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Berkshire county cricket teams
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Establishedbefore 1769

Berkshire county cricket teams have been traced to the 18th century, although cricket was probably played in the county as early as the 17th century.

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History

Although Rowland Bowen dates the first cricket match to be played in Berkshire to 1751, it is probable that, as in much of southern England, cricket was established in the county prior to this. [lower-alpha 1] [1] A Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Hertfordshire side played two matches in 1740 and there are mentioned of the sport in Eton College records before this date. [lower-alpha 2] [1] By the end of the 18th century Berkshire was a leading county team. The team is recognised as sometimes having first-class status during that time and played three matches which are now considered to be first-class, two in 1792 and one in 1793. [2] Oldfield Cricket Club, which played at Old Field, Bray in the east of the county, also played eight matches between 1793 and 1795 which are considered first-class. [3] Many of the same players who played for Berkshire sides also played for Oldfield, Bray and Maidenhead sides and the four teams, which never played each other, are generally considered to be the same sides. [4] [5] [6] [7]

A loose association of clubs in Berkshire was formed in the 1840s and the present Berkshire County Cricket Club was established in 1895. This club has never had first-class status, and joined the Minor Counties Championship in 1896. [1] [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Cricket is known to have been played in neighbouring Surrey as early as 1550. [1]
  2. ↑ Eton was in Buckinghamshire until 1974, although it was situated on the border between that county and Berkshire.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Berkshire County Cricket Club, Berkshire Cricket. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  2. ↑ Berkshire (pre-county club, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Oldfield, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ Club history, Maidenhead and Bray Cricket Club. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  5. ↑ G. B. Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Cotterell, 1935
  6. ↑ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
  7. ↑ H. T. Waghorn, The Dawn of Cricket, Electric Press, 1906
  8. ↑ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack , 1896
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