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This is a list of English cricketers who played first-class cricket between the 1772 and 1786 English cricket seasons. This spans the period between first matches to have been given retrospective first-class status in 1772 to the formation of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1787. A total of 67 first-class matches were played during this period.

Cricket during this period became increasingly similar to the modern game, although bowling remained underarm until the 19th century. The first Laws of Cricket had been established in 1744 and in 1774 a revision of the Laws added Leg before wicket as a mode of dismissal. The third stump was added after 1775.

Cricket scorecards became increasingly complete from 1772 onwards and the players included are those known to have played in matches which were given retrospective first-class status between 1772 and 1786 inclusive.

A

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Edward Aburrow 1772–1782 Played in 44 first-class matches for Hampshire sides.
Stephen Amherst 1783–1795 31 appearances, mainly for Kent. An important patron of the game in Kent.
Henry Attfield 1773–1788 Played in 20 first-class matches, most frequently for Surrey sides.
James Aylward 1773–1797 107 appearances, mainly for Hampshire, Kent and England XIs.

B

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Baker 1777 Played one match for Hampshire. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
William Barber 1772–1777 Played in 15 first-class matches for Hampshire.
William Bartholomew 1773–1789 Played in four first-class matches, two for Surrey, one for Chertsey and one for an England XI.
James Bayley 1773–1783 Made four first-class appearances for Hampshire XIs. Other than his name, no biographical information is known.
John Bayton 1776–1777 Played in two first-class matches, once for Kent in 1776 and once for an England XI in 1777.
William Bedster 1777–1794 59 first-class appearances for a variety of sides.
Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville 1773–1781 A leading patron of Surrey cricket. Played in 25 first-class matches.
Berwick 1779–1780 Played in six first-class matches. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Blake 1773 Played in one match for Surrey against Kent. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Boltwood 1778 Recorded in one match for an England XI against Chertsey. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Henry Bonham 1778 Played a single first-class match for Hampshire.
Francis Booker 1773–1790 45 first-class appearances, mainly for England XIs and Kent sides.
John Boorman 1772–1793 Played in 55 first-class matches, mainly for Kent sides. Recorded by CricketArchive as James Boorman.
George T. Boult 1786–1795 Made 20 first-class appearances.
William Bowra 1775–1792 Made 50 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent and England XIs
William Brazier 1774–1794 50 first-class matches, mainly for Kent sides.
Thomas Brett 1772–1778 Made 32 first-class appearances for Hampshire.
William Bullen 1773–1797 Played 113 first-class matches, mainly for Kent and England XIs.
John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde 1773 Played in a single first-class match for Surrey.

C

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Childs 1772–1774 Played in eight first-class matches, four for Surrey and four for England XIs. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Robert Clifford 1777–1792 71 first-class matches, mainly for Kent sides.
Samuel Colchin 1773–1778 Made 10 first-class appearances, five for England XIs, four for Kent and one for Hampshire. Nephew of Robert Colchin.
Collier 1786 One match for Kent Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Couchman 1783–1786 Two first-class appearances, one for West Kent in 1783 and one for Kent in 1786. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
J. Cole 1784–1788 Two first-class matches, one for Hampshire in 1784 and one for and England XI in 1788. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Henry Crosoer 1786–1790 Eight first-class matches, mainly for Kent sides.

D

Name Seasons Comments Ref
John Dampier 1786–1787 Three first-class matches for the White Conduit Club.
Davidson 1784–1787 Three first-class appearances, one for each of England, Hornchurch and Essex. Other than a surname, no biographical details are known.
John Brewer Davis 1773 Played twice for Kent before being knighted in September 1773.
T. Davis 1773–1776 Played six first-class matches for Hampshire as well as one other match for Hambledown Town. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known.

E

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Gilbert East 1786–1794 Made 12 appearances in first-class matches.
John Edmeads 1772–1779 Played 17 first-class matches, most frequently for Surrey sides. Brother of William Edmeads.
William Edmeads 1775 Played one first-class match for Surrey. Brother of John Edmeads.

