. The following is the score:– HERTFORD HATFIELD J Hughes b Clifford 23 G Clifford c sub b Titchmarsh 44T Pearce c Townsend b W Lambert 0 R Townsend run out 0J Hammond c W Dagg b W Lambert 0 W Lambert c Brandram b Hughes 22266

W Palmer b W Lambert 3 A Dagg c Pearce b Titchmarsh 0G Skerman run out 11 C Lambert lbw b Hughes 3V A Titchmarsh b Walby 41 J Walby b Hughes 3C E Wodehouse c Walby b Clifford 3 T Blinko b Hughes 2A Fisher c Blinko b C Lambert 0 W Dagg lbw b Titchmarsh 0T Brandram run out 4 F Hankin b Titchmarsh 0A Cheshire not out 15 Barnes c and b Titchmarsh 0G Halestrap b Walby 2 H Hankin not out 0Byes, etc 4 Byes, etc Total 106 Total 74Hertfordshire Mercury - 07 September 1878 GREVILLE CLUBSept 5, At Lord’s Greville 121 121 Hatfield 124 42* 166 * One wicket down. Lost by 3 runs Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle - 12 October 1878 HITCHIN V. HATFIELDThis match was on the Hitchin Cricket Ground on Monday, June 30th, and owing to the rain, only one innings was got through. The batting of Mr Arthur Dagg for the Hatfield team was very good, and the bowling of Rev. Dale was excellent, getting nine wickets for 22 runs. Mr F Hankin played well for his runs, and the bowling of Mr G H Titchmarsh was very good, considering the state of the ground. Score: HITCHIN HATFIELD G H Titchmarsh c Dagg b Lambert 3 A R Dagg b Titchmarsh 32E Hankin st Lambert b Dale 20 C Lambert b G Hicks 2T J Darton c Hornsey b Dale 0 H Hankin run out 5G Hicks st Lambert b Dale 2 W Groom c Barham b Titchmarsh 0G Houles b Dale 0 Rev. T G Dale b G Hicks 1B Gatwood b Dale 4 F Hankin b Titchmarsh 6Austin b Dale 0 W Horsey b Titchmarsh 2W R Barham st Lambert b Dale 0 J Cox b Titchmarsh 0F Gilham b Dale 0 Stamford not out 12M Jeeves b Dale 1 H Barham not out 0 Extras 0 Extras 8Total 30 Total 68Herts & Cambs Reporter & Royston Crow - 11 July 1879 CRICKET.– Match played at Hitchin, on Monday, between Hatfield and Hitchin Clubs. Hitchin won the toss, went in first, and scored 30. Then Hatfield went in and scored 68, of which Mr Arthur Dagg made 32. Hitchin went in a second time, but 267

they were only partly out at the close of play, so the game was decided in favour of Hatfield, by the first innings. Herts Guardian - 05 July 1879 BROCKET HALL V. HATFIELDWe are pleased to announce that a cricket club has lately been formed at Brocket Hall, and that they played their first match in the park with Hatfield on Wednesday, the 9th inst., a very pleasant day being spent. After the first innings, the two teams sat down to a capital dinner given by the Hon. H. F. Cowper, MP, and supplied by Mr E Clark of the Horse and Jockey Inn. The health of the Hon. gentleman having been proposed and enthusiastically received, the game was renewed with much spirit. The following is the score: 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings J Andrew b Collings 0 b Collings 10W Cox b Towersey 1 b Collings 1V Austin b Towersey 0 b Collings 0B Walby st Ulrich 10 c Shepherd b Towersey 0K Potter st Towersey 3 b Towersey 13D Fuller st Towersey 0 b Towersey 2W Rowlett c and b Towersey 1 not out 1H Spriggs b Collings 4 b Collings 3G Prewett b Collings 6 b Collings 0W Palmer not out 2 st Towersey 0F Norris b Collings 0 c Clark 0Bye 1 Wides 2Total 28 Total 311st Innings BROCKET HALL 2nd innings J Tyler c Potter b Austin 0 c Potter b Austin 0W Fowler b Potter 0 b Austin 6C Shepherd b Potter 0 c and b Walby 0J Towersey b Austin 1 b Walby 4H Ulrich b Potter 7 c Potter b Walby 2W Clark b Austin 5 c and b Potter 1J Whitbread b Austin 0 c Andrew b Austin 0J Trimlett b Potter 1 c Cox b Austin 0C Smith c Potter b Austin 0 c and b Austin 0W Collings c Andrew b Austin 2 not out 4J McCulloch not out 0 b Austin 1 Byes, etc 4Total 16 Total 22Hertfordshire Mercury - 19 July 1879 [Probably a 2nd XI fixture.] HATFIELD V. GREVILLE268

Played at Hatfield, on July 23. Score: 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings W Lambert c Haywood b Wilson 29 not out 14C Lambert b Wilson 1 c Jennings b Haywood 19B Grindrod b Wilson 0 b Hogg 4A Dagg b Wilson 0 b Haywood 8Rev T G Dale c Jennings b Wilson 2 b Hogg 14H Hankin c Jennings b Hogg 2 H Barnes c Mycroft b Haywood 1 F Martin b Wilson 3 c Garner b Wilson 6F J Hankin not out 3 b Hogg 1W Horsey c Hogg b Haywood 4 J Cox c Jennings b Haywood 0 Byes 9, lb 2, w 2 13 Byes 3, ib 2, w 1 6Total 58 Total 72GREVILLE D Jennings b Dale 10W Haywood b Dale 2T Mycroft c Cox b Dale 42J Macbeth run out 0W A Tidey c Grindrod b Lambert 1W Wilson run out 1B Cecil run out 6R B Garner b Dale 3W Hogg not out 18C Dending b Dale 1E R Gurr c Horsey b Dale 1Byes 3, lb 2 5Total 90Field - 02 August 1879 Wilson took 4 wickets, including a hat-trick, (all bowled) in the space of 6 deliveries to reduce Hatfield to 4 for 3 and then 8 for 4. Monday, 18 August 1879, BUTCHERS v. BREWERSBUTCHERS 68 and 100, BREWERS 44 and 77. Butchers won by 57 runs. Tuesday, 26 August 1879, HATFIELD v. H L BUTLER’S XI Cancelled - ‘Wet all day’. HATFIELD V. MR MORRIS’S XI Yesterday, Friday, a match was played in Hatfield Park, by the kind permission of Lord Salisbury, between Hatfield Cricket Club and Mr Morris’s Eleven, of Brickwall. Hatfield went in first and scored 73; the only double figures were 32 made by Charles Bradshaw. Mr Morris’s Eleven scored 62: of these Mr C F Morris 269

made 21, and Mr P H Morris 16. Herts Guardian - 30 August 1879 The Club’s scorebook showed that in the second innings, Hatfield scored 74 runsall out, and Mr Morris’s team could only manage 50 runs for five wickets beforetime was called. Wednesday, 10 September 1879, GREVILLE v. HATFIELD (at Lord’s) GREVILLE 129 and 38 for 5, HATFIELD 119 (Arthur Cheshire 52). Greville won by 10 runs on the first innings. [For match report see Chapter: Hatfield Cricket Club at Lord’s Cricket Ground]. Thursday, 11 September 1879, HATFIELD v. MR MORRIS’S XI MR MORRIS’S XI 204, HATFIELD 43. Mr Morris’s XI won by 161 runs on the first innings. Tuesday, 15 June 1880, HOLBORN v. HATFIELDHATFIELD 37 and 16 for 1, HOLBORN 111. Holborn won by 74 runs on the first innings. Tuesday, 22 June 1880, HATFIELD v. E V PRYOR’S XI E V PRYOR’S XI 177, HATFIELD 64 and 78 for 8. E V Pryor’s XI won by 113 runs on the first innings. Unknown, HATFIELD (G GIBSON’S XII) v. KIMPTONKIMPTON 16 (Charles Lambert 8 wickets) and 89 (Lambert 5 wickets), HATFIELD 98 (Frederick Hankin 20) and 8 for 2. Hatfield won by 8 wickets. Tuesday, 6 July 1880, HATFIELD v. GREVILLEGREVILLE 68 and 50, HATFIELD 48 and 24. Greville won by 46 runs. LYONSDOWN V. HATFIELDThis match was played at Barnet on Thursday, July 22nd, and resulted in an easy victory for the Lyonsdown team by an innings and 52 runs. Score:– LYONSDOWN A P Lucas lbw b Lambert 0H J Cooper c Whitby b Swift 12J S Goodison b Lambert 8J R Turner run out 11F J Richards c Hawkins b Lambert 14A M Bennett not out 26F J Sparks b Canham 23270

