Cricket matches in 1785

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 9th Holt Pound Cricket Ground, Wrecclesham Farnham v Alresford Alresford won by 5 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Fresh Light on 18th century Cricket by GB Buckley
Contributor: JL

May 30th Kennington Common Middlesex v Essex Essex won by 6 wkts XI v XI
2 inns The Dawn of Cricket by HT Waghorn
Contributor: JL

Jun 9th Datchet Common Berkshire v Hornchurch Berkshire won by 148 runs XI v XI
2 inns The Dawn of Cricket by HT Waghorn
Contributor: JL

Jun 13th Langton Park, Hornchurch Hornchurch v Middlesex XI v XI
2 inns Fresh Light on 18th century Cricket by GB Buckley
Contributor: JL

Jun 20th Sevenoaks Vine Cricket Club Ground Gentlemen of Kent v White Conduit Club Gentlemen of Kent won by 104 runs XI v XI
2 inns The Dawn of Cricket by HT Waghorn
Contributor: JL

Jun 27th North Green, Reading Farnham v Petworth Farnham won by inns and 18 runs XI v XI
2 inns Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century by Timothy J McCann
Contributor: JL

Jun 27th Langton Park, Hornchurch Hornchurch v Windsor Windsor won by 5 wkts XI v XI
2 inns The Dawn of Cricket by HT Waghorn
Contributor: JL

Jun 30th White Conduit Fields, Islington White Conduit Club v Gentlemen of Kent White Conduit Club won by 304 runs XI v XI
2 inns Scores and Biographies page 62
Contributor: JL

Jul 4th Nottis Green, Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire v Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire won by 16 runs XI v XI
2 inns The Dawn of Cricket by HT Waghorn
Contributor: JL

Jul 14th Mr Brand's Park, Ware Ware v Hertfordshire Ware won by 82 runs XI v XI
2 inns Ashley-Cooper Cricket Scores 1719-1829, Vol. II (unpublished manuscript volumes in the MCC Library, Lord's)
Contributor: IM

Jul 19th Mr Brand's Park, Ware Ware v Hertfordshire Ware won by 115 runs XI v XI
2 inns Ashley-Cooper Cricket Scores 1719-1829, Vol. II (unpublished manuscript volumes in the MCC Library, Lord's)
Contributor: IM

Jul 21st Petworth Park Petworth v Farnham Farnham won by 4 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century by Timothy J McCann
Contributor: JL

Jul 29th Holt Pound Cricket Ground, Wrecclesham Farnham v Petworth Farnham won by 213 runs XI v XI
2 inns Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century by Timothy J McCann
Contributor: JL

Aug 1st Lindfield Common Sussex v Lingfield Sussex won by 42 runs XI v XI
2 inns Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century by Timothy J McCann
Contributor: JL

Aug 15th Odiham Down Odiham v Hambledon XI v XI
2 inns The Dawn of Cricket by HT Waghorn
Contributor: JL

Aug 22nd Holt Pound Cricket Ground, Wrecclesham Farnham v Hambledon Hambledon won by inns and 119 runs XI v XI
2 inns The Dawn of Cricket by HT Waghorn
Contributor: JL

Aug 27th Langley Broom Buckinghamshire v Berkshire XI v XI
2 inns Fresh Light on 18th century Cricket by GB Buckley
Contributor: JL

Sep 19th Windmill Down, Hambledon Hambledon v Farnham XI v XI
2 inns The Dawn of Cricket by HT Waghorn
Contributor: JL

Sep 26th Langley Broom Buckinghamshire v Berkshire Berkshire won by 215 runs XI v XI
2 inns The Dawn of Cricket by HT Waghorn
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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