Hampshire County Matches 1896 / 97

Hants Surrey - Southern Echo - Monday 30 November 1896

I can only find the two Hampshire county chess matches this season, the normal one against Sussex either was not played, or not recorded in the newspapers. From the data sent to me from Anthony Fullton and my fruitless search I think it was the former. But there were two matches played, the SE Division … Read more

Hampshire County Matches 1895 / 96

Hants v Surrey Swindon Advertiser and North Wilts Chronicle 22 Feb 1896

Hampshire played three county chess matches this season, meeting the same opponents as 1894 / 95, with two matches in the SCCU Shannon South Eastern Division and a friendly one against Wiltshire. A noticeable change this season was made in the SCCU following issues with the number of games not being completed in the time … Read more

Hampshire County Matches 1892 / 93

Hampshire Wiltshire May 1893 - London Evening Standard - Monday 29 May 1893

The Hampshire County team played three matches in 1892/93 all against the same counties as the previous year. They managed a 50% record with a win (Surrey), loss (Sussex) and a draw (Wiltshire) in three very close matches. Gone were the double round boards from the Wiltshire fixture and on the whole it seems less … Read more

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