S J Bourne b Canham 10P Lucas b Canham 3O Davis c Whitby b Lambert 0H P Harris b Lambert 12Extras 1Total 1201st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings J Hammond c and b Bennett 3 b Cooper 0C Lambert b Bennett 12 b Cooper 0F J Hawkins b A Lucas 2 c Bennett b Cooper 5J Canham c Turner b A Lucas 0 b Bennett 7G Elliott c A Lucas b Bennett 0 b Cooper 0E Duckworth st Cooper b A Lucas 2 b Cooper 1W Swift c Goodison b Bennett 4 c Bennett b Cooper 9L F Gow c Goodison b Bennett 6 b Bennett 0C Stallabrass not out 0 c A Lucas b Bennett 7W Whitby b Bennett 1 lbw b Cooper 1Worman b Bennett 0 not out 0Extras 3 Extras 5Total 33 Total 35Barnet Press - 31 July 1880 HATFIELD V. STEVENAGEA match was played in Hatfield Park (kindly lent by the Marquis of Salisbury), between eleven gentlemen of Stevenage and eleven of Hatfield Cricket Club. 1st Innings STEVENAGE 2nd innings W A R Pugh c F J Hankin b Lambert 7 c and b Lambert 5Woodward b Blinko 1 b Lambert 6H Hutchins run out 1 b Lambert 8H Salmon c and b Lambert 22 c Walby b Blinko 1R Warren c Reid b Walby 14 c H H Hankin b Lambert 8S U Robins b Lambert 9 not out 31C Stevens c Reid b Walby 1 c Walby b F J Hankin 1G Pallett c H H Hankin b Walby 2 W H Wadsworth c Reid b Walby 0 c and b Blinko 13W Gillans b Lambert 3 Lunnnies not out 0 c F J Hankin b Lambert 12Extras 3 Extras 2Total 63 Total 87HATFIELD J Hammond b Pallett 3C Lambert st Salmon b Hutchins 13T Blinko b Hutchins 16P H Morris b Hutchins 2J Walby b Hutchins 16H H Hankin c Hutchins b Pallett 37P C Reid run out 2271

E V Pryor c Robins b Hutchins 4W Groom st Salmon b Hutchins 5E Duckworth not out 11F J Hankin c sub b Robins 14Extras 2Total 129Herts Advertiser - 31 July 1880 Friday, 30 July 1880, HARPENDEN v. HATFIELDHATFIELD 57 (James Walby 17), HARPENDEN 182 for 9. Harpenden won by 125 runs. LYONSDOWN V. HATFIELDThis match was played at Hatfield on August 12th and won by Lyonsdown. Score:– 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings W Lambert b Collins 10 run out 8C Lambert c Sub b Collins 9 b Gardiner 9T Blinko b Collins 0 c Collins b Gardiner 0T D Cox b Bennett 0 b Bennett 0H Cox b Collins 0 not out 29U S Robins hit wicket b Collins 1 run out 1E Duckworth b Collins 0 c Bourne b Collins 3P H Morris c Turner b Gardiner 13 hit wicket b Bennett 0C Morris not out 2 b Gardiner 1E Pryor b Gardiner 0 b Roughton 8F Hankin c Collins b Gardiner 11 st Richards b Gardiner 2Byes, wides, etc 7 Byes, wides, etc 5Total 53 Total 681st Innings LYONSDOWN 2nd innings S J Brunskill run out 2 W Roughton b Blinko 2 J R Turner b W Lambert 0 not out 8E J Gardiner hit wicket b W Lambert 20 c Cox b W Lambert 0R Collins c T D Cox b Blinko 0 b Blinko 0A M Bennett b C Lambert 21 W Shelton lbw b Duckworth 4 F J Richards c C Morris b C Lambert 12 H M Bourne hit wicket b C Lambert 0 lbw b W Lambert 0F J Sparks not out 16 not out 2F Gilling c Pryor b W Lambert 3 Byes, wides, etc 0 Byes, wides, etc 0Total 90 Total 15Barnet Press - 21 August 1880 ST ALBANS V. HATFIELDThis match was played on Bernard’s Heath, on August 14th, all the players be272

ing under nineteen, except two on each side, and resulted in favour of the visitors by six wickets and 3 runs. 1st Innings ST ALBANS 2nd innings H Lockhart run out 0 b W Whitby 29E Gentle c G Gibson b Austin 13 c E Potter b Austin 4F Johnstone b Canham 10 run out 3F Wingrave b Austin 0 st E Potter b Canham 57R Brabent c Chennell b Austin 4 c Canham b A Whitby 5G Johnstone c Smith b Canham 7 c Canham b Austin 17P Harding c Smith b Austin 0 run out 2S Lockhart hit wicket b Canham 0 b Canham 1H Gibson c E Potter b V Austin 0 b Canham 7H Miskin b Austin 0 not out 1G Marks not out 0 c A Whitby b Canham 0Extras 3 Extras 8Total 37 Total 1341st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings J Canham b H Gibson 18 b Wingrave 0W Whitby c Gentle b Johnstone 5 run out 14E Potter b H Gibson 17 c and b Gentle 1V Austin c S Lockhart b H Gibson 8 not out 19G Gibson b H Gibson 10 lbw b Wingrave 0G Chennell b Wingrave 14 not out 4T Smith b H Gibson 0 A Whitby b Wingrave 24 J Potter b Wingrave 7 G Dunham c Wingrave b H Gibson 12 W Smith not out 3 Extras 11 Extras Total 129 Total 38Herts Advertiser - 21 August 1880 Tuesday, 17 August 1880, HATFIELD v. HARPENDENHARPENDEN 79 (C Harris 6 wickets) and 41, HATFIELD 95 (H Carswell 35, George Skerman 16, Frederick Hankin 11). Hatfield won by 16 runs on the first innings. Hatfield employed the services of numerous hired hands for the occasion, with only Charles Lambert and Hankin identifiably Hatfield men. Tuesday, 24 August 1880, STEVENAGE v. HATFIELDHATFIELD 114 (Sharpe 43), STEVENAGE 98. Hatfield won by 16 runs on the first innings. Monday, 30 August 1880, HATFIELD v. HOLBORNHOLBORN 30 (Charles Bradshaw 7 wickets) and 68, HATFIELD 63 and 61 for 5. Hatfield won by 5 wickets. 273

Thursday, 9 September 1880, GREVILLE v. HATFIELD (at Lord’s) HATFIELD 56 and 86 for 6, GREVILLE 103. Greville won by 47 runs. [For match report see Chapter: Hatfield Cricket Club at Lord’s Cricket Ground]. 274

