Cricket Matches in 1808
| start date | venue | game type | days | |||||||
| (unknown) | (unknown) | Queen Street, Lincolns Inn Fields | other | 1 | ||||||
| Sun [London], 25 Oct. 1808; Morning Advertiser, 25 Oct. 1808; William Ruston or Rushton (aged about 12 or 14) plaintiff in indictment for assault whilst 'playing with another boy, at cricket' near Queen Street | ||||||||||
| 4th Jan | Mr Richard Soames | Mr T Larking | Eastry | sw | 1 | |||||
| Cricket History, Single-Wicket match list; Kentish Gazette, 8 Jan. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 19th Jan | Mr Isaac Whitnall | Mr Francis Seth | Wootton Paddock | sw | 1 | |||||
| Cricket History, Single-Wicket match list; Kentish Gazette, 26 Jan. 1808; Seath: name as in the Gazette (Seth in Cricket History) | ||||||||||
| 16th May | Marylebone Cricket Club | Homerton Club and Middlesex Club | Lord's Old Ground, Marylebone | other | 2 | |||||
| Morning Advertiser, 11 May 1808 | ||||||||||
| 23rd May | Marylebone Cricket Club | Middlesex | Lord's Old Ground, Marylebone | fc | 3 | scorecard (CA) | ||||
| 30th May | Marylebone Cricket Club | Middlesex | Lord's Old Ground, Marylebone | fc | 2 | scorecard (CA) | ||||
| British Press, 27 May 1808; 3-day match in CricketArchive; to be 'played…on…May 30…and the following day' in the British Press advertisement; 2 days in Scores and Biographies | ||||||||||
| Jun | Alresford Battalion | Winchester | Twyford Down | other | 1 | |||||
| Hampshire Chronicle, 27 Jun. 1808; Played 'this week' [19-25 June]; return match | ||||||||||
| Jun | Eight of the Sunderland Club | Eight of the Sunderland Club | Sunderland Town Moor | other | 1 | |||||
| British Press, 21 Jun. 1808; 'lately played' | ||||||||||
| Jun | Winchester | Alresford Battalion | Stoke Down | other | 1 | |||||
| Hampshire Chronicle, 27 Jun. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 6th Jun | Horsham | Leicestershire Militia | Horsham Common | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Chronicle, 14 Jun. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 6th Jun | Marylebone Cricket Club | Homerton | Lord's Old Ground, Marylebone | fc | 2 | scorecard (CA) | ||||
| British Press, 2 Jun. 1808; 3-day match in CricketArchive; to be 'played…on…June 6…and the following day' in the British Press advertisement; 2 days in Scores and Biographies | ||||||||||
| 9th Jun | Eastern Division | (unknown) | West Peckham | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Chronicle, 17 Jun. 1808; ? East Kent v West Kent | ||||||||||
| 13th Jun | Swaffham | Shipdham | Swaffham Race Ground | other | 1 | |||||
| Norfolk Chronicle, 11 Jun. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 16th Jun | Streatham Club | Berkeley Club | Streatham Common | other | 1 | |||||
| Morning Post, 18 Jun. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 20th Jun | Alresford and Neighbourhood | Winchester | Twyford Down | other | 2 | |||||
| Hampshire Telegraph, 27 Jun. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 22nd Jun | Biddenden | Ashford | Biddenden | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Gazette, 28 Jun. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 23rd Jun | Essex | Homerton | Lord's Old Ground, Marylebone | other | 2 | scorecard (CA) | ||||
| 27th Jun | England | Surrey | Lord's Old Ground, Marylebone | fc | 3 | scorecard (CA) | ||||
| 27th Jun | Gentlemen of the Hill | Gentlemen of the Dale | Doddington | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Gazette, 21 Jun. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 6th Jul | England | Surrey | Lord's Old Ground, Marylebone | fc | 3 | scorecard (CA) | ||||
| Morning Post, 11 Jul. 1808; 'completed in two [days]' in CricketArchive; played 'on Wednesday and two following days' in the Morning Post; 2 days in Scores and Biographies | ||||||||||
| 7th Jul | Borden | Brompton | Borden | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Chronicle, 12 Jul. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 7th Jul | Montpelier Tuesday Club | Marylebone Cricket Club Friday Club | Aram's New Ground, Montpelier Gardens, Walworth | other | 1 | scorecard | ||||
| Morning Post, 9 Jul. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 8th Jul | Duke of Richmond's Horse Artillery | Arundel Troop of Cavalry | Long Down | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Chronicle, 15 Jul. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 11th Jul | Alresford Battalion | Winchester | Twyford Down | other | 1 | |||||
| Hampshire Chronicle, 27 Jun. 1808; 'third match' | ||||||||||
| 11th Jul | Surrey | England | Holt Pound Cricket Ground, Wrecclesham | fc | 3 | scorecard (CA) | ||||
| 12th Jul | A Member of Swaffham Club | Six of Swaffham | Swaffham Race Ground | sw | 1 | |||||
| Cricket History, Single-Wicket match list; Norfolk Chronicle, 16 Jul. 1808; Date of 12 July ('on Tuesday last') as in Cricket History's source, the Norfolk Chronicle of Sat. 16 July [Cricket History's date is 11 July] | ||||||||||
