# List of English cricketers (1772–1786)

This is a list of English cricketers who played first-class cricket between the 1772 and 1786 English cricket seasons. This spans the period between first matches to have been given retrospective first-class status in 1772 to the formation of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1787. A total of 67 first-class matches were played during this period.
Cricket during this period became increasingly similar to the modern game, although bowling remained underarm until the 19th century. The first Laws of Cricket had been established in 1744 and in 1774 a revision of the Laws added Leg before wicket as a mode of dismissal. The third stump was added after 1775.
Cricket scorecards became increasingly complete from 1772 onwards and the players included are those known to have played in matches which were given retrospective first-class status between 1772 and 1786 inclusive.
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* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* See also
* References
* Notes

## A

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| Edward Aburrow | 1772–1782 | Played in 44 first-class matches for Hampshire sides. |
| Stephen Amherst | 1783–1795 | 31 appearances, mainly for Kent. An important patron of the game in Kent. |
| Henry Attfield | 1773–1788 | Played in 20 first-class matches, most frequently for Surrey sides. |
| James Aylward | 1773–1797 | 107 appearances, mainly for Hampshire, Kent and England XIs. |

## B

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| Baker | 1777 | Played one match for Hampshire. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| William Barber | 1772–1777 | Played in 15 first-class matches for Hampshire. |
| William Bartholomew | 1773–1789 | Played in four first-class matches, two for Surrey, one for Chertsey and one for an England XI. |
| James Bayley | 1773–1783 | Made four first-class appearances for Hampshire XIs. Other than his name, no biographical information is known. |
| John Bayton | 1776–1777 | Played in two first-class matches, once for Kent in 1776 and once for an England XI in 1777. |
| William Bedster | 1777–1794 | 59 first-class appearances for a variety of sides. |
| Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville | 1773–1781 | A leading patron of Surrey cricket. Played in 25 first-class matches. |
| Berwick | 1779–1780 | Played in six first-class matches. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Blake | 1773 | Played in one match for Surrey against Kent. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Boltwood | 1778 | Recorded in one match for an England XI against Chertsey. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Henry Bonham | 1778 | Played a single first-class match for Hampshire. |
| Francis Booker | 1773–1790 | 45 first-class appearances, mainly for England XIs and Kent sides. |
| John Boorman | 1772–1793 | Played in 55 first-class matches, mainly for Kent sides. Recorded by CricketArchive as James Boorman. |
| George T. Boult | 1786–1795 | Made 20 first-class appearances. |
| William Bowra | 1775–1792 | Made 50 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent and England XIs |
| William Brazier | 1774–1794 | 50 first-class matches, mainly for Kent sides. |
| Thomas Brett | 1772–1778 | Made 32 first-class appearances for Hampshire. |
| William Bullen | 1773–1797 | Played 113 first-class matches, mainly for Kent and England XIs. |
| John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde | 1773 | Played in a single first-class match for Surrey. |

## C

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| Childs | 1772–1774 | Played in eight first-class matches, four for Surrey and four for England XIs. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Robert Clifford | 1777–1792 | 71 first-class matches, mainly for Kent sides. |
| Samuel Colchin | 1773–1778 | Made 10 first-class appearances, five for England XIs, four for Kent and one for Hampshire. Nephew of Robert Colchin. |
| Collier | 1786 | One match for Kent Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Couchman | 1783–1786 | Two first-class appearances, one for West Kent in 1783 and one for Kent in 1786. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| J. Cole | 1784–1788 | Two first-class matches, one for Hampshire in 1784 and one for and England XI in 1788. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known. |
| Henry Crosoer | 1786–1790 | Eight first-class matches, mainly for Kent sides. |

## D

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| John Dampier | 1786–1787 | Three first-class matches for the White Conduit Club. |
| Davidson | 1784–1787 | Three first-class appearances, one for each of England, Hornchurch and Essex. Other than a surname, no biographical details are known. |
| John Brewer Davis | 1773 | Played twice for Kent before being knighted in September 1773. |
| T. Davis | 1773–1776 | Played six first-class matches for Hampshire as well as one other match for Hambledown Town. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known. |

## E

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| Gilbert East | 1786–1794 | Made 12 appearances in first-class matches. |
| John Edmeads | 1772–1779 | Played 17 first-class matches, most frequently for Surrey sides. Brother of William Edmeads. |
| William Edmeads | 1775 | Played one first-class match for Surrey. Brother of John Edmeads. |

