The purpose of this list is to identify all historically significant English cricket clubs and teams which played in significant matches, some of which may have been given first-class status. It concentrates on those which are now defunct or not currently significant. The list, therefore, excludes County Championship clubs, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), touring teams and the main university clubs. Clubs in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship or in one of the ECB Premier Leagues are excluded unless they formerly played in important or first-class matches.
Note that some clubs which folded were subsequently refounded as modern league clubs. Many of the teams were ad hoc units or "scratch teams" named after their organiser (e.g., Alfred Shaw's XI) while others are combinations (e.g., London & Surrey). [1] The total column gives the number of matches that the team is known to have played in. In the source column, if only one citation is given, it relates to the earliest known mention of the team in the surviving records.
N.B. The list is believed complete for clubs and teams that were active in significant cricket up to 1825. Many clubs and teams post-1825 are already included but they are not exhaustive.
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1786 | A to C | Moulsey Hurst | 1 | [2] |
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"A to C" was in fact a Kent Eleven and it was a curiosity that they selected only players whose names began with A, B or C while their D to Z opponents, who were in fact a Hampshire team with given men, selected only players whose names did not begin A, B or C. Haygarth in S&B calls it " Hambledon Club with Lumpy versus Kent". The venue, in Surrey, was neutral. Haygarth says he saw the alphabetical title in other sources. | |||
1831β1833 | A to K | Lord's | 2 | [3] [4] |
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The two "A to K" versus "L to Z" matches in 1831 and 1833 were among the few genuine alphabetical matches. They were both played at Lord's by teams of MCC members supplemented by a few leading professionals including Jem Broadbridge, William Lillywhite, Fuller Pilch and Ned Wenman. The 1833 match was 12-a-side. | |||
1787β1789 | A to M | Lord's Old Ground and Bourne Paddock | 5 | [5] |
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According to CricketArchive, teams called "A to M" and "N to Z" played each other five times in three seasons from 1787. The main secondary source for the five matches is Scores & Biographies which calls the two teams " Earl of Winchilsea's Side" and " Sir Horace (Horatio) Mann's Side". There is nothing in Scores and Biographies to suggest that the teams were organised alphabetically. [6] [7] See the entries below for Earl of Winchilsea's XI and Sir Horatio Mann's XI. | |||
1733 | Acton & Ealing | |||
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1743β1752 | Addington | |||
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1746 | Addington & Bromley | |||
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1747 | Addington & Croydon | |||
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1745β1746 | Addington & Lingfield | |||
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1811 | Benjamin Aislabie's XI | |||
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1846β1881 | All-England Eleven (AEE) | |||
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1775 | Alphabetical | Artillery Ground and Moulsey Hurst | 2 | [8] |
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This refers to two matches organised by the Duke of Dorset and the Earl of Tankerville in May 1775, the first one played at the Artillery Ground and the return at Moulsey Hurst two days later. Details of the teams are unknown and so it cannot be said which letters of the alphabet applied to each team. All that is known is that the patrons made two "Grand Alphabetical Matches". | |||
1776β1785 | Alresford | |||
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1782 | Alresford & Odiham | |||
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1780β1784 | Alton & Odiham | |||
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1789 | S. Amherst's XI | |||
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1919 | Army and Navy | |||
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1702 | Arundel | Bury Hill aka Berry Hill | 1 | [9] |
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It is believed that the Arundel club was formally constituted in 1704 but, two years earlier, an Arundel team took part in a match against a team raised by Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond. The venue for that match is unknown but Arundel's ground at Bury Hill was in use for other important matches through much of the 18th century. The Arundel club remains active at league level in Sussex. |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1805β1832 | Bs | |||
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1822 | Bakewell | |||
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1907β1909 | J. Bamford's XI | |||
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1883 | R. G. Barlow's XI | |||
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1802 | W. Barton's XI | |||
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1798β1817 | Lord Frederick Beauclerk's XI | |||
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1741 | Bedfordshire | Woburn Park | [10] | |
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First recorded in two matches against a combined Huntingdonshire & Northamptonshire team. The county's first patron and captain was John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. | |||
1746β1795 | Berkshire | |||
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1740 | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire | |||
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1743 | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Middlesex | |||
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1779 | Berkshire & Hampshire | |||
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1810 | Captain Blagrave's XI | |||
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1792β1813 | E. Bligh's XI | |||
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1766β1773 | Bourne | |||
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1747 | John Bowra's XI | |||
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1730β1799 | Brentford | |||
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1771 | Brentford, Hampton & Richmond | |||
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1770β1799 | Brentford & Richmond | |||
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1732 | Brentford & Sunbury | |||
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1790β1825 | Brighton | |||
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1912β1939 | British Army (or "Army") | |||
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1940β1945 | British Empire XI | |||
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1727 | Alan Brodrick's XI | Peper Harow | 2 | [11] |
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The earliest known written rules were the Articles of Agreement written by Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Alan Brodrick, two of cricket's foremost patrons, applicable to the two matches in 1727 which they promoted. The results of the matches are unknown. | |||
1742β1808 | Bromley | |||
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1743 | Bromley & Chislehurst | |||
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1749 | Bromley & London | |||
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1747 | Bromley & Ripley | |||
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1741β1785 | Buckinghamshire | [12] | ||
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Richard Grenville was the county's first patron and captain for a match against Northamptonshire. | |||
1816β1818 | E. H. Budd's XI | |||
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1795β1796 | Bullingdon | |||
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1821β1825 | Bury St Edmunds | |||
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1810 | Colonel Byng's XI | |||
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1932β1936 | Sir Julien Cahn's XI | |||
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1926 | F. S. G. Calthorpe's XI | |||
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1817β1877 | Cambridge Town Club | |||
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1826β1833 | Cambridge Union Club | |||
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1882β1890 | Cambridge University Past & Present | |||
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1857β1871 | Cambridgeshire | |||
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1864 | Cambridgeshire & Yorkshire | |||
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1803 | W. R. Capel's XI | |||
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1923 | Capped (in Capped v Uncapped match at Hastings) | |||
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1767β1770 | Caterham | |||
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1769 | Caterham & Coulsdon | |||
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c.1611 | Chalkhill | unknown | 1 | [13] |
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A team with this name took part in the world's earliest known organised match at Chevening, Kent against opponents called Weald and Upland. | |||
1731 | Thomas Chambers' XI | |||
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1705β1773 | Chatham | unknown | 2 | [14] [15] |
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The first reference to a team from Chatham, Kent, is a match against West of Kent in 1705, one of the earliest known important matches. There is a specific reference to a "Chatham Club" re a single wicket match in 1754. [16] In the last quarter of the 18th century, Chatham was mainly associated with George Louch and is believed to have used a ground owned by him for its home matches, though there are references in 1785 and 1787 to Chatham Lines as a venue. [17] There are some 19th century references but the Chatham club ultimately folded and there is no real modern equivalent, not even in Kent league cricket. The town of Chatham is famous historically for the Royal Dockyard but it is not known if there was any connection between the dockyard and the cricket club. | |||
1731β1789 | Chelsea | Chelsea Common | 4 | [18] [19] |
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Chelsea Common virtually disappeared under building work in the 19th century. [20] Records have survived of five important matches between 1731 and 1789 which involved the Chelsea club and/or were played on the common. The first, played on the common for the high stake of 50 guineas, was Chelsea v Fulham on Tuesday, 13 July 1731. Fulham won. There was a return at Parsons Green on Tuesday, 10 August 1731, which Fulham won by 3 runs. On Tuesday, 26 June 1733, Fulham again hosted Chelsea at Parsons Green, this time for 30 guineas, but the result of this match is unknown. On Monday, 16 August 1736, there was an inter-county match on the common between Middlesex and Surrey. The stake was 50 guineas and Middlesex won by 9 runs. [21] The last match found in the records was on Thursday, 10 and Friday, 11 September 1789 when Chelsea played Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in Marlborough Gardens, Chelsea. This match, which was of dubious status, was probably drawn after a postponement. [22] | |||
