Players
Very little is known of London's players during its heyday from the 1720s to the 1760s. The following are the names that have been recorded by the season in which they are first mentioned in the sources.
- 1726 – Perry (took part in the earliest known single wicket match)
- 1731 – "the famous" Tim Coleman
- 1732 – Christopher Jones (Artillery Ground keeper)
- 1735 – Cook, Dunn, Ellis (London's "best bowler"), Marshall, Pool, Wakeland, Wheatley
- 1736 – George Oldner
- 1739 – John Bowra
- 1744 – "Little" Bennett, "Tall" Bennett, George Smith (Artillery Ground keeper), Butler, Hodder, Howlett, Norris
- 1745 – William Anderson, Norton
- 1747 – Thomas Jure
- 1748 – George Carter, John Capon, Walker
- 1750 – Perry
- 1753 – William King
- 1755 – Clowder
- 1759 – Gascoigne
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