PETERSIELD.
PETERSFIELD v. LIPHOOK.
The first match of the season took place at Liphook on Monday week, under a splendid sun, which terminated most unfortunately for the Petersfieldians engaged, and added another instance of ill-luck to the many foregone in this noble but uncertain game, as the following score will show:—
| PETERSFIELD | |||||
| 1st Innings | 2nd Innings | ||||
| Rev. Richards | b. W Fletcher | 0 | b. C Adams | 2 | |
| G H Seward | b. J M Fletcher | 13 | c. J M Fletcher b. C Adams | 2 | |
| J Etherington | b. C Adams | 1 | c. H Adams b. W Fletcher | 0 | |
| Underdown | b. W Fletcher | 5 | c. C Adams b. W Fletcher | 0 | |
| Carter | c. J M Fletcher b. Fletcher | 27 | c. Rapley b. W Fletcher | 8 | |
| Lucas, sen. | b. W Fletcher | 13 | c. Longbourne b. Adams | 0 | |
| Summers | b. and c. Adams | 4 | b. W Fletcher | 0 | |
| Grey | c. C Longbourne b. W Fletcher | 0 | c. Longbourne b. W Adams | 0 | |
| Lucas | b. Adams | 0 | run out | 7 | |
| Major | 3 | c. J M Fletcher b. W Fletcher | 3 | ||
| Wiffen | c. W Fletcher b. Adams | 0 | Wiffen | 3 | |
| Byes, &c. | 10 | Wides, &c. | 4 | ||
| Total | 76 | Total | 29 | ||
| LIPHOOK | ||
| W Fletcher | run out | 7 |
| H Ifold | b. Lucas | 0 |
| C Adams | b. Etherington | 5 |
| H Adams | b. Lucas, jun. | 9 |
| Chalcraft | b. Carter | 30 |
| J M Fletcher | c. Lucas, jun | 13 |
| C Longbourne | b. Carter | 1 |
| J B Longbourne | b. Underdown | 11 |
| Eager | b. Lucas, jun. | 5 |
| T Rapley | b. Lucas, jun. | 0 |
| J Rapley | not out | 3 |
| Wides, &c. | 15 | |
| Total | 99 | |