1731 | Chelsfield | |||
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1736β1784 | Chertsey | |||
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1762 | Chertsey & Dartford | |||
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1822β1855 | Cheshire | |||
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1724β1726 | Chingford | unknown | 1 | [23] [24] |
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In 1724, Edwin Stead's XI v Chingford ended early because the Chingford team refused to play to a finish when Stead's team had the advantage. Lord Chief Justice Pratt presided over the ensuing court case and ordered the teams, as in the London v Rochester match in 1718, to play it out so that all wagers could be fulfilled. The game was completed in 1726 but the final result is not on record. Chingford's involvement is the earliest known reference to Essex cricket but the 1724 venue is uncertain and so not definitely the first match played in the county. | |||
1738β1746 | Chislehurst | |||
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1746 | Chislehurst & London | |||
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1927 | Civil Service | |||
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1920β1946 | Combined Services aka Services XI | |||
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1832 | Sir St Vincent Cotton's XI | |||
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1771β1784 | Coulsdon | |||
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1751 | Country XI | |||
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1787β1788 | Coventry | |||
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1923β1924 | Lord Cowdray's XI | |||
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1707β1798 | Croydon | Duppas Hill | 23 | [25] |
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A leading club in the 1730s, especially, when it was sometimes representative of Surrey as a county. |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1786 | D to Z aka Rest of the Alphabet | Moulsey Hurst | 1 | [2] |
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D to Z played against A to C, which was in fact a Kent Eleven and it was a curiosity that they selected only players whose names began with A, B or C while their D to Z opponents, who were in fact a Hampshire team with given men, selected only players whose names did not begin A, B or C. Haygarth in S&B calls it " Hambledon Club with Lumpy versus Kent". The venue, in Surrey, was neutral. Haygarth says he saw the alphabetical title in other sources. | |||
1870β1880 | Richard Daft's XI | |||
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1790β1795 | Earl of Darnley's XI | |||
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1722β1808 | Dartford | |||
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1896 | Earl de la Warr's XI | |||
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1896 | C. de Trafford's XI | |||
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1919 | Demobilised Officers | |||
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1752 | Deptford | |||
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1743β1748 | Deptford & Greenwich | |||
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1746β1749 | Stephen Dingateβs XI | |||
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1769β1790 | 3rd Duke of Dorset's XI | |||
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1753 | Dover | |||
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1895β1926 | Dublin University | |||
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1858β1861 | Durham & Yorkshire | |||
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known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1874β1948 | East | |||
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1788 | G. East's XI | |||
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1781β1790 | East Kent | Bourne Paddock | 7 | [26] |
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Although sometimes correctly named "East Kent", some of the teams should more properly be called Sir Horatio Mann's XI. All seven of the matches were against the West Kent equivalent managed by either John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset or Stephen Amherst. | |||
1822 | East Kent & Sussex | |||
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1787β1824 | East Sussex | |||
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1746β1752 | Edmonton | |||
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1881β1883 | Tom Emmett's XI | |||
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1731 | Enfield | |||
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1814β1823 | Epsom | |||
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1737β1808 | Essex | |||
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1732 | Essex & Hertfordshire | |||
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1731 | Ewell | |||
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known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1782β1786 | Farnham | |||
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1840β1849 | Fast bowlers XI (Fast v Slow matches) | |||
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1747β1753 | Tom Faulkner's XI | |||
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1846 | Nicholas Felix's XI | |||
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1819 | First Letters | |||
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1786 | Five Parishes | |||
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1912β1919 | H. K. Foster's XI | |||
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1809 | Four Chosen & Seven Others | |||
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1800 | Four Parishes | |||
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1733 | Frederick, Prince of Wales' XI | |||
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1912β1968 | Free Foresters | |||
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1912 | C. B. Fry's XI | |||
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1730β1733 | Fulham | |||
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known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1725β1737 | Sir William Gage's XI | Bury Hill, Arundel | 11 | [27] |
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Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet was a noted patron of cricket in Sussex and ran his own team for many years. In a 1729 match against Edwin Stead's XI, Gage's XI is believed to have achieved the earliest known innings victory. | |||
1806β1962 | Gentlemen | |||
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1869β1879 | Gentlemen & Players XI | |||
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1751β1961 | Gentlemen of England | |||
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1771β1889 | Gentlemen of Hampshire | |||
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1771β1892 | Gentlemen of Kent | |||
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1855 | Gentlemen of Kent & Surrey | |||
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1857 | Gentlemen of Kent & Sussex | |||
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1729 | Gentlemen of London | 1 | [28] | |
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Played a single match against the Gentlemen of Middlesex. Result unknown. | |||
1853β1906 | Gentlemen of MCC | |||
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1729 | Gentlemen of Middlesex | The "Woolpack", Islington | 1 | [28] |
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Played a single match against the Gentlemen of London. Result unknown. | |||
1844β1880 | Gentlemen of the North | |||
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1842β1846 | Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire | |||
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1844β1920 | Gentlemen of the South | |||
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1846 | Gentlemen of Southwell | |||
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1840β1932 | Gentlemen of Surrey | |||
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1856 | Gentlemen of Surrey & Sussex | |||
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1771β1910 | Gentlemen of Sussex | |||
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1800 | J. Gibbon's XI | |||
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1925; 1958β66 | A. E. R. Gilligan's XI | Central Recreation Ground, Hastings | 12 | [29] |
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An occasional team formed by Arthur Gilligan which played in one match against L. H. Tennyson's XI in 1925 during Gilligan's playing career. Gilligan reformed the team in 1958 for a match against the international tourists (New Zealand in 1958) at Hastings. This became an annual fixture at Hastings until 1966 and Gilligan's team also played against Sussex. | |||
1877 | Gloucestershire & Yorkshire | |||
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1821β1825 | Godalming | |||
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1871β1907 | W. G. Grace's XI | |||
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1730β1767 | Greenwich | |||
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1762 | Guildford | |||
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known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1747β1751 | Hadlow | |||
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1885β1891 | L. Hall's XI | |||
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1756β1908 | Hambledon | |||
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Teams raised by Hambledon are generally termed Hampshire (sometimes Hampshire & Sussex) but there were occasions when a Hambledon team was specifically town- rather than county-orientated. | |||
1790 | John Hammond's XI | |||
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1766β1863 | Hampshire | |||
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1826 | Hampshire & Surrey | |||
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1729 | Hampshire, Surrey & Sussex | Lewes (unspecific) | 2 | [28] |
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Possibly organised by Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet, the team played against Edwin Stead's XI. | |||
1772β1786 | Hampshire & Sussex | |||
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1726β1770 | Hampton | |||
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1751 | Hampton & Kingston | |||
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1924β1928 | Harlequins | |||
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1793 | David Harris' XI | |||
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1885β1930 | Lord Hawke's XI | |||
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1785β1814 | Hertfordshire | |||
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1892 | H. T. Hewett's XI | |||
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1796 | Highgate | |||
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1824 | H. Hoare's XI | |||
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1745β1747 | William Hodsoll's XI | |||
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1818β1822 | Holt (Norfolk) | |||
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1899 | Home Counties | |||
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1800β1808 | Homerton | |||
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1785β1791 | Hornchurch | |||
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1743β | Horsmonden | |||