1881 - 1890 Friday, 10 June 1881, HATFIELD v. E V PRYOR’S XI E V PRYOR’S XI 97 and 52, HATFIELD 35 and 54. E V Pryor’s XI won by 60 runs. Wednesday, 22 June 1881, HATFIELD v. GREVILLEHATFIELD 191 (William Westell 69, Arthur Dagg 46, J Fennell 24, C Pallett 19, E Duckworth 12), GREVILLE 67 and 80 for 5. Hatfield won by 145 on the first innings. (Westell and Dagg put on 119 for the 1st wicket). HERTFORD VICTORIA V. HATFIELDThis match was played in Hartham on Monday, the 27th of June, and resulted in a victory for the home team on the first innings. The following is the score: 1st Innings VICTORIA 2nd innings C Gear c Bradshaw b Elliott 9 c Brown b Elliott 0J Walls run out 25 b Elliott 10R Bynoth b Bradshaw 7 c Haylock b Elliott 6A George b Bradshaw 12 c Walby b Elliott 0D Siggens c & b Elliott 7 b Bradshaw 4E Rogerson run out 7 b Bradshaw 5G Ives b Elliott 1 c Elliott b Bradshaw 17J R Donohoo b Bradshaw 4 run out 4R Hopkins c Cox b Elliott 0 not out 3J Norman not out 3 c Bradshaw b Walby 4A Tucker c Patton b Elliott 3 c Andrews b Elliott 0Byes, etc 11 Byes, etc 7Total 89 Total 601st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings C Bradshaw run out 16 b George 1T Patton b Bynoth 0 run out 0H Brown c Norman b Bynoth 10 b Bynoth 0J Birch b George 5 c Hopkins b Bynoth 0G Elliott run out 19 st Walls b George 0P Tiller b George 5 B Walby st Walls b Gear 8 run out 6W Cox c and b Gear 13 st Walls b Bynoth 0T Haylock b Gear 2 H Andrews c George b Gear 2 G Smith not out 2 Byes, etc 1 Byes, etc Total 84 Total 7Hertfordshire Mercury - 02 July 1881 Probably a 2nd XI fixture. 275

Wednesday, 13 July 1881, KIMPTON v. HATFIELDHATFIELD 82 (William Groom 38 not out) and 131 for 7, KIMPTON 60. Hatfield won by 22 runs on the first innings. Thursday, 28 July 1881, STEVENAGE v. HATFIELDSTEVENAGE 62 and 49, HATFIELD 71 and 40 for 4. Hatfield won by 9 runs (or 6 wickets as the scores were tied!) Wednesday, 10 August 1881, HATFIELD v. STEVENAGESTEVENAGE 143 (Arthur Dagg 9 wickets) and 58 (Charles Lambert 7 wickets), HATFIELD 90 (Frederick Hankin 23, Arthur Dagg 16, Lambert 14, and Henry Barnes 10). Stevenage won by 53 runs on the first innings. Tuesday, 30 August 1881, HATFIELD v. YOUNG HERTFORDSHIREYOUNG HERTFORDSHIRE 83, HATFIELD 121 (Arthur Dagg 32 not out, Tom Pearce 27 Charles Lambert 23). Hatfield won by 38 run on the first innings. Wednesday, 31 August 1881, STEVENAGE v. HATFIELDSTEVENAGE 216, HATFIELD 91 (Tom Pearce 31). Stevenage won by 125 runs on the first innings. Thursday, 15 September 1881, GREVILLE v. HATFIELD (at Lord’s) GREVILLE 86 and 95 for 6, HATFIELD 89. Hatfield won by 9 runs on the first innings. HATFIELD PARK. – The members of the Cricket Club have held two successful meetings at the “Two Brewers” Inn to prepare for the coming cricketing season. Several matches are already arranged. The ground in Hatfield Park has been returfed. Hertfordshire Mercury - 29 April 1882 Wednesday, 26 April 1882, A R DAGG’S X V. W GROOM’S X. A R DAGG’S XI 51 (George Elliott 22); W GROOM’S XI 31 for 2 (Charles Lambert 22 not out. Match abandoned. [For match report see chapter: Inter-club Matches.] Friday, 26 May 1882, HATFIELD v. KIMPTONKIMPTON 39 and 37, HATFIELD 71 and 6 for 2. Hatfield won by 8 wickets. WHEATHAMPSTEAD V. HATFIELD (2ND ELEVEN) A match was played between these clubs on Monday, May 29th, at No Man’s Land, and resulted in a victory for the home club. Score:– 1st Innings WHEATHAMPSTEAD 2nd innings J E Coleman b Austin 0 b Austin 4276

G Chennells b Whitby 0 b Dagg 29R H Peile b Whitby 0 b Austin 6J C Parfitt b Whitby 0 c Dagg b Bamville 15F Lattimore not out 20 b Samwells 4H B White b Austin 0 b Samwells 1W C Smith b Whitby 3 b Whitby 3F Burgess b Whitby 0 b Whitby 1W Batchelor b Whitby 9 not out 8T Wilsher c Dagg b Austin 3 b Whitby 0W Simons b Austin 1 b Samwells 0Extras 6 Extras 14Total 42 Total 80Bowling: W Whitby 6-10, V Austin 4-16. W Whitby 3-21, W Samuels 4-8, V Austin 2-24, P H Dagg 1-4.1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings W Groom b Coleman 0 b Smith 7W Samuels b Smith 0 c and b Lattimore 10W Whitby run out 2 run out 8P H Dagg b Coleman 1 b Smith 3V Austin not out 5 b Lattimore 1A Whitby b Coleman 2 b Smith 10T Gregory b Smith 0 b Coleman 4G Cheek b Coleman 2 c and b Coleman 9J Haylock c and b Coleman 0 not out 3G Brown b Smith 1 b Coleman 4A Worman b Coleman 3 b Coleman 2Extras 4 Extras 9Total 20 Total 70Herts Advertiser - 17 June 1882 Thursday, 1 June 1882, STEVENAGE v. HATFIELDHATFIELD 102 (Charles Wodehouse 39 not out, Frederick Hankin 18, Charles Lambert 12), STEVENAGE 38 (Charles Lambert 6 for 20, Walter Whitby 5 for 17) and 40. Hatfield won by an innings and 24 runs. The eleven wickets in Stevenage’s 1st innings were disposed of in 127 balls. HATFIELD V. GREVILLEPlayed at Hatfield on Thursday, June 15. 1st Innings GREVILLE 2nd innings J H French run out 11 c Bradshaw b Whitby 0E Lee c Elliott b Wodehouse 14 c Sub b Whitby 5W Lambert c Hankin b Wodehouse 3 c Sub b Lambert 28B Warsop c Curtis b C Lambert 0 not out 20H Gregory c Bradshaw b Wodehouse 0 not out 0W A B Hamilton c Curtis b Wodehouse 6 H Carswell c Lambert b Wodehouse 12 277

W H Tidey st Baker b C Lambert 4 C Lane c Lambert b Wodehouse 1 A Dark b C Lambert 0 W Cale not out 0 b Austin 5 Byes 3Total 51 Total 59Bowling: Lambert 3-20, Wodehouse 6-21HATFIELD Capt Baker c French b Lee 13C Lambert c Hamilton b Lee 23G Curtis b Lambert 1F Hankin b Lee 9T Blinko b Gregory 1C Wodehouse run out 25G Elliott b Lee 2C Bradshaw c Lee b Lambert 53W Groom b Lambert 23V Austin not out 11W Whitby b Lee 15B 8, 1-b 6, w 1 15Total 183Cricket - 29 June 1882 Tuesday, 27 June 1882, HATFIELD v. HOLBORNHOLBORN 76 (William Westell 6 wickets) and 126, HATFIELD 101 (Westell 50). Hatfield won by 25 runs on the first innings. ?? July 1882, KIMPTON v. HATFIELDKIMPTON 6 (Archie Austin 6 wickets, Charles Bradshaw 4) and 39, HATFIELD 58. Hatfield won by an innings and 13 runs. Wednesday, 19 July 1882, HATFIELD v. STEVENAGESTEVENAGE 77 and 104, HATFIELD 49 and 27 for 5. Stevenage won by 28 runs on the first innings. HERTFORD V. HATFIELDThis match commenced in Hartham a little before twelve on Monday last and was won by the home team by 58 runs on the first innings. Hughes bowled with remarkable effect. The scores as under:– 1st Innings HERTFORD 2nd innings J Hammond b Pearce 0 c Long b Pearce 40J Hughes run out 22 b Pearce 1G Skerman b Lambert 29 c Titchmarsh b Pearce 0T Blinko run out 0 b Titchmarsh 2I A Fish b Lambert 18 b Titchmarsh 0278

