Death of The Duke of Richmond
The Duke of Richmond died on Wednesday 8 August 1750 and it could be said that Slindon died with him, especially as the Newlands were by now veteran players with their best years behind them. Richmond's death, following that of his friend Sir William Gage in 1744, had a massive impact on the game in Sussex and the game as a whole was affected only a few months later when the Prince of Wales, another key patron, also died.
An immediate slump ensued from this loss of patronage and then cricket was badly affected by the Seven Years War from 1756 to 1763.
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