In the 1775 English cricket season, an incident in a single wicket contest led to demands for the third stump in the wicket.

Matches

Date	Match Title	Venue	Source	Result
29 May (M)	Alphabetical Match	Artillery Ground	FL18	result unknown
31 May (W)	Alphabetical Match	Moulsey Hurst	FL18	result unknown
These were organised by the Duke of Dorset and the Earl of Tankerville. The first was for 100 guineas but unfortunately we know no more than that.
14–15 June (W-Th)	Kent v Hampshire	Sevenoaks Vine	SB22	Kent won by 110 runs
Kent 104 (T White 25, F Booker 23; T Brett 3w, W Hogsflesh 2w) & 194 (T Pattenden 72, W Brazier 31, T White 26; T Brett 2w); Hampshire 157 (J Aylward 38, E Aburrow 36, G Leer 27; E Stevens 3w) & 31 (John Small 14; E Stevens 5w, R May 3w) A remarkable result with Kent winning by 110 runs having been 53 behind after the first innings. Heroes for Kent were Lumpy, playing as a given man, who took eight all bowled wickets (including five in the second innings); and Thomas Pattenden who scored 72 in Kent’s second innings. William Hogsflesh William Hogsflesh William Hogsflesh was an English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club in its great days during the 1760s and 1770s.His career ended in 1775 and he was a well known bowler, probably of quick medium pace, but his best years were before the sport's statistical record begins in 1772 and so most...  made his last known appearance for Hampshire and Thomas Taylor Thomas Taylor (cricketer) Thomas Taylor was a famous English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. He is generally regarded as one of the most outstanding players of the 18th century....  (1753–1806) made his debut. Taylor became one of the best players of the late 18th century and played until 1798.
29–30 June (Th-F)	Hampshire v Kent	Broadhalfpenny Down	SB23	Hampshire won by 9 wkts
Kent 84 & 147 (J Miller 71); Hampshire 219 (G Leer 79, T Sueter 37, T Taylor 28) & 18-1. Arthur Haygarth Arthur Haygarth Arthur Haygarth was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians....  says he obtained the details from the Hampshire Chronicle. No bowling or fielding details are known. The margin between the teams’ totals is 6, so Hampshire must have won with a hit for 6 when scores were level. As Richard Francis scored 10 out of 18, he must have been the not out batsman who made the winning hit.
6–8 July (W-F)	Surrey v Hampshire	Laleham Burway	SB24	Surrey won by 69 runs
Surrey 76 (Brett 7w) & 163 (J Minshull 445, J Miller 42, Earl of Tankerville 26; Brett 4w); Hampshire 51 & 119 (J Aylward 38, G Leer 25). Mr Haygarth says he got the details from the old printed scorebook but acknowledges that another account differs re some of the details. Thomas Brett Thomas Brett Thomas Brett was one of first-class cricket's earliest well-known fast bowlers and a leading player for Hampshire when its team was organised by the Hambledon Club in the 1770s.-Career:Noted for his pace and his accuracy, Brett was a leading wicket taker in the 1770s and was lauded by John...  achieved the earliest known 10 wickets in a match, taking 11 which were bowled victims only. He had 7 in the first innings and 4 in the second, also taking a catch. His first innings haul is also the first recorded instance of a bowler taking seven in an innings. Despite his efforts, Hampshire lost by 69 runs.
10–11 July (M-Tu)	London & Kent v Coulsdon	Artillery Ground	FL18	result unknown
No details were reported. The combined side had 7 of London and 4 of Kent.
13–15 July (W-F)	Hampshire v Surrey	Broadhalfpenny Down	SB25	Hampshire won by 296 runs
Hampshire 168 (R Francis 45, John Small 38) & 357 (John Small 136, R Nyren 98, T Brett 68, W Barber 30); Surrey 151 (H Attfield 49, John Wood of Chertsey 29, W Yalden 26) & 78-3 innings forfeited (W Yalden 27, W Palmer 22*) John Small scored 136 for Hampshire, a new record for the highest individual innings and the first definitely known century to be scored in major or top-class cricket, though Small himself may well have achieved the feat much earlier (see 1768 English cricket season 1768 English cricket season The 1768 English cricket season saw a brief return by Sussex to top-class cricket.This was a season which could well have seen the earliest known century in major cricket... ). Richard Nyren scored 98, agonisingly missing the second known top-class century by just two runs. Thomas Brett, not normally a batsman, weighed in with 68 as Hampshire totalled 357, a whopping score for the time that enabled them to win by 296 runs. Surrey forfeited the match after reaching 78-3 in their second innings. So many centuries are scored nowadays that it is difficult to put this into context but given the view expressed earlier that the scoring potential of Georgian batsmen was about a third that of today’s batsmen, given the difference in pitch conditions, a score of 136 then must have been the equivalent of scoring 300-plus now. Certainly the frequency with which centuries were scored then is comparable with that of triple centuries now. It was not the first century ever scored. We know that John Minshull definitely made 107 in 1769, but we think the match was a minor one. It is probable that Small himself scored a century in 1768, but we cannot be certain as the report indicates that he made 140-plus as a match total. When two unknown Hambledon batsmen shared a stand of 192 against Caterham in 1767, surely at least one of them (Sueter and Aburrow, according to GDC) made a personal century? There must have been earlier, unrecorded instances of the feat, even if few and far between. One thing that is certain is that Small was a truly great batsman, capable of making large scores over a wide span of years in conditions that heavily favoured the bowlers. The progressive value of the highest known individual innings in major matches to this point: score player match venue year 78 John Small Hampshire v All-England Broadhalfpenny Down Broadhalfpenny Down Broadhalfpenny Down, situated on a hilltop about a mile from the rural village of Hambledon in Hampshire, was the home venue for first-class cricket matches of the Hambledon Club from 1753 to 1781... 