D Fountain b Lambert 0 b Pearce 17T J Sworder b Titchmarsh 18 c Lambert b Pearce 2A Fisher c Elliott b Titchmarsh 3 c Lambert b Pearce 0W Nicholls b Titchmarsh 1 not out 4c Nicholls b Pearce 0 c Lambert b Pearce 7W M Lawrence not out 0 run out 0Extras 4 Extras 0Total 95 Total 71st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings T Pearce b Fish 6 b Fish 1V A Titchmarsh b Hughes 19 b Blinko 44C Lambert b Hughes 0 b Blinko 0H Long b Hughes 6 c G Nicholls b Hughes 0C Bradshaw b Hughes 2 not out 6V Austin b Fish 1 not out 0G Elliott not out 0 c Fisher b Hughes 19F J Hankin b Hughes 0 P Dagg b Hughes 0 J Haycock b Hughes 0 J Cox b Hughes 0 Extras 3 Extras 3Total 37 Total 73Hertfordshire Mercury - 05 August 1882 Wednesday, 2 August 1882, HATFIELD v. WHEATHAMPSTEADWHEATHAMPSTEAD 101 (Walter Whitby 5 wickets) and 72, HATFIELD 51 and 45 for 1. Wheathampstead won by 50 runs on the first innings. Thursday, 10 August 1882, HATFIELD (MR WELL’S XI) v. WHETSTONEHATFIELD 27 and 74 (Charles Lambert 49, Tom Blinko 14), WHETSTONE 29 and 22. Hatfield won by 50 runs. Monday, 14 August 1882, HATFIELD v. UNITED THEATRICALSHATFIELD 84 (Charles Lambert 25, Walter Whitby 18, William Lambert 12) and 149 (William Lambert 42, Arthur Dagg 29, Charles Lambert 27), UNITED THEATRICALS 41 (Charles Lambert 6 wickets, William Lambert 4) and 22 for 5. Hatfield won by 43 runs on the first innings. HATFIELD V. HERTFORDOn Wednesday last, August 30th, the return match between these clubs was played in Hatfield Park, resulting in a victory for Hertford by 44 runs on the first innings. Scores:– 1st Innings HERTFORD 2nd innings J Hughes c Gregory b Lambert 12 G Skerman b Gregory 12 c Smith b Bradshaw 14279

W Palmer lbw b Warsop 18 not out 12C E Wodehouse c Smith b Austin 13 c Smith b Bradshaw 24I A Fish c Sub b Lambert 18 not out 20J S Tekell st Carswell b Austin 3 A Chesher st Carswell b Warsop 6 A Fisher c Gregory b Lambert 4 W M Lawrence b Warsop 0 T Jones not out 1 c and b Warsop 3Bynoth c Bengel b Warsop 0 Byes, etc 12 Byes, etc 6Total 101 Total 74HATFIELD Bengel b Hughes 2B Warsop c Fisher b Hughes 8H Carswell b Hughes 5C Lambert b Fish 1C Bradshaw b Fish 24Gregory c Tekell b Hughes 0Elliott b Hughes 4Austin c and b Hughes 0J Smith c Fisher b Hughes 1F Hankin b Fish 4Whitby not out 0Byes, etc 8Total 57Hertfordshire Mercury - 02 September 1882 Thursday, 14 September 1882, GREVILLE v. HATFIELD (at Lord’s) HATFIELD 134 (Charles Lambert 49), GREVILLE 101 for 4. Match drawn. HATFIELD V. UNITED THEATRICALSA match was played between the Hatfield Cricket Club and the United Theatricals (London) Cricket Club, in Hatfield Park, on Wednesday the 6th inst., and resulted in a victory for Hatfield. The London club totalled 81 (63 first innings and 18 second), and Hatfield obtained 51 first innings, and 32 second innings, with three wickets to go down. Hertfordshire Mercury - 16 June 1883 STEVENAGE V. HATFIELDMatch played on Thursday at Stevenage between Hatfield and Stevenage Clubs. Hatfield won the toss, went in and scored 108, of which Charles Lambert made 56 and brought his bat out. Stevenage went in and made 57, of which Captain B Baker made 16. Hatfield made 60 in the 2nd innings, and Stevenage in their 2nd innings made 53 with 5 wickets down when time was called. Charles Bradshaw bowled well for the Hatfield Club, who were most kindly and hospitably entertained by Mrs E Pryor. 280

Herts Guardian - 16 June 1883 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings C Bradshaw c Robins b Wilson 1 lbw b Wilson 9C Lambert not out 56 c Oddie b Baker 19G Elliott c and b Wilson 17 b Wilson 6T Cash b Wilson 0 c Salmon b Wilson 9W Groom c Wilson b Salmon 13 c Salmon b Wilson 3F Worman b Salmon 3 run out 0P Dagg b Wilson 2 b Wilson 2F Hankin c Snook b Wilson 4 st Salmon b Baker 2W Samuels b Wilson 0 st Salmon b Baker 2A Whitby c Baker b Wilson 0 not out 2F Proctor c and b Salmon 0 c Metcalfe b Wilson 0Extras 12 Extras 6Total 108 Total 601st Innings STEVENAGE 2nd innings Capt. B Baker b Bradshaw 16 lbw b Lambert 14F W Poland b Bradshaw 0 st Groom b Lambert 9E H Lea b Lambert 11 b Lambert 12C Dyer b Lambert 0 not out 10H J Salmon c Elliott b Bradshaw 13 c Lambert b Bradshaw 3Rev. Oddie c Bradshaw b Lambert 0 S U Robins run out 0 T W Snook not out 6 c and b Bradshaw 0G Moules c Dagg b Bradshaw 4 E Metcalfe b Bradshaw 0 Wilson b Lambert 0 Extras 7 Extras 5Total 57 Total 53Herts Advertiser - 16 June 1883 HATFIELD V. WAREMatch played in Hatfield Park on Wednesday last, by the kind permission of the Marquess of Salisbury, between Hatfield and Ware Clubs. Ware won the toss, went in and scored 66. Then the players sat down to an excellent dinner prepared by Mrs Goodacre (Two Brewers Inn) in very nice style. After dinner, play was resumed: Hatfield went in and scored 98; of these, Charles Lambert made 36 and Charles Bradshaw 31; William Groom made 13, of which 6 were scored for one splendid leg hit; and Arthur Dagg made 10. Ware went in again and made 85, and then time was up. The match was decided in favour of Hatfield by the 1st innings. Herts Guardian - 23 June 1883 HATFIELD V. HERTFORDMatch played at Hatfield Park, by kind permission of Lord Salisbury, on Wednesday. Hertford went in first and didn’t do much at first, 4 out for 6 runs, when Mr 281

