1746 English cricket season

Cricket season review November 2025 November 2025 1745 1745 English cricket season 1747 1747 English cricket season The Jacobite Rebellion was effectively over by the time the 1746 English cricket season got under way, the Battle of Culloden having been fought on 16 April. Details of 15 historically important matches are known.note status Any match listed in the ACS' Important Match Guide (1981) is historically important, and therefore of the highest standard, whether or not a scorecard might exist. The same applies to numerous matches discovered by researchers since 1981.ACS 1981 1–40 For further information, see First-class cricket. Eleven-a-side matches Known results Bromley played Addington, 12 May on Bromley Common, and Addington won "with great difficulty". A return match was arranged: "On Monday next (19th) they play their second match at Mr Smith's Pyd-Horse" (a reference to the pub adjacent to the Artillery Ground). There is no report of the return.https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1900/41/ Ashley-Cooper F. S. F. S. Ashley-Cooper At the Sign of the Wicket Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game Merritt & Hatcher Ltd London XIX 532 35–37 29 March 1900 ACS Addington & Lingfield played London & Surrey, 9 June on the Artillery Ground.ACS 1981 22 A report says: "A Kent man (unidentified) assisted London and Surrey as a given man". The match was reported in the General London Evening Mercury as "Middlesex v Surrey" but the combined teams title seems to be more accurate. Addington & Lingfield (aka Middlesex) won "by a considerable number of notches".Buckley 1935 20 Another combined teams match was played 7 July at Duppas Hill, Croydon, between Kent & Surrey and Addington & Bromley.ACS 1981 22 The crowd was reported as "nearly ten thousand". George Kipps of Sevenoaks, the well-known wicket-keeper, played as a given man for Addington & Bromley. The title of the fixture indicates the strength of the Addington and Bromley clubs at this time. The London Evening Post on Thursday, 3 July announced: "No person allowed to bring any liquour that don't (sic) live in the parish". Kent & Surrey won by 4 runs.Waghorn 2005 17 On 4 August, England defeated Kent on the Artillery Ground. Nothing else is known about the match.ACS 1981 22Waghorn 1899 38Waghorn 2005 17 Unknown results On 26 May, a combined Bromley & Chislehurst team was to play Addington on Bromley Common.Maun 2009 165 On 23 June, Kent and Surrey were scheduled to play on the Artillery Ground. Kent's team consisted entirely of players from Bromley, Bexley, and Sevenoaks; these included Robert Colchin, George Kipps (wicket-keeper), John Bowra, James Bryant, John Bryant, and Robert Eures.Waghorn 2005 16 On 14 July, there was a return of the Addington & Bromley v Kent & Surrey match. This one was played on the Artillery Ground. George Kipps of Sevenoaks again played for the Addington & Bromley team as a given man. A report said: "Many hundreds of pounds were lost and won over this match". Also in July, London v Westminster,Waghorn 2005 17 and London v Edmonton were pre-announced to be played on the Artillery Ground.ACS 1981 22 In August, Kent were to play England on Bromley Common. It is known that this one was postponed, but not if it was played later.ACS 1981 22Waghorn 2005 17 Also in August, there was to be a return match between London and Edmonton.ACS 1981 22Waghorn 2005 17 Finally, on 1 September a combined Chislehurst & London team were to play Addington on the Artillery Ground for a stake of £50.ACS 1981 22Waghorn 2005 17 Single wicket Monday, 21 July. There was a four-a-side match at the Artillery Ground between Four Millers of Bray Mills (in Berkshire) and Four Best Players of Addington. It was played for fifty pounds but the result is unknown. Thomas Waymark was by this time employed at Bray Mills and so he was probably involved. Wednesday, 6 August. A three-a-side game between Long Robin's Side and Stephen Dingate's Side in the Artillery Ground involving "six players esteemed the best in England". The teams were Robert Colchin, John Bryant (both Bromley), and Joe Harris (Addington) versus Stephen Dingate (Surrey), Val Romney (Sevenoaks), and Richard Newland (Slindon). Dingate's team won the match. Hundreds of pounds were lost and won over the game.Waghorn 1899 38 Newspapers pre-announcing the event named John Harris in Long Robin's team, but it was his brother Joe who actually played.McCann 2004 35 First mentions Clubs and teams Chislehurst & London Stephen Dingate's SideMcCann 2004 35 Edmonton Players Robert Eures (Bexley and Kent)Waghorn 2005 16 Notes note References Bibliography ACS Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863 1981 ACS Nottingham https://archive.acscricket.com/online_library/match_guides/bi_imp_match_guide/index.html 85045528 Buckley G. B. G. B. Buckley Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket 1935 Cotterell & Co. Birmingham 23450280 Maun Ian Ian Maun From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750 2009 Roger Heavens Cambridge 978-19-00592-52-9 McCann Tim Timothy J. McCann Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century 2004 West Sussex Record Office Lewes 978-08-54450-55-8 https://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/Digital_editions/SRS-Vol-88.pdf 88 Waghorn H. T. H. T. Waghorn Cricket Scores, Notes, &c. From 1730–1773 Blackwood Edinburgh 1899 1086375331 Waghorn H. T. H. T. Waghorn The Dawn of Cricket J. W. McKenzie London 2005 1906 978-09-47821-17-3 Further reading ACS 1982 A Guide to FC Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles ACS Nottingham https://archive.acscricket.com/online_library/match_guides/bi_match_guide/index.html 10586869 Altham H. S. Harry Altham E. W. Swanton E. W. Swanton A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914) 5th 1962 George Allen & Unwin London 894274808 Birley Derek Derek Birley A Social History of English Cricket 1999 Aurum Press London 978-18-54107-10-7 https://archive.org/details/socialhistoryofe0000birl_d1n5 Internet Archive Bowen Rowland Rowland Bowen Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development 1970 Eyre & Spottiswoode London 978-04-13278-60-9 Major John John Major More Than A Game 2007 HarperCollins London 978-00-07183-64-7 https://archive.org/details/morethangamestor0000majo_b8t0 Internet Archive Marshall John John Marshall (cricket writer) The Duke Who Was Cricket Frederick Muller Ltd London 1961 11214571 Wilson Martin An Index to Waghorn Bodyline Books (limited edition, by subscription only) London 2005 Category:1740s in cricket Category:English cricket seasons in the 18th century Category:1746 in England