First school cricket match
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The first school cricket match of which there is a record took place in London on 5 August 1794 between Westminster School
and Charterhouse School
.
contains the score of a match sourced from The Star, published on 7 August 1794. The match took place at the Dorset Square ground
on Tuesday 5 August 1794 between teams of the City of London and the City of Westminster. A comparison with the Charterhouse and Westminster school registers shows that this was a match between pupils of Charterhouse and Westminster. The match preceded by two years the first fixture between Westminster and Eton
on which occasion Dr. George Heath flogged the whole Eton XI on their return. The first recorded Eton-Harrow match did not take place until 1805.
According to H. T. Waghorn the match was played for 500 guineas, although this has been questioned.
Westminster
The scorecard does not reflect the Westminster total which actually adds up to 165.
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
and Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
.
Description
A notebook compiled by G. B. Buckley held in the library at Lord's Cricket GroundLord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
contains the score of a match sourced from The Star, published on 7 August 1794. The match took place at the Dorset Square ground
Lord's Old Ground
Lord's Old Ground was a cricket venue in London that was established by Thomas Lord in 1787. It was used mainly by Marylebone Cricket Club for major cricket matches until 1810, after which a dispute about rent caused Lord to relocate.-Matches:...
on Tuesday 5 August 1794 between teams of the City of London and the City of Westminster. A comparison with the Charterhouse and Westminster school registers shows that this was a match between pupils of Charterhouse and Westminster. The match preceded by two years the first fixture between Westminster and Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
on which occasion Dr. George Heath flogged the whole Eton XI on their return. The first recorded Eton-Harrow match did not take place until 1805.
According to H. T. Waghorn the match was played for 500 guineas, although this has been questioned.
Scorecard
London| Name | First innings | score | Second innings | score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd, sen. | b Stevens | 0 | c Cummins | 9 |
| Stert | b Atterbury | 5 | b Atterbury | 0 |
| Ashurst | c Burrell | 16 | b Atterbury | 4 |
| Kemp | b Stevens | 4 | not out | 0 |
| Lloyd, jun. | b Stevens | 2 | c Atterbury | 1 |
| Palmer, sen. | b Atterbury | 3 | run out | 1 |
| Stone | run out | 6 | b Atterbury | 4 |
| Palmer, jun. | not out | 3 | b Coffield | 0 |
| Blake | b Wynn | 0 | run out | 0 |
| Surtes | b Wynn | 0 | c Coffield | 1 |
| Austin | b Wynn | 0 | run out | 1 |
| Byes | 3 | Byes | 3 | |
| 42 | 24 | |||
Westminster
| Name | First innings | score |
|---|---|---|
| Atterbury | b Stert | 29 |
| Stevens | b Kemp | 26 |
| Cummins | b Kemp | 37 |
| Coffield | b Stert | 20 |
| Burrell | b Kemp | 7 |
| Horsley | b Kemp | 10 |
| Graham | c Stert | 7 |
| Curtis | b Kemp | 7 |
| French | b Kemp | 0 |
| Wynn | not out | 16 |
| Ridley | c Palmer, sen. | 2 |
| Byes | 3 | |
| 171 | ||
The scorecard does not reflect the Westminster total which actually adds up to 165.
Players
All the Westminsters were still at school, but several of the Carthusians had already leftCharterhouse School (City of London)
- Ashurst: William Henry Ashurst (1778–1846)
- Austin: Either John Austen (1777–1851) or Henry Austen (1779–1850), second cousins of Jane AustenJane AustenJane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...
- Blake: Arthur Garland Blake (1779–1812) In service of the East India Company
- Kemp: Rev. Edward Kempe (1778–1858) Curate of Bitton. After his death his executors found nearly a ton of sermons in his house, many of which he never preached.
- Lloyd sen. and Lloyd jun: Probably Edward Lloyd (1776–1805) and William Lloyd (1778–1831), sons of the preacher of Charterhouse, but Lloyd jun. might be Charles Lloyd (1779–1809)
- Palmer, sen.: Rev. William Jocelyn Palmer (1776–1853) Rector of Mixbury and father of Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of SelborneRoundell Palmer, 1st Earl of SelborneRoundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne PC , was a British lawyer and politician. He served twice as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-Background and education:...
- Palmer, jun.: John Horsley PalmerJohn Horsley PalmerJohn Horsley Palmer was an English banker and Governor of the Bank of England.Palmer was the son of William Palmer of Wanlip, Leicestershire, and his wife Mary Horsley, daughter of John Horsley rector of Thorley, Hertfordshire, and sister of Dr. Samuel Horsley, bishop of St Asaph. His father was...
(1779.1858) Governor of the Bank of EnglandGovernor of the Bank of EnglandThe Governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the Bank, with the incumbent grooming his or her successor... - Stone: Either Richard Stone (1775–1849) or Henry Stone (1777–1845)
- Stert: Arthur Stert (1776–1849)
- Surtes: Aubone Surtees (1777–1859)
Westminster School (City of Westminster)
- Atterbury: Rev. Charles Lewis Atterbury (1778–1823) Fellow of Christ Church, OxfordChrist Church, OxfordChrist Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
- killed in a coach crash - Burrell: Either Percy Burrell (1779–1807) or Walter Burrell (1777–1831).
- Coffield: Caulfield, whose name appears in the 1795 School list. He played v Eton 1796.
- Cummins: Rev. Henry Comyn (1777–1851) enumeratorEnumeratorEnumerator may refer to:*Iterator *a census taker, a person performing door-to-door around census, to count the people and gather demographic data.*Enumerator polynomial...
of the New ForestNew ForestThe New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire....
and vicar of Sancreed and Manaccan - Curtis: Rev. Whitfeld Curteis (1780?-1834). Played v Eton 1796 Rector of Burwash Sussex and Smarden Kent
- French: Savage Towgood French (l777?-1834) Barrister
- Graham: Either G. Graham, in School lists 1795 and 1797, or T. Graham, in School list 1797. One of these played v Eton, 1799.
- Horsley: Rev. Heneage Horsley (1776–1847) dean of Brechin
- Ridley: Either Matthew White RidleySir Matthew Ridley, 3rd BaronetSir Matthew White Ridley, 3rd Baronet was a politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne from 1813 until his death in 1836....
(1778–1836) or Henry Colborne Ridley (1780–1830) - Stevens: Rev. Robert StevensRobert Stevens (dean)Robert Stevens was a long serving Dean of Rochester in the 19th Century.Stevens was the son of Robert Stevens of Norwich. He was educated at Westminster School where he took part in the First school cricket match in 1794 between Westminster and Charterhouse School . He took three wickets and...
(1778?-1870) Played v. Eton 1796 - Wynn: Charles Wynne Griffith-Wynne (1780–1865) MP for Carnarvon