Wodehouse went and scored 38, and took his bat out at the close, total 52. Then to the Club House, the Two Brewers Inn, where Mrs Goodacre provided a very nice dinner. Hatfield went in and scored 42. Then Hertford’s 2nd innings in which Mr Wodehouse scored 35, and G Nicholls 33, out of a total of 119. Hatfield began well for the 2nd innings, with 41 scored when time was up and only 3 out. Match decided by the 1st innings, very few spectators: people being busy in the showyard. 1st Innings HERTFORD 2nd innings Hughes c W Whitby 0 run out 8Mitchell b Lambert 3 c Elliott 11Tekell c Whitby 0 c and b A Dagg 14Skerman b Whitby 1 c Dagg 5Wodehouse not out 33 b W Whitby 35G Nicholls b Whitby 0 lbw 33A Fisher b Lambert 1 c and b Elliott 0Capt. Gray lbw 4 run out 0Thomas c Lambert 6 c Lambert 0F Spratt run out 0 c and b A Dagg 3Hatt c Elliott 0 not out 6Byes, etc 2 Byes, etc 4Total 52 Total 1191st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings C Lambert c and b G Nicholls 7 not out 11A R Dagg b G Nicholls 19 b G Nicholls 0G Elliott c Thomas 1 c Hughes 0C Bradshaw b G Nicholls 0 c and b G Nicholls 7P H Dagg c Thomas 3 not out 23S U Robins c Nicholls 0 W Whitby b G Nicholls 0 T Cash c Fisher 0 H Andrews c Fisher 4 G Church c Wodehouse 4 A King not out 0 Byes, etc 4 Byes, etc Total 42 Total 41Herts Guardian - 14 July 1883 HATFIELD V. POTTERS BARMatch played at Hatfield Park, on August 15th, resulting in a victory for Hatfield by 46 runs. 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings C Lambert b Whitby 11 c Wetherfield b Whitby 4G Hutchins c Hocombe b Wood 11 b Mounsey 46P H Dagg b Whitby 0 b Whitby 9A R Dagg b Whitby 0 b Wood 22H Hilton b Whitby 1 c H Hocombe b Wood 11Lord Cranborne b Wood 1 b Whitby 6Lord R Cecil b Wood 0 b Whitby 0282

Dr C V R Hall b Whitby 2 not out 0P Webb c Whitby b Wood 1 b Wood 0J Andrews b Wood 0 b Wood 0F Worman not out 2 b Whitby 1Extras 1 Extras 11Total 30 Total 1101st Innings POTTERS BAR 2nd innings H Hocombe c A Dagg b Lambert 8 c Hilton b A Dagg 0Rev S Wetherfield b Lambert 0 b A Dagg 10H Mounsey b Hutchins 4 c and b Lambert 7Wood c Lambert b Hutchins 4 b A Dagg 0G S Cox st A Dagg b Hutchins 6 not out 19W Whitby b A Dagg 6 c Hilton b Lambert 0H Futcher c Andrews b A Dagg 10 st A Dagg b Lambert 2J Mathews b A Dagg 0 b A Dagg 0O Mouncey c Hutchins b Lambert 2 b A Dagg 0G A Sheppherd b A Dagg 0 run out 6M Hocombe not out 0 b Lambert 0Extras 1 Extras 9Total 41 Total 53WARE V. HATFIELDMatch played at Ware, on Wednesday, August 22nd, when Hatfield won by two wickets. Score: 1st Innings WARE 2nd innings H Mansfield b C Lambert 0 b W Lambert 0W Hammond b C Lambert 0 c C Lambert b W Lambert 1C Wickham c C Lambert b W Lambert 3 b W Lambert 15G Gray b C Lambert 6 b C Lambert 5Rev Tribe b W Lambert 2 b C Lambert 0T H Hitch lbw b W Lambert 9 b C Lambert 0A Goodman b C Lambert 8 b W Lambert 3H Bailey b C Lambert 0 c C Lambert b W Lambert 0J Ling st W Groom b C Lambert 35 c and b C Lambert 0T Rookby not out 19 b C Lambert 0Durrant b C Lambert 6 not out 3Extras 1 Extras 4Total 89 Total 311st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings G Hutchins b Bailey 4 b Gray 7W Lambert b Bailey 37 b Gray 15C Lambert c Bailey b Mansfield 6 c Ling b Gray 3C Bradshaw c and b Bailey 0 c and b Bailey 3P Webb c Tribe b Bailey 1 W Groom c Long b Bailey 4 run out 2G Elliott b Bailey 0 c Durrant b Bailey 5Dr C V R Hall c and b Bailey 0 b Gray 0H Broom c Rook b Bailey 0 283

J Canham not out 0 not out 21B Peggs b Bailey 0 run out 5Extras 3 Extras 5Total 55 Total 66Herts Guardian - 25 August 1883 HERTFORD V. HATFIELDPlayed at Ball’s Park, Hertford, on Wednesday. HATFIELD Hutchins b Nicholls 2B Warsop c Mansfield b Hughes 3W Walby c Hughes b Fisher 44C Lambert b Nicholls 24H Hilton c Mansfield b Nicholls 46C Bradshaw lbw b Nicholls 0A Dagg lbw b Fisher 12P Dagg b Fisher 15P Webb c and b Fisher 0Cash c Groom b Fisher 9Worman not out 12Extras 14Total 1811st Innings HERTFORD 2nd innings J Hammond b Lambert 1 c and b Lambert 2H Mansfield c P Dagg b Bradshaw 24 not out 36H Groom run out 8 retired hurt 8G Skerman b P Dagg 8 not out 2J Hughes c Hilton b A Dagg 4 W H Nicholls c Warsop b P Dagg 24 A G Cox b Lambert 0 Mitchell c A Dagg b P Dagg 0 E Baker b Lambert 1 A Fisher c Webb b P Dagg 2 J Wells not out 0 b A Dagg 8Extras 3 Extras 4Total 75 Total 60Herts Guardian - 01 September 1883 Thursday, 27 September 1883, HATFIELD v. FIRE BRIGADEFIRE BRIGADE 63 and 112 for 2, HATFIELD 74. Hatfield won by 11 runs on the first innings. [For match report see chapter: Inter-club Matches.] HATFIELD V. UNITED THESPIANSThe Thespians scored a good win at Hatfield on June 5th, Wheatman and Clayton, as usual, being in fine form with the ball. Fulton played a useful 40. Fulton and Wells in the second innings of the Thespians scored 18 and 14 respect284

ively and kept their wickets standing until stumps were drawn. UNITED THESPIANS HATFIELD C J Fulton c Dagg b Lambert 40 C Lambert c Morgan b Wheatman 0F W Tew st Waller b Bradshaw 17 A Austin b Wheatman 7F Wells c Dagg b Bradshaw 3 H Hilton c Barrett b Clayton 0Clayton lbw b Lambert 3 C Bradshaw c Fulton b Clayton 3A Wheatman c Waller b Bradshaw 1 A R Dagg lbw b Wheatman 4R E Morgan c and b Lambert 3 C Waller c Wheatman b Clayton 3G Barrett b Hankin 3 F J Hankin b Wheatman 2B Holmes b Austin 0 T Cash b Wheatman 0F Stock not out 5 D King not out 2C Warren c Waller b Lambert 1 W Parker b Wheatman 1D Fillon b Austin 0 H Palmer c Barrett b Clayton 0Extras 4 Extras 2Total 80 Total 21Second innings: 36 for 0.The Era - 14 June 1884 The Stevenage Cricket Club easily defeated Hatfield on Wednesday, Stevenage obtained 134 against 52 and 25 scored by Hatfield. Mr Wadsworth batted extremely well for Stevenage, obtaining 41 not out. Woodruff, the Stevenage bowler did the “hat-trick” in the first innings, obtaining three wickets in successive balls. Herts Advertiser - 14 June 1884 HERTFORD V. HATFIELDThis match was played in Ball’s Park, Hertford, on Wednesday, and as will be seen by the subjoined score, resulted in an easy win for the home team. Score:– HATFIELD HERTFORD C Lambert run out 0 G Skerman c Elliott b A R Dagg 3C Bradshaw b Carter 1 E Palmer c Dagg b Lambert 58B Warsop c sub b Fish 1 I A Fish c Lambert b A R Dagg 62W Groom b Skerman 17 W B Carter c Elliott b A R Dagg 45A R Dagg b Nicholls 18 CE Wodehouse b P Dagg 57H Hilton c E Baker b Skerman 10 R Dimsdale b P Dagg 1G Elliott c Hutt b Carter 6 W H Nicholls c and b A R Dagg 0P H Dagg b Nicholls 0 E Baker b B Warsop 28F J Hankin b Carter 15 L McMullen c and b A R Dagg 3C V H Hall b Nicholls 5 C Hutt not out 0H Wood not out 7 J Wells b B Warsop 0Extras 12 Extras 7Total 92 Total 263Hertfordshire Mercury - 05 July 1884 HATFIELD V. HERTFORDPlayed at Hatfield on July 31. Scores:– 285

