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

BLISS, – . (of Ripley, Surrey). Surrey 1795 (1 match) BLUNT, – . MCC 1792 (1 match) BOLTWOOD, – . England 1778 (1 match) BONHAM, Henry . b. 1749; buried 19-8-1800, East Meon, Hampshire. Educated: Hyde Abbey School, Winchester; Magdalen College, Oxford 1770. High Sheriff of Hampshire 1794. Hampshire 1778 (1 match) BONICK, – . Surrey 1789 (1 match) BOOKER, Francis . b. 8-10-1746, Eynsford, Kent; d. 13-11-1806, Eynsford, Kent. He was an innkeeper. Lhb; la. England, Kent, West Kent, Select XIs 1773-80; 1782-84; 1786-88; 1790 (45 matches). Single Wicket: 5 matches. BOORMAN, John (or James) . bapt. 18-4-1755, Cranbrook, Kent; d. 1-8-1807, Ashurst, Sussex. He was a farmer and carpenter. Lhb. England, Kent, East Kent, Hornchurch, Middlesex, West Kent, Select XIs 1772-73; 1776; 1778-81; 1783; 1786-93 (55 matches). Single Wicket: 2 matches. BOOTH, George ( Long ). b. 1767. England, Middlesex, Select XI 1798-1800 (5 matches); 1801-04 (3 matches) BOULT, Abraham . Related to George T. (Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex) and Zachariah (Middlesex). Middlesex 1787 (1 match) BOULT, George T . Related to Abraham (Middlesex) and Zachariah (Middlesex). England, Hornchurch, Gentlemen of England, Hampshire, Kent, MCC, Middlesex, White Conduit, Select XIs 1786-87; 1789-92; 1795 (20 matches) BOULT, Zachariah . Related to Abraham (Middlesex) and George T. (Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex). Middlesex 1787 (1 match) BOWRA, William . bapt. 1-5-1752, Sevenoaks, Kent; d. 7-5-1820, Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent. He was a farm labourer, then gamekeeper to the 3rd Duke of Dorset. England, Hampshire, Kent, Select XIs, Surrey, Brighton, West Kent 1775-84; 1786; 1788; 1791-92 (50 matches). Single Wicket: 1 match. BOXALL, Thomas . b. Ripley, Surrey. He was a tidewaiter at Purfleet, Essex. England, Hampshire, Kent, West Kent, MCC, Middlesex, Select XIs, Surrey, Brighton 1789-1800 (83 matches); 1801-1803 (6 matches) BRADES, – . Oldfield 1795 (1 match) BRAZIER, William . b. c1755, Cudham, Kent; d. 7-10-1829, Cudham, Kent. He was a farmer. Lhb. England, Kent, Surrey, West Kent 1774-76; 1782-84; 1786-90; 1794 (50 matches). Single Wicket: 8 matches. BRETT, Thomas . b. 1747, Catherington, Hampshire; d. 31-12-1809, Kingston Cross, Portsmouth, Hampshire. He was a farmer. Hampshire 1772-78 (32 matches). Single Wicket: 4 matches. BRIDEN (or BRIDON), – ( Bell ). Surrey 1798 (1 match) BRIDGER, Henry ‘Harry’ Middlesex 1795 (1 match) BROWN, – . (This is possibly a pseudonym; if so, the player involved has not been identified. He could also be the Brown who played in the immediately preceding match at the same venue.) Select XI 1797 (1 match) BROWNING, Thomas . bapt. 27-4-1774, East Malling, Kent. Brother of William (Kent). Kent 1795 (1 match) BROWNING, William . Brother of Thomas (Kent). Gentlemen of Kent, Kent 1791;1795 (2 matches) 12