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Sometimes played under the title of "Horsmonden & Weald". | |||
1741 | Huntingdonshire & Northamptonshire | [10] | ||
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Formed to play two matches against Bedfordshire, and won both. The patrons were George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (Northants) and John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (Hunts). | |||
1890 | Hurst Park | |||
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1866β1904 | I Zingari | |||
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1911 | G. L. Jessop's XI | |||
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1926 | V. W. C. Jupp's XI | |||
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1796 | Kennington | |||
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1709β1842 | Kent | |||
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1874β1876 | Kent & Gloucestershire | |||
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1775 | Kent & London | |||
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1775 | Kent, London & Surrey | |||
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1771 | Kent, Middlesex & Surrey | |||
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1864 | Kent & Nottinghamshire | |||
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1746β1859 | Kent & Surrey | |||
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1836β1902 | Kent & Sussex | |||
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1742 | Kent, Surrey & Sussex | |||
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1913 | Kent & Yorkshire | |||
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1720β1767 | Kingston | |||
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1739 | Kingston & Moulsey | |||
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1743 | Kingston & Richmond | |||
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1814 | D. J. W. Kinnaird's XI | |||
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1831β1833 | L to Z | Lord's | 2 | [3] [4] |
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See A to K entry above. | |||
1809 | F. C. Ladbroke's XI | |||
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1745β1748 | Lambeth | |||
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1849β1864 | Lancashire | |||
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1883β1909 | Lancashire & Yorkshire | |||
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1852β1869 | Lansdown | |||
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1819 | Last Letters | |||
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1890 | W. H. Laverton's XI | |||
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1761β1765 | Leeds | |||
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1790β1870 | Left-handed XI (Left-handed v Right-handed matches) | |||
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1781β1825 | Leicester | |||
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1781β1800 | Leicestershire & Rutland | |||
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1793β95 | R. Leigh's XI | |||
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1795β1802 | Charles Lennox's XI | |||
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1902β1946 | H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's XI | |||
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1802 | George Leycester's XI | |||
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1739β1785 | Lingfield | |||
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1821β1824 | Liverpool | |||
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1882β1894 | Liverpool and District | |||
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1825 | H. J. Lloyd's XI | |||
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1886β1913 | Lord Londesborough's XI | |||
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1707β1800 | London | Artillery Ground | numerous | [14] |
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There is mention of a London club in 1722 but its foundation date is unknown and the teams which represented London in the early 18th century could have been ad hoc formations. London from the 1730s to the 1750s should be considered the equivalent of a county team as it was different to the Middlesex and Surrey teams it sometimes opposed. It is most famously associated with the Artillery Ground and was especially prominent in the heyday of single wicket cricket in the 1740s. The original London club faded in the 1760s and 1770s when it was superseded by Hambledon as the focal point of the sport; its last known important match was against its old rivals Dartford in 1778. From 1788, there was another London team, possibly unconnected with the original club, which competed against MCC and Middlesex in several matches to 1798. After that, there is a sole reference to a team called London playing a one-off match against Thames Ditton in 1800. Few details have survived of London's players but they included Ellis (accredited the club's "best bowler"); leading batsmen Little and Tall Bennett; and the noted single wicket players Thomas Jure and John Capon. | |||
1940β1945 | London Counties | |||
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1900β1904 | London County | |||
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1735β1770 | London & Middlesex | |||
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1743 | London, Middlesex & Surrey | |||
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1726β1758 | London & Surrey | Kennington Common | 7 | [30] |
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Teams called London & Surrey were formed occasionally in the 18th century, playing as a combined team, mostly against Kent sides at times when Kent was deemed to be the strongest county. The combined team played one match versus Addington & Lingfield in 1746. | |||
1744β1749 | Long Robin's XI | |||
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1793 | George Louch's XI | |||
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1890 | Lyric Club | |||
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known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1775β1781 | Maidenhead | |||
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1774 | Maidstone | |||
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1816β1864 | Manchester | |||
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1768β1795 | Sir Horatio Mann's XI | |||
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1886 | Lord March's XI | |||
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1733β1892 | Married XI (Married v Single matches) | |||
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1777 | Sir H. W. Marten's XI | |||
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1753 | Marylebone | |||
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1913 | J. R. Mason's XI | |||
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1904β1937 | MCC Australia XI | |||
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1910β1931 | MCC South African XI | |||
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1935 | MCC West Indies XI | |||
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1791 | MCC & Hertfordshire | |||
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1804 | MCC & Homerton | |||
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1801β1807 | T. Mellish's XI | |||
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1780s | Melton Mowbray | |||
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1772β1789 | Meopham | |||
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1730β1863 | Middlesex | |||
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1733β1912 | Middlesex & Surrey | |||
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1896β1899 | Midland Counties | |||
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1912β1994 | Minor Counties XI | |||
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1707β1825 | Mitcham | |||
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1796β1813 | Montpelier | |||
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1796β1797 | Montpelier Thursday | |||
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1802 | Montpelier Saturday | |||
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1793 | E. G. Morant's XI | |||
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1787β1789 | Moulsey Hurst | |||
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1740 | Moulsey & Richmond | |||
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known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1787β1789 | N to Z | Lord's Old Ground and Bourne Paddock | 5 | [31] |
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See A to M entry above. | |||
1862 | New All England Eleven | |||
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1862 | New England Eleven | |||
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1744β1745 | Richard Newland's XI | |||
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1793 | R. Newman's XI | |||
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1739 β | Non-international England cricket teams ("All England", "The Rest", etc.) | various | many | [32] |
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Non-international England teams are often referred to simply as "England" or as "All England" but the term typically means "The Rest of England" (often abbreviated to "The Rest") vis-Γ -vis their opponents who might be MCC or a county club. There were specific variations on the "All England" theme, especially William Clarke's All-England Eleven (1846β1881), which was commonly known as the All-England Eleven or AEE. Others were the United All-England Eleven (UEE; 1852β1869), the United North of England Eleven (UNEE; 1870β1881) and the United South of England Eleven (USEE; 1865β1880). | |||
1884 | Non-smokers XI (Smokers v Non-smokers match) | |||
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1764β1851 | Norfolk | |||
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1836β1961 | North | |||
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1741 | Northamptonshire | [10] [12] | ||
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First recorded as part of the combined Northants/Hunts team in two matches against Bedfordshire and then, shortly afterwards, singly against Buckinghamshire. The first Northants patron and county captain was George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax. | |||
1771β1840 | Nottingham | |||
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1803 | Nottingham & Leicester | |||
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1829β1840 | Nottinghamshire | |||
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1883 | Nottinghamshire & Lancashire | |||
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1803 | Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire | |||
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1839 | Nottinghamshire & Sussex | |||
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1872β1883 | Nottinghamshire & Yorkshire | |||
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known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1781 | Odiham | |||
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1791β1819 | Old Etonians | |||
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1881 | Old Oxford University | |||
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1793 | Old Westminster | |||
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1817 | Old Wykehamists | |||
