List of English cricketers (1772–1786) facts for kids

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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 covers the time from the first matches officially called "first-class" in 1772, right up to when the famous Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was formed in 1787. During this period, 67 first-class matches were played.

Cricket during these years started to look a lot more like the game we know today. However, players still bowled underarm until the 1800s. The first official Laws of Cricket were made in 1744. Then, in 1774, some new rules were added, including Leg before wicket (LBW), which is a way a batter can get out. Also, the third stump was added to the wickets after 1775.

Cricket scorecards became much more detailed from 1772 onwards. The players listed here are those known to have played in these important matches between 1772 and 1786.

English Cricketers from 1772 to 1786

Cricketers whose names start with A

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Edward Aburrow	1772–1782	Played in 44 first-class matches, mostly for teams from Hampshire.
Stephen Amherst	1783–1795	Played 31 matches, mainly for teams from Kent. He was an important supporter of cricket in Kent.
Henry Attfield	1773–1788	Played in 20 first-class matches, often for teams from Surrey.
James Aylward	1773–1797	Played 107 matches, mostly for Hampshire, Kent, and England XIs (teams representing England).

Cricketers whose names start with B

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Baker	1777	Played one match for Hampshire. We only know his last name.
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	Played four first-class matches for Hampshire teams. We only know his name.
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	Played 59 first-class matches for many different teams.
Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville	1773–1781	A major supporter of cricket in Surrey. He played in 25 first-class matches.
Berwick	1779–1780	Played in six first-class matches. We only know his last name.
Blake	1773	Played one match for Surrey against Kent. We only know his last name.
Boltwood	1778	Played in one match for an England XI against Chertsey. We only know his last name.
Henry Bonham	1778	Played one first-class match for Hampshire.
Francis Booker	1773–1790	Played 45 first-class matches, mainly for England XIs and Kent teams.
John Boorman	1772–1793	Played in 55 first-class matches, mostly for Kent teams.
George T. Boult	1786–1795	Played 20 first-class matches.
William Bowra	1775–1792	Played 50 first-class matches, mainly for Kent and England XIs.
William Brazier	1774–1794	Played 50 first-class matches, mostly for Kent teams.
Thomas Brett	1772–1778	Played 32 first-class matches 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 one first-class match for Surrey.

Cricketers whose names start with C

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Childs	1772–1774	Played in eight first-class matches: four for Surrey and four for England XIs. We only know his last name.
Robert Clifford	1777–1792	Played 71 first-class matches, mainly for Kent teams.
Samuel Colchin	1773–1778	Played 10 first-class matches: five for England XIs, four for Kent, and one for Hampshire.
Collier	1786	Played one match for Kent. We only know his last name.
Couchman	1783–1786	Played two first-class matches: one for West Kent in 1783 and one for Kent in 1786. We only know his last name.
J. Cole	1784–1788	Played two first-class matches: one for Hampshire in 1784 and one for an England XI in 1788. We only know his last name and first initial.
Henry Crosoer	1786–1790	Played eight first-class matches, mainly for Kent teams.

Cricketers whose names start with D

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
John Dampier	1786–1787	Played three first-class matches for the White Conduit Club.
Davidson	1784–1787	Played three first-class matches: one for England, one for Hornchurch, and one for Essex. We only know his last name.
John Brewer Davis	1773	Played twice for Kent before he was made a knight in September 1773.
T. Davis	1773–1776	Played six first-class matches for Hampshire. We only know his last name and first initial.

Cricketers whose names start with E

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Gilbert East	1786–1794	Played 12 first-class matches.
John Edmeads	1772–1779	Played 17 first-class matches, most often for Surrey teams. He was the brother of William Edmeads.
William Edmeads	1775	Played one first-class match for Surrey. He was the brother of John Edmeads.

