SEASON 1976 REVIEW - HYTHE COUNTY 1 CHAMPIONS

By web - September 9 2008
The 1976 Season Review where Hythe are crowned Hampshire County 1 Champions. Brian Sextons team won 15 of their 16 games and also won the Sydney Wyatt Knockout Competition. Sexton(505), George Knights(436) & Terry Rawlins (545) dominated the batting whilst Rawlins & Phil Pick took 85 wickets between them. Hedley Wooldridge took 43 victims behind the stumps.

 

HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE

1976 - COUNTY 1 CHAMPIONS

Baking hot summer but who cared Hythe & Dibden had reached the top of the tree - County 1 Champions winning 15 of their 16 games played and ending 24 points clear of Andover in second place. They also went onto win the Sydney Wyatt Cup as well beating Lymington in the final by 8 wickets.

Terry Rawlins (545) and skipper Brian Sexton (505) were responsible for most of the runs - both averages 45 for the season with the bat. George Knights also chipped in with a valuable(436) runs.

With the ball Terry Rawlins took 47 wickets at an average of 9.02, ably assisted by Phil Pick who claimed 38 wickets at 9.52.

 

1976 SEASONPosPldWLNrBatBowlPts
HYTHE & DIBDEN 1st XI1st1615117970304
ANDOVER2nd1521327674280
NEW MILTON3rd1712506371260

 

12th May - Vs ALVERSTOKE

Alverstoke 95 all out (T.Rawlins 3-15, P.Pick 3-20, K.Munday 2-22)

Hythe 99 for 2 (T.Rawlins 35*, G,.Knights 34*, B.Buck 20)

Hythe Won by 2 Wkts

19th May - Vs HUNGERFORD

Hythe 189 for 6 (B.Sexton 70*, F.Wastell 32, G.Knights 21)

Hungerford 151 for 9 (T.Rawlins 3-19, R.Moyle 3-53, M.Pick 2-35)

Hythe Won by 38 Runs

27th May - Vs FAREHAM & CROFTON

Hythe 173 for 9 (S.Hearn 37, G.Knights 33, B.Sexton 27, G.Knights 26)

Fareham 105 all out (T.Rawlins 5-16, M.Pick 2-25, P.Pick 2-40)

Hythe Won by 68 Runs

28th May - Vs TICHBOURNE PARK

Tichbourne 64 all out (M.Swanton 3-14, P.Pick 2-12, M.Pick 2-17)

Hythe 65 for 4 (B.Sexton 26*, H.Wooldridge 16*)

Hythe Won by 6 Wkts

4th June - HOOK & NEWHAMS

Hook & Newhams 80 all out (P.Pick 5-21, M.Swanton 2-14, K.Munday 2-15)

Hythe 81 for 1 (B.Buck 48*, G.Knights 25*)

Hythe Won by 9 Wkts

11th June - Vs HAYLING ISLAND

Hook & Newhams 80 all out (P.Pick 5-21, M.Swanton 2-14, K.Munday 2-15)

Hythe 81 for 1 (B.Buck 48*, G.Knights 25*)

Hythe Won by 9 Wkts

18th June Vs CORMORANTS

Hythe 197 for 6 (B.Buck 56, B.Sexton 56*, M.Swanton 27, G.Knights 24)

Cormorants 13 for 1 (P.Pick 1-1)

Match Abandoned

25th June - Vs NEW MILTON

Hythe 144 for all out (G.Knights 57, F.Wastell 36, T.Rawlins 24)

New Milton 116 all out (T.Rawlins 5-27, P.Pick 2-24, M.Swanton 2-39)

Hythe Won by 28 Runs

SYDNEY WYATT CUP FINAL

28th June - Vs LYMINGTON

Lymington 80 for 6 (R.Moyle 2-10, T.Rawlins 2-17, M.Pick 1-5, B.Sexton 1-17)

Hythe 82 for 2 (B.Buck 25, G.Knights 21*, H.Wooldridge 20, T.Rawlins 5*)

Hythe Beat Lymington by 8 Wkt swith 2.1 overs spare

Team : B.Sexton (Capt), F.Wastell, B.Buck, T.Rawlins, G.Knights, H.Wooldridge, M.Swanton, R.Moyle, M.Pick, P.Pick, S.House.

