Other Events
28 May. Four men of Kent played four of Brentford for £50 at Westerham in Kent, articles being drawn to play or pay.
4 June. The return match of the above was scheduled at Kew Green.
29 June. There was a two threes contest for £50 at Mickleham Downs in Surrey between three men of Surrey and three men of Sussex. The report in the London Evening Post says they were esteemed the best players in the respective Counties but unfortunately does not name them. The Sussex three won.
Sometime in August, Mr Edward Stead and three colleagues played a four-a-side game against four Brentford men for a considerable wager. The Brentford men won. This may have been a repeat of the games on 28 May and 4 June.
On Monday 17 August, a twelve a side game was played at Tonbridge and was backed by a great many of the noblemen and gentry of that place. It seems to have been a tight contest which was unfinished on the day, so another date was chosen for the conclusion, but nothing further is known.
October. A match on Datchet Heath, near Windsor, is the first reference to cricket in Buckinghamshire.
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