Cricketers whose names start with F

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
William Fennex	1786–1816	Played 88 first-class matches for many different teams, including 41 times for England XIs and 13 times for Middlesex.
Finch	1786	Played one first-class match for Kent. We only know his last name.
George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea	1786–1804	Played in 128 first-class matches. He was one of the people who started the MCC and helped Thomas Lord set up the first Lord's cricket ground.
Jasper Fish	1773	Played one first-class match for a Kent XI at Sevenoaks Vine.
John Frame	1772–1774	Played seven first-class matches for Kent, Hampshire, and England teams.
Francis	1775	Played one first-class match for Hampshire. We only know his last name.
Richard Francis	1773–1793	Played 47 first-class matches.
John Freemantle	1780–1782	Played in seven first-class matches for Hampshire. He was the older brother of Andrew Freemantle.
James Fuggles	1772–1773	Played in four first-class matches: three for England XIs in 1772 and one for Kent in 1773. We only know his name.

Cricketers whose names start with G

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Gibson	1780	Played twice for Sir Horatio Mann's team. We only know his last name.
Gill	1772	Played in one first-class match for an England team in 1772.

Cricketers whose names start with H

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
W. Hall	1782	Played one match for Hampshire. We only know his last name and first initial.
David Harris	1782–1798	Played a total of 78 first-class matches, most often for Hampshire and England teams.
Isaac Hatch	1786	Played one first-class match for Kent.
Hawkins	1786–1787	Played four first-class matches, including two for Hampshire, one for White Conduit Club, and one for the Earl of Winchilsea's team. We only know his last name.
Hodges	1781	Played one first-class match for Sir Horatio Mann's team. We only know his last name.
Hogben	1781–1782	Played six matches in 1781 and 1782 for Kent teams. We only know his last name.
William Hogsflesh	1772–1775	Played 11 first-class matches for Hampshire.
Holness	1781	Played one first-class match for East Kent. We only know his last name.
Richard Hosmer	1780–1791	Played 18 first-class matches, mainly for Kent teams.
Edward Hussey	1773–1797	Played 18 first-class matches, mainly for Kent and MCC teams.

Cricketers whose names start with I

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Irons	1778	Played in one match for an England XI against Chertsey. We only know his last name.

Cricketers whose names start with L

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Lamborn	1777–1781	Played in 22 first-class matches. He was mentioned in the book The Cricketers of My Time.
George Leer	1772–1782	Played 44 first-class matches for Hampshire teams.
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond	1786–1802	One of the people who started the MCC. Lennox played in 46 first-class matches, most often for MCC, England teams, and his own team. He helped Thomas Lord when the first Lord's ground was set up in 1787.
M. Lewis	1773	Played twice for Surrey. We only know his last name and first initial.
George Louch	1773–1797	Played in 122 first-class matches for many different teams, with 39 matches for MCC.

Cricketers whose names start with M

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet	1773	Played in two first-class matches for Kent teams. He was more important as a major supporter of cricket in Kent.
Noah Mann	1777–1789	Played 56 first-class matches, 39 of which were for Hampshire. He was the father of Noah Mann junior.
Mansfield	1778	Played in one match for an England XI against Chertsey. We only know his last name.
T. Martin	1781–1783	Played two first-class matches: one for Sir Horatio Mann's team and one for East Kent. We only know his last name and first initial.
Richard May	1772–1780	Played 13 first-class matches, mainly for Kent teams. He was the brother of Thomas May.
Thomas May	1772–1773	Played in five first-class matches for England XIs and for Kent. He was the brother of Richard May.
Joseph Miller	1772–1783	Played in 54 first-class matches, most often for England and Kent teams. He was the brother of Richard Miller.
Richard Miller	1774	Played in one first-class match for Surrey. He was the brother of Joseph Miller.
Mills	1778–1781	Played in nine first-class matches. We only know his last name.
John Minshull	1772–1780	Also known as John Minchin, he played 28 first-class matches.
George Monson	1786–1792	Played a total of 10 first-class matches.
Muggeridge	1774–1778	Played in four first-class matches for Surrey teams. We only know his last name.

