1745 English Cricket Season - Matches

Reported in the Penny London Post dated Mon 6 May. Stakes were one guinea a man and the wickets were to be pitched by 1 pm.

No details are known except the result.

The precise venue was "behind the Bell Inn".

The return game to the one on 23 May. The matches were probably arranged as a pair in advance.

The return game to the one on 24 May. London scored 23 and 75; Bromley scored 52 and 36.

Probably arranged after 10 June as a "decider". The prize was 200 guineas. Bromley scored 65 and 29; London scored 48 and then got the match and had only three hands out.

The teams are known but no details of the scores.

Long Robin’s XI: Robert Colchin, Tom Faulkner, James Bryant, Joseph Harris, — Broad, — Hodge, Val Romney, George Jackson, Robert Lascoe, John Harris, John Bowra.

R Newland’s XI: Richard Newland, John Bryant, — Norton, Jacob Mann, "Little" Bennett, — Martin, — Howlett, "Tall" Bennett, William Anderson, — Norris, — Howard.

The match was arranged by the noblemen and gentlemen of the London Club. Wickets were pitched at noon but play did not commence until one o’clock.

Effectively the same fixture as the previous one but it was advertised rather wordily as Sevenoaks, Bromley & Addington versus Slindon, Horsmonden, Chislehurst & London! As before, the match was arranged by the noblemen and gentlemen of the London Club.

Played for a thousand guineas.

Advertised simply as a trial match, those cricketers participating who were down to play in the Kent v All-England match on the following Monday.

Played for a thousand guineas. Richard Newland made 88 for All-England but it is not known if this was in one innings or if it was his match total. It was certainly a very high score either way given pitch conditions at the time.

John Bryant and "Little" Bennett played for Surrey as given men.

Played for a great sum.

It was on Tuesday 23 July that Charles Edward Stuart and his companions landed on Eriskay in the Hebrides with the intention of raising an army to overthrow the House of Hanover.

Played for a large sum.

No details of the match are known but a report states that there was a cold Collation and the best of Liquours at George Williams’ Red Cap Tent.

No details reported.

The report simply says that this was third match played this season between Addington and London.

Reported in the St James Evening Post on the same and the next day. Richard Newland played for Sussex.

It was on Monday 19 August that Charles Edward Stuart raised his standard at Glenfinnan to formally begin the ‘45 Rebellion.

The Daily Advertiser on Wed 21 August announced: The Streatham Captain (i.e., George Williams), with his Flying Squadron of Red Caps, will attend at his grand Tent, to entertain Gentlemen with a cold Collation, the best French Wines, and other Liquours.

Berry Hill was also called Bury Hill.

It would seem that Surrey won the game in view of a comment made by Lord John Philip Sackville in a letter dated Sat 14 September to the Duke of Richmond, Sussex's patron: I wish you had let Ridgeway play instead of your stopper behind it might have turned the match in our favour.

John Bryant and "Little" Bennett played for Surrey as given men.

Saturday 21 September. The first battle of the ‘45 Rebellion was fought at Prestonpans in Lothian. The Jacobite army defeated the only government force in Scotland. It is believed about 2500 soldiers fought on each side. The government commander, General Sir John Cope (1690–1760), had been left by the foreign wars with an inexperienced force. The Jacobites attacked at dawn by staging a "Highland charge" and the Hanoverian troops broke at once and fled. Over 300 deaths were recorded.

This match was originally arranged for Mon 23 September and it was stated to have been the third between these sides, each having previously won once. In one report, the venue was given as Mr Smith’s, a reference to George Smith who was the keeper of the Artillery Ground.