Wilden (Kent cricketer)
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Wilden was an English cricket
er who played in major cricket matches for Kent
in 1751.
. On 20 and 21 May, he was a member of the Kent team that lost by 9 runs at the Artillery Ground
. A return match was arranged at the same venue on 22 May and All-England won by an innings and 9 runs, with Wilden again a member of the Kent team.
Wilden is only recorded on those two occasions and it is not known if he played regularly in earlier and later seasons. Players were rarely mentioned by name in contemporary reports and there are no other known references to Wilden.
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 played in major cricket matches for Kent
Kent county cricket teams
Kent county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Kent, jointly with Sussex, is the birthplace of the sport...
in 1751.
Career
Wilden played in two major matches in 1751 for Kent against the All-England ElevenAll-England Eleven
In cricket, the term All-England has been used for various non-international teams that have been formed for short-term purposes since the 1739 English cricket season and it indicates that the "Rest of England" is playing against, say, MCC or an individual county team...
. On 20 and 21 May, he was a member of the Kent team that lost by 9 runs at the Artillery Ground
Artillery Ground
The Artillery Ground in Finsbury is one of London's most centrally located cricket grounds, situated just off the City Road immediately north of the City of London...
. A return match was arranged at the same venue on 22 May and All-England won by an innings and 9 runs, with Wilden again a member of the Kent team.
Wilden is only recorded on those two occasions and it is not known if he played regularly in earlier and later seasons. Players were rarely mentioned by name in contemporary reports and there are no other known references to Wilden.