In the 1792 English cricket season, Kent played Hampshire at Cobham Park, which was Lord Darnley's estate and the home of the Bligh family. Ninety years later, it became the home of The Ashes in the shape of the urn brought back from Australia by the Hon. Ivo Bligh. Details of 24 matches are known, but few were important. [note 1]
A match in Sheffield provides the earliest known instance of the rare dismissal of obstructing the field. Elsewhere, the earliest known cricket club in India was formed in Calcutta.
Among the higher quality matches this year, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) played Sussex twice. Sussex won the first match at Lord's Old Ground (Lord's) by 9 wickets. [5] The return was played on the Prince of Wales Ground, in Brighton, where Sussex won by 3 wickets. This venue had its name changed over the years and was known as Box's Ground in the 19th century. [6]
In June, England (i.e., the "rest" of England) played Kent at Lord's and won by 10 runs. [7]
Hampshire had two matches against Kent, one against Surrey, and one against England. They lost to Surrey by 109 runs, [8] but won the other three. They won by 127 runs against England on Windmill Down, [9] and twice defeated Kent away from home.
In August, Hampshire won by 8 wickets at Cobham Park, near Gravesend. Cobham Park was Lord Darnley's estate and the home of the Bligh family. Ninety years later, it became the home of The Ashes, in the shape of the urn brought back from Australia by the Hon. Ivo Bligh. [6] In September, Hampshire defeated Kent by an innings and 23 runs on Dartford Brent. [10]
In May, MCC played two matches against Middlesex, both on Lord's Old Ground. MCC won the first by 274 runs, [11] and Middlesex the second by 5 runs. [12]