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.
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
- ^ ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS. p. 23.
- ^ 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.