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The ''[[London Evening Post]]'' dated 27 August carried an advertisement for a [[single wicket cricket|single wicket match]] between players called "the noted Perry (of [[London Cricket Club|London]]) and the famous Piper (of [[Hampton Cricket Club|Hampton]]", the earliest definite reference to a single wicket contest.<ref>Maun, p. 33.</ref> The venue was [[Moulsey Hurst]], near [[Molesey]] in [[Surrey]], famous for various sporting activities, especially [[prizefighting]], and was often used for cricket throughout the 18th century.<ref name=LL>{{cite web |
The ''[[London Evening Post]]'' dated 27 August carried an advertisement for a [[single wicket cricket|single wicket match]] between players called "the noted Perry (of [[London Cricket Club|London]]) and the famous Piper (of [[Hampton Cricket Club|Hampton]]", the earliest definite reference to a single wicket contest.<ref>Maun, p. 33.</ref> The venue was [[Moulsey Hurst]], near [[Molesey]] in [[Surrey]], famous for various sporting activities, especially [[prizefighting]], and was often used for cricket throughout the 18th century.<ref name=LL>{{cite web|url=http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/ladstolords/1701.html#1726 |title=From Lads to Lord's – 1726 |last=Leach |first=John |publisher=Stumpsite |date=2007 |accessdate=2 February 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629140522/http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/ladstolords/1701.html#1726 |archivedate=29 June 2011 }}</ref> |
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== First-class matches == |
== First-class matches == |
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==County cricket== |
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The match on 29 August is the only one in 1726 that could be considered an inter-county fixture and its result is unknown. Although [[Kent county cricket teams|Kent]], based on the esteem of the [[Dartford Cricket Club|Dartford club]], is generally believed to have been the strongest county in the 1720s, any claims to "Champion County"<ref name="champs" group="fc">An unofficial seasonal title proclaimed by media or historians prior to December 1889 when the official [[County Championship]] was constituted.</ref> in 1726 are inconclusive.<ref name=CC>{{cite web |
The match on 29 August is the only one in 1726 that could be considered an inter-county fixture and its result is unknown. Although [[Kent county cricket teams|Kent]], based on the esteem of the [[Dartford Cricket Club|Dartford club]], is generally believed to have been the strongest county in the 1720s, any claims to "Champion County"<ref name="champs" group="fc">An unofficial seasonal title proclaimed by media or historians prior to December 1889 when the official [[County Championship]] was constituted.</ref> in 1726 are inconclusive.<ref name=CC>{{cite web|url=http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/histories/champions.html |title=Champion cricket teams since 1728 |last=Leach |first=John |publisher=Stumpsite |date=2008 |accessdate=28 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829042341/http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/histories/champions.html |archivedate=29 August 2008 }}</ref> |
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==Other events== |
==Other events== |
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportsHistorian/2000/sh201e.pdf |title=The Seventeenth Century Game of Cricket: A Reconstruction of the Game |publisher=SportsLibrary |first=David |last=Terry |date=2008}} |
* {{cite web |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportsHistorian/2000/sh201e.pdf |title=The Seventeenth Century Game of Cricket: A Reconstruction of the Game |publisher=SportsLibrary |first=David |last=Terry |date=2008}} |
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Revision as of 23:03, 25 March 2016
The 1726 English cricket season is the first in which a newspaper report names a participant in a cricket match and it is from this time that a continuous history of English cricket by season is possible, although the details in most seasons through the 18th century remain sparse.[fc 1] Newspaper reports seemed to be widening in scope and the first players mentioned were Perry of London and Piper of Hampton who played a single wicket match. The main story of the year, as in some earlier seasons, concerns cricket's relationship with the law, though once again the issue was non-payment of gambling debts.
