List of early English cricketers to 1786

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The purpose of this article is to create a list of the earliest known cricketers whose careers began prior to the foundations of Lord's Cricket Ground and Marylebone Cricket Club in 1787. The list is by season, this being the season in which the player's name first appears in the known records. The team, club or county with which the player was most usually associated is also given.

Some players and clubs have dedicated articles in WP, as indicated by the links, and eventually all seasons will have a review article.

1709

• William Bedle (Dartford Cricket Club)
• Joseph Hartley (Kent) (NB: approximate date only; Hartley may have been much younger than Bedle)

1726

• Edmund Chapman (Chertsey & Surrey)
• Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (Sussex)
• Perry (London Cricket Club)
• Piper (Hampton CC, Middlesex)
• Edward Stead (Kent)

1727

• Alan Brodrick, 2nd Viscount Midleton (Surrey)
• Sir William Gage (Sussex)
• Thomas Waymark (Sussex/Bucks)

1731

• Tim Coleman (London)
• Frederick, Prince of Wales - mainly a patron but he did play occasionally

1734

• Lord John Philip Sackville (Kent)

1735

• Cook (Brentford; "one of the best bowlers in England")
• Dunn (London)
• Ellis (London; their "best bowler")
• Mr Jervoise (Croydon; also a patron)
• Marshall (London)
• Pool (London)
• Wakeland (London)
• Wheatley (London)
• Wood (Woodcot, Surrey; there were apparently two Woods of Woodcot)

1736

• George Oldner (London)

1739

• John Bowra (Bromley; believed to be the father of William Bowra)

1741

• John Newland (Slindon)

1742

• Adam Newland (Slindon)
• Richard Newland (Slindon)
• William Pullen (Cranbrook)

1743

• John Bryant (Bromley & London)
• John Cutbush (Maidstone)
• Ridgeway (Sussex)
• Robert Colchin aka "Long Robin" (Bromley)
• Tom Peake (Chelsfield)
• Val Romney (Sevenoaks)
• William Hodsoll (Dartford)
• William Sawyer (Richmond)

1744

• "Little" Bennett (London)
• "Tall" Bennett (London)
• Bartram (Kent; noted bowler)
• Collins (Surrey)
• Danes (Kent)
• Edward Aburrow senior aka "Cuddy" (Slindon & Sussex)
• George Jackson (Addington & Surrey)
• George Smith (London; also the keeper of the Artillery Ground)
• Green (Amberley & Sussex)
• Howlett (London)
• James Bryant (Bromley & London)
• John Harris (Addington & Surrey)
• John Mills (Horsmonden & Kent bowler)
• Joseph Harris (Addington & Surrey)
• Kipps (Eltham & Kent wicket keeper)
• Maynard (Surrey)
• Norris (London)
• Stephen Dingate (Reigate, Surrey)
• Tom Faulkner (Addington & Surrey)

1745

• Broad (Addington)
• Hodge
• Howard (Kent)
• Jacob Mann
• Robert Lascoe (Bromley)
• Martin
• Norton (London)
• William Anderson (London)

1747

• Allen (Kent)
• John Bell (Dartford wicket keeper)
• Jones (Hadlow & Kent)
• Joseph Budd (Sussex)
• John Larkin (Hadlow & Kent)
• J Mansfield (Sevenoaks)
• Pye (Sussex)
• Robert Eures (Bexley & Kent)
• Thomas Bell (Dartford)
• Thomas Jure (London)

1748

• Darville (Berkshire)
• Durling (Addington & Surrey)
• George Carter (London)
• John Capon (London & Surrey)

1749

• Humphreys (Surrey)
• John Colchin (Bromley)
• John Frame (Dartford & Kent)

1750

• Garrett (Kent)
• Rawlins (Kent)
• Robert Bartholomew (Surrey)
• Thomas Brandon (Dartford batsman)

