1761 English cricket season
The 1761 English cricket season was the 18th season following the earliest known codification of the Laws of Cricket. Details have survived of four eleven-a-side matches between significant teams.
Matches
Four eleven-a-side match between significant teams are known to have taken place.[1][2]
- 27 June - Essex v Kent - Billericay
- 1 July - Chertsey v Dartford - Laleham Burway
- 31 August - Richmond v Chertsey - Richmond Green
- 28 September - Chertsey v Hampton - Laleham Burway
Other events
George Smith, who had been the keeper of the Artillery Ground in London, died at Marlborough in June.[3]
The first match known to have taken place in the Leeds area was reported by the Leeds Intelligencer in July.
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References
- ACS, p.22.
- Other matches in England 1761, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- Buckley.
Bibliography
- ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.
- Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell.
Further reading
- Altham, H. S. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin.
- Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. Aurum.
- Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. Eyre & Spottiswoode.
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. HarperCollins.
- Maun, Ian (2011). From Commons to Lord's, Volume Two: 1751 to 1770. Martin Wilson. ISBN 978-0-9569066-0-1.
- Underdown, David (2000). Start of Play. Allen Lane.
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