Cricket matches in 1783

Note that only matches that are on our database are listed here.
If you have other matches or information, please email earlycricketproject@acscricket.com

Date of
Match Venue Teams Result Status &
Format Source

May 20th Odiham Down Odiham v Maidenhead Odiham won XI v XI
2 inns Fresh Light on 18th century Cricket by GB Buckley
Contributor: JL

Jun 25th Sevenoaks Vine Cricket Club Ground West Kent v East Kent East Kent won by 2 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Scores and Biographies page 56
Contributor: JL

Jul 8th Windmill Down, Hambledon Hampshire v Kent Tied XI v XI
2 inns Scores and Biographies page 57
Contributor: JL

Jul 17th Oldfield Bray Maidenhead v Odiham Odiham won by 9 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Fresh Light on 18th century Cricket by GB Buckley
Contributor: JL

Jul 24th Strood Strood v Dartford Dartford won by 1 run XI v XI
2 inns The Dawn of Cricket by HT Waghorn
Contributor: JL

Aug 4th Court Henry Down, Llandeilo Gentlemen of the East of the River Cothy v Gentlemen of the West of the River Cothy XI v XI
2 inns Announced in Hereford Journal
Contributor: BH

Aug 6th Bourne Paddock, Bishopsbourne Kent v Hampshire Hampshire won by 85 runs XI v XI
2 inns Scores and Biographies page 58
Contributor: JL

Aug 26th Windmill Down, Hambledon Hampshire v England Drawn XI v XI
2 inns Scores and Biographies page 59
Contributor: JL

Sep 1st Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray v Nottingham Nottingham won by 4 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Fresh Light on 18th century Cricket by GB Buckley
Contributor: JL

Sep 5th Laleham Burway Cricket Ground Chertsey v Berkshire Berkshire won by 10 wkts XI v XI
2 inns The Dawn of Cricket by HT Waghorn
Contributor: JL

Sep 11th The Forest New Ground, Nottingham Nottingham v Melton Mowbray Nottingham won by 13 runs XI v XI
2 inns Fresh Light on 18th century Cricket by GB Buckley
Contributor: JL

In the source column:
full card means details of how each batsman was dismissed
partial means incomplete details of how each batsman was dismissed with some entries missing
line scores means just team totals givem, without any details of how each batsman was dismissed

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