Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

HORNCHURCH v MIDDLESEX Played at Langton Park, Hornchurch, July 5, 6, 1787. Middlesex won by nine wickets. HORNCHURCH MIDDLESEX 65 & 108 124 & 50 (1 wicket) HORNCHURCH v WHITE CONDUIT CLUB & MOULSEY HURST Played at Langton Park, Hornchurch, August 2, 3, 1787. White Conduit Club & Moulsey Hurst won by 100 runs. WCC & MOULSEY HURST HORNCHURCH Earl of Winchilsea Mr R.N.Newman Sir P.Burrell Mr R.B.Wyatt Mr G.Talbot Mr J.Russell Mr G.East Mr R.Denn Mr G.Drummond Rev G.Dupuis Mr G.T.Boult T.Clark Slater Davidson Mr G.Louch M.Rimmington W.Bedster N.Graham E.Stevens (Lumpy) Harvey Davy J.Martin Wickham 89 & more than 150 100 & ‘not above 50’ The above were the advertised teams and it is not known whether there were any changes; however, twelve Hornchurch players were named so one must have dropped out. The team list gave Lumpy, Davy, Martin and Wickham as the bowlers. The match was scheduled to begin on July 31 but was put off until August 2. SOURCES Reading Mercury 17/8/1772; General Evening Post 29/8/1772; Hampshire Chronicle 31/8/1772; Bath Chronicle 31/8/1772; Morning Post 16/7/1773 and 9/8/1773; Middlesex Journal 19/7/1774; Public Ledger 26/7/1774; Reading Mercury 5/8/1775; Kentish Post 27/7/1779; Morning Post 3/8/1779; The World 6/6/1787; The Times 8/6/1787; Maidstone Journal 12/6/1787; Chelmsford Chronicle 13/7/1787 and 20/7/1787; Kentish Post 3/8/1787; The World 6/8/1787. 273