## F

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| William Fennex | 1786–1816 | Made 88 first-class appearances for a variety of teams, including playing 41 times for England XIs and 13 times for Middlesex. |
| Finch | 1786 | One first-class match for Kent. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea | 1786–1804 | Played in 128 first-class matches. A founder member of MCC and guarantor for Thomas Lord during the establishment of Lord's. |
| Jasper Fish | 1773 | Played a single first-class match for a Kent XI at Sevenoaks Vine. Is known to have played in two other matches between 1769 and 1777, and was buried at Sevenoaks in 1791. |
| John Frame | 1772–1774 | Played seven first-class matches for Kent, Hampshire and England sides. |
| Francis | 1775 | A single first-class match for Hampshire. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Richard Francis | 1773–1793 | Played 47 first-class matches. |
| John Freemantle | 1780–1782 | Played in seven first-class matches for Hampshire. Elder brother of Andrew Freemantle. |
| James Fuggles | 1772–1773 | Appeared in four first-class matches, three for England XIs in 1772 and one for Kent in 1773. Other than his name, no biographical information is known. |

## G

| Name | Seasons | Comments | Ref |
| Gibson | 1780 | Played twice for Sir Horatio Mann's XI. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. | |
| Gill | 1772 | Played in one first-class match for an England side in 1772 and is known to have played for Buckinghamshire in two matches in 1759. | |

## H

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| W. Hall | 1782 | One match for Hampshire. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known. |
| David Harris | 1782–1798 | A total of 78 first-class appearances, most frequently for Hampshire and England sides. |
| Isaac Hatch | 1786 | A single first-class match for Kent. |
| Hawkins | 1786–1787 | Four first-class appearances, including two for Hampshire, one for White Conduit Club and one for the Earl of Winchilsea's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Hodges | 1781 | A single first-class appearance for Sir Horatio Mann's XI. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Hogben | 1781–1782 | Six appearances in 1781 and 1782 for Kent sides. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| William Hogsflesh | 1772–1775 | 11 first-class matches for Hampshire. |
| Holness | 1781 | A single first-class match for East Kent. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Richard Hosmer | 1780–1791 | Made 18 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent sides. |
| Edward Hussey | 1773–1797 | 18 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent and MCC sides. |

## I

| Name | Seasons | Comments | Ref |
| Irons | 1778 | Recorded in one match for an England XI against Chertsey. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. | |

## L

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| Lamborn | 1777–1781 | Played in 22 first-class matches. Was featured in The Cricketers of My Time. |
| George Leer | 1772–1782 | Made 44 first-class appearances for Hampshire sides. |
| Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond | 1786–1802 | A founder member of MCC, Lennox played in 46 first-class matches, most frequently for MCC, England sides and his own side. He was a guarantor for Thomas Lord when he established the first Lord's ground in 1787. |
| M. Lewis | 1773 | Played twice for Surrey. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known. |
| George Louch | 1773–1797 | Played in 122 first-class matches for a wide variety of sides, with 39 matches played for MCC. |

## M

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet | 1773 | Played in two first-class matches for Kent sides. More significant as a major patron of cricket in Kent. |
| Noah Mann | 1777–1789 | Made 56 first-class appearances, 39 of which were for Hampshire. Father of Noah Mann junior. |
| Mansfield | 1778 | Recorded in one match for an England XI against Chertsey. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| T. Martin | 1781–1783 | Two first-class matches, one for Sir Horatio Mann's XI and one for East Kent. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known. |
| Richard May | 1772–1780 | Made 13 first-class appearances mainly for Kent sides. Brother of Thomas May. |
| Thomas May | 1772–1773 | Played in five first-class matches for England XIs and for Kent. Brother of Richard May. |
| Joseph Miller | 1772–1783 | Played in 54 first-class matches, most frequently for England and Kent sides. Brother of Richard Miller. |
| Richard Miller | 1774 | Played in one first-class match for Surrey. Brother of Joseph Miller. |
| Mills | 1778–1781 | Played in nine first-class matches. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| John Minshull | 1772–1780 | Also known as John Minchin, he played 28 first-class matches. |
| George Monson | 1786–1792 | A total of 10 first-class appearances. |
| Muggeridge | 1774–1778 | Played in four first-class matches for Surrey sides and twice in club matches for Coulsdon Cricket Club, once in 1775 and once in 1784. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |

## N

| Name | Seasons | Comments | Ref |
| Richard Newman | 1773–1793 | Made 19 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent, Essex-based sides and MCC. | |
| Richard Nyren | 1772–1786 | Played in 49 first-class matches for Hampshire. Wrote The Cricketers of My Time. | |

