List of English cricketers (1772–1786) explained

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.^[1] The third stump was added after 1775.^[2]

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.	^[3]
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.	^[4] ^[5]
William Barber	1772–1777	Played in 15 first-class matches for Hampshire.	^[6]
William Bartholomew	1773–1789	Played in four first-class matches, two for Surrey, one for Chertsey and one for an England XI.	^[7]
James Bayley	1773–1783	Made four first-class appearances for Hampshire XIs. Other than his name, no biographical information is known.	^[8]
John Bayton	1776–1777	Played in two first-class matches, once for Kent in 1776 and once for an England XI in 1777.	^[9]
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.	^[10]
Berwick	1779–1780	Played in six first-class matches. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.	^[11] ^[12]
Blake	1773	Played in one match for Surrey against Kent. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.	^[13]
Boltwood	1778	Recorded in one match for an England XI against Chertsey. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.	^[14]
Henry Bonham	1778	Played a single first-class match for Hampshire.	^[15]
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.	^[16]
George T. Boult	1786–1795	Made 20 first-class appearances.	^[17]
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.	^[18]
Thomas Brett	1772–1778	Made 32 first-class appearances for Hampshire.	^[19]
William Bullen	1773–1797	Played 113 first-class matches, mainly for Kent and England XIs.	^[20]
John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde	1773	Played in a single first-class match for Surrey.	^[21]

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.	^[22]
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.	^[23]
Collier	1786	One match for Kent Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.	^[24]
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.	^[25]
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.	^[26]
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.	^[27]
John Brewer Davis	1773	Played twice for Kent before being knighted in September 1773.	^[28]
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.	^[29]

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.	^[30]
William Edmeads	1775	Played one first-class match for Surrey. Brother of John Edmeads.	^[31]

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.	^[32]
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.	^[33]
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.	^[34]
John Frame	1772–1774	Played seven first-class matches for Kent, Hampshire and England sides.	^[35]
Francis	1775	A single first-class match for Hampshire. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.	^[36]
Richard Francis	1773–1793	Played 47 first-class matches.	^[37]
John Freemantle	1780–1782	Played in seven first-class matches for Hampshire. Elder brother of Andrew Freemantle.	^[38] ^[39]
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.	^[40]

G

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Gibson	1780	Played twice for Sir Horatio Mann's XI. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.	^[41]
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.^[42]	^[43]

H

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
W. Hall	1782	One match for Hampshire. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known.	^[44]
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.	^[45]
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.	^[46]
Hodges	1781	A single first-class appearance for Sir Horatio Mann's XI. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.	^[47]
Hogben	1781–1782	Six appearances in 1781 and 1782 for Kent sides. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.	^[48]
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.	^[49]
Richard Hosmer	1780–1791	Made 18 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent sides.	^[50]
Edward Hussey	1773–1797	18 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent and MCC sides.	^[51]

L

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Lamborn	1777–1781	Played in 22 first-class matches. Was featured in The Cricketers of My Time.	^[53]
George Leer	1772–1782	Made 44 first-class appearances for Hampshire sides.	^[54]
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.	^[55]
M. Lewis	1773	Played twice for Surrey. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known.	^[56]
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.	^[57]
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.	^[58]
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.	^[59]
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.	^[60]
Richard Miller	1774	Played in one first-class match for Surrey. Brother of Joseph Miller.	^[61]
Mills	1778–1781	Played in nine first-class matches. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.	^[62]
John Minshull	1772–1780	Also known as John Minchin, he played 28 first-class matches.	^[63]
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.	^[64]

N

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Richard Newman	1773–1793	Made 19 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent, Essex-based sides and MCC.	^[65]
Richard Nyren	1772–1786	Played in 49 first-class matches for Hampshire. Wrote The Cricketers of My Time.	^[66]

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.	^[67]
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.	^[68]
William Pattenden	1780–1786	Played five times, all for Kent-based sides. Younger brother of Thomas Pattenden.	^[69]
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.	^[70] ^[71]
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.	^[72]
Richard Purchase	1773–1803	Made 113 first-class appearances.	^[73]

R

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Read	1773	Played once for an England XI against Hampshire. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.	^[74]
Benjamin Remington	1779–1783	Played in 13 first-class matches. Brother of Michael and Thomas Remington	^[75]
Michael Remington	1781–1791	Made seven first-class appearances. Brother of Benjamin and Thomas Remington.	^[76]
Thomas Remington	1780–1781	Four first-class appearances. Brother of Benjamin and Michael Remington.	^[77]
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.	^[78]

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.	^[79]
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.	^[80]
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.	^[81]
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.	^[82]

T

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Thomas Taylor	1775–1798	Played in 102 first-class matches, most frequently for Hampshire.	^[83]
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.	^[84]

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.	^[86]
Webb	1781	Five first-class matches for Kent sides. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.	^[87]
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.	^[88]
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.	^[89]

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)
• List of English cricketers (1871–1880)
• The Cricketers of My Time by John Nyren, who played from 1787 to 1817

References

Note that CricketArchive is a subscription only website.