F

Name Seasons Comments Ref
William Fennex 1786–1816 Made 88 first-class appearances for a variety of teams, including playing 41 times for England XIs and 13 times for Middlesex.
Finch 1786 One first-class match for Kent. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea 1786–1804 Played in 128 first-class matches. A founder member of MCC and guarantor for Thomas Lord during the establishment of Lord's.
Jasper Fish 1773 Played a single first-class match for a Kent XI at Sevenoaks Vine. Is known to have played in two other matches between 1769 and 1777, and was buried at Sevenoaks in 1791.
John Frame 1772–1774 Played seven first-class matches for Kent, Hampshire and England sides.
Francis 1775 A single first-class match for Hampshire. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Richard Francis 1773–1793 Played 47 first-class matches.
John Freemantle 1780–1782 Played in seven first-class matches for Hampshire. Elder brother of Andrew Freemantle.
James Fuggles 1772–1773 Appeared in four first-class matches, three for England XIs in 1772 and one for Kent in 1773. Other than his name, no biographical information is known.

G

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Gibson 1780 Played twice for Sir Horatio Mann's XI. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Gill 1772 Played in one first-class match for an England side in 1772 and is known to have played for Buckinghamshire in two matches in 1759.

H

Name Seasons Comments Ref
W. Hall 1782 One match for Hampshire. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
David Harris 1782–1798 A total of 78 first-class appearances, most frequently for Hampshire and England sides.
Isaac Hatch 1786 A single first-class match for Kent.
Hawkins 1786–1787 Four first-class appearances, including two for Hampshire, one for White Conduit Club and one for the Earl of Winchilsea's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Hodges 1781 A single first-class appearance for Sir Horatio Mann's XI. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Hogben 1781–1782 Six appearances in 1781 and 1782 for Kent sides. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
William Hogsflesh 1772–1775 11 first-class matches for Hampshire.
Holness 1781 A single first-class match for East Kent. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Richard Hosmer 1780–1791 Made 18 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent sides.
Edward Hussey 1773–1797 18 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent and MCC sides.

I

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Irons 1778 Recorded in one match for an England XI against Chertsey. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.

L

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Lamborn 1777–1781 Played in 22 first-class matches. Was featured in The Cricketers of My Time.
George Leer 1772–1782 Made 44 first-class appearances for Hampshire sides.
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond 1786–1802 A founder member of MCC, Lennox played in 46 first-class matches, most frequently for MCC, England sides and his own side. He was a guarantor for Thomas Lord when he established the first Lord's ground in 1787.
M. Lewis 1773 Played twice for Surrey. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
George Louch 1773–1797 Played in 122 first-class matches for a wide variety of sides, with 39 matches played for MCC.

M

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet 1773 Played in two first-class matches for Kent sides. More significant as a major patron of cricket in Kent.
Noah Mann 1777–1789 Made 56 first-class appearances, 39 of which were for Hampshire. Father of Noah Mann junior.
Mansfield 1778 Recorded in one match for an England XI against Chertsey. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
T. Martin 1781–1783 Two first-class matches, one for Sir Horatio Mann's XI and one for East Kent. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Richard May 1772–1780 Made 13 first-class appearances mainly for Kent sides. Brother of Thomas May.
Thomas May 1772–1773 Played in five first-class matches for England XIs and for Kent. Brother of Richard May.
Joseph Miller 1772–1783 Played in 54 first-class matches, most frequently for England and Kent sides. Brother of Richard Miller.
Richard Miller 1774 Played in one first-class match for Surrey. Brother of Joseph Miller.
Mills 1778–1781 Played in nine first-class matches. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
John Minshull 1772–1780 Also known as John Minchin, he played 28 first-class matches.
George Monson 1786–1792 A total of 10 first-class appearances.
Muggeridge 1774–1778 Played in four first-class matches for Surrey sides and twice in club matches for Coulsdon Cricket Club, once in 1775 and once in 1784. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.

N

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Richard Newman 1773–1793 Made 19 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent, Essex-based sides and MCC.
Richard Nyren 1772–1786 Played in 49 first-class matches for Hampshire. Wrote The Cricketers of My Time.

