Tothill Fields
Tothill Fields was an 18th-century area of Westminster in the county of Middlesex that lay south of St James's Park on the north bank of the river Thames. One of its main features was a penitentiary.[1]
Between 1735 and 1752, it was the home venue of the Westminster Cricket Club. The earliest known match there was in August 1735, when Westminster defeated London by 3 wickets.[2] Records have survived of two Westminster matches there in 1752, both against Addington. The result of the first is unknown and Westminster won the second by 10 runs.[3]
References
- History of Tothill Fields
- Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell. p.11.
- Buckley, pp.29–30.
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