1772 88 William Yalden William Yalden William "The Yold" Yalden was a noted English cricketer. He was a very good batsman but was primarily known as a wicket-keeper.... Surrey v Hampshire Broadhalfpenny Down Broadhalfpenny Down Broadhalfpenny Down, situated on a hilltop about a mile from the rural village of Hambledon in Hampshire, was the home venue for first-class cricket matches of the Hambledon Club from 1753 to 1781... 1773 95 Joseph Miller Kent v Hampshire Sevenoaks Vine Vine Cricket Ground The Vine Cricket Ground is one of the oldest cricket venues in England. It was given to the town of Sevenoaks in 1773 by John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset and owner of Knole House, where the ground is sited... 1774 136 John Small Hampshire v Surrey Broadhalfpenny Down Broadhalfpenny Down Broadhalfpenny Down, situated on a hilltop about a mile from the rural village of Hambledon in Hampshire, was the home venue for first-class cricket matches of the Hambledon Club from 1753 to 1781... 1774 Looking at the list of progressive records above, it is noticeable that three of the four scores were made at Broadhalfpenny Down Broadhalfpenny Down Broadhalfpenny Down, situated on a hilltop about a mile from the rural village of Hambledon in Hampshire, was the home venue for first-class cricket matches of the Hambledon Club from 1753 to 1781... . This suggests it had a more level and durable surface in its pitch area than other venues of the time; or maybe the Hambledon Club Hambledon Club The Hambledon Club was a social club that is famous for its organisation of 18th century cricket matches. By the late 1770s it was the foremost cricket club in England.-Foundation:...  took more care of it than other clubs did of their surfaces. Incidentally, although the scorecard for this game does not record any bowling details, the Surrey bowlers included Lumpy and other noted bowlers John Wood of Chertsey, Daddy White, John Edmeads and Thomas Quiddington.
19 July (W)	Coulsdon v Sussex	Smitham Bottom	TJM	Coulsdon won
Reported in the Sussex Weekly Advertiser on Mon 24 July and “won hollow” by Coulsdon.
26 July (W)	Sussex v Coulsdon	Henfield Common	TJM	result unknown
Advertised in the Sussex Weekly Advertiser on Mon 24 July. No report was found.
31 July (M)	Hampshire v Kent	Guildford Bason	WDC	Kent won
Kent had Lumpy and Thomas White as given men. There was a brief report in the Reading Mercury on Sat 5 August.
28–30 August (M-W)	London, Kent & Surrey v Chertsey	Artillery Ground	FL18	Chertsey won by 157 runs
Chertsey scored 107 & 153; the combined team replied with 55 & 48.
7–9 September (Th-S)	Chertsey v Coulsdon	Laleham Burway	FL18	Chertsey won by 172 runs
Chertsey 152 (W Yalden 77, Earl of Tankerville 25; J Wood 3w) & 148 (W Yalden 71, W Bartholomew 25; J Wood 3w); Coulsdon 43 (E Stevens 3w, W Bartholomew 2w) & 85 (C Phillips 31; W Bartholomew 4w, E Stevens 3w) Details of this game and the two that follow can also be found on the Chertsey Cricket Club Chertsey Cricket Club Chertsey Cricket Club in Surrey is one of the oldest in England. Its own website dates its founding as 1737 but in fact matches involving a Chertsey team date from 1736....  website at http://www.chertseycc.org.uk/Downloads/CCC_History.pdf Chertsey and Coulsdon were both Surrey clubs but several players in both teams represented counties so this is a major match. Chertsey was, in effect, the Earl of Tankerville’s XI and their opponents in these three matches were someone else’s XI. The team names must not be taken too literally.
21–22 September (Th-F)	Chertsey v Dartford	Laleham Burway	FL18	Chertsey won by 1 wkt
Dartford 57 (W Bartholomew 6w, E Stevens 3w) & 97 (Goulson 24*; W Bartholomew 3w) Chertsey 74 (W Bullen 4w, J Frame 2w) & 81-9 (W Yalden 18) As only two Dartford players, William Bullen and the veteran John Frame, are recognised, it is very doubtful if this match would be given major match status. The two Bartholomews of Chertsey are in other scorecards referred to as Rev Bartholomew senior and Mr Bartholomew junior. It is believed and has been assumed that the junior was William Bartholomew, who also played for Surrey teams at the time, and that it is he who shared the bowling with Lumpy. The senior is believed to be Rev. Charles Bartholomew, a Chertsey Club stalwart who played occasionally in the 1770s but may have been a regular in times past.
25–27 September (M-W)	Chertsey v London	Laleham Burway	FL18	Chertsey won by 44 runs
Chertsey 106 ( W Yalden 27; J Wood of Seal 3w, S Colchin 2w) & 122 (J Minshull 54, T Swayne 22; J Wood of Seal 5w, W Brazier 2w); London 101 (W Brazier 31; W Bartholomew 4w, E Stevens 3w) & 83 (C Phillips 32*, W Brazier 27; E Stevens 7w) Lumpy achieved the second known instance of both 7 wickets in an innings and ten wickets in a match. Again, the figures are bowled dismissals only. The London team contained several known players, as did Chertsey, and this is a major match.

