50 Years of League Cricket For H&D
1973 & the Hythe & Dibden Committee elected to join the newly formed Hampshire Cricket League.
They were placed in County Division 1 however the Second XI continued to play Friendlies for a few more seasons.
Captained by Phil Pick the clubs first game was vs Follands but things didn't go to plan ~ having reduced Follands to 166 for 7 ~ H&D were shot out for just 25 ~ to this day the First XI's lowest ever league score.
Things did get better but Hythe's first win was full of controversy ~
Hythe were playing top of the table Portsmouth & Southsea. Portsmouth fell just short of the Hythe total but claimed they still had one over to go.
The result was upheld and went before the HCL Committee. The result was upheld and Hythe won their first game.
They then made it two in two beating Deanery by 38 runs.
Hythe finished 9th that season with a 6-6 record. George Knights topped the Batting Averages 307 runs in 11 innings whilst Brian Sexton took 29 wkts @ 17.24 .
In Hythe's 12 games only one score over 200 was recorded ~ wickets were a bit different then.
Full Results :
| 12th May - Vs FOLLANDS |
Follands 166 for 7 (P.Pick 2-34)Hythe 25 all Out (M.Longhorn 7, K.Smith 6)Follands Won by 141 Runs
| 19th May - Vs HARTNEY WITNEY |
Hythe 97 all out (B.Sexton 35, G.Knights 24, K.Smith 21) Hartney Witney 25 for 1 (B.Sexton 1-12) ~ Match Abandoned
| 26th May - Vs NO LEAGUE FIXTURE |
| 2nd June - Vs NO LEAGUE FIXTURE |
| 9th June - Vs CORMORANTS |
Cormorants 145 for 9 (B.Sexton 4-63, H.Longman 3-63, P.Pick 2-42) Hythe 86 all out (G.Knights 50, A.Wiltshire 14) Cormorants Won by 59 Runs
| 16th June - Vs PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA |
Hythe 146 all out (G.Knights 77, B.Sexton 31)Portsmouth & S/sea 144 for 8 (H.Longman 5-53, B.Sexton 2-37) 42.4 overs Hythe & Dibden Won by 2 Runs Portsmouth who were top of the league with 4 wins out of 4 complained to the league that they should have had 1 more over. The result was upheld until the league committee gave the result to Hythe.
| 23rd June Vs DEANERY |
Hythe 128 all out (P.O'Driscoll 58, B.Sexton 25, D.Longhorn 12) Deanery 90 all out (P.Pick 4-55, B.Sexton 3-28) Hythe Won by 38 Runs
| 30th June - Vs FAREHAM |
Hythe 146 for all out (M.Longhorn 47, P.Taylor 37, M.Rice 23) Fareham 127 all out (M.Pick 6-44, B.Sexton 3-50) Hythe Won by 19 Runs
| 7th July - Vs NEW MILTON |
New Milton 201 for 8 (H.Longman 5-74) Hythe 61 all out (D.Cartridge 18) New Milton Won by 140 Runs
| 14th July - Vs St.CROSS |
Hythe 154 for 7 (G.Knights 53, B.Sexton 36, D.Cartridge 27) St.Cross 70 all out (B.Sexton 4-16, P.Pick 2-9, H.Longman 2-21) Hythe Won by 84 Runs
| 21st July - Vs ANDOVER |
Hythe 49 all out (S.Sexton 13, P.O'Driscoll 9) Andover 50 for 2 (B.Sexton 2-19) Andover Won by 8 Wkts
| 28th July - Vs HAYLING ISLAND |
Hayling Island 182 for 6 (P.Pick 3-29) Hythe 101 all out (G.Knights 24, D.Cartridge 21, J.Wagstaffe 13) Hayling Island Won by 81 Runs
| 4th August - Vs RYDAL |
Hythe 186 all out (G.Knights 47, B.Smith 34*, D.Cartridge 19, J.Wagstaffe 18) Rydal 158 for 9 (B.Sexton 3-56, M.Pick 3-31) Hythe Won by 28 Runs
| 11th August - Vs SOUTHAMPTON |
Southampton 193 for 6 (B.Sexton 2-36, M.Pick 2-55) Hythe 69 all out (G.Knights 22, M.Rice 15, J.Wagstaffe 11) Southampton Won by 124 Runs
| 18th August - Vs WINCHESTER CITY |
Hythe 181 for 6 (B.Smith 72*, J.Wagstaffe 33, P.Taylor 19) Winchester 94 all out (K.Munday 3-12, S.Bentley 3-15, B.Smith 2-27, B.Sexton 2-27) Hythe Won by 77 Runs
| 25th August - Vs RINGWOOD |
Ringwood 107 for 9 (P.Pick 4-19, K.Munday 4-46) Hythe 111 for 4 (K.Smith 44, B.Smith , G.Knights 16, H.Wooldridge 15) Hythe Won by 6 Wkts
