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

GROVER, John Septimus . bapt. 18-12-1766, Hammersmith, Middlesex; d. 28-11-1853, London. Educated: Eton; King’s College, Cambridge 1786-91. Ordained priest 1798; Rector of Rainham, Norfolk, to 1817; Rector of Farnham-Royal, Buckinghamshire. 1817-53. Vice-Provost of Eton 1835-51). MCC 1790 (1 match) GUNNELL, W . (of Mitcham, Surrey). He is related to J. (Surrey, 1810) – possibly father and son. England 1797 (1 match) HALE, Edward . bapt. 1-9-1764, Hambledon, Hampshire; d. 16-11-1823, Hambledon, Hampshire. Captain, then Major in Hambledon Volunteer Infantry from 1798. Hampshire 1789; 1792; 1797 (3 matches) HALL, W . Hampshire 1782 (1 match) HALL, – . Select XI 1797 (1 match) HAMMOND, John . b. 15-1-1769, Pulborough, Sussex; d. 15-10-1844, Storrington, Sussex. He was a painter, plumber and glazier. Father of Charles (Sussex); grandfather of Ernest (Sussex). Lhb; rs; wk. England, Hampshire, Kent, East Kent, MCC, Middlesex, Surrey, Brighton, Select XIs 1790-1800 (72 matches); 1801-16 (51 matches) HAMPTON, Harry . b. 1773, Surrey; d. 12-11-1845, Peckham, Surrey. Brother of John (Middlesex, Surrey). Surrey 1800 (1 match); 1802-11 (5 matches). HAMPTON, John . Brother of Harry (Surrey). Middlesex, MCC, Surrey 1793-94; 1796; 1798; 1800 (20 matches); 1801-1816 (25 matches) HARBORD, Hon. William Assheton , 2nd Baron Suffield (succeeded to title 4-2-1810). b. 21-8-1766, Middlesex; d. 1-8-1821, London. MP for Ludgershall (Wilts.) 1790-96 and Plympton Erle (Devon) 1807-10. MCC, Surrey 1791 (3 matches) HARDING, James . Brother of John (Surrey 1809). He was a labourer. Oldfield, Surrey 1792; 1794-97; 1800 (14 matches); 1804-1810 (22 matches) HARRIS, David . b. c1755, Elvetham, Hampshire; d May 1803, Crookham, Hampshire, buried 19-5-1803, Crondall, Hampshire. He was a potter. Lhb; fr. Hampshire, Surrey, Kent, East Kent, Oldfield, West Kent 1782-83; 1786-95; 1797-98 (78 matches). Single Wicket: 5 matches. HART, – . Brighton 1792 (1 match) HARVEY, – . Hornchurch 1792-93 (4 matches) HATCH, Isaac . b. November 1764, East Peckham, Kent. Kent 1786 (1 match) HAWKINS, – . (of Odiham, Hampshire). Hampshire 1786-87 (4 matches) HENEAGE, Captain Edward . b. 21-7-1775, London; d. 7-10-1810, Lisbon, Portugal. (He is the Capt. Heneage who played twice in 1800 for the Third Regiment of Foot Guards v the Coldstream Guards in Ireland, scoring nine runs in four innings). Surrey 1796 (1 match) HIGGS, – . Hornchurch 1789-90 (3 matches) HOCKLEY, – . ( Rent ). England, Surrey, Select XI 1799 (4 matches); 1804-1805 (2 matches) HODGES, – . East Kent 1781 (1 match) HOGBEN, – . (of Rochester, Kent). Kent, East Kent 1781-82 (6 matches) 18