Other events

The earliest known reference to cricket in Huntingdonshire

Huntingdonshire

Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...

, always a minor county, was in 1775 (see Bowen).

Mon 22 – Tues 23 May. Demands for a third stump were voiced after a single wicket match at the Artillery Ground

Artillery Ground

The Artillery Ground in Finsbury is one of London's most centrally located cricket grounds, situated just off the City Road immediately north of the City of London...

 in which Edward "Lumpy" Stevens beat John Small at least three times only for the ball to pass through the wicket, which at that time still consisted of two uprights and a crosspiece, without disturbing it. Although the petition was granted soon afterwards, research has discovered that the introduction of the third stump in practice was gradual and the two stump wicket did continue for a number of years yet.

Mon 29 May. WDC records a game at Oldfield Bray between the Maidenhead and Risborough clubs with Lumpy assisting the former. This is the first reference found that is specific to the Maidenhead (aka Oldfield) Club at Oldfield Bray. This club shortly became synonymous with Berkshire

Berkshire county cricket teams

Berkshire county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that...

 as a county team. As explained earlier (see 1769 English cricket season

1769 English cricket season

The 1769 English cricket season was the last in which the original London Cricket Club and the Artillery Ground feature prominently in the records....

), Berkshire was a major county in the late 18th century and its strength lay in the Oldfield Club (much as Essex

Essex county cricket teams

Essex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. It is almost certain that cricket reached Essex by the 16th century and that it developed during the 17th century with inter-parish matches being...

 in the Hornchurch Club).

A game on Thurs 20 July called “London v Surrey” was surely a minor affair, especially as it was played for only £10 a side.

There was another Hambledon Parish v Hampshire game on Mon 4 September, this time at Kilmiston Down (see HCC).

First mentions

• Tom Taylor
  Thomas Taylor (cricketer)
  Thomas Taylor was a famous English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. He is generally regarded as one of the most outstanding players of the 18th century....
  
  
• Thomas Swayne
  Thomas Swayne
  Thomas Swayne was a noted professional cricketer who played for Surrey in the 1770s.Depending on his age, it is assumed that most of his career took place before cricket's statistical record began with regular scorecards in 1772...
  