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1878β1883 | Orleans Club | |||
notes | ||||
1811β1816 | George Osbaldeston's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1879β1937 | Over 30 (Over 30 v Under 30 matches) | |||
notes | ||||
1850 | Over 36 (Under 36 v Over 36) | |||
notes | ||||
1810 | Over 38 (Over 38 v Under 38) | |||
notes | ||||
1888β1899 | Oxford University Past & Present | |||
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1839β1911 | Oxford & Cambridge Universities (see British Universities) | |||
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1874β1893 | Oxford and Cambridge Past & Present (see British Universities) | |||
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1779β1781 | Oxfordshire | |||
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known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1933β1935 | L. Parkinson's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1951β1978 | T. N. Pearce's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1724 | Penshurst, Tonbridge & Wadhurst | Penshurst Park | 1 | [33] |
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A combination of three Kent village teams for a match against Dartford. No other instances have been discovered. | |||
1776 | Petersfield and Catherington | |||
notes | ||||
1784β1845 | Petworth | |||
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1891 | H. Philipson's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1846 | Fuller Pilch's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1889 | R. Pilling's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1806β1962 | Players | |||
notes | ||||
1826β1892 | Players of Kent | |||
notes | ||||
1871β1887 | Players of the North | |||
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1842β1845 | Players of Nottinghamshire | |||
notes | ||||
1864β1920 | Players of the South | |||
notes | ||||
1845β1864 | Players of Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1838β1880 | Players of Sussex | |||
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1741 | Portsmouth | unknown | 1 | [34] |
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Opponents of Slindon in their first important match. | |||
1788 | Charles Powlett's XI | |||
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1816β1818 | Prince's Plain Club | |||
notes | ||||
1730 | Putney | |||
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known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1762 | Rest of Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1702 | 1st Duke of Richmond's XI | Goodwood | 1 | [9] |
notes |
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, is believed to have been active in cricket patronage for several years but the only match in which he is definitely known to have been involved was one against Arundel in 1702, which his team apparently won. | |||
1725β1731 | 2nd Duke of Richmond's XI | 12 | [27] | |
notes |
Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, was a significant cricket patron, especially in his native Sussex. He ran his own team for many years and was later involved with Slindon. | |||
1720β1805 | Richmond | |||
notes | ||||
1749 | Richmond & Ripley | |||
notes | ||||
1879 | A. W. Ridley's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1790β1870 | Right-handed XI (Left-handed v Right-handed matches) | |||
notes | ||||
1802 | Ripley | |||
notes | ||||
1775 | Risborough | |||
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1912β1913 | L. Robinson's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1800 | Rochester, Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
notes | ||||
1764 | Romford | |||
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1922β1946 | Royal Air Force ("RAF") | |||
notes | ||||
1912β1929 | Royal Navy ("Navy") | |||
notes | ||||
1814 | Rutland | |||
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known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1893 | Second Class Counties | |||
notes | ||||
1830 | Seven Gentlemen with Four Players | |||
notes | ||||
1731β1803 | Sevenoaks | Vine Cricket Ground, Sevenoaks | 8 | [35] |
notes | ||||
1923 | J. Sharp's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1881β1885 | Alfred Shaw's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1757β1862 | Sheffield | |||
notes | ||||
1826 | Sheffield & Leicester | |||
notes | ||||
1881β1896 | Lord Sheffield's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1889β1891 | M. Sherwin's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1888β1893 | A. Shrewsbury's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1733β1892 | Single XI (Married v Single matches) | |||
notes | ||||
1830 | Six Gentlemen with Five Players | |||
notes | ||||
1741β1747 | Slindon | |||
notes | ||||
1840β1849 | Slow bowlers XI (Fast v Slow matches) | |||
notes | ||||
1787β1796 | T. A. Smith's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1884 | Smokers XI (Smokers v Non-smokers match) | |||
notes | ||||
1836β1961 | South | |||
notes | ||||
1912 | South Wales | |||
notes | ||||
1864β1868 | Southgate | |||
notes | ||||
1810β1814 | St John's Wood | |||
notes | ||||
1886β1890 | Staffordshire England XI | |||
notes | ||||
1724β1729 | Edwin Stead's XI | Dartford Brent | 7 | [25] |
notes |
Stead was a patron of teams in Kent in the 1720s and ran his own team as well as leading Kent teams. | |||
1895β1898 | A. E. Stoddart's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1800β1811 | Storrington | |||
notes | ||||
1832 | Lord Strathavon's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1783 | Strood | |||
notes | ||||
1731 | Sudbury | |||
notes | ||||
1764β1847 | Suffolk | |||
notes | ||||
1709β1845 | Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1846β1873 | Surrey Club | |||
notes | ||||
1793β1900 | Surrey & Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1729β1838 | Sussex | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1923β1926 | L. H. Tennyson's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1800 | Thames Ditton | |||
notes | ||||
1882β1929 | C. I. Thornton's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1795β1802 | The Thursday Club | |||
notes | ||||
1786 | Thursley | |||
notes | ||||
1723 | Tonbridge | venue unknown | 1 | [36] |
notes |
Tonbridge alone played Dartford in 1723 but combined with Penshurst and Wadhurst to play them in 1724. | |||
1801 | W. Turner's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1790 | Tunbridge Wells | |||
notes | ||||
1798 | John Tufton's XI | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1923 | Uncapped (Capped v Uncapped match at Hastings) | |||
notes | ||||
1879β1937 | Under 30 (Over 30 v Under 30 matches) | |||
notes | ||||
1850 | Under 36 (Under 36 v Over 36) | |||
notes | ||||
1810 | Under 38 (Over 38 v Under 38) | |||
notes | ||||
1852β1869 | United All-England Eleven | |||
notes | ||||
1870β1881 | United North of England Eleven | |||
notes | ||||
1865β1880 | United South of England Eleven | |||
notes | ||||
1789 | Uxbridge | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1800 | Ws & Hs with Lawrell | |||
notes | ||||
1790 | Wadhurst and Lamberhurst | |||
notes | ||||
1866 | R. D. Walker's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1793 | Tom Walker's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1755β1791 | Waltham | |||
notes | ||||
1801 | Waltham Abbey | |||
notes | ||||
1799 | Waltham & Hertfordshire | |||
notes | ||||
1815β1825 | William Ward's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1786 | Warfield | |||
notes | ||||
1903β1938 | P. F. Warner's XI | |||
notes | ||||
c.1611 | Weald and Upland | unknown | 1 | [13] |
notes |
A team with this name took part in the world's earliest known organised match at Chevening, Kent against opponents called Chalkhill. | |||
1885β1901 | A. J. Webbe's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1904β1914 | G. J. V. Weigall's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1896 | Wembley Park | |||
notes | ||||
1844β1948 | West | |||
notes | ||||
1705β1790 | West Kent aka West of Kent | Sevenoaks Vine | 9 | [26] |
notes |
Although sometimes correctly named "West Kent", some of the teams should more properly be called the Duke of Dorset's XI or S. Amherst's XI. Apart from early games against Chatham and Surrey, seven of the matches were between 1780 and 1790 against the East Kent equivalent managed by Sir Horatio (Horace) Mann and also called Sir Horatio Mann's XI. | |||
1822 | West Kent and Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1787 | West Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1746β1752 | Westminster | |||
notes | ||||
1784β1788 | White Conduit Club | |||
notes | ||||
1799 | R. Whitehead's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1787β1797 | Earl of Winchilsea's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1785 | Windsor | |||
notes | ||||
1791 | Windsor and Eton | |||
notes | ||||
1788 | Windsor Forest | |||
notes | ||||
1757 | Wirksworth | |||
notes | ||||
1803 | H. C. Woolridge's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1754β1806 | Woolwich | |||
notes | ||||
1769 | Wrotham | |||
notes | ||||
1886 | G. N. Wyatt's XI | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1799 | Lord Yarmouth's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1833β1862 | Yorkshire | Hyde Park and Bramall Lane | many | [37] |
notes |
Yorkshire was first used as a team name when Sheffield Cricket Club organised a match against Norfolk at Hyde Park from 2 to 5 September 1833. Most of Sheffield's matches were against other town clubs, notably Manchester and Nottingham, but they called themselves Yorkshire when facing county opposition. The first " Roses Match" against Lancashire took place on 23β25 July 1849, Yorkshire winning by 5 wickets. [38] Yorkshire County Cricket Club was formed on 8 January 1863 at a meeting of the Match Fund Committee which had been established two years earlier by the Sheffield club for the promotion of inter-county matches. [39] | |||
1828 | Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire | Darnall New Ground | 1 | [40] |
notes |
An ad hoc team which was formed to play one match only against All-England at Darnall on 8 to 10 September 1828, All-England winning by 242 runs. The match arose from a challenge made by William Woolhouse on behalf of the northern counties to the rest of England. It backfired as the combined team, which featured Tom Marsden, could manage only 92 runs in the entire match against the roundarm bowling of Jem Broadbridge and William Lillywhite, while Fuller Pilch scored 49 and 56 for a personal match total of 105. |
The purpose of this list is to identify all historically significant English cricket clubs and teams which played in significant matches, some of which may have been given first-class status. It concentrates on those which are now defunct or not currently significant. The list, therefore, excludes County Championship clubs, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), touring teams and the main university clubs. Clubs in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship or in one of the ECB Premier Leagues are excluded unless they formerly played in important or first-class matches.
Note that some clubs which folded were subsequently refounded as modern league clubs. Many of the teams were ad hoc units or "scratch teams" named after their organiser (e.g., Alfred Shaw's XI) while others are combinations (e.g., London & Surrey). [1] The total column gives the number of matches that the team is known to have played in. In the source column, if only one citation is given, it relates to the earliest known mention of the team in the surviving records.
