1762 English cricket season

The 1762 English cricket season was the 19th season following the earliest known codification of the Laws of Cricket. Details have survived of eight eleven-a-side matches between significant teams.

1762 English cricket season

Matches

Eight eleven-a-side match between significant teams are known to have taken place.[1][2]

  • 21 June - Guildford v Chertsey - Merrow Down
  • 19 July - Surrey v Kent - Carshalton
  • 30 August - London v Kent - Artillery Ground
  • 30 August - Chertsey v Middlesex - Laleham Burway
  • 7 September - Middlesex v Chertsey - Moulsey Hurst
  • 13 September - Rest of Surrey v Chertsey - Ripley Green
  • 21 September - London & Middlesex v Chertsey & Dartford - Hampton Court Green
  • 27 September - Chertsey & Dartford v London & Middlesex - Laleham Burway

References

  1. ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS. p. 23.
  2. Other matches in England 1762, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-10.

Further 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.
  • Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. HarperCollins.
  • Maun, Ian (2011). From Commons to Lord's, Volume Two: 1751 to 1770. Martin Wilson. ISBN 978-0-9569066-0-1.
  • Underdown, David (2000). Start of Play. Allen Lane.
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