Edward Morant
Encyclopedia
Edward Gregory Morant was an English amateur cricket
er who made 3 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1793 to 1795. He was also a noted patron who organised a number of matches in the 1790s.
(MCC) and Berkshire
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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 who made 3 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1793 to 1795. He was also a noted patron who organised a number of matches in the 1790s.
Career
He was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(MCC) and Berkshire
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...
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