Dartford Cricket Club
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Dartford Cricket Club is one of the oldest in England and its origins go back to the early 18th century, perhaps earlier.
See also: Dartford Brent
Dartford players were reckoned by Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, writing in his diary in 1723, to "lay claim to the greatest excellence" among English cricketers.
The club played a number of big matches against London and, in 1756, they were involved in a tri-series against the sport's rising power, the Hambledon Club.
Dartford produced several famous players in the 18th century including cricket's earliest known great player William Bedle. Later players included William Hodsoll, John Bell, John Frame and E G Wenman.
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[edit] References
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
- Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 by Arthur Haygarth (SBnnn)
- Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket by G B Buckley (FL18)
- Fresh Light on Pre-Victorian Cricket by G B Buckley (FLPV)
- The Dawn of Cricket by H T Waghorn (WDC)
- A Social History of English Cricket by Derek Birley
- Cricket: History of its Growth and Development by Rowland Bowen
- From the Weald to the World by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT)
