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Details have survived of six eleven-a-side matches in the1750 Englishcricket season, and four notablesingle wicket matches.[note 1]Kent andSurrey played three inter-county matches.
InAt the Sign of the Wicket,F. S. Ashley-Cooper gives the opinion that theHambledon Club was founded in or about 1750, but there is no evidence to support this view and the club's origin is unknown. As the team was playing top-class cricket in the1756 season (i.e., its earliest recorded matches), it seems likely that a local club of some kind was founded much earlier than 1750 as it must have risen to a position of prominence in Hampshire before being able to take on the likes ofDartford from 1756. It is possible, as with many later county clubs, that a parish club was in existence for a long time and was then subject to substantial reorganisation after its team became famous. This might explain the many "origins" of the Hambledon Club up to about the1767 season.
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| date | match title | venue | result | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June (M) | Two Elevens | Artillery Ground | result unknown | [3][4] |
| notes | The teams played for 50 guineas and were composed entirely of players fromKent,London,Middlesex andSurrey. | |||
| 6 July (F) | Kent vSurrey | Dartford Brent | Kent won by 3 wkts | [3][4] |
| notes | Surrey scored 57 and 36; Kent replied with 54 and 40–7. No individual scores are known but the teams are. Kent:William Hodsoll,Rawlings,James Bryant,John Bryant,Garrett,John Bell,Broad,Thomas Bell,Val Romney,Thomas Brandon,Howard. Surrey:Stephen Dingate,Tom Faulkner,Joe Harris,John Harris,George Jackson,Robert Bartholomew,John Frame,Frame,Maynard,John Capon,Perry. The first name of John Frame’s brother is unknown. Kent were withoutRobert Colchin, who had died in April aged 36. | |||
| 9 July (M) | Kent vSurrey | Artillery Ground | Surrey won by 9 wkts | [3][4] |
| notes | A return match. Kent scored 53 and 55; Surrey replied with 80 and 29–1 to win with some ease. The teams were unchanged from the first match but again no individual scores are known. | |||
| 17 July (Tu) | Dartford vAddington | Dartford Brent | Dartford won by 6 runs | [3][4][5] |
| notes | Dartford scored 46 and 34; Addington replied with 39 and 35.William Hodsoll and the two Bryants all played for Dartford as given men. According to theLondon Evening Post on Thursday, 19 July, Dartford lost five second innings wickets in five successive deliveries by a mixture of caught and bowled, but they still made enough to win. The source says: "It is remarkable Dartford had five men bowled and caught out in five succeeding bowls the last hands".[5] | |||
| 20 July (F) | Kent vSurrey | Artillery Ground | Kent won by 1 wicket | [3][4] |
| notes | Surrey scored 55 and 42; Kent replied with 63 and 35–9 to win a very tight contest. A deciding match and again it was won by the team batting second. Five runs were still needed when the penultimate wicket fell. The teams were unchanged from the two previous matches but again there are no individual scores. The London Club ruled beforehand that players must reside in the county they play for. The Frames still lived atWarlingham in 1750, thoughJohn Frame was latterly associated withDartford. | |||
| 20 July (F) | Bearsted vHadlow | venue unknown | result unknown | [5] |
| notes | A one-line announcement in theKentish Weekly Post on Saturday, 21 June. No other details known. | |||
| 8 August (W) | London vHampton | Artillery Ground | result unknown | [3][4] |
| notes | No details reported. | |||
Thursday, 26 July.Five of Richmond playedFive of London for a guinea a man on theArtillery Ground. No details are known.[4]
Monday, 10 September. The first of three "fives" betweenStephen Dingate's Five andTom Faulkner's Five at theArtillery Ground. Faulkner's team won this one, which was played for fifty guineas. Teams were:Stephen Dingate,James Bryant,John Bryant,John Bell andThomas Bell versusTom Faulkner,Joseph Harris,John Harris,Durling andPerry.[4]
Friday, 14 September. The second match ended in a tie, both sides totalling nine. As single-wicket rules applied, all batsmen were out. It is known they were all bowled (but not who by) except for Dingate who was caught in the 2nd innings, Thomas Bell who was run out in the 2nd innings and Joe Harris who was caught in the 2nd innings (apparently while trying to hit the winning run).[4]
Monday, 17 September. The third and deciding game of "fives" was won by Tom Faulkner’s side by an innings and one run. Dingate’s team scored 10 and 18 but Faulkner’s scored 29. The individual figures in the recorded score of Dingate’s second innings add up to 20 but 18 was definitely the correct total so one or more of the individual scores was wrong.[4]
Monday, 24 September.Five of London vFive of Addington. Venue unknown.[6]
c.Monday, 27 April. Death, atDeptford, ofRobert Colchin (1713–1750),aka "Long Robin", apparently ofsmallpox.[7]
Wednesday, 8 August. Death, atGodalming, ofCharles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (1701–1750), who was arguably the greatest of the game’s earlypatrons, particularly of theSlindon Cricket Club and ofSussex cricket in general. His death was followed by an immediate slump in Sussex cricket and it is not until 1766 that a recovery can be discerned.[8]
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