Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of English cricketers (1787–1825)
and by the way, the other articles have not had an AfD banner placed so should not be deleted in any case until this has been in place for the prescribed time).  In the nominated article, every entry is a blue link, so amounts to a list of notable cricketers and thus meets .  The other articles are explicitly lists of players who have played in first class matches, which is at the level of presumed notability per .  In both cases, it is untrue that "it is unlikely  that work on this list will ever be completed".  There is clear inclusion criteria and a finite, well-defined, number of possible entries.  Lists of cricketers "fulfill recognized informational, navigation, or development purposes" as expounded in 
— NONE, NONE
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NNC||WP:NCRICKET||WP:NLIST (Wikipedia:Notability)