N.B. The list is believed complete for clubs and teams that were active in significant cricket up to 1825. Many clubs and teams post-1825 are already included but they are not exhaustive.
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1786 | A to C | Moulsey Hurst | 1 | [2] |
notes |
"A to C" was in fact a Kent Eleven and it was a curiosity that they selected only players whose names began with A, B or C while their D to Z opponents, who were in fact a Hampshire team with given men, selected only players whose names did not begin A, B or C. Haygarth in S&B calls it " Hambledon Club with Lumpy versus Kent". The venue, in Surrey, was neutral. Haygarth says he saw the alphabetical title in other sources. | |||
1831β1833 | A to K | Lord's | 2 | [3] [4] |
notes |
The two "A to K" versus "L to Z" matches in 1831 and 1833 were among the few genuine alphabetical matches. They were both played at Lord's by teams of MCC members supplemented by a few leading professionals including Jem Broadbridge, William Lillywhite, Fuller Pilch and Ned Wenman. The 1833 match was 12-a-side. | |||
1787β1789 | A to M | Lord's Old Ground and Bourne Paddock | 5 | [5] |
notes |
According to CricketArchive, teams called "A to M" and "N to Z" played each other five times in three seasons from 1787. The main secondary source for the five matches is Scores & Biographies which calls the two teams " Earl of Winchilsea's Side" and " Sir Horace (Horatio) Mann's Side". There is nothing in Scores and Biographies to suggest that the teams were organised alphabetically. [6] [7] See the entries below for Earl of Winchilsea's XI and Sir Horatio Mann's XI. | |||
1733 | Acton & Ealing | |||
notes | ||||
1743β1752 | Addington | |||
notes | ||||
1746 | Addington & Bromley | |||
notes | ||||
1747 | Addington & Croydon | |||
notes | ||||
1745β1746 | Addington & Lingfield | |||
notes | ||||
1811 | Benjamin Aislabie's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1846β1881 | All-England Eleven (AEE) | |||
notes | ||||
1775 | Alphabetical | Artillery Ground and Moulsey Hurst | 2 | [8] |
notes |
This refers to two matches organised by the Duke of Dorset and the Earl of Tankerville in May 1775, the first one played at the Artillery Ground and the return at Moulsey Hurst two days later. Details of the teams are unknown and so it cannot be said which letters of the alphabet applied to each team. All that is known is that the patrons made two "Grand Alphabetical Matches". | |||
1776β1785 | Alresford | |||
notes | ||||
1782 | Alresford & Odiham | |||
notes | ||||
1780β1784 | Alton & Odiham | |||
notes | ||||
1789 | S. Amherst's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1919 | Army and Navy | |||
notes | ||||
1702 | Arundel | Bury Hill aka Berry Hill | 1 | [9] |
notes |
It is believed that the Arundel club was formally constituted in 1704 but, two years earlier, an Arundel team took part in a match against a team raised by Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond. The venue for that match is unknown but Arundel's ground at Bury Hill was in use for other important matches through much of the 18th century. The Arundel club remains active at league level in Sussex. |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1805β1832 | Bs | |||
notes | ||||
1822 | Bakewell | |||
notes | ||||
1907β1909 | J. Bamford's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1883 | R. G. Barlow's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1802 | W. Barton's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1798β1817 | Lord Frederick Beauclerk's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1741 | Bedfordshire | Woburn Park | [10] | |
notes |
First recorded in two matches against a combined Huntingdonshire & Northamptonshire team. The county's first patron and captain was John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. | |||
1746β1795 | Berkshire | |||
notes | ||||
1740 | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire | |||
notes | ||||
1743 | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Middlesex | |||
notes | ||||
1779 | Berkshire & Hampshire | |||
notes | ||||
1810 | Captain Blagrave's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1792β1813 | E. Bligh's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1766β1773 | Bourne | |||
notes | ||||
1747 | John Bowra's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1730β1799 | Brentford | |||
notes | ||||
1771 | Brentford, Hampton & Richmond | |||
notes | ||||
1770β1799 | Brentford & Richmond | |||
notes | ||||
1732 | Brentford & Sunbury | |||
notes | ||||
1790β1825 | Brighton | |||
notes | ||||
1912β1939 | British Army (or "Army") | |||
notes | ||||
1940β1945 | British Empire XI | |||
notes | ||||
1727 | Alan Brodrick's XI | Peper Harow | 2 | [11] |
notes |
The earliest known written rules were the Articles of Agreement written by Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Alan Brodrick, two of cricket's foremost patrons, applicable to the two matches in 1727 which they promoted. The results of the matches are unknown. | |||
1742β1808 | Bromley | |||
notes | ||||
1743 | Bromley & Chislehurst | |||
notes | ||||
1749 | Bromley & London | |||
notes | ||||
1747 | Bromley & Ripley | |||
notes | ||||
1741β1785 | Buckinghamshire | [12] | ||
notes |
Richard Grenville was the county's first patron and captain for a match against Northamptonshire. | |||
1816β1818 | E. H. Budd's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1795β1796 | Bullingdon | |||
notes | ||||
1821β1825 | Bury St Edmunds | |||
notes | ||||
1810 | Colonel Byng's XI | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1932β1936 | Sir Julien Cahn's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1926 | F. S. G. Calthorpe's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1817β1877 | Cambridge Town Club | |||
notes | ||||
1826β1833 | Cambridge Union Club | |||
notes | ||||
1882β1890 | Cambridge University Past & Present | |||
notes | ||||
1857β1871 | Cambridgeshire | |||
notes | ||||
1864 | Cambridgeshire & Yorkshire | |||
notes | ||||
1803 | W. R. Capel's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1923 | Capped (in Capped v Uncapped match at Hastings) | |||
notes | ||||
1767β1770 | Caterham | |||
notes | ||||
1769 | Caterham & Coulsdon | |||
notes | ||||
c.1611 | Chalkhill | unknown | 1 | [13] |
notes |
A team with this name took part in the world's earliest known organised match at Chevening, Kent against opponents called Weald and Upland. | |||
1731 | Thomas Chambers' XI | |||
notes | ||||
1705β1773 | Chatham | unknown | 2 | [14] [15] |
notes |
The first reference to a team from Chatham, Kent, is a match against West of Kent in 1705, one of the earliest known important matches. There is a specific reference to a "Chatham Club" re a single wicket match in 1754. [16] In the last quarter of the 18th century, Chatham was mainly associated with George Louch and is believed to have used a ground owned by him for its home matches, though there are references in 1785 and 1787 to Chatham Lines as a venue. [17] There are some 19th century references but the Chatham club ultimately folded and there is no real modern equivalent, not even in Kent league cricket. The town of Chatham is famous historically for the Royal Dockyard but it is not known if there was any connection between the dockyard and the cricket club. | |||
1731β1789 | Chelsea | Chelsea Common | 4 | [18] [19] |
notes |
Chelsea Common virtually disappeared under building work in the 19th century. [20] Records have survived of five important matches between 1731 and 1789 which involved the Chelsea club and/or were played on the common. The first, played on the common for the high stake of 50 guineas, was Chelsea v Fulham on Tuesday, 13 July 1731. Fulham won. There was a return at Parsons Green on Tuesday, 10 August 1731, which Fulham won by 3 runs. On Tuesday, 26 June 1733, Fulham again hosted Chelsea at Parsons Green, this time for 30 guineas, but the result of this match is unknown. On Monday, 16 August 1736, there was an inter-county match on the common between Middlesex and Surrey. The stake was 50 guineas and Middlesex won by 9 runs. [21] The last match found in the records was on Thursday, 10 and Friday, 11 September 1789 when Chelsea played Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in Marlborough Gardens, Chelsea. This match, which was of dubious status, was probably drawn after a postponement. [22] | |||
1731 | Chelsfield | |||
notes | ||||
1736β1784 | Chertsey | |||
notes | ||||
1762 | Chertsey & Dartford | |||
notes | ||||
1822β1855 | Cheshire | |||
notes | ||||
1724β1726 | Chingford | unknown | 1 | [23] [24] |
notes |