| 14th Jul | Essex | Homerton | Monkham Lane, Woodford Wells | other | 3 | scorecard (CA) | ||||
| Return match | ||||||||||
| 15th Jul | Dover Club XI | Dover Club XI | Coombe Hole near Dover | other | 2 | |||||
| Kentish Gazette, 19, 22 Jul. 1808; 'not quite finished [on 15 July]…will be played out in about three weeks' | ||||||||||
| 18th Jul | Ramsgate | Deal | Dandelion, near Margate | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Chronicle, 5 Aug. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 22nd Jul | Arundel Troop of Cavalry | Duke of Richmond's Horse Artillery | Valdoe Corner near Goodwood | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Chronicle, 15 Jul. 1808; return match | ||||||||||
| 23rd Jul | Dartford | Bromley | Bowman's Lodge, Dartford | other | 1 | scorecard | ||||
| Scores and Biographies, p347 | ||||||||||
| 25th Jul | Linton and Neighbourhood | Wetherby | Linton Spring | other | 2 | |||||
| British Press, 2 Aug. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 25th Jul | Maidensole Club | Dover Club | Maidensole | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Gazette, 29 Jul. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 26th Jul | England | Surrey | Lord's Old Ground, Marylebone | other | 3 | scorecard (CA) | ||||
| Aug | Dover Club XI | Dover Club XI | ? | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Gazette, 19 Jul. 1808; To be played 'in about three weeks'; return match | ||||||||||
| Aug | Gosport | Portsmouth and Portsea | Stokes Bay, Gosport | other | 2 | |||||
| British Press, 29 Aug. 1808; Day 2 was played at Stokes Bay on 25 Aug. - the date of day 1 (probably played at Portsmouth) is not known. | ||||||||||
| 1st Aug | Deal | Ramsgate | Field, North End, Deal | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Gazette, 29 Jul. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 3rd Aug | Deal | Ramsgate | Deal | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Chronicle, 5 Aug. 1808; 'near Deal'; return match | ||||||||||
| 3rd Aug | Old Romney | Appledore | Old Romney | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Chronicle, 9 Aug. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 4th Aug | Elmham | Foulsham | Elmham | other | 1 | |||||
| Norfolk Chronicle, 20 Aug. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 8th Aug | Foulsham | Elmham | Foulsham | other | 1 | |||||
| Norfolk Chronicle, 20 Aug. 1808; return match | ||||||||||
| 8th Aug | Wetherby | Linton and Neighbourhood | Collingham Moor | other | 2 | |||||
| British Press, 2 Aug. 1808; return match | ||||||||||
| 12th Aug | Ramsgate Club President's XI | Ramsgate Club Deputy President's XI | Mr Petley's Paddock, Cliffs End, Pegwell Bay | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Chronicle, 16 Aug. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 15th Aug | Ramsgate | Deal | Sandwich | other | 1 | scorecard | ||||
| Kentish Chronicle, 19 Aug. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 23rd Aug | Rutland | Norman Cross Prison | Burley on the Hill | other | 1 | |||||
| Lincoln…Mercury, 26 Aug. 1808; Away side 'the military from Norman Cross' | ||||||||||
| 25th Aug | Gosport | Portsmouth and Portsea | Stokes Bay, Gosport | other | 1 | |||||
| British Press, 29 Aug. 1808; Played after the finish of the teams' first match; return match | ||||||||||
| 29th Aug | Deal Club | Dover Club | Deal | other | 1 | |||||
| Kentish Gazette, 2 Sep. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 29th Aug | Harewood | Wetherby | Harewood House | other | 1 | |||||
| Leeds Mercury, 10 Sep. 1808; Played 'Monday the 5th' [but clash with return match date] at 'Lord Harewood's Park' | ||||||||||
| 5th Sep | Thetford | Newmarket | Thetford | other | 1 | |||||
| Norfolk Chronicle, 10 Sep. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 5th Sep | Wetherby | Harewood | Clifford Moor | other | 1 | |||||
| Leeds Mercury, 10 Sep. 1808; Played 'Monday last' ; return match | ||||||||||
| 12th Sep | Newmarket | Bury St Edmunds | Newmarket | other | 1 | |||||
| Bury and Norwich Post, 14 Sep. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 22nd Sep | Bury St Edmunds | Newmarket | Bury St. Edmunds | other | 1 | |||||
| Bury and Norwich Post, 28 Sep. 1808; return match | ||||||||||
| 5th Oct | Leeds Club | Wetherby Club | Bramham Moor | other | 1 | scorecard | ||||
| York Herald, 15 Oct. 1808 | ||||||||||
| 5th Oct | Leeds Club | Wetherby Club | Bramham Moor | other | 1 | |||||
| Fresh Light on Pre-Victorian Cricket, p52 'At the close of the match a single innings match was played' | ||||||||||
| 13th Oct | Terrington | Nunnington, Ness, Harome, Newton and Muscoates | Ling Hills near Terrington | other | 1 | |||||
| York Herald, 22 Oct. 1808; ' 'Haram' | ||||||||||
| 20th Oct | Four Picked Men | A Member of Swaffham Club | Swaffham Race Ground | sw | 1 | |||||
| Cricket History, Single-Wicket match list; Bury and Norwich Post, 19 Oct. 1808 | ||||||||||
Total of 56 matches
game type notes:
fc - first-class
sw - single wicket
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