Bibliography

• Book: Haygarth, Arthur . Arthur Haygarth . Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826) . 1862 . Lillywhite .

Notes and References

1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/239757.html A brief history of cricket
2. Littlewood AR (nd) The measurements of cricket, CricInfo. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
3. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/79/79341/79341.html Henry Attfield
4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79758/79758.html Baker
5. Haygarth, p.36.
6. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/77/77395/77395.html William Barber
7. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/79/79488/79488.html William Bartholomew
8. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79335/79335.html James Bayley
9. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79256/79256.html J Bayton
10. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/33/33175/33175.html Earl of Tankerville
11. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79850/79850.html Berwick
12. Haygarth, p. 41.
13. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79332/79332.html Blake
14. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79798/79798.html Boltwood
15. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79359/79359.html Henry Bonham
16. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79286/79286.html James Boorman
17. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/535386.html George Boult
18. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79360/79360.html William Brazier
19. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28113/28113.html Thomas Brett
20. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79325/79325.html William Bullen
21. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79304/79304.html John de Burgh
22. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/77/77403/77403.html Childs
23. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79324/79324.html Samuel Colchin
24. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/80/80123/80123.html Collier
25. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79995/79995.html Couchman
26. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/80/80015/80015.html J Cole
27. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/80/80021/80021.html Davidson
28. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79314/79314.html Sir John Davis
29. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/79/79336/79336.html T Davis
30. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/77/77391/77391.html John Edmeads
31. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/981/981780/981780.html William Edmeads
32. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/984/984738/984738.html Finch
33. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/23096.html Earl of Winchilsea
34. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79277/79277.html Jasper Fish
35. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/77/77404/77404.html John Frame
36. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79452/79452.html Francis
37. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79311/79311.html Richard Francis
38. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79366/79366.html John Freemantle
39. Haygarth, p. 45.
40. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/77/77397/77397.html James Fuggles
41. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79876/79876.html Gibson
42. Haygarth, pp.2–3.
43. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/77/77400/77400.html Gill
44. https://cricketarchive.com//Archive/Players/79/79975/79975.html W Hall
45. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/80/80092/80092.html I Hatch
46. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/80/80104/80104.html Hawkins
47. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79917/79917.html Hodges
48. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79909/79909.html Hogben
49. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79901/79901.html Holness
50. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79534/79534.html Richard Hosmer
51. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79315/79315.html Edward Hussey
52. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79802/79802.html Irons
53. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79747/79747.html Lamborn
54. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/77/77390/77390.html George Leer
55. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/16551.html Charles Lennox
56. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79303/79303.html M Lewis
57. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79313/79313.html Sir Horace Mann
58. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79800/79800.html Mansfield
59. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/535302.html T Martin
60. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/77/77399/77399.html Richard Miller
61. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/92/92193/92193.html Joseph Miller
62. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79726/79726.html Mills
63. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31495/31495.html John Minshull
64. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79439/79439.html Muggeridge
65. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/532820.html Richard Newman
66. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31770/31770.html Ricard Nyren
67. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/79/79264/79264.html Page
68. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79371/79371.html Thomas Pattenden
69. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79293/79293.html William Pattenden
70. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/79/79743/79743.html Pemmell
71. http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17874/scorecard/535124/england-vs-hampshire-xii-england-domestic-season-1777 England v Hampshire
72. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79801/79801.html Polden
73. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/532878.html Richard Purchase
74. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79326/79326.html Read
75. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/535160.html Benjamin Remington
76. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/535288.html Michael Remington
77. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/535228.html Thomas Remington
78. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32392/32392.html John Ring
79. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29125/29125.html Duke of Dorset
80. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79922/79922.html T Skinner
81. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/77/77392/77392.html Buck Stewart
82. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/79/79458/79458.html T Swayne
83. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33226/33226.html Thomas Taylor
84. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/79/79737/79737.html Townsend
85. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79379/79379.html Richard Veck
86. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79442/79442.html Waller
87. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79906/79906.html Webb
88. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79319/79319.html John Wheeler
89. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79279/79279.html John Wood