Lives in Cricket No 51 - Rev ES Carter

28 Christ Church, Ealing and two boys, aged 17 and 15, also called servants on the 1871 census. Formation of Ealing Cricket Club There are reports of some cricket in Ealing having taken place from 1774 according to The Ealing Book by Peter Hounsell in 2005, but it was the mid-19th century before seriously organised cricket was arranged leading not least to the opening of The Cricketer public house in Ealing in the 1860s. Though naturally pre-occupied by parish duties, Edmund was soon exploring the possibilities of a new cricket ground and club for central Ealing and he found a kindred spirit in Hilliard. In consequence a public meeting was called for the Grove School Room on 11 February 1871 to discuss the formation of a new cricket club, and that was followed by a more formal meeting on 11 March 1871 when the Reverend Hilliard proposed and a