1794 English cricket season
Encyclopedia
In the 1794 English cricket season, Berkshire
had the strongest county team.
William Beldham scored 488 runs in 1794 to lead the batsmen
Other good performances were by Tom Walker
with 462 runs; Joey Ring
417; Harry Walker
393; John Wells
379; Thomas Ray
299; Jack Small
282; Henry Tufton
251; John Hammond
230; William Fennex
225; Charles Anguish
215; Andrew Freemantle
193; George Louch
182
Thomas Lord was the leading bowler in 1794 with 44 wickets, just ahead of Tom Walker
with 42
Other good performances were by David Harris with 38; Thomas Boxall
31; Hampton 24; John Wells
21;
William Fennex
19; William Beldham 17; Gates
17; Timber
17; Richard Purchase
14; John Hammond
13
John Hammond
took 21 catches and made 8 stumpings to be the leading fielder in 1794, although the most catches were taken by William Beldham with 24, but he had no stumpings.
George Louch
with 16 ct led the rest, including Harry Walker
15 ct; Thomas Ray
12 ct; John Wells
12 ct; and Tom Walker
11 ct
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...
had the strongest county team.
Matches
| Date | Match Title | Venue | Source | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13–14 May (Tu-W) | MCC v London | Lord's (Dorset Square) | SB163 | MCC won by 77 runs |
| 21–22 May (W-Th) | MCC v London | Lord's (Dorset Square) | SB163 | London won by innings & 30 runs |
| 26–29 May (M-Th) | MCC v Middlesex | Lord's (Dorset Square) | SB164 | MCC won by 100 runs |
| 9–11 June (M-W) | All-England v Surrey | Lord's (Dorset Square) | SB165 | Surrey won by 197 runs |
| 18–20 June (W-F) | R Leigh v E G Morant | Oldfield Bray | SB165 | Leigh's XI won by 89 runs |
| 30 June - 2 July (M-W) | R Leigh v G Louch | Lord's (Dorset Square) | SB166 | Leigh's XI won by 132 runs |
| 7–8 July (M-Tu) | Berkshire v MCC | Oldfield Bray | SB167 | MCC won by 3 wkts |
| 21–22 July (M-Tu) | E G Morant v R Leigh | Dartford Brent | SB168 | Morant's XI won by 33 runs |
| 23–24 July (W-Th) | T Walker v D Harris | Dartford Brent | SB169 | Walker's XI won by 53 runs |
| 29–30 July (Tu-W) | MCC v Berkshire | Lord's (Dorset Square) | SB170 | MCC won by 56 runs |
In S&B and the ACS list, this game is called Earl of Winchilsea’s XI v E G Morant’s XI but it is clearly an MCC team hosting the Oldfield club of Berkshire, so it is called MCC v Berkshire here. Has been excluded from earlier classifications due to "weak teams". However, both sides consist of recognised players and it is a major fixture. |
||||
| 7-9, 11 Aug (Th-M) | MCC v All-England ^ | Lord's (Dorset Square) | SB172 | MCC won by 59 runs |
| 12-13 Aug (Tu-W) | MCC v Berkshire | Lord's (Dorset Square) | SB174 | Berkshire won by 7 runs |
| 13-14 Aug (W-Th) | MCC v Berkshire | Lord's (Dorset Square) | SB174 | Berkshire won by 6 wkts |
This game started as soon as previous one ended |
||||
| 19-20 Aug (Tu-W) | Hampshire v All-England ^ | Stoke Down | SB173 | All-England won by 6 wkts |
| 21-23 Aug (Th-S) | Hampshire v All-England ^ | Stoke Down | SB175 | Hampshire won by 6 wkts |
^ The All-England teams in these three games are variously described as amalgams of counties (e.g., Kent & Surrey) but they are really All-England teams. Interestingly, Sussex are not included in the amalgams but their best player John Hammond was in all three teams. ACS is inconsistent here, stating that one of the teams is All-England but the other two are amalgams. |
||||
| 27-30 Aug (W-S) | Berkshire v Kent | Lord's (Dorset Square) | SB176 | Berkshire won by 49 runs |
| 10-13, 15 Sept (W-M) | All-England XIII v Surrey | Lord's (Dorset Square) | SB176 | All-England won by 3 runs |
| 16-19 Sept (Tu-F) | All-England XIII v Surrey | Dartford Brent | SB177 | All-England won by 150 runs |
First mentions
- John LambertJohn Lambert (cricketer)Captain John Lambert was an English amateur cricketer who made 12 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1810.-External sources:*...
