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1748 English cricket season

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1748 English cricket season
1747
1749

The 1748 English cricket season was the fifth season following the earliest known codification of the Laws of Cricket. Details have survived of six significant eleven-a-side and 18 single wicket matches. 1748 was the halcyon season of single wicket, perhaps never so popular before or since.[citation needed]

Matches

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Six matches between significant teams are known to have taken place.[1][2]

Single wicket matches

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A total of 18 significant single wicket matches are known to have taken place during 1748.[3][4]

First mentions

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Clubs and teams

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Players

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  • John Colchin (Bromley)

References

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  1. ^ ACS, p.22.
  2. ^ Other matches in England 1748, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ Ashley-Cooper, p.53.
  4. ^ a b Buckley, p.22.

Bibliography

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  • ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.
  • Ashley-Cooper, F. S. (1900). "At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742–1751". Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game. London: Cricket Magazine. OCLC 28863559.
  • Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell.

Further reading

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