Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex, 15th Baron Dacre

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Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex, 15th Baron Dacre (born 13 May 1654; died 30 October 1715) was a British peer. He became Earl of Sussex in 1674 when he married Lady Anne Palmer. The Baron Dacre title became abeyant in 1715 following his death ^[1].

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Lennard was a supporter of cricket which developed into a major sport during his lifetime. His 1677 accounts include an item which refers to £3 being paid to him when he went to a cricket match being played at ye Dicker, which was a common near Herstmonceux in East Sussex ^[2].

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