1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings W Lambert b Fish 10 not out 15W Whitby b Wodehouse 17 b Fish 10J Austin b Ashton 13 c Speller b Skerman 0P H Dagg b Fish 0 not out 5T Blinko b Carter 20 C V R Hall b Carter 4 H Shannon c Wodehouse Nicholls 2 W Groom b Carter 1 A King c Ashton b Wodehouse 2 A Whitby b Carter 2 F Hankin not out 6 c Carter b Wodehouse 1Extras 4 Extras 3Total 81 Total 34HERTFORD G Skerman b Lambert 0P Desages c Dagg b Whitby 2I A Fish c Austin b Lambert 4W B Carter lbw b Lambert 4E H Palmer b Whitby 3C E Wodehouse b Lambert 16W H Nicholls b Whitby 25H B Ashton b Dagg 6W Speller c Groom b Whitby 8F Fountain b Lambert 2Skeggs not out 2Extras 2Total 74Hertfordshire Mercury - 09 August 1884 WHEATHAMPSTEAD V. AN ELEVEN OF HATFIELDThe above match was played at Wheathampstead on August 4th and ended in a victory on the first innings for the home team. Score: 1st Innings WHEATHAMPSTEAD 2nd innings D Davys b Canham 0 b Canham 3G Green lbw b Canham 8 b Austin 1W Batchelor b Austin 3 b Austin 0F Lattimore b Elliott 27 c Whitby b Canham 5J C Parfitt b Austin 8 b Austin 7F Burgess lbw b Canham 3 not out 4C E Jolley c Broom b Austin 9 c Broom b Austin 2W Titmuss b Elliott 5 c and b Austin 0W Simons b Austin 1 c Andrews b Canham 2W Smith c Hickson b Austin 9 b Austin 0C Barker not out 1 c Austin b Canham 3Extras 2 Extras 0Total 76 Total 27286

1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings F Hickson c Green b Smith 8 G Cheek b Lattimore 10 b Smith 4H Richardson c Batchelor b Lattimore 4 J Canham b Lattimore 8 c Parfitt b Smith 20J Andrews b Lattimore 0 not out 8P Austin run out 1 J Broom run out 5 b Lattimore 0A King not out 3 G Elliott b Lattimore 0 A Whitby b Lattimore 0 not out 0H Broom b Lattimore 2 b Lattimore 4Extras 12 Extras 6Total 53 Total 42Herts Advertiser - 09 August 1884 CRICKET – The Stevenage Cricket Club met with a heavy defeat at Hatfield on Wednesday, scoring 64 runs against 200 obtained by their opponents. Herts Advertiser - 23 August 1884 Wednesday, 24 September 1884, B WARSOP’S XI v. HATFIELD (at Lord’s) B WARSOP’S XI 172, HATFIELD 84 for 9. Match drawn. [For match report see chapter: Hatfield Cricket.Club at Lord’s Cricket Ground] In 1884 Hatfield also played fixtures against Potters Bar (away) on 18 June, TufnellPark H. United (away) 7 July, and Potters Bar (home) ? July. CRICKET CLUB – A meeting of the committee of the above club was held in the club room on Wednesday evening when there was present: Messrs Page, F Hankin, Cox, Groom, A Whitby. A good list of matches has been arranged, the first of which will take place on Monday, May 4th, in Hatfield Park. Herts Advertiser - 02 May 1885 BANK HOLIDAY – The day was one of the most wretched that can be well imagined, and the number of visitors to Hatfield was consequently very small for a holiday time. A match had been arranged to be played on this day between Hatfield Cricket Club and Wheathampstead. It was thought at the time for pitching the stumps that no play would take place, but the rain clearing off for a little time, the game began soon after twelve o'clock, with Hatfield at the wickets. Play had hardly commenced, however, when the rain again started, continued almost without intermissions during the whole of the afternoon. Notwithstanding this, however, the Hatfield team stopped at the wickets through their innings, which closed for 61, and play was then abandoned, as there seemed no prospect of the weather improving. Herts Advertiser - 30 May 1885 287

Additionally, William Groom scored 22 not out, and Alfred Whitby 13. Friday, 12 June 1885, HATFIELD v. THE THESPIANSHATFIELD 95 and 78 for 7, THE THESPIANS 84. Hatfield won by 11 runs on the first innings. Thursday, 16 July 1885, HATFIELD v. POTTERS BARHATFIELD 81 (Arthur Dagg 20 not out) and 103 for 3 (Dagg 39, Charles Lambert 26, retired hurt), POTTERS BAR 116 (Alfred Whitby 6 wickets, Archie Austin 3). Potters Bar won by 35 runs on the first innings. Wednesday, 22 July 1885, HATFIELD v. P COLLINSON’S XI P COLLINSON’S XI 138, HATFIELD 44 and 69 (Arthur Dagg 20, Charles Bradshaw 12, Percy Dagg 10). P Collinson’s XI won by an innings and 25 runs. Monday, 3 August 1885, WHEATHAMPSTEAD v. HATFIELDWHEATHAMPSTEAD 20 (Walter Whitby 7 wickets) and 15 (Whitby 6 wickets), HATFIELD64 (Whitby 17, William Groom 12). Hatfield won by an innings and 29 runs. Friday, 7 August 1885, HATFIELD v. THESPIANSResult unknown. A Cricket match was played on Tuesday between Hatfield and Potters Bar, when the latter won by 21 runs. Scores:- Hatfield 109; Potters Bar 130. Herts Advertiser - 22 August 1885 HERTFORD V. HATFIELDThis match was played in Balls Park, Hertford, on Monday, August 24th, with the following result:– 1st Innings HERTFORD 2nd innings G Skerman b W Lambert 13 not out 0J Hammond b C Lambert 45 not out 0J Tekell b W Lambert 1 H Mansfield b W Lambert 0 b Bradshaw 0C E Wodehouse run out 12 c and b Bradshaw 7I A Fish c W Lambert b C Lambert 12 c Kilminster b Bradshaw 25W H Nicholls c Dagg b C Lambert 5 b Bradshaw 1E Baker c C Lambert b Lane 11 b Bradshaw 10W L Butler not out 15 c Dagg b Kilminster 0A G Skerman b Lane 0 A Skeggs run out 0 Extras 1 Extras 1Total 115 Total 44288

HATFIELD W Lambert c Butler b Fish 50W Kilminster b Nicholls 0C Lambert c and b Hammond 12B Warsop b A G Skerman 27C Bradshaw b Nicholls 32P Dagg b Nicholls 5W Groom b Nicholls 0C Lane not out 13A Whitby b Nicholls 6E H Broome b G Skerman 1P E Webb c Wodehouse b Nicholls 2Extras 4Total 161Hertfordshire Mercury - 29 August 1885 MR KENDALL’S TWELVE V. HATFIELDA match was played between Mr H G O Kendall’s twelve and twelve of the Hatfield Cricket Club, in Hatfield Park, on Wednesday, when the visitors were most unfortunate, their first innings closing for 26 and the second for 62 runs, while the home team scored 122, thus gaining a victory by an innings and 34 runs. Their success was largely due to the excellent batting of Mr William Groom, whose capital innings of 36 was a fine display of defence, and the bowling of Messrs William Lambert and C Harris. Appended is the full score:– 1st Innings MR KENDALL’S TWELVE 2nd innings Rev. T G Dale c W Lambert b Harris 2 absent 0E L Dunster c Welch b W Lambert 3 c Welch b W Lambert 0H Dimsdale c Whitby b W Lambert 0 b Harris 42M Peschell st C Lambert b W Lambert 5 c W Lambert b Harris 8L Bosanquet b W Lambert 2 c Lane b W Lambert 3H Bosanquet b W Lambert 0 c and b W Lambert 1G A Sheppard c C Lambert b Harris 0 c Harris b W Lambert 3J C Orr not out 4 b Harris 0C Vulcher b Harris 6 b W Lambert 0H Drage c C Lambert b Harris 0 b Harris 1H Diddams b Harris 0 not out 0H G O Kendall c and b Harris 1 b Warsop 0Extras 3 Extras 4Total 36 Total 62HATFIELD W Lambert c Diddams b Dale 0C Bradshaw c Sheppard b Dale 5R Warsop b Dunster 1C Lane c and b Dunster 6C V R Hall c Dunster b Dale 3W Groom c Orr b Peschall 36C Welch c and b Dale 1289

