1780 English cricket season

Cricket season review November 2025 November 2025 1779 1779 English cricket season 1781 1781 English cricket season Several games in the 1780 English cricket season were between teams selected by John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset and Sir Horatio Mann. Duke & Son of Penshurst made the first-ever six-seam cricket ball. Details of seven historically important eleven-a-side 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. Single wicket On 2 September, there was a single wicket "fives" match at Bishopsbourne Paddock between Five of Kent (with William Bedster) and Five of the Hambledon Club (with Lumpy Stevens). The other Kent players were James Aylward, William Bullen, Robert Clifford, and Joseph Miller. The rest of the Hambledon team were Noah Mann, John Small, Tom Sueter, and Richard Aubrey Veck. The match was drawn as only one innings each could be completed, presumably because of bad weather. Hambledon scored 23, Kent 22.Haygarth 1996 45–46 Dorset v Mann The friendly rivalry between the Duke of Dorset and Sir Horatio Mann increased considerably in 1780, as they arranged several matches between their own teams, always for high stakes. However, only two of the matches have known outcomes. One was played 27 and 28 June on Sevenoaks Vine, where Mann's XI won by 7 wickets. By this time, James Aylward was living in Kent, and working on Mann's estate. He was also a fixture in Mann's cricket team. In this match, he made the top score of 47. Dorset's XI scored 93 and 92; Mann's XI scored 105 (Aylward 47) and 81/3.Haygarth 1996 43 The other match with known information was played 21 to 23 August at Bishopsbourne Paddock. This time, Dorset's XI won by 14 runs. They scored 97 and 163 against 149 and 97 by Mann's XI.Haygarth 1996 44 England v Hampshire Towards the end of the season, there were two matches between England and Hampshire.Haygarth 1996 45—46 England won the first, played 31 August and 1 September at Bishopsbourne Paddock, by 165 runs. They made 197 and 144 against 80 and 96 by Hampshire. William Yalden and Robert Clifford were outstanding. Yalden scored 52 and 34; Clifford took seven wickets in the match (bowled only).Haygarth 1996 45 The return match, 20 to 22 September on Itchin Stoke Down, featured an outstanding performance by Lumpy Stevens which enabled England to win by 51 runs. England scored 179 (Miller 50, Clifford 33*, Lumpy 31) and 101. In reply, Hampshire scored 169 (Lumpy 4w) and 60 (Lumpy 6w). So, besides a useful score of 31, Lumpy achieved a 10wM which included his bowled victims only.Haygarth 1996 46 Other events Duke & Son of Penshurst made the first-ever six-seam cricket ball.Bowen 1970 266 There were three matches in which Alresford Cricket Club played a combined Alton & Odiham team. Alresford won the first on Odiham Down by 6 wickets, and Alton & Odiham won the other two by margins of 100 runs and 10 runs, at The Nythe and Odiham Down respectively. Hampshire players Richard Aubrey Veck and Tom Taylor played for Alresford in these games, and Noah Mann for their opponents. The Alton & Odiham teams included players called Beldam (sic) and Wells. Wells may have been James, elder brother of John Wells, while Beldam could have been George Beldham, the elder brother of Billy Beldham, who was still only 14 in 1780.Waghorn 2005 52–53Buckley 1937 9–10 A single innings match took place 8 August between Maidenhead and Chertsey. The venue was Priestwood Common. Maidenhead won by 5 runs. A handful of Maidenhead's players in this game later played for Berkshire.Waghorn 2005 52–53 First mentions Clubs and teams Alton & OdihamWaghorn 2005 52–53Buckley 1937 9–10 Players John Freemantle (Hampshire)Haygarth 1996 45 Gibson (Kent)Haygarth 1996 44 Benjamin Remington (Kent)Haygarth 1996 44 Thomas Remington (Kent)Haygarth 1996 44 Venues The NytheWaghorn 2005 52–53Buckley 1937 9–10 Priestwood CommonWaghorn 2005 52–53 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 Bowen Rowland Rowland Bowen Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development 1970 Eyre & Spottiswoode London 978-04-13278-60-9 Buckley G. B. G. B. Buckley Fresh Light on pre-Victorian Cricket 1937 Cotterell & Co. Birmingham 23469107 Haygarth Arthur Arthur Haygarth Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826) Frederick Lillywhite Kennington 1996 1862 978-19-00592-23-9 Waghorn H. T. H. T. Waghorn The Dawn of Cricket J. W. McKenzie London 2005 1906 978-09-47821-17-3 Further reading 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 Major John John Major More Than A Game 2007 HarperCollins London 978-00-07183-64-7 https://archive.org/details/morethangamestor0000majo_b8t0 Internet Archive Wilson Martin An Index to Waghorn Bodyline Books (limited edition, by subscription only) London 2005 Category:1780s in cricket Category:English cricket seasons in the 18th century Category:1780 in England