Cricket career Richard Nyren

1 cricket career

1.1 mentions
1.2 1772 1774
1.3 1775 1777
1.4 1778 1784

cricket career
early mentions

it possible nyren player recorded nyland of sussex played all-england against dartford in 1759. living in sussex in 1758, married year @ slindon, , not resident @ hambledon until 1762. first confirmed mention of him cricketer in 1764 when named captain of hambledon team defeated chertsey 4 wickets @ laleham burway on 10–11 september.

a number of hambledon matches played 1764 1771 team , performance information has been lost. nyren active through period there 2 more definite mentions of him before 1772 season, when keeping of match scorecards became habitual. on 31 july , 1 august 1769, captained hambledon @ guildford bason against caterham, hambledon winning 4 wickets, particularly (by) batting of messrs small , bayton , before estimated crowd of 20,000.

on 23 , 24 september 1771, nyren captained hambledon against chertsey @ laleham burway in has become known big bat match . when thomas brett objected wide bat used chertsey s thomas white, nyren supported him , hambledon players effected change in laws of cricket, formally recognised in 1774 code, limit width of bat 4 , 1 quarter inches.

1772 1774

an unusual feature of nyren s career that, in age when given men norm rather exception in cricket teams, never recorded playing other hambledon/hampshire. same applied bowling partner thomas brett. scorecards began kept habitually 1772 season , nyren recorded in 48 first-class matches, plus single wicket matches, until retired in 1784. strength of hambledon/hampshire team during nyren s captaincy can seen in being rated (unofficial) champion county in 10 seasons: 1766–1771 inclusive, 1776–1777 inclusive, 1779 , 1783.

in 1772, nyren played hampshire @ artillery ground in single wicket fives match against kent, kent winning 1 wicket after nyren had made highest score in match 29. hampshire played 3 first-class matches have surviving scorecards. under nyren s leadership, hampshire won first 2 of these against all-england @ broadhalfpenny down , guildford bason then, without nyren, lost third match against kent @ bishopsbourne paddock 2 wickets.

1773 hambledon s worst season. played 9 known matches in first-class cricket (i.e., 8 first-class , 1 single wicket) , lost of them, wide margins including 2 innings defeats. nyren led team in of matches, 2 of have no surviving scorecard, missed first-class game against surrey @ laleham burway in september. hampshire had better results in 1774 , twice defeated all-england eleven beaten twice kent, strong team in 1770s. nyren captained team in games have surviving scorecards, making 5 known appearances in all.

1775 1777

nyren made 4 known first-class appearances in 1775, did not take part in 1 of famous matches in history. single wicket fives game @ artillery ground when hambledon 5 defeated kent 5 1 wicket, not out batsman being john small beaten 3 times lumpy stevens, ball go through two-stump wicket without disturbing bail. result of lumpy s protests, middle stump legalised, though introduction gradual. however, nyren did play against surrey @ broadhalfpenny down on 13 july , made highest known score of 98, sharing century partnership small 5th wicket , turning match in hampshire s favour. small went on make 136, earliest recorded century in history of first-class cricket, , hampshire won 296 runs having looked lose before nyren , small came together. when nyren out, confronted hambledon stewards charles powlett , philip dehaney had bet heavily against hampshire when match looked lost. remonstrated lose money because of nyren , small, nyren told them glad , said: time, don t bet money against such men . may added powlett reverend , both , dehaney had been on committee revised laws of cricket previous year.

in 1776, hampshire turned tables on kent, winning 3 , losing 1 of 4 fixtures. nyren took part in 7 known first-class matches hampshire played season. in first game, scored 70 , 19 against kent @ sevenoaks vine, hampshire winning 75 runs in low-scoring match, runs made difference; bowled well, taking @ least 3 wickets. later in season, in match @ sevenoaks against all-england, nyren , george leer shared unbeaten 5th wicket partnership of @ least 50 steer hampshire 6 wicket victory. when hampshire beat surrey 198 runs @ broadhalfpenny down on 26 august, largely due nyren s bowling took 5 wickets (all bowled) in first innings.

1777 great year hambledon hampshire playing all-england 6 times , winning 4 of them. @ sevenoaks vine on 18, 19 , 20 june, hampshire defeated all-england innings , 168 runs. james aylward made record score in individual innings 167 hampshire amassed 403, massive total in 18th century conditions. among several sizeable partnerships had 1 nyren, scored 37, 7th wicket. in august, nyren had game ball, taking 4 wickets in first innings, hampshire beat all-england 1 wicket @ guildford bason.

1778 1784

nyren 44 when 1778 season began , appearances decreased played in 19 more matches june 1778 until last in june 1784. still capable of producing performances, ball , took 4 all-england wickets in 1 innings @ itchin stoke down in july 1778. bowled in 1779, 1 of hambledon s best seasons, when won 4 of first-class matches, nyren taking @ least 16 wickets in 4 matches (the scorecards of 2 games incomplete). had accepted no longer all-rounder , batting @ number 10 or 11 in every innings. made 2 known appearances in 1780 continued bowl , took 5 wickets in 1 innings against kent @ itchin stoke down. again taking wickets in 1781 , 1782, in low-scoring match against kent @ bishopsbourne paddock in august 1781 when , lamborn bowled hampshire eight-run victory.

nyren bowed out of cricket in 1784 as, ominously hambledon, white conduit club made debut in first-class matches. hambledon membership in decline nobility began seek london venue cricketing activities , white conduit initial attempt @ establishing metropolitan presence. richard nyren s final recorded appearance in all-england v hampshire match @ sevenoaks vine on 1 , 2 june 1784. all-england won convincingly 7 wickets. nyren scored 0 , 8, took 1 catch , no wickets.