Dunkley b Dale 13A Whitby c Peachell b Sheppard 14C Lambert c and b Dale 1C Harris not out 13P Webb c Sheppard b Peachell 3Extras 26Total 122Herts Advertiser - 05 September 1885 Monday, 17 September 1885, GREVILLE v. HATFIELD (at Lord’s) Result unknown. Monday, 26 April 1886, CHALLENGE CUP XI V. XXII OF THE REST. The Challenge Cup XI won by 1 run. [For match report see chapter: Inter-club Matches.] Saturday, 22 May 1886, HATFIELD v. NEW BARNETResult unknown. Saturday, 6 June 1886, HATFIELD v. BISHOPS STORTFORD (at Ball’s Park, Hertford) HATFIELD 133 and 29 for 6, BISHOPS STORTFORD 112. Hatfield won by 21 runs on the first innings. [For match report see Chapter: The Hertfordshire County Challenge Cup]. CRICKET – Two matches have been played this week in Hatfield Park. On Monday between Hatfield and Wheathampstead, and on Tuesday between Hatfield and the “Thespians.” Playing against Wheathampstead, Hatfield won by an innings and 17 runs; George Elliott played a capital innings of 34 for Hatfield and was well supported by Vincent Austin, who scored 22, and William Groom 14. In Tuesday's match, Hatfield were defeated by 45 runs.. Hertfordshire Mercury - 19 June 1886 HATFIELD V. HERTFORDThis match was played in Hatfield Park, on a “bumpy” wicket, on Thursday. The Hertford team went in first, and at the commencement, it seemed as though the scoring would not be very heavy, but on Messrs C E Wodehouse and W H Nicholls getting together, both batsmen hit very hard and freely, the former scoring 51 and the latter 32. Three others made double figures, and the innings closed just before lunch for 155. After lunch, the Hatfield men went in, to the bowling of Messrs Nicholls and Fisher, but their batting was very feeble, and they only made 59, Arthur Dagg being the highest scorer with 17. In the second innings, they made 87, of which Charles Bradshaw with 26, and Percy Dagg with 22, were the chief contributors. The Hertford were thus victorious by an innings and nine runs to spare. Score:– 290

HERTFORD G Skerman c Warsop b Bradshaw 17 E Palmer b Lane 1 I A Fish c Rowlatt b Bradshaw 15 C E Wodehouse c Warsop b Bradshaw 51 E Baker b Bradshaw 0 W Nicholls c A Dagg b P Dagg 32 D Fountain c P Dagg b A Dagg 4 A Fisher b Bradshaw 6 G Pearce st Warsop b Bradshaw 5 A Skeggs b Bradshaw 0 A E Fisher not out 16 Extras 8Total 1551st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings G Elliott b Nicholls 6 b Nicholls 1C Bradshaw c Baker b Nicholls 1 c Nicholls b Pearce 26P H Dagg b A Fisher 1 not out 22A R Dagg b Nicholls 17 b Pearce 4B Warsop b Nicholls 14 b A Fisher 0C Lane b A Fisher 15 b A Fisher 1E H Broom c Nicholls b A Fisher 0 b Pearce 6C V R Hall c Palmer b A Fisher 0 b Pearce 0C Lambert b A Fisher 0 c Skerman b A Fisher 11P Webb not out 3 b Nicholls 2P Rowlatt c Wodehouse b A Fisher 0 b A Fisher 8Extras 2 Extras 6Total 59 Total 87Hertfordshire Mercury - 10 July 1886 Saturday, 10 July 1886, WATFORD v. HATFIELDWATFORD 96 and 92, HATFIELD 89 and 49 for 3. Watford won by 7 runs on the first innings. [For match report see Chapter: The Hertfordshire County Challenge Cup]. Saturday, 17 July 1886, NEW BARNET v. HATFIELDCancelled. Monday, 2 August 1886, WHEATHAMPSTEAD v. HATFIELDCancelled. HERTFORD V. HATFIELDThe return match between these clubs was played in Ball’s Park on Thursday on an excellent wicket. The Hatfield men went in first and scored 149; Mr Charles Bradshaw, by some hard-hitting, made 81. The innings finished just before lunch. The Hertford team commenced their innings about 3 o’clock, and it soon became evident that a long score would be made, which proved to be the case, the last 291

wicket falling just before the time fixed for drawing the stumps for the excellent total of 324, Messrs C E Wodehouse (81), J Hammond (62), H Mansfield (43), I A Fish (41), and W H Nicholls (39), all of whom batted in capital form, being the chief contributors. The following is the score:– HATFIELD HERTFORD C Lambert c Taylor b Fisher 9 J Hammond b Bradshaw 62C Bradshaw c E Baker b Fish 81 G Skerman run out 3G Elliott b Hammond 13 H Mansfield c Elliott b Cranfield 43A R Dagg b Fish 12 H A Taylor c A Dagg b Bradshaw 25P Webb b Nicholls 7 I A Fish b Dagg 41G Cranfield b Fish 1 CE Wodehouse c Webb b Lambert 81A Austin b Fish 9 E Baker run out 13F Gregory b Fish 5 W H Nicholls c Cranfield b Lambert 39W Swift b Fish 0 A Fisher not out 3A Maling b Hammond 0 G Pearce st Dagg b Lambert 1J Lambert not out 2 J Stout b Dagg 1Extras 10 Extras 12Total 149 Total 324Hertfordshire Mercury - 14 August 1886 Monday, 30 August 1886, HATFIELD v. H G O KENDALL’S XI Result unknown. Wednesday, 1 September 1886, GREVILLE v. HATFIELDResult unknown. Thursday, 23 September 1886, MARRIED XVI v. SINGLE XVI MARRIED 106 and 143 for 10 (Arthur Dagg retired hurt 58), SINGLE 143. Single XVI won by 38 runs on the first innings. [For match report see chapter: Inter-club Matches.] HATFIELD V. THESPIANThe first match of the season was played in Hatfield Park on Monday, between the Hatfield Club and the Thespian Cricket Club, London. Hatfield went in first, but made a poor stand, scoring only 34. The Thespians then went in and scored 54. The Hatfield again took the willow, but fared even worse than in the first innings, scoring only 26. This left the Thespians with seven runs to get to win, which they did without losing a wicket. The match thus ended in a win for the Thespians by ten wickets. Herts Advertiser - 18 June 1887 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings B Warsop c Stacey b P Darwin 0 b Wheatman 2C Lambert c Dixon b Wheatman 4 b P Darwin 3292