## P

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| Page | 1772–1773 | Played once for an England XI in 1772 and once for Surrey in 1773 in first-class matches and is known to have played one other match for Surrey in 1768. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| William Palmer | 1772–1776 | Played in 17 first-class matches, mainly for Surrey and England XIs. |
| Thomas Pattenden | 1772–1783 | Played 30 first-class matches, primarily for Kent-based sides. Brother of William Pattenden. |
| William Pattenden | 1780–1786 | Played five times, all for Kent-based sides. Younger brother of Thomas Pattenden. |
| Pemmell | 1777–1781 | Played in three first-class matches, two for England XIs and one for Kent, as well as two other matches for Kent against Maidstone in 1777. Other than his surname, which is also recorded by as Pemell and Pennell, no biographical information is known. |
| Constantine Phillips | 1773–1778 | Played in three first-class matches, two for England XIs and one for Surrey. |
| Polden | 1778 | Recorded in one match for an England XI against Chertsey. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Richard Purchase | 1773–1803 | Made 113 first-class appearances. |

## Q

| Name | Seasons | Comments | Ref |
| Thomas Quiddington | 1774–1776 | Played in four matches for Surrey. | |

## R

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| Read | 1773 | Played once for an England XI against Hampshire. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Benjamin Remington | 1779–1783 | Played in 13 first-class matches. Brother of Michael and Thomas Remington |
| Michael Remington | 1781–1791 | Made seven first-class appearances. Brother of Benjamin and Thomas Remington. |
| Thomas Remington | 1780–1781 | Four first-class appearances. Brother of Benjamin and Michael Remington. |
| Thomas Ridge | 1772–1775 | Made five first-class appearances for Hampshire sides. |
| Joey Ring | 1782–1796 | 89 first-class matches, most frequently for Kent and England XIs. Brother of George Ring. |

## S

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset | 1773–1783 | Made 23 appearances in first-class matches and was an important patron of the game. |
| Richard Simmons | 1772–1779 | Played in 13 first-class matches. |
| T. Skinner | 1781 | A single first-class match for Hampshire. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known. |
| Jack Small | 1784–1810 | Played 144 matches, mainly for England and Hampshire sides. Son of John Small. |
| John Small | 1772–1798 | Played 111 matches. Father of Jack Small. |
| Richard Stanford | 1780–1787 | Played in eight first-class matches for Kent sides. |
| Lumpy Stevens | 1772–1789 | Played in a total of 83 first-class matches. |
| Peter Stewart | 1772–1779 | Played in 16 first-class matches for Hampshire sides. |
| Robert Stone | 1773–1790 | Played in 10 first-class matches. |
| Tom Sueter | 1772–1790 | Played 67 first-class matches, 54 of them for Hampshire. |
| Thomas Swayne | 1778 | Played in one first-class as well as club matches for Chertsey. |

## T

| Name | Seasons | Comments | Ref |
| Thomas Taylor | 1775–1798 | Played in 102 first-class matches, most frequently for Hampshire. | |
| Townsend | 1783–1786 | Played in five first-class matches, twice for England XIs and three times for Kent sides as well as in two other matches for Kent in 1777. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. | |

## V

| Name | Seasons | Comments | Ref |
| Richard Aubrey Veck | 1776–1784 | Played in 36 first-class matches, mainly for Hampshire sides. | |

## W

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| Harry Walker | 1786–1802 | 101 first-class appearances, most frequently for Surrey. Brother of John and Tom Walker. |
| Tom Walker | 1786–1810 | Made 177 first-class appearances, most frequently for Surrey. Brother of Harry and John Walker. |
| Waller | 1774 | Played twice for Kent in first-class matches during 1774 and is known to have played in two club matches for Maidstone against Kent in 1777. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Webb | 1781 | Five first-class matches for Kent sides. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known. |
| James Wells | 1783–1800 | Played in 21 first-class matches, including 10 for Surrey and 7 for Hampshire. Brother of John Wells. |
| John Wheeler | 1773 | A single first-class appearance for Kent. Played in one other match for a London side in 1775. Other than his name, no biographical information is known. |
| Thomas White | 1772–1789 | A total of 33 appearances for England, Kent and Surrey teams. Involved in the Monster Bat Incident 1771. |
| John Wood | 1772–1780 | Played in 23 first-class matches, mainly for Surrey. |
| John Wood | 1773–1783 | Played in 12 first-class matches for Kent and England sides. |

## Y

| Name | Seasons | Comments | Ref |
| William Yalden | 1772–1783 | Wicket-keeper who played 44 first-class matches, mainly for Surrey and England XIs | |