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 SEASON | Pos | Pld | W | L | Nr | Bat | Bowl | Pts |
HYTHE & DIBDEN 1st XI | 1st | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 70 | 304 |
ANDOVER | 2nd | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 76 | 74 | 280 |
NEW MILTON | 3rd | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 71 | 260 |
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 Averages | Inns | No | Hs | Runs | Av |
Adrian MALCOM | 5 | 4 | 22* | 59 | 59.00 |
Brian SEXTON | 15 | 4 | 70* | 505 | 45.90 |
Terry RAWLINS | 15 | 3 | 100* | 545 | 45.41 |
George KNIGHTS | 16 | 2 | 93 | 436 | 31.14 |
Brian BUCK | 14 | 1 | 65 | 301 | 25.91 |
Fred WASTELL | 16 | 0 | 48 | 232 | 14.50 |
Other Half Century Makers: Hedley Wooldridge 60*
FIRST XI - HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE BOWLING AVERAGES 1976 |
Bowling Averages | Ov | Mn | Runs | Wkts | Av |
Terry RAWLINS | 151 | 30 | 424 | 47 | 9.02 |
Phil PICK | 163 | 39 | 362 | 38 | 9.52 |
Mike SWANTON | 43 | 3 | 165 | 14 | 11.92 |
Ken MUNDAY | 36 | 6 | 120 | 7 | 17.14 |
Other Wicket Takers : Roger Moyle 10, Mike Pick 9, Brian Sexton 6, Fred Wastell 5
Hedley Wooldridge Claimed 42 victims behind the stumps |