Other Events
A match was played at Cranbook on Monday, 29 May between "fourteen old men". The oldest, Richard Shese, was 84.
There was a minor game at Warehorne Green, near Ashford, on Monday, 5 June that was arranged by Thomas Hodges, Esq. and by George Baker, Esq. who is described as the General Receiver. The teams were Warehorne v Hawkshurst and they played 12 a side.
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