In 1724, Edwin Stead's XI v Chingford ended early because the Chingford team refused to play to a finish when Stead's team had the advantage. Lord Chief Justice Pratt presided over the ensuing court case and ordered the teams, as in the London v Rochester match in 1718, to play it out so that all wagers could be fulfilled. The game was completed in 1726 but the final result is not on record. Chingford's involvement is the earliest known reference to Essex cricket but the 1724 venue is uncertain and so not definitely the first match played in the county. | |||
1738β1746 | Chislehurst | |||
notes | ||||
1746 | Chislehurst & London | |||
notes | ||||
1927 | Civil Service | |||
notes | ||||
1920β1946 | Combined Services aka Services XI | |||
notes | ||||
1832 | Sir St Vincent Cotton's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1771β1784 | Coulsdon | |||
notes | ||||
1751 | Country XI | |||
notes | ||||
1787β1788 | Coventry | |||
notes | ||||
1923β1924 | Lord Cowdray's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1707β1798 | Croydon | Duppas Hill | 23 | [25] |
notes |
A leading club in the 1730s, especially, when it was sometimes representative of Surrey as a county. |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1786 | D to Z aka Rest of the Alphabet | Moulsey Hurst | 1 | [2] |
notes |
D to Z played against A to C, which was in fact a Kent Eleven and it was a curiosity that they selected only players whose names began with A, B or C while their D to Z opponents, who were in fact a Hampshire team with given men, selected only players whose names did not begin A, B or C. Haygarth in S&B calls it " Hambledon Club with Lumpy versus Kent". The venue, in Surrey, was neutral. Haygarth says he saw the alphabetical title in other sources. | |||
1870β1880 | Richard Daft's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1790β1795 | Earl of Darnley's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1722β1808 | Dartford | |||
notes | ||||
1896 | Earl de la Warr's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1896 | C. de Trafford's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1919 | Demobilised Officers | |||
notes | ||||
1752 | Deptford | |||
notes | ||||
1743β1748 | Deptford & Greenwich | |||
notes | ||||
1746β1749 | Stephen Dingateβs XI | |||
notes | ||||
1769β1790 | 3rd Duke of Dorset's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1753 | Dover | |||
notes | ||||
1895β1926 | Dublin University | |||
notes | ||||
1858β1861 | Durham & Yorkshire | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1874β1948 | East | |||
notes | ||||
1788 | G. East's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1781β1790 | East Kent | Bourne Paddock | 7 | [26] |
notes |
Although sometimes correctly named "East Kent", some of the teams should more properly be called Sir Horatio Mann's XI. All seven of the matches were against the West Kent equivalent managed by either John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset or Stephen Amherst. | |||
1822 | East Kent & Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1787β1824 | East Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1746β1752 | Edmonton | |||
notes | ||||
1881β1883 | Tom Emmett's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1731 | Enfield | |||
notes | ||||
1814β1823 | Epsom | |||
notes | ||||
1737β1808 | Essex | |||
notes | ||||
1732 | Essex & Hertfordshire | |||
notes | ||||
1731 | Ewell | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1782β1786 | Farnham | |||
notes | ||||
1840β1849 | Fast bowlers XI (Fast v Slow matches) | |||
notes | ||||
1747β1753 | Tom Faulkner's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1846 | Nicholas Felix's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1819 | First Letters | |||
notes | ||||
1786 | Five Parishes | |||
notes | ||||
1912β1919 | H. K. Foster's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1809 | Four Chosen & Seven Others | |||
notes | ||||
1800 | Four Parishes | |||
notes | ||||
1733 | Frederick, Prince of Wales' XI | |||
notes | ||||
1912β1968 | Free Foresters | |||
notes | ||||
1912 | C. B. Fry's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1730β1733 | Fulham | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1725β1737 | Sir William Gage's XI | Bury Hill, Arundel | 11 | [27] |
notes |
Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet was a noted patron of cricket in Sussex and ran his own team for many years. In a 1729 match against Edwin Stead's XI, Gage's XI is believed to have achieved the earliest known innings victory. | |||
1806β1962 | Gentlemen | |||
notes | ||||
1869β1879 | Gentlemen & Players XI | |||
notes | ||||
1751β1961 | Gentlemen of England | |||
notes | ||||
1771β1889 | Gentlemen of Hampshire | |||
notes | ||||
1771β1892 | Gentlemen of Kent | |||
notes | ||||
1855 | Gentlemen of Kent & Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1857 | Gentlemen of Kent & Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1729 | Gentlemen of London | 1 | [28] | |
notes |
Played a single match against the Gentlemen of Middlesex. Result unknown. | |||
1853β1906 | Gentlemen of MCC | |||
notes | ||||
1729 | Gentlemen of Middlesex | The "Woolpack", Islington | 1 | [28] |
notes |
Played a single match against the Gentlemen of London. Result unknown. | |||
1844β1880 | Gentlemen of the North | |||
notes | ||||
1842β1846 | Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire | |||
notes | ||||
1844β1920 | Gentlemen of the South | |||
notes | ||||
1846 | Gentlemen of Southwell | |||
notes | ||||
1840β1932 | Gentlemen of Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1856 | Gentlemen of Surrey & Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1771β1910 | Gentlemen of Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1800 | J. Gibbon's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1925; 1958β66 | A. E. R. Gilligan's XI | Central Recreation Ground, Hastings | 12 | [29] |
notes |
An occasional team formed by Arthur Gilligan which played in one match against L. H. Tennyson's XI in 1925 during Gilligan's playing career. Gilligan reformed the team in 1958 for a match against the international tourists (New Zealand in 1958) at Hastings. This became an annual fixture at Hastings until 1966 and Gilligan's team also played against Sussex. | |||
1877 | Gloucestershire & Yorkshire | |||
notes | ||||
1821β1825 | Godalming | |||
notes | ||||
1871β1907 | W. G. Grace's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1730β1767 | Greenwich | |||
notes | ||||
1762 | Guildford | |||
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known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1747β1751 | Hadlow | |||
notes | ||||
1885β1891 | L. Hall's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1756β1908 | Hambledon | |||
notes |
Teams raised by Hambledon are generally termed Hampshire (sometimes Hampshire & Sussex) but there were occasions when a Hambledon team was specifically town- rather than county-orientated. | |||
1790 | John Hammond's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1766β1863 | Hampshire | |||
notes | ||||
1826 | Hampshire & Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1729 | Hampshire, Surrey & Sussex | Lewes (unspecific) | 2 | [28] |
notes |
Possibly organised by Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet, the team played against Edwin Stead's XI. | |||
1772β1786 | Hampshire & Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1726β1770 | Hampton | |||
notes | ||||
1751 | Hampton & Kingston | |||
notes | ||||
1924β1928 | Harlequins | |||
notes | ||||
1793 | David Harris' XI | |||
notes | ||||
1885β1930 | Lord Hawke's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1785β1814 | Hertfordshire | |||
notes | ||||
1892 | H. T. Hewett's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1796 | Highgate | |||
notes | ||||
1824 | H. Hoare's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1745β1747 | William Hodsoll's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1818β1822 | Holt (Norfolk) | |||
notes | ||||
1899 | Home Counties | |||
notes | ||||
1800β1808 | Homerton | |||
notes | ||||
1785β1791 | Hornchurch | |||
notes | ||||
1743β | Horsmonden | |||
notes |
Sometimes played under the title of "Horsmonden & Weald". | |||
1741 | Huntingdonshire & Northamptonshire | [10] | ||
notes |
Formed to play two matches against Bedfordshire, and won both. The patrons were George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (Northants) and John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (Hunts). | |||
1890 | Hurst Park | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1866β1904 | I Zingari | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1911 | G. L. Jessop's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1926 | V. W. C. Jupp's XI | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
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1796 | Kennington | |||
notes | ||||
1709β1842 | Kent | |||
notes | ||||
1874β1876 | Kent & Gloucestershire | |||
