Page (Surrey cricketer)
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Page (first name, birth and death details unknown) refers to a noted professional cricket
er in the 18th century who was chiefly associated with Surrey
in the 1760s and early 1770s.
Most of his career took place before cricket's statistical record began with regular scorecards in 1772 and he is recorded in only three major cricket matches. He is known to have been playing in 1768 when his name appeared in the lists for the Surrey v Hampshire match. He played for All-England v Hampshire in 1772 but scored only 0 and 3. His last known appearance was for Surrey v Kent in 1773 when he scored 2 and 1 and took 1 catch .
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 in the 18th century who was chiefly associated with Surrey
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:...
in the 1760s and early 1770s.
Most of his career took place before cricket's statistical record began with regular scorecards in 1772 and he is recorded in only three major cricket matches. He is known to have been playing in 1768 when his name appeared in the lists for the Surrey v Hampshire match. He played for All-England v Hampshire in 1772 but scored only 0 and 3. His last known appearance was for Surrey v Kent in 1773 when he scored 2 and 1 and took 1 catch .