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

Cobham Park, Kent Number of matches: 1 Only match: August 15, 16, 17, 1792, Kent v Hampshire Highest innings total: 100, Hampshire v Kent Lowest innings total: 57, Kent v Hampshire Highest individual score: 26, R.Purchase, Hampshire v Kent Most wickets in an innings: 8, D.Harris, Hampshire v Kent Most wickets in a match: 11, D.Harris, Hampshire v Kent Coxheath (Star Inn), Kent Number of matches: 4 First match: August 7, 8, 9, 10, 1787, Kent v Hampshire Last match: August 4, 5, 1789, East Kent v West Kent (2nd match) Highest innings total: 256, Hampshire v Kent Lowest innings total: 24, West Kent v East Kent (2nd match), 1789 Highest individual score: 50, R.Clifford, Kent v Hampshire, 1787 Most wickets in an innings: 6, D.Harris, East Kent v West Kent (1st match), 1789 Most wickets in a match: 7, D.Harris, East Kent v West Kent (1st match), 1789 Dartford Brent, Kent Number of matches: 8 First match: August 29, 30, 31, 1792, Kent v Essex Last match: September 16, 17, 18, 19, 1794, XIII of England v Surrey Highest innings total: 207, Hampshire v Kent, 1792 Lowest innings total: 35, Morant’s XI v Leigh’s XI, 1794 Highest individual score: 107, R.Robinson, Hampshire v Kent, 1792 Most wickets in an innings: 5, T.Boxall, Kent v MCC (1st match), 1793 Most wickets in a match: 6, T.Boxall, Kent v MCC (1st match), 1793; 6, T.Boxall, Morant’s XI v Leigh’s XI, 1794 Dartford Heath, Kent Number of matches: 2 + post-1800: 2 First match: August 24, 25, 26, 1795, England v Hampshire Last match: August 27, 28, 29, 1795, England v Hampshire Highest innings total: 226, England v Hampshire (2nd match), 1795 Lowest innings total: 74, England v Hampshire (1st match), 1795 Highest individual score: 64, R.Robinson, England v Hampshire (2nd match), 1795 Most wickets in an innings: 3, T.Boxall, England v Hampshire (1st match), 1795; 3, T.Walker, Hampshire v England (1st match), 1795; 3, John Wells, England v Hampshire (1st match), 1795; 3, John Wells, England v Hampshire (2nd match), 1795; 3, R.Purchase, Hampshire v (2nd match), 1795 Most wickets in a match: 4, T.Boxall, England v Hampshire (1st match), 1795; 4, John Wells, v Hampshire (1st match), 1795; 4, R.Purchase, Hampshire v England (2nd match), 1795; 4, John Wells, England v Hampshire (2nd match), 1795 Post-1800 matches: August 5, 6, 1806, Kent v England; August 22, 23, 24, 1809, England v Surrey in which the above records were equalled or exceeded as follows: Lowest innings total: 39, England v Kent, 1806 Highest individual score: 64, W.Lambert, Kent v England, 1806 Most wickets in an innings: 6, T.C.Howard, England v Surrey, 1809 Most wickets in a match: 8, T.C.Howard, England v Surrey, 1809 Artillery Ground (HAC Ground), Finsbury , London Number of matches: 2 First match: July 2, 3, 1773, England v Hampshire Last match: September 15, 16, 17, 1777, England v Hampshire Highest innings total: 211, Hampshire v England, 1777 50