1956-09-01 to 1956-09-04 · Dean Park, Bournemouth
Hampshire v Nottinghamshire
- Hampshire
- 259/5d & 27/5d
- Nottinghamshire
- 143/6d
Match drawn
England & Wales · First Class · Domestic
Hampshire 1956 cricket statistics and records
Hampshire in County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1956; Tests are excluded.
JR Gray leads the displayed batting table with 1,387 runs. D Shackleton leads the bowling table with 126 wickets.
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 28
- Recorded players
- 17
- Wins
- 9
- Recorded venues
- 18
Selected season match starts: 1956-05-12 to 1956-09-01. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.
County Championship standings · 1956
League table for 1956. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
Single Division
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | 28 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 200 |
| 2 | Lancashire | 28 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 180 |
| 3 | Gloucestershire | 28 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 176 |
| 4 | Northamptonshire | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 148 |
| 5 | Middlesex | 28 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 144 |
| 6 | Hampshire | 28 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 140 |
| 7 | Yorkshire | 28 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 136 |
| 8 | Nottinghamshire | 28 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 128 |
| 9 | Sussex | 28 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 112 |
| 9 | Worcestershire | 28 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 112 |
| 11 | Essex | 28 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 110 |
| 12 | Derbyshire | 28 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 102 |
| 13 | Glamorgan | 28 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 100 |
| 14 | Warwickshire | 28 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 80 |
| 15 | Somerset | 28 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 76 |
| 16 | Kent | 28 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 60 |
| 17 | Leicestershire | 28 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 56 |
Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.
Season leaders · County Championship 1956
Figures earned for Hampshire only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.
Leading run scorers
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| JR Gray | 28 | 1,387 |
| H Horton | 28 | 1,249 |
| RE Marshall | 28 | 1,242 |
| AWH Rayment | 28 | 907 |
| PJ Sainsbury | 26 | 552 |
Recorded innings through 1956-09-01. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| D Shackleton | 27 | 126 |
| VHD Cannings | 22 | 77 |
| PJ Sainsbury | 24 | 47 |
| JR Gray | 22 | 41 |
| RE Marshall | 20 | 33 |
Recorded innings through 1956-09-01. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1956
All recorded players for Hampshire in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 17 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Gray | Hampshire | 28 | 49 | 4 | 1,387 | 118* | 30.82 | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| H Horton | Hampshire | 28 | 49 | 4 | 1,249 | 96 | 27.76 | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RE Marshall | Hampshire | 28 | 49 | 1 | 1,242 | 133 | 25.88 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| AWH Rayment | Hampshire | 28 | 49 | 3 | 907 | 94 | 19.72 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJ Sainsbury | Hampshire | 26 | 46 | 12 | 552 | 48* | 16.24 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| EDR Eagar | Hampshire | 21 | 38 | 7 | 497 | 84 | 16.03 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACD Ingleby-Mackenzie | Hampshire | 10 | 18 | 4 | 460 | 130* | 32.86 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| HM Barnard | Hampshire | 19 | 32 | 2 | 443 | 77 | 14.77 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D Shackleton | Hampshire | 28 | 49 | 9 | 299 | 35 | 7.48 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L Harrison | Hampshire | 27 | 48 | 8 | 273 | 45 | 6.83 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VHD Cannings | Hampshire | 23 | 42 | 9 | 131 | 32* | 3.97 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RWC Pitman | Hampshire | 11 | 19 | 2 | 122 | 26 | 7.18 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Burden | Hampshire | 18 | 29 | 2 | 83 | 26 | 3.07 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RD Flood | Hampshire | 2 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 6.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MB Heath | Hampshire | 9 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 1.77 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DE Blake | Hampshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DT Tulk | Hampshire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 12 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Shackleton | Hampshire | 27 | 48 | 6,767 | 408 | 1,998 | 126 | 15.86 | 53.71 | 1.77 | 7 | 7/38 |
| VHD Cannings | Hampshire | 22 | 37 | 4,136 | 250 | 1,398 | 77 | 18.16 | 53.71 | 2.03 | 6 | 6/37 |
| PJ Sainsbury | Hampshire | 24 | 39 | 3,936 | 272 | 1,311 | 47 | 27.89 | 83.74 | 2.00 | 2 | 5/15 |
| JR Gray | Hampshire | 22 | 35 | 2,618 | 131 | 1,045 | 41 | 25.49 | 63.85 | 2.40 | 1 | 5/52 |
| RE Marshall | Hampshire | 20 | 28 | 1,916 | 108 | 664 | 33 | 20.12 | 58.06 | 2.08 | 3 | 6/36 |
| MD Burden | Hampshire | 16 | 25 | 1,723 | 78 | 742 | 33 | 22.48 | 52.21 | 2.58 | 1 | 6/23 |
| MB Heath | Hampshire | 9 | 17 | 1,608 | 62 | 736 | 30 | 24.53 | 53.60 | 2.75 | 0 | 4/21 |
| AWH Rayment | Hampshire | 4 | 4 | 75 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 12.67 | 25.00 | 3.04 | 0 | 2/24 |
| HM Barnard | Hampshire | 2 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 2.50 | 0 | 0/6 |
| EDR Eagar | Hampshire | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 7.33 | 0 | 0/22 |
| H Horton | Hampshire | 4 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 32 | 0 | — | — | 4.00 | 0 | 0/0 |
| DT Tulk | Hampshire | 1 | 1 | 78 | 3 | 48 | 0 | — | — | 3.69 | 0 | 0/48 |
Statistics definitions and missing data
Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.
Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.
— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology
Team season summary
Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1956. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Drawn | Other | Runs | Outs | Bat avg | Highest | Conceded | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 8,086 | 362 | 22.34 | 384 | 8,375 | 405 | 20.68 |
Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.
Recent recorded matches · 1956
Latest 12 of 28 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1956-08-29 to 1956-08-31 · Dean Park, Bournemouth
Hampshire v Somerset
Hampshire won by 6 wickets
1956-08-25 to 1956-08-28 · Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Nottinghamshire v Hampshire
- Nottinghamshire
- 193/5d
- Hampshire
- 115/4
Match drawn
1956-08-22 to 1956-08-24 · The Saffrons, Eastbourne
Sussex v Hampshire
Hampshire won by 48 runs
1956-08-18 to 1956-08-21 · United Services Ground, Portsmouth
Hampshire v Northamptonshire
- Hampshire
- 166 & 9/1
- Northamptonshire
- 178 & 148
Match drawn
1956-08-15 to 1956-08-17 · United Services Ground, Portsmouth
Hampshire v Essex
Essex won by 37 runs
1956-08-11 to 1956-08-14 · Grace Road, Leicester
Leicestershire v Hampshire
- Hampshire
- 237 & 43/2
Match drawn
1956-08-08 to 1956-08-10 · Town Ground, Rushden
Northamptonshire v Hampshire
- Northamptonshire
- 310/4d & 82
- Hampshire
- 351/7d & 45/0
Hampshire won by 10 wickets
1956-08-04 to 1956-08-07 · St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Kent v Hampshire
Match drawn
1956-08-01 to 1956-08-03 · County Ground, Southampton
Hampshire v Middlesex
Middlesex won by 12 runs
1956-07-28 to 1956-07-31 · Edgbaston, Birmingham
Warwickshire v Hampshire
- Warwickshire
- 112 & 193/4
- Hampshire
- 290/8d
Match drawn
1956-07-25 to 1956-07-27 · Dean Park, Bournemouth
Hampshire v Lancashire
- Hampshire
- 125 & 193
- Lancashire
- 212 & 107/4
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| Dean Park, Bournemouth | 5 |
| United Services Ground, Portsmouth | 5 |
| County Ground, Southampton | 3 |
| Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 1 |
| Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea | 1 |
| County Ground, Taunton | 1 |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1 |
| Grace Road, Leicester | 1 |
| J Samuel White's Ground, Cowes | 1 |
| Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1 |
| Queen's Park, Chesterfield | 1 |
| St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 1 |
| The Circle, Hull | 1 |
| The Saffrons, Eastbourne | 1 |
| Town Ground, Rushden | 1 |
| Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1 |
| Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester | 1 |
| Woodbridge Road, Guildford | 1 |
Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.
Season innings records
Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in County Championship 1956 for Hampshire, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| RE Marshall | 133 | Northamptonshire | 1956-08-08 |
| ACD Ingleby-Mackenzie | 130* | Worcestershire | 1956-05-26 |
| JR Gray | 118* | Essex | 1956-08-15 |
| JR Gray | 115 | Warwickshire | 1956-07-28 |
| RE Marshall | 112 | Middlesex | 1956-06-16 |
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| D Shackleton | 7/38 | Warwickshire | 1956-07-28 |
| D Shackleton | 7/48 | Sussex | 1956-08-22 |
| D Shackleton | 7/62 | Surrey | 1956-06-23 |
| MD Burden | 6/23 | Surrey | 1956-06-09 |
| RE Marshall | 6/36 | Surrey | 1956-06-09 |
* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.
Competitions and other teams
Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.
- County Championship · 1895-06-01 to 2026-09-24
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Recorded coverage
The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Hampshire in County Championship. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.
Recorded match dates: 1895-06-01 to 2026-09-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.
Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-02. This is not a live score feed.
Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.