Early Cricket To 1700
| Year | Name | location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1598 | John Derrick | Guildford, Surrey | The earliest known mention of cricket was made by John Derrick, who played as a boy when he was a pupil at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford (pictured). |
| 1611 | Bartholomew Wyatt | Sidlesham, Sussex | Both were prosecuted for "breaking the Sabbath" by playing cricket on a Sunday. |
| Richard Latter | |||
| 1622 | Edward Hartley | Boxgrove, Sussex | All were prosecuted for "breaking the Sabbath" by playing cricket on a Sunday. |
| Anthony Ward | |||
| Raphe West | |||
| Richard Martin senior | |||
| Richard Martin junior | |||
| Richard Slaughter | |||
| Thomas West | |||
| William Martin | |||
| 1624 | Jasper Vinall | West Hoathly, Sussex | Vinall was killed during a game by a blow on the head from Tye's bat; he is the sport's earliest known fatality. |
| Edward Tye | |||
| 1628 | Edward Taylor | East Lavant, Sussex | Both were prosecuted for "breaking the Sabbath" by playing cricket on a Sunday. |
| William Greentree | |||
| 1629 | Henry Cuffin | Ruckinge, Kent | Prosecuted for "breaking the Sabbath" by playing cricket on a Sunday. |
| 1636 | Henry Mabbinck | West Horsley, Surrey | Testified in a tithe dispute that cricket was played in West Horsley. |
| 1646 | Samuel Filmer | Coxheath, Kent | Filmer and Harlackenden played and defeated the other four but had to resort to litigation when their winnings were not paid. |
| Thomas Harlackenden | |||
| Richard Marsh | Maidstone, Kent | ||
| Robert Sanders | |||
| Walter Franklyn | |||
| William Cooper | |||
| 1647 | Henry Brand | Selsey, Sussex | Brand was killed after being struck on the head by Latter's bat during a game. |
| Thomas Latter | |||
| 1652 | John Rabson | Cranbrook, Kent | Prosecuted for "breaking the Sabbath" by playing cricket on a Sunday. |
| 1666 | Sir Robert Paston |
Richmond, Surrey | In a letter, he mentioned a "cricketting" on Richmond Green. |
| 1671 | Edward Bound | Shere, Surrey | Prosecuted for "breaking the Sabbath" but he was exonerated. |
| 1676 | Henry Tonge | British Mission, Aleppo, Turkey | Provided the earliest known record of cricket being played outside England. |
| 1677 | Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex, 15th Baron Dacre | Herstmonceux, Sussex | His personal accounts refer to him receiving £3 when he attended a match. |
| 1694 | Sir John Pelham | Lewes, Sussex | His personal accounts refer to him paying for a wager when he attended a match. |
Read more about this topic: List Of Early English Cricketers To 1786
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