notes | ||||
1775 | Kent & London | |||
notes | ||||
1775 | Kent, London & Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1771 | Kent, Middlesex & Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1864 | Kent & Nottinghamshire | |||
notes | ||||
1746β1859 | Kent & Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1836β1902 | Kent & Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1742 | Kent, Surrey & Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1913 | Kent & Yorkshire | |||
notes | ||||
1720β1767 | Kingston | |||
notes | ||||
1739 | Kingston & Moulsey | |||
notes | ||||
1743 | Kingston & Richmond | |||
notes | ||||
1814 | D. J. W. Kinnaird's XI | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1831β1833 | L to Z | Lord's | 2 | [3] [4] |
notes |
See A to K entry above. | |||
1809 | F. C. Ladbroke's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1745β1748 | Lambeth | |||
notes | ||||
1849β1864 | Lancashire | |||
notes | ||||
1883β1909 | Lancashire & Yorkshire | |||
notes | ||||
1852β1869 | Lansdown | |||
notes | ||||
1819 | Last Letters | |||
notes | ||||
1890 | W. H. Laverton's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1761β1765 | Leeds | |||
notes | ||||
1790β1870 | Left-handed XI (Left-handed v Right-handed matches) | |||
notes | ||||
1781β1825 | Leicester | |||
notes | ||||
1781β1800 | Leicestershire & Rutland | |||
notes | ||||
1793β95 | R. Leigh's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1795β1802 | Charles Lennox's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1902β1946 | H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1802 | George Leycester's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1739β1785 | Lingfield | |||
notes | ||||
1821β1824 | Liverpool | |||
notes | ||||
1882β1894 | Liverpool and District | |||
notes | ||||
1825 | H. J. Lloyd's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1886β1913 | Lord Londesborough's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1707β1800 | London | Artillery Ground | numerous | [14] |
notes |
There is mention of a London club in 1722 but its foundation date is unknown and the teams which represented London in the early 18th century could have been ad hoc formations. London from the 1730s to the 1750s should be considered the equivalent of a county team as it was different to the Middlesex and Surrey teams it sometimes opposed. It is most famously associated with the Artillery Ground and was especially prominent in the heyday of single wicket cricket in the 1740s. The original London club faded in the 1760s and 1770s when it was superseded by Hambledon as the focal point of the sport; its last known important match was against its old rivals Dartford in 1778. From 1788, there was another London team, possibly unconnected with the original club, which competed against MCC and Middlesex in several matches to 1798. After that, there is a sole reference to a team called London playing a one-off match against Thames Ditton in 1800. Few details have survived of London's players but they included Ellis (accredited the club's "best bowler"); leading batsmen Little and Tall Bennett; and the noted single wicket players Thomas Jure and John Capon. | |||
1940β1945 | London Counties | |||
notes | ||||
1900β1904 | London County | |||
notes | ||||
1735β1770 | London & Middlesex | |||
notes | ||||
1743 | London, Middlesex & Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1726β1758 | London & Surrey | Kennington Common | 7 | [30] |
notes |
Teams called London & Surrey were formed occasionally in the 18th century, playing as a combined team, mostly against Kent sides at times when Kent was deemed to be the strongest county. The combined team played one match versus Addington & Lingfield in 1746. | |||
1744β1749 | Long Robin's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1793 | George Louch's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1890 | Lyric Club | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1775β1781 | Maidenhead | |||
notes | ||||
1774 | Maidstone | |||
notes | ||||
1816β1864 | Manchester | |||
notes | ||||
1768β1795 | Sir Horatio Mann's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1886 | Lord March's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1733β1892 | Married XI (Married v Single matches) | |||
notes | ||||
1777 | Sir H. W. Marten's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1753 | Marylebone | |||
notes | ||||
1913 | J. R. Mason's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1904β1937 | MCC Australia XI | |||
notes | ||||
1910β1931 | MCC South African XI | |||
notes | ||||
1935 | MCC West Indies XI | |||
notes | ||||
1791 | MCC & Hertfordshire | |||
notes | ||||
1804 | MCC & Homerton | |||
notes | ||||
1801β1807 | T. Mellish's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1780s | Melton Mowbray | |||
notes | ||||
1772β1789 | Meopham | |||
notes | ||||
1730β1863 | Middlesex | |||
notes | ||||
1733β1912 | Middlesex & Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1896β1899 | Midland Counties | |||
notes | ||||
1912β1994 | Minor Counties XI | |||
notes | ||||
1707β1825 | Mitcham | |||
notes | ||||
1796β1813 | Montpelier | |||
notes | ||||
1796β1797 | Montpelier Thursday | |||
notes | ||||
1802 | Montpelier Saturday | |||
notes | ||||
1793 | E. G. Morant's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1787β1789 | Moulsey Hurst | |||
notes | ||||
1740 | Moulsey & Richmond | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1787β1789 | N to Z | Lord's Old Ground and Bourne Paddock | 5 | [31] |
notes |
See A to M entry above. | |||
1862 | New All England Eleven | |||
notes | ||||
1862 | New England Eleven | |||
notes | ||||
1744β1745 | Richard Newland's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1793 | R. Newman's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1739 β | Non-international England cricket teams ("All England", "The Rest", etc.) | various | many | [32] |
notes |
Non-international England teams are often referred to simply as "England" or as "All England" but the term typically means "The Rest of England" (often abbreviated to "The Rest") vis-Γ -vis their opponents who might be MCC or a county club. There were specific variations on the "All England" theme, especially William Clarke's All-England Eleven (1846β1881), which was commonly known as the All-England Eleven or AEE. Others were the United All-England Eleven (UEE; 1852β1869), the United North of England Eleven (UNEE; 1870β1881) and the United South of England Eleven (USEE; 1865β1880). | |||
1884 | Non-smokers XI (Smokers v Non-smokers match) | |||
notes | ||||
1764β1851 | Norfolk | |||
notes | ||||
1836β1961 | North | |||
notes | ||||
1741 | Northamptonshire | [10] [12] | ||
notes |
First recorded as part of the combined Northants/Hunts team in two matches against Bedfordshire and then, shortly afterwards, singly against Buckinghamshire. The first Northants patron and county captain was George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax. | |||
1771β1840 | Nottingham | |||
notes | ||||
1803 | Nottingham & Leicester | |||
notes | ||||
1829β1840 | Nottinghamshire | |||
notes | ||||
1883 | Nottinghamshire & Lancashire | |||
notes | ||||
1803 | Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire | |||
notes | ||||
1839 | Nottinghamshire & Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1872β1883 | Nottinghamshire & Yorkshire | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1781 | Odiham | |||
notes | ||||
1791β1819 | Old Etonians | |||
notes | ||||
1881 | Old Oxford University | |||
notes | ||||
1793 | Old Westminster | |||
notes | ||||
1817 | Old Wykehamists | |||
notes | ||||
1878β1883 | Orleans Club | |||
notes | ||||
1811β1816 | George Osbaldeston's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1879β1937 | Over 30 (Over 30 v Under 30 matches) | |||
notes | ||||
1850 | Over 36 (Under 36 v Over 36) | |||
notes | ||||
1810 | Over 38 (Over 38 v Under 38) | |||
notes | ||||
1888β1899 | Oxford University Past & Present | |||
notes | ||||
1839β1911 | Oxford & Cambridge Universities (see British Universities) | |||
notes | ||||
1874β1893 | Oxford and Cambridge Past & Present (see British Universities) | |||
notes | ||||
1779β1781 | Oxfordshire | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1933β1935 | L. Parkinson's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1951β1978 | T. N. Pearce's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1724 | Penshurst, Tonbridge & Wadhurst | Penshurst Park | 1 | [33] |
notes |
A combination of three Kent village teams for a match against Dartford. No other instances have been discovered. | |||
1776 | Petersfield and Catherington | |||
notes | ||||
1784β1845 | Petworth | |||
notes | ||||