P

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Page 1772–1773 Played once for an England XI in 1772 and once for Surrey in 1773 in first-class matches and is known to have played one other match for Surrey in 1768. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
William Palmer 1772–1776 Played in 17 first-class matches, mainly for Surrey and England XIs.
Thomas Pattenden 1772–1783 Played 30 first-class matches, primarily for Kent-based sides. Brother of William Pattenden.
William Pattenden 1780–1786 Played five times, all for Kent-based sides. Younger brother of Thomas Pattenden.
Pemmell 1777–1781 Played in three first-class matches, two for England XIs and one for Kent, as well as two other matches for Kent against Maidstone in 1777. Other than his surname, which is also recorded by as Pemell and Pennell, no biographical information is known.
Constantine Phillips 1773–1778 Played in three first-class matches, two for England XIs and one for Surrey.
Polden 1778 Recorded in one match for an England XI against Chertsey. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Richard Purchase 1773–1803 Made 113 first-class appearances.

Q

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Thomas Quiddington 1774–1776 Played in four matches for Surrey.

R

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Read 1773 Played once for an England XI against Hampshire. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Benjamin Remington 1779–1783 Played in 13 first-class matches. Brother of Michael and Thomas Remington
Michael Remington 1781–1791 Made seven first-class appearances. Brother of Benjamin and Thomas Remington.
Thomas Remington 1780–1781 Four first-class appearances. Brother of Benjamin and Michael Remington.
Thomas Ridge 1772–1775 Made five first-class appearances for Hampshire sides.
Joey Ring 1782–1796 89 first-class matches, most frequently for Kent and England XIs. Brother of George Ring.

S

Name Seasons Comments Ref
John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset 1773–1783 Made 23 appearances in first-class matches and was an important patron of the game.
Richard Simmons 1772–1779 Played in 13 first-class matches.
T. Skinner 1781 A single first-class match for Hampshire. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Jack Small 1784–1810 Played 144 matches, mainly for England and Hampshire sides. Son of John Small.
John Small 1772–1798 Played 111 matches. Father of Jack Small.
Richard Stanford 1780–1787 Played in eight first-class matches for Kent sides.
Lumpy Stevens 1772–1789 Played in a total of 83 first-class matches.
Peter Stewart 1772–1779 Played in 16 first-class matches for Hampshire sides.
Robert Stone 1773–1790 Played in 10 first-class matches.
Tom Sueter 1772–1790 Played 67 first-class matches, 54 of them for Hampshire.
Thomas Swayne 1778 Played in one first-class as well as club matches for Chertsey.

T

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Thomas Taylor 1775–1798 Played in 102 first-class matches, most frequently for Hampshire.
Townsend 1783–1786 Played in five first-class matches, twice for England XIs and three times for Kent sides as well as in two other matches for Kent in 1777. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.

V

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Richard Aubrey Veck 1776–1784 Played in 36 first-class matches, mainly for Hampshire sides.

W

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Harry Walker 1786–1802 101 first-class appearances, most frequently for Surrey. Brother of John and Tom Walker.
Tom Walker 1786–1810 Made 177 first-class appearances, most frequently for Surrey. Brother of Harry and John Walker.
Waller 1774 Played twice for Kent in first-class matches during 1774 and is known to have played in two club matches for Maidstone against Kent in 1777. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Webb 1781 Five first-class matches for Kent sides. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
James Wells 1783–1800 Played in 21 first-class matches, including 10 for Surrey and 7 for Hampshire. Brother of John Wells.
John Wheeler 1773 A single first-class appearance for Kent. Played in one other match for a London side in 1775. Other than his name, no biographical information is known.
Thomas White 1772–1789 A total of 33 appearances for England, Kent and Surrey teams. Involved in the Monster Bat Incident 1771.
John Wood 1772–1780 Played in 23 first-class matches, mainly for Surrey.
John Wood 1773–1783 Played in 12 first-class matches for Kent and England sides.

Y

Name Seasons Comments Ref
William Yalden 1772–1783 Wicket-keeper who played 44 first-class matches, mainly for Surrey and England XIs

See also

  • List of English cricketers to 1771
  • List of English cricketers (1787–1825)
  • List of English cricketers (1826–1840)
  • List of English cricketers (1841–1850)
  • List of English cricketers (1851–1860)
  • List of English cricketers (1861–1870)
  • The Cricketers of My Time by John Nyren, who played from 1787 to 1817
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