- Edward WinterEdward Winter (cricketer)Edward Winter was an English professional cricketer who made 12 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1815.-External sources:*...
- Briden (MCC cricketer)Briden (MCC cricketer)Briden was an English amateur cricketer who made 8 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1798.-Career:He was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club and he also played for The Thursday Club ....
- James BeestonJames BeestonJames Beeston was an English professional cricketer who made 24 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1808.-External sources:*...
aka Tom Brown (Middlesex) – played 24 matches to 1808 - Rice (Middlesex cricketer)Rice (Middlesex cricketer)Rice was an English amateur cricketer who made 13 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1797.-Career:Sometimes calling himself Smith, he was mainly associated with Middlesex .-External sources:*...
aka James or A Smith (Middlesex; amateur) – played 13 matches to 1797 - George ShepheardGeorge ShepheardGeorge Shepheard was an English professional cricketer who made 10 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1799.-External sources:*...
(Middlesex) – played ten matches to 1799 - Wheeler (Middlesex cricketer)Wheeler (Middlesex cricketer)Wheeler was an English professional cricketer who made 10 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1797.-External sources:*...
(Middlesex) – played ten matches to 1797 - Gates (Berkshire cricketer)Gates (Berkshire cricketer)Gates was an English professional cricketer who made 8 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1807.-Career:He was mainly associated with Berkshire and also played for Marylebone Cricket Club .-External sources:*...
(Berkshire) – played eight matches to 1807 - Rubegall (Middlesex cricketer)Rubegall (Middlesex cricketer)Rubegall was an English professional cricketer who made 6 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1798.-Career:He was mainly associated with Middlesex .Rubegall played on the following teams:*London...
(Middlesex) – played six matches to 1798 - R. BrandlingR. BrandlingR Brandling was an English amateur cricketer who made 5 known appearances for Marylebone Cricket Club from 1794 to 1795..-Bibliography:* Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 , Lillywhite, 1862...
(MCC; amateur) – played five matches to 1795 - John BeldhamJohn BeldhamJohn Beldham was an English professional cricketer who made 3 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1795. It is not clear in the sources if he was related to the more famous William Beldham.-External sources:*...
(Surrey) – played three matches to 1795 - John Burgess (cricketer)John Burgess (cricketer)John Burgess was an English professional cricketer who made 2 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1795.-Career:He was mainly associated with Kent and played for the Woolwich club into the 19th century .-External sources:...
(Kent) – played two matches to 1795 - J. JacksonJ. JacksonJ Jackson was an English professional cricketer who made 3 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1800.-Career:...
(London) – played two matches to 1795 - West (Berkshire cricketer)West (Berkshire cricketer)West was an English professional cricketer who made 2 known appearances in major cricket matches in 1794.-External sources:*...
(Berkshire) – played two matches to 1794
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.William Beldham scored 488 runs in 1794 to lead the batsmen
Other good performances were by Tom Walker
Thomas Walker (cricketer)
Thomas "Tom" Walker was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire in the days of the Hambledon Club and later for Surrey. He was famous for his brilliant defensive batting. He is also credited with introducing, roundarm bowling, the predecessor of modern overarm bowling.-Career:Walker was born...
with 462 runs; Joey Ring
Joey Ring
John "Little Joey" Ring was an English cricketer who played for Kent.Joey Ring was one of Kent’s best batsmen in the late 18th century and was employed by Sir Horatio Mann at Bourne as a huntsman...
417; Harry Walker
Harry Walker (cricketer)
Harry Walker was a noted English cricketer who played mainly for Surrey...
393; John Wells
John Wells (cricketer)
John Wells was a famous English cricketer who played for Surrey.-Career:...