1751

• Stephens (Dartford)
• Matthews (All-England)
• Stone (Kent)
• Wilden (Kent)
• Stephen Harding (Thursley and Chertsey)

1754

• Parr (Chatham)

1759

• Gascoigne (London)
• Potter (Dartford)
• Goldstone (Dartford)
• Killick (Dartford)
• Wakelin (Dartford)
• Burchwood (Kent) - said to be the main bowler for All-England v Dartford
• John Edmeads (Chertsey and Surrey)
• Gill (Bucks) - one of the earliest known wicketkeepers
• John (Thomas) Wood (Chertsey and Surrey)
• John Haynes (Surrey)
• Saunders (Berkshire)
• Allen (Middlesex)
• Nyland (sic, Sussex) - probably Richard Nyren
• Cheeseman (Sussex)

English cricketers of 1701 to 1760

Edward Aburrow senior | William Anderson | Robert Bartholomew | William Bedle | John & Thomas Bell | "Little" & "Tall" Bennett John Bowra | Thomas Brandon | Alan Brodrick | James & John Bryant | Robert Colchin | John Cutbush | Stephen Dingate Durling | Robert Eures | Tom Faulkner | John Frame | Frederick, Prince of Wales | Sir William Gage | Stephen Harding John & Joseph Harris | William Hodsoll | George Jackson | Thomas Jure | Kipps | John Larkin | Robert Lascoe J Mansfield | John Mills | Richard Newland | Tom Peake | Duke of Richmond | Ridgeway | Val Romney Lord John Sackville | William Sawyer | George Smith | Edward Stead | Thomas Waymark

1761

• Charles Sears (Chertsey)
• "Shock" White (Brentford)

1764

• Thomas Baldwin (Chertsey)
• Richard Nyren (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• John Small (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• Peter Stewart (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• William Hogsflesh (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• William Barber (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• Bayton (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• Osmond (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• John Woolgar (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• Edward Woolgar (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• Thomas Ridge (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• Squire Thomas Land (Hambledon and Hampshire)

1765

• Richard Edmeads (Chertsey)

1767

• Sir Horatio Mann (Kent)
• Henry Rowett (Surrey)
• Edward "Curry" Aburrow (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• Tom Sueter (Hambledon and Hampshire)

1768

• John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset (Kent)
• Bellchambers (Kent)
• John Boorman (Kent and Essex)
• James Fuggles (Kent)
• Richard May (Kent)
• Thomas May (Kent)
• Muddle (Kent)
• Brobham (Kent?)
• Birchett (Kent?)
• Mandy (Kent?)
• Smailes (Caterham)
• Foule (Caterham)
• Richard Simmons (Kent) - wicketkeeper
• William Palmer (Kent and Surrey)
• Richard Miller (Kent)

1769

• Thomas Brett (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• Edward "Lumpy" Stevens (Chertsey and Surrey)
• George Leer (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• John Minshull (Kent and Surrey)
• Thomas Pattenden (Kent)
• William Bowra (Kent and Sussex)
• Page (Chertsey and Surrey)
• Shepherd (Chertsey and Surrey)
• Thomas Quiddington (Chertsey and Surrey)
• Wessing (Chertsey and Surrey)
• Glazier (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• Purdy (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• Fish (Kent)

1771

• Thomas White (Chertsey and Surrey)
• Reverend Reynell Cotton (Hambledon)
• John Thomas de Burgh (Hambledon and Hampshire)

1772

• Childs (Surrey)
• John Wood of Seal (Kent)
• William Yalden (Chertsey and Surrey)

1773

• Lewis (Surrey)
• Stone (Surrey)
• Read (All-England)
• Blake (Surrey)
• Horne (Hampshire)
• Lawrence (Hampshire)
• Richard Francis (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• James Aylward (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• T Davis (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• Richard Purchase (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• James Cotton (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• M Lewis (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• James Bayley (Hambledon and Hampshire)
• Francis Booker (Kent)
• Sir John Brewer Davis (Kent)
• Edward Hussey (Kent)
• John Wheeler (Kent)
• William Bullen (Kent)
• Samuel Colchin (Kent)
• George Louch (Kent and MCC)
• Richard Newman (Essex, Kent and MCC)
• Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville (Surrey)
• William Bartholomew (Chertsey and Surrey)
• Constantine Phillips (Surrey)
• Henry Attfield (Surrey)

