Matches
| Date | Match title | Venue | Source | Result |
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| 22-23 May (F-S) | Sir H Mann v S Amherst | Coxheath | FLPV | Amherst's XI won by 5 wkts |
| 25 May (M) | Gents of All-England v Middlesex | Lord's (Dorset Square) | WDC | Middlesex won by innings & 64 runs |
| 3-4 June (W-Th) | Earl of Earl of Winchilsea v Sir H Mann | Lord's (Dorset Square) | SB91 | Earl of Winchilsea's XI won by 140 runs |
| This match was postponed after 4 June and completed on Mon 15 & Tues 16 June 1789 | ||||
| 8 June (M) | Uxbridge v Moulsey Hurst | New Ground, Uxbridge Moor | SB91 | MH won by 53 runs |
| Uxbridge was arguably a Middlesex XI and Moulsey Hurst arguably a Surrey XI. The majority of players are recognised so it is a major fixture. | ||||
| 10-12 June (W-F) | Surrey v Kent | Moulsey Hurst | SB92 | Kent won by 3 wkts |
| 26-27 Jun (F-S) | All-England XIII v Hampshire | Lord's (Dorset Square) | SB93 | Hampshire won by 6 wkts |
| This match was postponed after 27 June and completed on Thurs 2 July 1789 | ||||
| 29-30 June (M-Tu) | Sir H Mann v S Amherst | Coxheath | SB93 | Mann's XI won by 8 runs |
| 8-9 July (W-Th) | MCC v Essex # | Lord's (Dorset Square) | FL18 | Essex won by 102 runs |
| 13-14 July (M-Tu) | Hampshire v Kent | Windmill Down | SB94 | Kent won by 56 runs |
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| 23-25 July (Th-S) | All-England v Kent | New Ground, Uxbridge Moor | SB95 | All-England won by innings & 10 runs |
| 30 July - 1 Aug (Th-S) | Surrey v Hampshire | Moulsey Hurst | FLPV | Surrey won by 221 runs |
| Neither side was fully representative of the counties, but the majority of players are recognised so the match is included as a major fixture. | ||||
| 4-5 Aug (Tu-W) | Sir H Mann v S Amherst | Coxheath | SB96 | Mann's XI won by 57 runs |
| 6-7 Aug (Th-F) | Essex v MCC # | Langton Park, Hornchurch | FLPV | Essex won by 6 wkts |
| Re the Essex v MCC games, some reports referred to the Essex side as Hornchurch. The Hornchurch Club at this time was representative of Essex as a county. | ||||
| 11-14 Aug (Tu-F) | Kent v Surrey | Bishopsbourne | SB96 | Surrey won by 9 wkts |
| 18-21 Aug (Tu-F) | Kent v Hampshire | Bishopsbourne | SB97 | Hampshire won by 29 runs |
| 2-5 Sept (W-S) | All-England v Hampshire | Sevenoaks Vine | SB98 | Hampshire won by 15 runs |
| 7-9 Sept (M-W) | Middlesex v London | Lord's (Dorset Square) | FLPV | London won by 2 wkts |
| Excluded from earlier classifications due to "weak teams" and a view that Middlesex was really the Uxbridge club. The majority of players are recognised so this is a major match here. | ||||
| 10-11 Sept (Th-F) | Chelsea v MCC | Chelsea | FLPV | drawn? |
| This was definitely not a major fixture, due to lack of recognised players. It was "postponed till next week" but no report of a conclusion has been found. In Chelsea's second innings, the scorecard shows all eleven batsmen as out! | ||||
| 18-19 Sept (F-S) | Bridge & Bourne v Aldington | Bishopsbourne | FLPV | B&B won by 7 wkts |
| This game included James Aylward as a given man to Aldington. There were a handful of recognised players taking part. | ||||
| 21 Sept (M) | Leicester v Nottingham ^ | Loughborough | SB99 | Nottingham won by innings & 16 runs |
| 23-24 Sept (W-Th) | East Kent v Isle of Thanet | Dandelion Paddock, Margate | FLPV | East Kent won by 10 wkts |
| 5-6 Oct (M-Tu) | Leicester v Nottingham ^ | Loughborough | SB100 | Leicester won by 1 run |
| This match was postponed after 6 October and completed on Mon 2 November 1789
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| 7 Oct (W) | Gordon Castle Club v 55th Regiment | Aberdeen | FLPV | Gordon CC won by innings & 258 runs |
| This match was evidently organised by the Hon. Charles Lennox who scored 136 for the Gordon Castle Club. | ||||
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