Single wicket matches
The London Evening Post dated 27 August carried an advertisement for a single wicket match between players called "the noted Perry (of London) and the famous Piper (of Hampton", the earliest definite reference to a single wicket contest.[1] The venue was Moulsey Hurst, near Molesey in Surrey, famous for various sporting activities, especially prizefighting, and was often used for cricket throughout the 18th century.[2]
First-class matches
Note that these matches are unofficially first-class.[fc 2]
| date | match title | venue | result | source |
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| 29 August (M) | London & Surrey v Edwin Stead’s XI (Kent) | Kennington Common | result unknown | [3][4] |
| notes |
A major match played "for 25 guineas between the men belonging to Edwin Stead, Esq. of Maidstone and the men of London and Surrey".[3] | |||
| ? Sept (see 1724) | Edwin Stead's XI v Chingford | Dartford Brent | result unknown | [3] |
| notes |
This was the conclusion of the 1724 match which was unfinished at that time and became the subject of a lawsuit. Lord Chief Justice Pratt ordered it "to be played out", but he died in 1725 before it was played out.[3] | |||
County cricket
The match on 29 August is the only one in 1726 that could be considered an inter-county fixture and its result is unknown. Although Kent, based on the esteem of the Dartford club, is generally believed to have been the strongest county in the 1720s, any claims to "Champion County"[fc 3] in 1726 are inconclusive.[5]
Other events
On the subject of legal matters, a letter has survived that was written by an Essex resident. The writer complained that a local Justice of the Peace (JP) had seen fit to literally "read the Riot Act" to some people who were playing cricket on Saturday, 10 September. He had a constable with him who dispersed the players.[6] G. B. Buckley commented that it seems the JP considered any game or sport as a pretence covering the gathering of disaffected people in order to raise a rebellion. Given the ruling by Lord Chief Justice Pratt, who in effect ordered the Chingford v Stead's XI game to be played on Dartford Brent, the issue raised was that it was apparently lawful to play cricket in Kent but not in Essex.[7][6]
First mentions
Counties
- none
Clubs and teams
Players
Venues
- none
Footnotes
- ^ Note that surviving match records to 1825 are incomplete and any statistical compilation of a player's career in that period is based on known data. Match scorecards were not always created, or have been lost, and the matches themselves were not always recorded in the press or other media. Scorecard data was not comprehensive: e.g., bowling analyses lacked balls bowled and runs conceded; bowlers were not credited with wickets when the batsman was caught or stumped; in many matches, the means of dismissal were omitted.
- ^ "First-class cricket" was officially defined in May 1894 by a meeting at Lord's of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the county clubs which were then competing in the County Championship. The ruling was effective from the beginning of the 1895 season. Pre-1895 matches of the same standard have no official definition of status because the ruling is not retrospective and the "unofficial first-class" designation, as applied to a given match, is based on the views of one or more substantial historical sources. For further information, see First-class cricket, Forms of cricket and History of cricket.
- ^ An unofficial seasonal title proclaimed by media or historians prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship was constituted.
References
- ^ Maun, p. 33.
- ^ Leach, John (2007). "From Lads to Lord's – 1726". Stumpsite. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d Waghorn, p. 6.
- ^ ACS, Important Matches, p. 19.
- ^ Leach, John (2008). "Champion cricket teams since 1728". Stumpsite. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Buckley, p. 3.
- ^ "Our history: Cricket in Dartford". Dartford Cricket Club. 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
Bibliography
- ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.
- Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell.
- Maun, Ian (2009). From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750. Roger Heavens. ISBN 978-1-900592-52-9.
- Waghorn, H. T. (1906). The Dawn of Cricket. Electric Press.
- Wilson, Martin (2005). An Index to Waghorn. Bodyline.
Additional reading
- Altham, H. S. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin.
- Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. Aurum.
- Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. Eyre & Spottiswoode.
- Buckley, G. B. (1937). Fresh Light on pre-Victorian Cricket. Cotterell.
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. HarperCollins.
- Marshall, John (1961). The Duke who was Cricket. Muller.
- McCann, Tim (2004). Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century. Sussex Record Society.
- Underdown, David (2000). Start of Play. Allen Lane.
External links
- Terry, David (2008). "The Seventeenth Century Game of Cricket: A Reconstruction of the Game" (PDF). SportsLibrary.
- Leach, John (2008). "Classification of cricket matches from 1697 to 1825". Stumpsite. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
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