The 1785 English cricket season was the 14th after matches have been first awarded retrospective first-class cricket status. The season saw no top-class matches played in the country.
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Matches
No top-class matches were played during the year, after just one had been played the previous year.[1] A number of other matches took place and scorecards survive of several. These include matches played by sides playing under the names of counties as well as by teams such as Hambledon Club, the White Conduit Club and the Gentlemen of Kent.[2]
References
- ^ Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS) (1981) A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.
- ^ Other matches in England in 1785, CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2019. (subscription required)
Further reading
- Altham, H. S. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin.
- Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. Aurum.
- Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. Eyre & Spottiswoode.
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. HarperCollins.
- Underdown, David (2000). Start of Play. Allen Lane.
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