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

FAMILIES Fathers and sons John Small senior (1772-1798) John junior (1784-1810) Eli (1796) Richard Nyren (1772-86) John (1787-1817) Thomas Assheton Smith senior (1787-94) Thomas Assheton junior (1798-1820) Brothers Robert Ayling (1796) William (1800-1810) William Beldham (1787-1821) John (1794-95) George (1800-1805) Hon. Edward Bligh (1789-1813) 4th Earl of Darnley (1789-96) William Browning (1791-95) Thomas (1795) John Edmeads (1772-79) William (1775) John Freemantle (1780-82) Andrew (1788-1810) John Hampton (1793-1816) Harry (1800-1811) Richard May (1772-80) Thomas (1772-73) Richard Miller (1772-83) Joseph (1774) Thomas Pattenden (1772-83) William (1780-86) Benjamin Remington (1779-83) Thomas (1780-81) Michael (1781-91) John Ring (1782-96) George (1796) Henry Stewart (1788-89) John (1792-97) Hon. Henry James Tufton (1793-1801) Hon. John (1793-98) 9th Earl of Thanet (1791-94) Thomas Walker (1786-1810) Harry (1786-1802) John (1789-1806) James Wells (1783-1800) John (1787-1815) Note : Evidence has yet to be found as to whether the following were brothers or cousins: William Beeston (1790-99) R. (1790) John (1794-1808) George T.Boult (1786-95) Abraham (1787) Zachariah (1787) Richard Francis (1773-93) ? (no initials) (1775) John Vallance (1791-92) Philip (1791-92) W.White (1787-92) Jacob Thomas (1791) YOUNGEST PLAYERS Born († bapt) Debut Sixteen A.Buller 26/7/1780 19/5/1797 R.Purchase 24/9/1756 4/8/1773 Seventeen J.Boorman 18/4/1755† 23/7/1772 S.Lushington 14/1/1782 30/7/1799 R.N.Newman 4/1/1756 21/6/1773 Hon.A.P.Upton 13/6/1777 9/6/1795 J.Beeston made his debut in 'great' matches on 26 May 1794, having been baptised on 17 September 1778. However, the baptismal date cannot be taken as a certain indicator of age since it was not unusual at the time to 'bunch up' the baptisms of siblings of different ages; he is possibly somewhat older than the 15 years 8 months that the baptismal date might imply. OLDEST PLAYERS Born († bapt) Final match (last day) Sixty-two C.Warren 19/3/1764 8/8/1826 43