1774

• Muggeridge (Chertsey and Surrey)
• William Brazier (Kent)
• Waller (Kent)

1775

• Thomas Taylor (Hampshire)
• Rev Charles Bartholomew (Chertsey)
• Daniel Etheridge (Chertsey)
• Richard Lipscomb (Chertsey)
• Thomas Swayne (Chertsey)

1776

• Richard Aubrey Veck (Hampshire)

1777

• Robert Clifford (Kent)
• Richard Hosmer (Kent)
• Mills (Surrey)
• William Pattenden (Kent)
• Pennell (Kent)
• Richard Stanford (Kent)
• Townsend (Kent)
• Lamborn (Surrey and Hampshire)
• Noah Mann (Hampshire)
• William Bedster (Surrey and Middlesex)

1780

• Gibson (Kent)
• B Rimmington (Kent)
• T Rimmington (Kent)
• John Freemantle (Hampshire)

1781

• M Rimmington (Kent)
• Martin (Essex)

1782

• David Harris (Hampshire)
• "Little" Joey Ring (Kent)

1783

• Stephen Amherst (Kent)
• James Wells (Surrey)

1784

• Davidson (Essex)
• Jack Small (Hampshire)

1785

• Barker (Essex)
• William Beldam (Hampshire and Surrey)
• George T Boult (Berkshire and Middlesex)
• William Fennex (Middlesex)
• J Gouldstone (Essex) – aka Goldswain
• George Henry Monson (WCC)
• J Russell (Essex)
• J Wyatt (Essex)
• Henry Hervey Aston (WCC and Hampshire)
• Sir Peter Burrell (WCC)
• Dampier (WCC)
• Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond (WCC)
• John Peachey (WCC)
• George Talbot (WCC)
• R Whitehead (WCC)
• George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea (WCC)
• Gilbert East (Berkshire)
• Captain Monson (WCC)

1786

• Thomas Walker (Hampshire and Surrey)
• John Nyren (Hampshire)
• Harry Walker (Hampshire and Surrey)
• Henry Crozoer (Kent)

English cricketers of 1761 to 1786

Edward "Curry" Aburrow | Henry Attfield | James Aylward | William Barber | Bayton | William Bedster | Francis Booker | John Boorman William Bowra | William Brazier | Thomas Brett | William Bullen | Childs | Robert Clifford | Samuel Colchin | Duke of Dorset John Edmeads | John Frame | Richard Francis | David Harris | William Hogsflesh | Lamborn | George Leer | George Louch Sir Horatio Mann | Noah Mann | Richard Miller | John Minshull | Muggeridge | Richard Nyren | William Palmer | Thomas Pattenden Richard Purchase | Thomas Quiddington | Joey Ring | Richard Simmons | John Small | Edward "Lumpy" Stevens | Peter Stewart Tom Sueter | Earl of Tankerville | Thomas Taylor | Richard Aubrey Veck | "Shock" White | Thomas "Daddy" White John Wood of Seal | John (Thomas) Wood | William Yalden

[edit] Sources

• Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
• At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742 – 1751 by F S Ashley-Cooper in Cricket Magazine (1900) (ASW)
• Cricket Scores 1730 - 1773 by H T Waghorn (WCS)
• Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket by G B Buckley (FL18)
• Fresh Light on Pre-Victorian Cricket by G B Buckley (FLPV)
• Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 by Arthur Haygarth (SBnnn)
• Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century by Timothy J McCann (TJM)
• The Cricketer magazine (Cktr)
• The Dawn of Cricket by H T Waghorn (WDC)
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual): various issues