Berkshire county cricket teams
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Berkshire county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Given that the first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford, it is almost certain that the game had reached Berkshire by the 16th century.
See : History of cricket to 1696
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[edit] 17th Century
As elsewhere in south east England, cricket became established in Berkshire during the 17th century and the earliest village matches took place before the English Civil War. It is believed that the earliest county teams were formed in the aftermath of the Restoration in 1660.
[edit] 18th Century
Berkshire was a major county throughout the 18th century and enjoyed first-class status from 1769 to 1795. The county organisation was centered on Oldfield aka Maidenhead Cricket Club which played at Oldfield Bray, this club being representative of the county.
Noted Berkshire players included Thomas Waymark and George T Boult.
[edit] 19th Century
The present Berkshire CCC was formed in 1895.
For the history of Berkshire cricket since the foundation of the county club, see : Berkshire County Cricket Club.
[edit] Honours
- Champion County [1] (2) – 1785, 1794
[edit] References
- ^ An unofficial seasonal title proclaimed by media or historians prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship was constituted
[edit] External sources
[edit] Bibliography
- Derek Birley, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999
- Rowland Bowen, Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
- G B Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Cotterell, 1935
- Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
- H T Waghorn, Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730-1773), Blackwood, 1899
- H T Waghorn, The Dawn of Cricket, Electric Press, 1906
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