Cricketers whose names start with N

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Richard Newman	1773–1793	Played 19 first-class matches, mainly for Kent, Essex-based teams, and MCC.
Richard Nyren	1772–1786	Played in 49 first-class matches for Hampshire. He wrote the book The Cricketers of My Time.

Cricketers whose names start with P

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Page	1772–1773	Played once for an England XI in 1772 and once for Surrey in 1773 in first-class matches. We only know his last name.
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, mostly for Kent-based teams. He was the brother of William Pattenden.
William Pattenden	1780–1786	Played five times, all for Kent-based teams. He was the younger brother of Thomas Pattenden.
Pemmell	1777–1781	Played in three first-class matches: two for England XIs and one for Kent. We only know his last name.
Constantine Phillips	1773–1778	Played in three first-class matches: two for England XIs and one for Surrey.
Polden	1778	Played in one match for an England XI against Chertsey. We only know his last name.
Richard Purchase	1773–1803	Played 113 first-class matches.

Cricketers whose names start with Q

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Thomas Quiddington	1774–1776	Played in four matches for Surrey.

Cricketers whose names start with R

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Read	1773	Played once for an England XI against Hampshire. We only know his last name.
Benjamin Remington	1779–1783	Played in 13 first-class matches. He was the brother of Michael and Thomas Remington.
Michael Remington	1781–1791	Played seven first-class matches. He was the brother of Benjamin and Thomas Remington.
Thomas Remington	1780–1781	Played four first-class matches. He was the brother of Benjamin and Michael Remington.
Thomas Ridge	1772–1775	Played five first-class matches for Hampshire teams.
Joey Ring	1782–1796	Played 89 first-class matches, most often for Kent and England XIs. He was the brother of George Ring.

Cricketers whose names start with S

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset	1773–1783	Played 23 first-class matches and was an important supporter of the game.
Richard Simmons	1772–1779	Played in 13 first-class matches.
T. Skinner	1781	Played one first-class match for Hampshire. We only know his last name and first initial.
Jack Small	1784–1810	Played 144 matches, mainly for England and Hampshire teams. He was the son of John Small.
John Small	1772–1798	Played 111 matches. He was the father of Jack Small.
Richard Stanford	1780–1787	Played in eight first-class matches for Kent teams.
Lumpy Stevens	1772–1789	Played a total of 83 first-class matches.
Peter Stewart	1772–1779	Played in 16 first-class matches for Hampshire teams.
Robert Stone	1773–1790	Played in 10 first-class matches.
Tom Sueter	1772–1790	Played 67 first-class matches, with 54 of them for Hampshire.
Thomas Swayne	1778	Played in one first-class match, as well as club matches for Chertsey.

Cricketers whose names start with T

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Thomas Taylor	1775–1798	Played in 102 first-class matches, most often for Hampshire.
Townsend	1783–1786	Played in five first-class matches: twice for England XIs and three times for Kent teams. We only know his last name.

Cricketers whose names start with V

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Richard Aubrey Veck	1776–1784	Played in 36 first-class matches, mainly for Hampshire teams.

Cricketers whose names start with W

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
Harry Walker	1786–1802	Played 101 first-class matches, most often for Surrey. He was the brother of John and Tom Walker.
Tom Walker	1786–1810	Played 177 first-class matches, most often for Surrey. He was the brother of Harry and John Walker.
Waller	1774	Played twice for Kent in first-class matches during 1774. We only know his last name.
Webb	1781	Played five first-class matches for Kent teams. We only know his last name.
James Wells	1783–1800	Played in 21 first-class matches, including 10 for Surrey and 7 for Hampshire. He was the brother of John Wells.
John Wheeler	1773	Played one first-class match for Kent. We only know his name.
Thomas White	1772–1789	Played a total of 33 matches for England, Kent, and Surrey teams. He was involved in the famous 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 teams.

Cricketers whose names start with Y

Name	Years Played	What we know about them
William Yalden	1772–1783	A wicket-keeper who played 44 first-class matches, mainly for Surrey and England XIs.