S B Booth c Emery b Wheatman 10 c C Darwin b P Darwin 0H Broom b P Darwin 0 b P Darwin 0J Cranfield b P Darwin 0 b P Darwin 0P H Dagg c C Darwin b P Darwin 7 b P Darwin 0B Hocombe c Phillips b Wheatman 0 b Wheatman 1A R Dagg lbw b Wheatman 0 b P Darwin 15H Diddams c Brownlow b P Darwin 0 b Wheatman 2F T Rowlett c Moore b Wheatman 0 not out 0J Green not out 6 run out 1Extras 7 Extras 2Total 34 Total 261st Innings THESPIANS 2nd innings S Dixon c Hocombe b P H Dagg 3 S Phillips b P H Dagg 5 A Wheatman run out 0 not out 3P R Macnamara c Rowlett b Hocombe 3 G Moore b P H Dagg 0 P Darwin not out 21 C Darwin b P H Dagg 0 F Emery lbw b A R Dagg 0 A G Stacey b Hocombe 1 W Brownlow c Rowlett b Hocombe 2 not out 5R Barrington b Lambert 7 Extras 12 Extras 1Total 54 Total 9The Era - 18 June 1887 Thursday, 16 June 1887, ST ALBANS v. HATFIELDST ALBANS 48 (Charles Lambert 6 wickets) & 145, HATFIELD 93 and 33). St Albans won by 67 runs. [For match report see Chapter: The Hertfordshire County Challenge Cup]. Wednesday, 24 August 1887, STEVENAGE v. HATFIELDSTEVENAGE 126 and 192 for 4, HATFIELD 75. Stevenage won by 51 runs on the first innings. HATFIELD V. STEVENAGEThis match was played at Hatfield on August 31. The home team batted first, and made 89, Arthur Dagg making 34 in good style. The feature of the match, however, was the brilliant batting of Mr E J Metcalfe, who made 124 not out. His principal hits were two sixes, three fives, five fours, ten threes, fifteen twos, etc. Scores: Hatfield, 89 (Mr A R Dagg 34); Stevenage, 205 (Mr E J Metcalfe not out 124, Mr E H Lee, b Charles Lambert 33, Mr W H Wadsworth not out 30) for four wickets. Field - 10 September 1887 293

WHEATHAMPSTEAD V. HATFIELDThis match was played in Hatfield Park on Wednesday, with the visitors winning by 47 runs. Score: Wheathampstead 43 and 76; Hatfield 35 and 37. Herts Advertiser - 02 June 1888 Saturday, 9 June 1888, HATFIELD v. BISHOPS STORTFORD (at Ball’s Park) BISHOPS STORTFORD 237, HATFIELD 95. Bishops Stortford won by 142 runs. [For match report see Chapter: The Hertfordshire County Challenge Cup]. HATFIELD V. WELWYNThis match was played at Hatfield on Saturday, resulting in a victory for the visitors by 32 runs. Score:– 1st Innings WELWYN 2nd innings J Lawrence b Staines 4 b Elliott 0Col. Bonham b Staines 19 lbw b Elliott 4J Waight not out 35 b Whitby 3R Hoare b Staines 0 b Whitby 1W D Hoare run out 0 c Smith b Whitby 6J Orsman c Green b Staines 0 c Smith b Elliott 5J T Wells c and b Elliott 12 b Whitby 3W Stoten run out 2 b Elliott 3G Wynn c Broom b Elliott 5 b Whitby 7J Orsman b Elliott 0 absent 0W Spicer b Elliott 2 not out 1Extras 2 Extras 1Total 81 Total 341st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings H Broom c Wells b Stoten 0 b Stoten 2W Staines c Orsman b Waight 0 b Wells 3J H Smith c W Hoare b Stoten 10 c Bonham b Waight 2G Elliott c and b Stoten 6 st Bonham b Waight 11W Whitby c Bonham b Stoten 9 b Wells 17W Groom not out 4 b Stoten 0J Green b Stoten 0 run out 9P T Rowlatt b Stoten 0 absent 0H Cox c and b Stoten 2 b Wells 1M de C Elmsall c Wells b Stoten 2 not out 2Diddams b Wells 0 absent 0Extras 1 Extras 2Total 34 Total 49Herts Advertiser - 04 August 1888 WHEATHAMPSTEAD V. HATFIELDThis match was played at Wheathampstead on Bank Holiday and resulted in a victory for the visitors by 65 runs. For the winners, Vincent Austin took 12 wickets 294

for 11 runs. Score:– 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings H Broom b Wells 0 c Tonge b Lattimore 3W Groom b Wells 0 c Brown b Lattimore 2C Lambert c Chennells b Lattimore 1 c Brown b Wells 0A Whitby run out 1 b Wells 6V Austin b Lattimore 0 run out 26G Huskinson b Wells 0 run out 38J Broom b Wells 0 st Chennells b Wells 3J Green b Lattimore 5 st Chennells b Wells 3M de C Elmsall b Wells 2 run out 0P T Rowlatt b Wells 0 not out 0A Norcott not out 0 b Wells 0Extras 0 Extras 5Total 9 Total 841st Innings WHEATHAMPSTEAD 2nd innings G Chennells b Lambert 0 c Elmsall b Lambert 0G Brown st Groom b Austin 0 c Elmsall b Lambert 0Rev. A Oliver b Austin 0 run out 0F Lattimore not out 5 not out 2J C Parfitt lbw b Austin 5 b Austin 1J T Wells c Broom b Austin 1 b Austin 1D Ellingham b Austin 0 b Austin 0F Burgess b Lambert 1 b Austin 1W Tonge st Groom b Lambert 4 c Elmsall b Lambert 2C Kilby lbw b Lambert 1 b Austin 2C Mears b Austin 0 b Austin 0Extras 2 Extras 0Total 19 Total 9Herts Advertiser - 11 August 1888 ESSENDON V. HATFIELDThe above match was played on Saturday at Essendon and resulted in a win for the home team by 12 runs. Score: 1st Innings ESSENDON 2nd innings H Butcher b Elliott 0 not out 0E Fowler c Oakes b Staines 6 c Staines b Groom 3H Causton b Elliott 7 c Broom b Groom 0W Dimsdale b Elliott 3 lbw b Groom 10C Dimsdale st Groom b Staines 2 b Elliott 0G Morgan c Broom b Staines 7 st Groom b Elliott 13D S Chope b Elliott 3 b Elliott 3H Titmus c Broom b Elliott 14 b Green 32W Richardson c Groom b Broom 7 c Groom b Green 0T Bersey b Broom 0 c Norcott b Green 8T Walker not out 0 c Brown b Elliott 18Extras 6 Extras 4295

Total 55 Total 91HATFIELD H Broom c Titmus b Causton 11T Green b Causton 0G Elliott b Causton 2W Staines b Causton 5W Groom b W Dimsdale 0L H Oakes c Titmus b W Dimsdale 1T Richardson c and b Causton 5W Samuels b Causton 0A Norcott c W Dimsdale b Morgan 0T Gray not out 11M de Elmsall b Morgan 2Extras 6Total 43Hertfordshire Mercury - 25 August 1888 WELWYN V. HATFIELDThis match was played at Danesbury Park, Welwyn, on Wednesday, Aug 22nd, and resulted in a victory for the visitors by 56 runs. For the winners, James Cox played a good innings of 30 not out, and William Groom contributed 26. Score:– 1st Innings HATFIELD 2nd innings B Warsop b Pack 1 b Pack 3A Whitby b Pack 0 J Morgan b Waight 8 c Thompson b Lee 18A R Dagg b Pack 7 st Bonham b Pack 0A Austin b Pack 13 c Waight b Pack 6W Groom c Bonham b Pack 26 b Lee 0M de C Elmsall c Waight b Daniells 2 run out 8J Green b Pack 5 run out 4J Cox not out 30 c Bonham b Pack 2A Norcott lbw b Pack 4 b Lee 0J Dooley c Waight b Pack 3 b Lee 1Extras 15 Extras 2Total 114 Total 44WELWYN J Waight c Warsop b Morgan 2J Orsman b Austin 0W F Thompson b Austin 19R Pack b Austin 5A M Biske b Austin 7C R Hoare b Morgan 2E F Daniells b Morgan 1H Bonham b Austin 11R Lawford c Groom b Morgan 2W Barn not out 2G F Lee b Morgan 3296