Other Events
July. A single wicket match at Maidstone between two officers of the Royal Horse Guards, Captain Beak and Lieutenant Coke. It was for a considerable sum of money and won by Captain Beak after three hours very hard played. Mr Waghorn says it is the first military match he found during his researches.
July. An unusual match at Duppas Hill, Croydon between a Kent team and a Surrey team who were all called Wood. The Kent team won. This is interesting given the well documented confusion over different players called Wood in the 1770s.
Saturday 2 October: a great cricket match will be play’d in the Artillery Ground; it will be the last plaid (sic) this season; 11 of a side, stumps to be pitch’d exactly at 12 o’clock.
Saturday 2 October at Mitcham Cricket Green in Surrey. The local club played against Ewell, also in Surrey, for a small stake. This is interesting because it mentions "the famous Tim Coleman" who usually played for the London and was in the Ewell team on this occasion. It is rarely that a player is mentioned by name in these early reports and even more rarely that he is given praise. Mr Coleman was on the losing side in this game as the home team won by several notches.
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