  
• Rev Charles Bartholomew
• Daniel Etheridge (Chertsey)
• Richard Lipscomb (Chertsey)

Leading batsmen

Note that many scorecards in the 18th century are unknown or have missing details and so it is impossible to provide a complete analysis of batting performances: e.g., the missing not outs prevent computation of batting averages. The "runs scored" are in fact the runs known.

runs	player
246	William Yalden William Yalden William "The Yold" Yalden was a noted English cricketer. He was a very good batsman but was primarily known as a wicket-keeper....
212	John Small
160	George Leer George Leer George Leer was a famous English cricketer who played for Hampshire in the time of the Hambledon Club.Leer began playing in the 1760s...
150	Richard Nyren Richard Nyren Richard "Dick" Nyren was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket during the 1760s and 1770s in the heyday of the Hambledon Club...
148	Joseph Miller
130	John Minshull John Minshull John Minshull aka Minchin was a famous English cricketer during the 1770s...
120	Henry Attfield Henry Attfield Henry Attfield was an English cricketer who made his first known appearance in the 1773 season. Aged 17 at the time, he must have been a genuine 1773 debutant...
112	William Brazier William Brazier William Brazier was a noted English cricketer of the late 18th century who played mostly for Kent....
99	Thomas Brett Thomas Brett Thomas Brett was one of first-class cricket's earliest well-known fast bowlers and a leading player for Hampshire when its team was organised by the Hambledon Club in the 1770s.-Career:Noted for his pace and his accuracy, Brett was a leading wicket taker in the 1770s and was lauded by John...
97	Thomas Pattenden Thomas Pattenden Thomas Pattenden was a noted English cricketer who played for Kent in the 1760s and 1770s...
94	James Aylward James Aylward James Aylward was a noted English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. He was a left-handed batsman....
85	Tom Sueter Tom Sueter Thomas Sueter was a famous English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club....
84	Richard Francis Richard Francis Richard Francis was a famous English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club.Francis is known to have been a Surrey man by birth and he had played for Surrey teams before moving to Hampshire...
76	Duke of Dorset
76	Earl of Tankerville Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville , styled Lord Ossulston from 1753 to 1767, was a British nobleman, a collector of shells and a famous patron of Surrey cricket in the 1770s. He agreed a set of cricket rules that included the first mention of the Leg before wicket rule. His wife, Emma, was...

Leading bowlers

Note that the wickets credited to an 18th century bowler were only those where he bowled the batsman out. The bowler was not credited with the wickets of batsmen who were caught out, even if it was "caught and bowled". In addition, the runs conceded by each bowler were not recorded so no analyses or averages can be computed.

wkts	player
26	Edward "Lumpy" Stevens
16	Thomas Brett Thomas Brett Thomas Brett was one of first-class cricket's earliest well-known fast bowlers and a leading player for Hampshire when its team was organised by the Hambledon Club in the 1770s.-Career:Noted for his pace and his accuracy, Brett was a leading wicket taker in the 1770s and was lauded by John...
14	John Wood of Seal John Wood (cricketer) John Wood was an English cricketer who played for Kent. His career began in the 1760s before first-class statistics began to be recorded and his known first-class career spans the 1772 to 1783 seasons....
7	Mr Bartholomew (Chertsey)
4	John (Thomas) Wood John Wood (cricketer) John Wood was an English cricketer who played for Kent. His career began in the 1760s before first-class statistics began to be recorded and his known first-class career spans the 1772 to 1783 seasons....

Leading fielders

Note that many scorecards in the 18th century are unknown or have missing details and so the totals are of the known catches and stumpings only. Stumpings were not always recorded as such and sometimes the name of the wicket-keeper was not given. Generally, a catch was given the same status as "bowled" with credit being awarded to the fielder only and not the bowler. There is never a record of "caught and bowled"the bowler would be credited with the catch, not with the wicket.

ct/st	player
8	William Yalden William Yalden William "The Yold" Yalden was a noted English cricketer. He was a very good batsman but was primarily known as a wicket-keeper....
5	John Edmeads John Edmeads John Edmeads was an English cricketer who played for Chertsey Cricket Club, Surrey and All-England....
3	several players

External links

• From Lads to Lord's; The History of Cricket: 1300 – 1787