1891 | H. Philipson's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1846 | Fuller Pilch's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1889 | R. Pilling's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1806β1962 | Players | |||
notes | ||||
1826β1892 | Players of Kent | |||
notes | ||||
1871β1887 | Players of the North | |||
notes | ||||
1842β1845 | Players of Nottinghamshire | |||
notes | ||||
1864β1920 | Players of the South | |||
notes | ||||
1845β1864 | Players of Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1838β1880 | Players of Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1741 | Portsmouth | unknown | 1 | [34] |
notes |
Opponents of Slindon in their first important match. | |||
1788 | Charles Powlett's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1816β1818 | Prince's Plain Club | |||
notes | ||||
1730 | Putney | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1762 | Rest of Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1702 | 1st Duke of Richmond's XI | Goodwood | 1 | [9] |
notes |
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, is believed to have been active in cricket patronage for several years but the only match in which he is definitely known to have been involved was one against Arundel in 1702, which his team apparently won. | |||
1725β1731 | 2nd Duke of Richmond's XI | 12 | [27] | |
notes |
Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, was a significant cricket patron, especially in his native Sussex. He ran his own team for many years and was later involved with Slindon. | |||
1720β1805 | Richmond | |||
notes | ||||
1749 | Richmond & Ripley | |||
notes | ||||
1879 | A. W. Ridley's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1790β1870 | Right-handed XI (Left-handed v Right-handed matches) | |||
notes | ||||
1802 | Ripley | |||
notes | ||||
1775 | Risborough | |||
notes | ||||
1912β1913 | L. Robinson's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1800 | Rochester, Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
notes | ||||
1764 | Romford | |||
notes | ||||
1922β1946 | Royal Air Force ("RAF") | |||
notes | ||||
1912β1929 | Royal Navy ("Navy") | |||
notes | ||||
1814 | Rutland | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1893 | Second Class Counties | |||
notes | ||||
1830 | Seven Gentlemen with Four Players | |||
notes | ||||
1731β1803 | Sevenoaks | Vine Cricket Ground, Sevenoaks | 8 | [35] |
notes | ||||
1923 | J. Sharp's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1881β1885 | Alfred Shaw's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1757β1862 | Sheffield | |||
notes | ||||
1826 | Sheffield & Leicester | |||
notes | ||||
1881β1896 | Lord Sheffield's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1889β1891 | M. Sherwin's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1888β1893 | A. Shrewsbury's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1733β1892 | Single XI (Married v Single matches) | |||
notes | ||||
1830 | Six Gentlemen with Five Players | |||
notes | ||||
1741β1747 | Slindon | |||
notes | ||||
1840β1849 | Slow bowlers XI (Fast v Slow matches) | |||
notes | ||||
1787β1796 | T. A. Smith's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1884 | Smokers XI (Smokers v Non-smokers match) | |||
notes | ||||
1836β1961 | South | |||
notes | ||||
1912 | South Wales | |||
notes | ||||
1864β1868 | Southgate | |||
notes | ||||
1810β1814 | St John's Wood | |||
notes | ||||
1886β1890 | Staffordshire England XI | |||
notes | ||||
1724β1729 | Edwin Stead's XI | Dartford Brent | 7 | [25] |
notes |
Stead was a patron of teams in Kent in the 1720s and ran his own team as well as leading Kent teams. | |||
1895β1898 | A. E. Stoddart's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1800β1811 | Storrington | |||
notes | ||||
1832 | Lord Strathavon's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1783 | Strood | |||
notes | ||||
1731 | Sudbury | |||
notes | ||||
1764β1847 | Suffolk | |||
notes | ||||
1709β1845 | Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1846β1873 | Surrey Club | |||
notes | ||||
1793β1900 | Surrey & Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1729β1838 | Sussex | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1923β1926 | L. H. Tennyson's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1800 | Thames Ditton | |||
notes | ||||
1882β1929 | C. I. Thornton's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1795β1802 | The Thursday Club | |||
notes | ||||
1786 | Thursley | |||
notes | ||||
1723 | Tonbridge | venue unknown | 1 | [36] |
notes |
Tonbridge alone played Dartford in 1723 but combined with Penshurst and Wadhurst to play them in 1724. | |||
1801 | W. Turner's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1790 | Tunbridge Wells | |||
notes | ||||
1798 | John Tufton's XI | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1923 | Uncapped (Capped v Uncapped match at Hastings) | |||
notes | ||||
1879β1937 | Under 30 (Over 30 v Under 30 matches) | |||
notes | ||||
1850 | Under 36 (Under 36 v Over 36) | |||
notes | ||||
1810 | Under 38 (Over 38 v Under 38) | |||
notes | ||||
1852β1869 | United All-England Eleven | |||
notes | ||||
1870β1881 | United North of England Eleven | |||
notes | ||||
1865β1880 | United South of England Eleven | |||
notes | ||||
1789 | Uxbridge | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1800 | Ws & Hs with Lawrell | |||
notes | ||||
1790 | Wadhurst and Lamberhurst | |||
notes | ||||
1866 | R. D. Walker's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1793 | Tom Walker's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1755β1791 | Waltham | |||
notes | ||||
1801 | Waltham Abbey | |||
notes | ||||
1799 | Waltham & Hertfordshire | |||
notes | ||||
1815β1825 | William Ward's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1786 | Warfield | |||
notes | ||||
1903β1938 | P. F. Warner's XI | |||
notes | ||||
c.1611 | Weald and Upland | unknown | 1 | [13] |
notes |
A team with this name took part in the world's earliest known organised match at Chevening, Kent against opponents called Chalkhill. | |||
1885β1901 | A. J. Webbe's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1904β1914 | G. J. V. Weigall's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1896 | Wembley Park | |||
notes | ||||
1844β1948 | West | |||
notes | ||||
1705β1790 | West Kent aka West of Kent | Sevenoaks Vine | 9 | [26] |
notes |
Although sometimes correctly named "West Kent", some of the teams should more properly be called the Duke of Dorset's XI or S. Amherst's XI. Apart from early games against Chatham and Surrey, seven of the matches were between 1780 and 1790 against the East Kent equivalent managed by Sir Horatio (Horace) Mann and also called Sir Horatio Mann's XI. | |||
1822 | West Kent and Surrey | |||
notes | ||||
1787 | West Sussex | |||
notes | ||||
1746β1752 | Westminster | |||
notes | ||||
1784β1788 | White Conduit Club | |||
notes | ||||
1799 | R. Whitehead's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1787β1797 | Earl of Winchilsea's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1785 | Windsor | |||
notes | ||||
1791 | Windsor and Eton | |||
notes | ||||
1788 | Windsor Forest | |||
notes | ||||
1757 | Wirksworth | |||
notes | ||||
1803 | H. C. Woolridge's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1754β1806 | Woolwich | |||
notes | ||||
1769 | Wrotham | |||
notes | ||||
1886 | G. N. Wyatt's XI | |||
notes |
known dates | team name | home or used venue | total | source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1799 | Lord Yarmouth's XI | |||
notes | ||||
1833β1862 | Yorkshire | Hyde Park and Bramall Lane | many | [37] |
notes |
Yorkshire was first used as a team name when Sheffield Cricket Club organised a match against Norfolk at Hyde Park from 2 to 5 September 1833. Most of Sheffield's matches were against other town clubs, notably Manchester and Nottingham, but they called themselves Yorkshire when facing county opposition. The first " Roses Match" against Lancashire took place on 23β25 July 1849, Yorkshire winning by 5 wickets. [38] Yorkshire County Cricket Club was formed on 8 January 1863 at a meeting of the Match Fund Committee which had been established two years earlier by the Sheffield club for the promotion of inter-county matches. [39] | |||
1828 | Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire | Darnall New Ground | 1 | [40] |
notes |
An ad hoc team which was formed to play one match only against All-England at Darnall on 8 to 10 September 1828, All-England winning by 242 runs. The match arose from a challenge made by William Woolhouse on behalf of the northern counties to the rest of England. It backfired as the combined team, which featured Tom Marsden, could manage only 92 runs in the entire match against the roundarm bowling of Jem Broadbridge and William Lillywhite, while Fuller Pilch scored 49 and 56 for a personal match total of 105. |