Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800: The Players and The Records

CRICKETERS IN GREAT MATCHES 1772-1800 ABURROW, Edward ‘Curry’. b. 1747, Slindon, Sussex; bapt. 24-3-1748, Slindon, Sussex; d. 6-10-1835, Hambledon, Hampshire. He was a shoemaker and linendraper. Son of Edward ‘Cuddy’ Aburrow (England v Kent 1744). Rhb. Hampshire 1772-82 (44 matches) ALLEN, W . Hornchurch, Middlesex 1787; 1791-93 (3 matches) AMHERST, Stephen . bapt. 3-2-1750, West Farleigh, Kent; d. 6-5-1814, West Farleigh, Kent. Rhb. England, Gentlemen of England, Gentlemen of Kent, Kent, Middlesex, East Kent, West Kent, Select XIs 1783; 1786-92; 1795 (31 matches) ANGUISH, Charles ( C.Clarke ). b. 13-2-1769, St. George’s Parish, Bloomsbury, Middlesex; d. 25-5-1797, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Educated: Eton. He held an army commission. England, MCC, Old Etonians, Surrey 1789-91; 1794-95 (32 matches) ANNETT, – . England, Hampshire, Surrey 1788; 1790-92 (6 matches) ASTON, Henry Hervey ‘Harvey’. b. 1759, Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire; bapt. 5-12-1762, Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire; d. 23-12-1798, Madras, India. He died from wounds received in a duel seven days earlier. Educated: Harrow; Brasenose College, Oxford. Joined the Army 1784; captain 1st Regiment of Foot; Lieut.-Colonel 12th Foot 1793. His father was the High Sheriff of Cheshire. England, Hampshire, MCC, Middlesex, Brighton, White Conduit 1791-93 (13 matches) ATTFIELD, Henry . (contemporary scoresheets often abbreviate his surname as ‘Field’). bapt. 4-5-1755, Egham, Surrey; d. 1829, Chertsey, Surrey. He was a sawyer. Chertsey, England, Hampshire, Surrey, West Kent 1773-80; 1782; 1788 (20 matches) AYLING, Robert . b. Cocking, near Chichester, Sussex. Brother of William (Kent). Kent 1796 (2 matches) AYLING, William . bapt. 30-9-1768, Cocking, near Chichester, Sussex; buried 29-10-1826, Bromley, Kent. He was a shoemaker. Brother of Robert (Kent). England, Kent 1800 (1 match); 1801-10 (21 matches). AYLWARD, James . b. c1741, Peak Farm, Warnford, Hampshire; d. Edward Street, Marylebone, Middlesex; buried 27-12-1827, Marylebone, Middlesex. He was an innkeeper. Lhb. England, Gentlemen of Kent, Hampshire, Kent, London, Surrey, East Kent, Select XIs 1773-84; 1786-93; 1797 (107 matches). Single Wicket: 10 matches. BAKER, – . Hampshire 1777 (1 match) BARBER, William . bapt. 17-8-1734, Midhurst, Sussex; d. Horndean, Hampshire; buried 10-9-1805, Catherington, Hampshire. He was a shoemaker and innkeeper. Groundsman at Broad Halfpenny Down. Hampshire 1772-77 (15 matches) BARKER, – . Hornchurch 1787; 1789; 1793 (4 matches) BARRYMORE, Richard Barry, 7th Earl (succeeded to title 1-8-1773). b. 14.8.1769; bapt. St Marylebone Church, Middlesex; d. 6-3-1793, Folkestone Hill turnpike, Kent, in a shooting accident. Educated: Eton. MP for Heytesbury, near Warminster, Wiltshire 1791-93. He was a descendant of King Charles II. Brighton 1791-92 (2 matches) BARTHOLOMEW, William . d. before 1800. Son of Rev. Charles (played for Chertsey 1775, but not in a ‘great’ match) Chertsey, Gentlemen of England, Surrey 1773; 1778; 1789 (4 matches) BARTON, William . b. 16-1-1777, Finsbury, Middlesex; d. Duke Street, Grosvenor Square, Westminster, Middlesex; buried 7-1-1825. He was an attorney. Uncle of Robert (Middlesex 1851). England, Kent, MCC, Middlesex, Surrey 1795-1800 (17 matches); 1801-1822 (21 matches) BATES, – . East Kent 1789 (1 match) 10