Squire Thomas Land was a patron of English cricket and an occasional player. He was apparently the leading light in Hambledon cricket until about 1764 when he seems to have withdrawn from the scene. It is believed the Hambledon Club

Hambledon Club

The Hambledon Club was a social club that is famous for its organisation of 18th century cricket matches. By the late 1770s it was the foremost cricket club in England.-Foundation:...

 proper was formed not long afterwards .

Squire Land was evidently more interested in hunting and maintained a pack of hounds that earned him recognition as "one of the most celebrated foxhunters in Great Britain" .

Land is mentioned in the Hambledon Club Song written by Reverend Reynell Cotton

Reynell Cotton

The Reverend Reynell Cotton was President of the Hambledon Club in 1773 and 1774. It is not known if he played in any of the first-class cricket matches organised by the club on behalf of Hampshire cricket, but he is believed to have been an active player in the period before records were...

in about 1771. Apparently, Cotton was not too concerned about Land having left the club:

Then why should we fear either Sackville or Mann,

Or repine at the loss of both Bayton and Land?