Matches
| Date | Match Title | Venue | Result | |
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| 17 June (W) | Kent v Surrey | Chislehurst Common | result unknown | |
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This match was advertised on Tues 16 June in the Daily Advertiser by George Williams of the White Lion at Streatham who said he would provide the best of liquors and a cold collation; he humbly hoped the noblemen and gentlemen would do him the honour of regaling themselves! See the games on 3 and 21 August 1745 for earlier references to Mr Williams and his catering services. Williams played cricket himself and was captain of the Streatham club in 1745. |
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| 30 June (Tu) | Bromley v London | Bromley Common | match drawn | |
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London scored 52 and 92; Bromley replied with 60 and were 52 for 5 when play ended, presumably because of rain. The precise venue was the White Hart field on Bromley Common. Stakes were £50 a side. Bromley had John Mansfield (Sevenoaks) and Howard (Kent) as given men. |
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| 15 July (W) | London v Bromley | Artillery Ground | result unknown | |
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This was the return match postponed from Monday 6 July due to wet weather. |
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| 20 July (M) | Westminster v Addington | Tothill Fields, Westminster | result unknown | |
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Westminster’s team included Stephen Dingate, William Anderson, the two Bennetts, Perry and Capon. The Addington team included John Mansfield, George Jackson, John Frame, Durling and the two Harrises. |
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| 29 July (W) | Dartford v The Rest | Dartford Brent | result unknown | |
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Dartford’s team was pre-announced as William Hodsoll, John Bryant, Robert Eures and 8 others of the parish of Dartford against any 11 men to be chosen and taken in any part of England. Dartford was a very strong team in the 1750s and this match is reminiscent of the Slindon challenges of a decade earlier. |
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| 29 July (W) | London v Edmonton | Artillery Ground | result unknown | |
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The prize was 10 guineas. |
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| 3 August (M) | Westminster v Addington | Tothill Fields, Westminster | Westminster by 10 runs | |
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This may be a return to the match on Mon 20 July or it may be the same match having been postponed. |
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| 11 August (Tu) | Dartford v The Rest | Dartford Brent | result unknown | |
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The source says: Dartford with 4 men allowed against 11 men to be picked out of All England, for £20 a side. |
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| 12 August (W) | Addington v Dartford | Addington Hill | result unknown | |
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This was another match announced by our most humble servant George Williams, who would again provide the usual accommodation and victuals. |
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| 28 September (Th) | Deptford v Westminster | Upper Fountain, Deptford | result unknown | |
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The Daily Advertiser on Sat 29 August (Julian) announced that this game would take place on Thurs 14 September (i.e., day one itself of the Gregorian Calendar immediately following the last Julian date of Wed 2 September). Tom Faulkner and one of the Harrises were to be given men on the Deptford side. On Thurs 21 September (Gregorian), the Daily Advertiser announced postponement of the match to Thurs 28 September and reported that John Bryant and "two from Chislehurst" would play for Deptford instead of Faulkner and Harris who were not allowed to play. |
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| 29 September (F) | Sussex v Surrey | Long Down | Surrey won by c.80 runs | |
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An interesting one in calendar terms as the report was in the Sussex Weekly Advertiser dated Thurs 16 October (Julian date), which should officially have been dated Thurs 5 October (Gregorian). The report says: Last Friday se’enight the great Match at Cricket between Surrey and Sussex was finished, on Long Down, when Surrey beat by about four score Notches. The match took place on Fri 29 September (Gregorian), not Fri 10 October (Julian) as the source infers. |
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