Frederick Woodbridge (cricketer)
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Frederick Woodbridge was an English amateur cricket
er who made 9 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1815 until 1819. He was the younger brother of Edward Woodbridge
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In 1815, Woodbridge scored one of the earliest known first-class
centuries
at the new Lord's Cricket Ground
in the Middlesex
v Epsom
match on 24 & 25 August when he and Felix Ladbroke
made 107 and 116 respectively for Epsom.
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 9 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1815 until 1819. He was the younger brother of Edward Woodbridge
Edward Woodbridge
Edward Collins Woodbridge was an English amateur cricketer who made 10 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1815 until 1819. He was the elder brother of Frederick Woodbridge.-External sources:*...
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Career
He was mainly associated with SurreySurrey 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:...
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In 1815, Woodbridge scored one of the earliest known first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
centuries
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
at the new Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord'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...
in the Middlesex
Middlesex county cricket teams
Middlesex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Given that the first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford, it is almost certain that the game had reached...
v Epsom
Epsom Cricket Club
Epsom Cricket Club was based at Epsom, Surrey, and was briefly a major cricket team, playing seven known first-class matches from 1814 to 1819. Currently based at the Francis Schnadhorst Memorial ground in Woodcote Road, Epsom-Major cricket:...
match on 24 & 25 August when he and Felix Ladbroke
Felix Ladbroke
Felix Calvert Ladbroke was an English amateur cricketer who made 29 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1804 to 1826.-Career:...
made 107 and 116 respectively for Epsom.