Coulsdon Cricket Club

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Coulsdon Cricket Club was an English cricket club based at Coulsdon, Surrey. The club is believed to have been formed in the early 1760s, and it had for a time a great rivalry with Chertsey Cricket Club. One of the club's most notable players was Will Palmer.

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History

Coulsdon is first recorded as a team in May 1769 when a combined Coulsdon and Caterham team played England at Smitham Bottom in nearby Croydon. [1]

In most of Coulsdon's matches, the result is unknown, but the team did defeat Sussex in 1775.[ citation needed ] In September of the same year, Coulsdon played Chertsey at Laleham Burway, and were beaten by 172 runs. [2] The club's last known match in 1784 was also against Chertsey at Laleham Burway, and they lost that by 313 runs. [3]

References

  1. "Matches played by Coulsdon" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  2. Buckley 1935, p. 74.
  3. "Chertsey v Coulsdon, 1784" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

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