Durling (Surrey cricketer)
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The Surrey
and All-England
cricket
er called Durling (first name, date of birth and date of death unknown) was a noted player in the mid-18th century, although nothing is known of him outside mentions in match reports.
He played for the famous Addington Cricket Club
and he is first recorded in the 1748 season
when he took part in a "fives" match for high stakes alongside other leading players of the day, his team winning . Earlier the same year, on 6 June, in another "fives" game between Addington and "The Rest of England excluding Kent", Addington’s players were Tom Faulkner
, Joe Harris, John Harris
, George Jackson
and the shoemaker that lately came out of Kent! As Durling was himself apparently new that season, it is possible that he was the mysterious shoemaker .
In 1749, when All-England played his native Surrey and were a man short, they picked Durling from their opponents to complete the side . Later that year, when Addington played All-England in a "fives" match, Durling played for a very strong Addington side alongside Faulkner, Jackson and the Harris brothers .
Durling features in big matches through the 1750s, playing against Hambledon
in 1756 and for All-England on other occasions including the games against Dartford
in 1759. He is last recorded in the 1761 season
.
Surrey county cricket teams
Surrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. The first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford.-17th century:...
and All-England
All-England Eleven
In cricket, the term All-England has been used for various non-international teams that have been formed for short-term purposes since the 1739 English cricket season and it indicates that the "Rest of England" is playing against, say, MCC or an individual county team...
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er called Durling (first name, date of birth and date of death unknown) was a noted player in the mid-18th century, although nothing is known of him outside mentions in match reports.
He played for the famous Addington Cricket Club
Addington Cricket Club
Addington is about three miles south-east of Croydon. It is only a small place but Addington Cricket Club fielded one of the strongest cricket teams in England from about the 1743 season to the 1752 season....
and he is first recorded in the 1748 season
1748 English cricket season
In the 1748 English cricket season, single wicket games, "threes" and "fives" were the vogue and have perhaps never been so popular before or since.- Matches :-Other events:...
when he took part in a "fives" match for high stakes alongside other leading players of the day, his team winning . Earlier the same year, on 6 June, in another "fives" game between Addington and "The Rest of England excluding Kent", Addington’s players were Tom Faulkner
Tom Faulkner
Tom Faulkner , known as "Long Tom", was a noted English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period.A Surrey man, he was a prominent single wicket player who frequently played in challenge matches at the Artillery Ground....
, Joe Harris, John Harris
Harris brothers (cricketers)
John Harris and his brother Joseph Harris were English cricketers in the 1740s and 1750s...
, George Jackson
George Jackson (cricketer)
George Jackson was a noted English cricketer of the mid-18th century who played for the famous Addington Cricket Club and for Surrey...
and the shoemaker that lately came out of Kent! As Durling was himself apparently new that season, it is possible that he was the mysterious shoemaker .
In 1749, when All-England played his native Surrey and were a man short, they picked Durling from their opponents to complete the side . Later that year, when Addington played All-England in a "fives" match, Durling played for a very strong Addington side alongside Faulkner, Jackson and the Harris brothers .
Durling features in big matches through the 1750s, playing against Hambledon
Hambledon Club
The Hambledon Club was a social club that is famous for its organisation of 18th century cricket matches. By the late 1770s it was the foremost cricket club in England.-Foundation:...
in 1756 and for All-England on other occasions including the games against Dartford
Dartford Cricket Club
Dartford Cricket Club is one of the oldest in England and its origins go back to the early 18th century, perhaps earlier.See also: Dartford Brent...
in 1759. He is last recorded in the 1761 season
1761 English cricket season
The famous Chertsey Cricket Club was active in the 1761 English cricket season but overall there was again a scarcity of games possibly because of the war situation.- Matches :-Other events:...
.