f4464 cc509	Somerset v Hampshire
	County Championship 1896
Venue	County Ground, Taunton on 15th, 16th, 17th June 1896 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	J Lillywhite, GH Remnant
Close of play day 1	Somerset (1) 214/5 (LCH Palairet 93*, Robson 7*)
Close of play day 2	Somerset (1) 337/9 (LCH Palairet 147*, Wickham 4*; 140 overs)

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LCH Palairet	not out	147
G Fowler	b Baldwin	5
DJ Smith	c VA Barton b Baldwin	18
W Trask	c Steele b CG Barton	29
RCN Palairet	c VA Barton b Soar	1
*SMJ Woods	lbw b Steele	59
E Robson	b Baldwin	7
EJ Tyler	c Webb b CG Barton	22
MAS Sturt	b Baldwin	29
WRR Smith	b Ward	14
+AP Wickham	not out	4
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb)	2
Total	(9 wickets, 140 overs)	337
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-30, 3-103, 4-106, 5-197, 6-214, 7-241, 8-293, 9-330

Hampshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Baldwin	54	19	117	4	-	-
Soar	31	4	84	1	-	-
Kitchener	13	5	43	0	-	-
CG Barton	34	6	66	2	-	-
Steele	3	1	13	1	-	-
VA Barton	3	2	3	0	-	-
Ward	2	0	9	1	-	-

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Hampshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HF Ward	did not bat
+C Robson	did not bat
CG Barton	did not bat
DA Steele	did not bat
*HWR Bencraft	did not bat
AS Webb	did not bat
VA Barton	did not bat
FH Bacon	did not bat
T Soar	did not bat
FG Kitchener	did not bat
H Baldwin	did not bat

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> MAS Sturt made his debut in County Championship matches
--> CG Barton made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> CG Barton made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> HWR Bencraft made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> HWR Bencraft made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> LCH Palairet (1) passed 6000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 143

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