Petworth Cricket Club

Petworth Cricket Club was a cricket club based at Petworth, Sussex, and was briefly a major cricket team, playing five known first-class matches from 1844 to 1845.[1] The club, which played its home games at Petworth Park New Ground, won two matches, lost two and drew another. Its two victories came against the Marylebone Cricket Club on its first-class debut[2] and against Hampshire in 1845 after the county condeded the match.[3] A prominent member of the club was the Earl of Winterton who played in four of the club's five first-class matches.

The club no longer exists, but Petworth Park Cricket Club today represents the town, playing its matches in Division Three of the West Sussex Cricket League.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Petworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Petworth v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1844". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Petworth v Hampshire, 1845". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Petworth Park Cricket Club". www.petworth.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

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