Slater (Berkshire cricketer)
Encyclopedia
Slater was an English amateur cricket
er who made 4 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1785 to 1787.
but also played for Middlesex
.
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 4 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1785 to 1787.
Career
He was mainly associated with BerkshireBerkshire 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...
but also played for 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...
.