 

2nd July - Vs ALTON

Hythe 210 all out (B.Buck 65, T.Rawlins 45, B.Sexton 38, S.Hearn 14)

Alton 105 all out (M.Swanton 5-47, T.Rawlins 3-12, H.Wooldridge 5 dismissals)

Hythe Won by 105 Runs

9th July - Vs PETERSFIELD

Petersfield 157-6 (R.Moyle 3-25)

Hythe 160 for 8 (B.Sexton 67*, G.Knights 29, P.Pick 18)

Hythe Won by 2 Wkts

16th July - Vs HARTNEY WITNEY

Hythe 187 for 6 (G.Knights 93 inc 10x4's 2x6's, T.Rawlins 27, B.Sexton 23)

Hartney Witney 108 all out (T.Rawlins 6-58, R.Moyle 2-9, P.Pick 2-35))

Hythe Won by 79 Runs

23rd July - Vs PORTSDOWN

Hythe 93 all out (T.Rawlins 30, B.Buck 20, P.Pick 13)

Portsdown 70 all out (T.Rawlins 4-35, P.Pick 3-13)

Hythe Won by 23 Runs

30th July - Vs ANDOVER

Hythe 284 for 4 (T.Rawlins 96* inc 11x4's 3x6's, F.Wastell 48, B.Sexton 43, G.Knights 42)

Andover 169 for 9 (T.Rawlins 3-36, K.Munday 3-43)

Hythe Won by 115 Runs

7th August - Vs LYMINGTON

Hythe 224 for 5 (T.Rawlins 60, B.Sexton 47, Buck 51, S.Hearn 28*, F.Wastell 28)

Lymington 42 all out (P.Pick 6-15, T.Rawlins 3-12)

Hythe Won by 182 Runs

14th August - Vs PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA

Portsmouth 120 all out (T.Rawlins 5-26, B.Sexton 2-19, P.Pick 2-28)

Hythe 121 for 5 (H.Wooldridge 60*, B.Sexton 17, A.Malcolm 15*)

Hythe Won by 5 Wkts

21st August - Vs A.W.R.E

Hythe 235 for 5 (T.Rawlins 100* inc 10x4's 4x6's, B.Buck 36, B.Sexton 29, G.Knights 28)

A.W.R.E 107 for 6 (F.Wastell 4-8)

Hythe Won by 132 Runs

28th August - Vs HYDE RAMBLERS

Hythe 168 for 7 (B.Sexton 36, A.Malcolm 22*, P.Pick 16*)

Hyde Ramblers 120 all out (P.Pick 5-33, T.Rawlins 2-28)

Hythe Won by 48 Runs

HYTHE & DIBDEN 1st XI -- COUNTY 1 CHAMPIONS

 

FIRST XI - HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE BATTING AVERAGES 1976
Batting AveragesInnsNoHsRunsAv
Adrian MALCOM5422*5959.00
Brian SEXTON15470*50545.90
Terry RAWLINS153100*54545.41
George KNIGHTS1629343631.14
Brian BUCK1416530125.91
Fred WASTELL1604823214.50

Other Half Century Makers: Hedley Wooldridge 60*

FIRST XI - HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE BOWLING AVERAGES 1976
Bowling AveragesOvMnRunsWktsAv
Terry RAWLINS15130424479.02
Phil PICK16339362389.52
Mike SWANTON4331651411.92
Ken MUNDAY366120717.14

Other Wicket Takers : Roger Moyle 10, Mike Pick 9, Brian Sexton 6, Fred Wastell 5

Hedley Wooldridge Claimed 42 victims behind the stumps