379; Thomas Ray
Thomas Ray (cricketer)
Thomas Ray was an English cricketer who played mainly for Berkshire and Middlesex. He was for many years employed by MCC as a professional who probably coached the members....
299; Jack Small
Jack Small
John Small junior was an English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club.Jack Small made his debut in 1784, his career continuing until 1811...
282; Henry Tufton
Henry Tufton, 11th Earl of Thanet
Henry James Tufton, 11th Earl of Thanet was a peer in the peerage of England and a noted English cricketer of the 1790s.-Biography:...
251; John Hammond
John Hammond (cricketer)
John Hammond was an English cricketer of the late 18th and early 19th century. He was one of the greatest early Sussex players....
230; William Fennex
William Fennex
William Fennex was a famous English cricketer. He was a noted all-rounder and right arm fast bowler...
225; Charles Anguish
Charles Anguish
Charles Anguish aka Charles Clarke was an English cricketer in the late 18th century...
215; Andrew Freemantle
Andrew Freemantle
Andrew Freemantle was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire during the Hambledon Era and afterwards...
193; George Louch
George Louch
George Louch was an English cricketer and match organiser during the 18th century. He was especially noted for his fielding and was an early stalwart of Marylebone Cricket Club.He was a native of Chatham and was evidently educated at Westminster...
182
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.Thomas Lord was the leading bowler in 1794 with 44 wickets, just ahead of Tom Walker
Thomas Walker (cricketer)
Thomas "Tom" Walker was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire in the days of the Hambledon Club and later for Surrey. He was famous for his brilliant defensive batting. He is also credited with introducing, roundarm bowling, the predecessor of modern overarm bowling.-Career:Walker was born...
with 42
Other good performances were by David Harris with 38; Thomas Boxall
Thomas Boxall
Thomas Boxall was a famous English cricketer of the late 18th century. He was a very successful right arm bowler, believed to have been fast underarm....
31; Hampton 24; John Wells
John Wells (cricketer)
John Wells was a famous English cricketer who played for Surrey.-Career:...
21;
William Fennex
William Fennex
William Fennex was a famous English cricketer. He was a noted all-rounder and right arm fast bowler...
19; William Beldham 17; Gates
Gates (Berkshire cricketer)
Gates was an English professional cricketer who made 8 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1807.-Career:He was mainly associated with Berkshire and also played for Marylebone Cricket Club .-External sources:*...
17; Timber
Timber (Berkshire cricketer)
Timber was an English professional cricketer who made 10 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1792 to 1795.-External sources:*...
17; Richard Purchase
Richard Purchase
Richard Purchase was a famous English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club.He was only 16 when he made his debut in 1773.Born in Liss, Hampshire, he played for his county in 1773 and 1774 but then did not appear again until 1781...
14; John Hammond
John Hammond (cricketer)
John Hammond was an English cricketer of the late 18th and early 19th century. He was one of the greatest early Sussex players....
13
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.John Hammond
John Hammond (cricketer)
John Hammond was an English cricketer of the late 18th and early 19th century. He was one of the greatest early Sussex players....
took 21 catches and made 8 stumpings to be the leading fielder in 1794, although the most catches were taken by William Beldham with 24, but he had no stumpings.
George Louch
George Louch
George Louch was an English cricketer and match organiser during the 18th century. He was especially noted for his fielding and was an early stalwart of Marylebone Cricket Club.He was a native of Chatham and was evidently educated at Westminster...
with 16 ct led the rest, including Harry Walker
Harry Walker (cricketer)
Harry Walker was a noted English cricketer who played mainly for Surrey...
15 ct; Thomas Ray
Thomas Ray (cricketer)
Thomas Ray was an English cricketer who played mainly for Berkshire and Middlesex. He was for many years employed by MCC as a professional who probably coached the members....
12 ct; John Wells
John Wells (cricketer)
John Wells was a famous English cricketer who played for Surrey.-Career:...
12 ct; and Tom Walker
Thomas Walker (cricketer)
Thomas "Tom" Walker was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire in the days of the Hambledon Club and later for Surrey. He was famous for his brilliant defensive batting. He is also credited with introducing, roundarm bowling, the predecessor of modern overarm bowling.-Career:Walker was born...
11 ct