List of Berkshire and Oldfield cricketers to 1795

This is a list of cricketers who played for Berkshire and Oldfield cricket teams in important matches. Berkshire played three matches which are rated important, two in 1792 and one in 1793. ^[1] Oldfield Cricket Club, which played at Old Field, Bray in the east of the county of Berkshire, also played eight matches between 1793 and 1795. ^[2] Many of the same players who played for Berkshire also played for Oldfield and Maidenhead. The three teams were effectively the same, under different nomenclature. ^[3]

The current Berkshire County Cricket Club was established in 1895 and has played Minor Counties Championship cricket since 1896. It played 30 List A cricket matches between 1965 and 2005. ^[4] Players who played in these matches are listed separately.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z
• References
• Notes

B

Name	Matches [a]	Notes	Ref
Bexley	1	Played a single match for Oldfeld in 1794.	[5]
Brades	1	Played one match for Oldfeld in 1795.	[6]

C

Name	Matches	Notes	Ref
Carter	3	Played four matches, one for Berkshire, two for Oldfield and one for Middlesex in 1795.	[7]

E

Name	Matches	Notes	Ref
Gilbert East	8	Played in all three of the Berkshire matches and five of those played by Oldfield. East also played for White Conduit Club, for an England XI, and later for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in minor matches.	[8]

F

Name	Matches	Notes	Ref
William Fennex	1	Fennex played one of his 88 important matches for Oldfield, appearing as a given man against Kent at Lord's in 1794.	[9]
J. Finch	11	Played in all 11 of the matches played by Berkshire and Oldfield teams as well as making appearances for Middlesex and a team organised by Edward Morant.	[10]

G

Name	Matches	Notes	Ref
Gates	6	Gates played six of his eight important matches for Oldfield. His other two appearances were for Surrey in 1795 and for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1807.	[11]
S. Gill	11	Played in all 11 of the matches played by Berkshire and Oldfield.	[12]
N. Graham	1	Played a total of 53 important matches between 1787 and 1801, most frequently appearing for Middlesex and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). His only match for Berkshire was against MCC at Lord's in 1792.	[13]

H

Name	Matches	Notes	Ref
James Harding	1	Played in 36 important matches, most frequently for Surrey. His 1794 appearance for Oldfield against a Kent XI at Lord's was as a given man. Other than a name and that his brother John Harding played one match for Surrey, no biographical details are known.	[14]
David Harris	1	One of the greatest professional bowlers of the day, Harris played one of his 78 important matches for Oldfield, appearing as a given man against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's in 1795.	[15]

I

Name	Matches	Notes	Ref
Thomas Ingram	1	A left-handed batsman, one of Ingram's 37 important matches was for Oldfield, playing against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's in 1794, possibly as a given man.	[16]

L

Name	Matches	Notes	Ref
Richard Lawrence	11	Played in all 11 of the Berkshire and Oldfield matches, and in one match for White Conduit Club in 1787.	[17]
Thomas Lloyd	1	Lloyd's only known cricket match was the 1792 Berkshire fixture at Bray.	[18]

M

Name	Matches	Notes	Ref
Monk	10	Played in all three of the Berkshire matches, and in seven of the Oldfield ones.	[19]
Edward Morant	2	Two of Morant's three important matches were for Oldfield, one in each 1794 and 1795. He was born in 1772 and educated at Eton College, later changing his surname to Morant-Gale. He died at Upham House in Hampshire in 1855.	[20] [21]

Q

Name	Matches	Notes	Ref
Robert Quarme	4	Played in all three of the Berkshire matches and the first Oldfield one in 1793. Born in 1765, he was christened at Westminster in London in January 1766 and died at Marylebone in June 1842. His brother, Francis, played in one minor match alongside Robert for Oldfield against Eton College in 1797.	[22]

R

Name	Matches	Notes	Ref
Thomas Ray	7	Played in 72 important matches between 1792 and 1811, including all three Berkshire matches and four for Oldfield. His known debut was for Berkshire, but he played most frequently for Middlesex and England.	[23]
John Ring	1	A well-established professional cricketer who played in 89 important matches, most frequently for Kent and England. Ring played as a given man for Oldfield against MCC at Lord's in 1795.	[24]

S

Name	Matches	Notes	Ref
Sale	2	Played in both of the Berkshire matches in 1792. Made other appearances for Old Etonians, one each in 1791 and 1793.	[25]
Thomas Shackle	10	Played in two of the Berkshire matches, and in all eight played by Oldfield. Shackle played in a total of 29 important matches, including 13 for Middlesex.	[26]

T

Name	Matches	Notes	Ref
Thompson	9	Played in all three of the Berkshire matches, and six of the Oldfield ones.	[27]
Timber	10	Played in two of the Berkshire matches, and in all eight played by Oldfield.	[28]

W

Name	Matches	Notes	Ref
West	2	Played in two matches for Oldfield in 1794.	[29]
Edward Winter	6	Played in six matches for Oldfield. He is probably the same player who also appeared in six other important matches between 1796 and 1815. He was born at Dartford in Kent in 1773 and died in the town in 1830.	[30] [31]

Notes

1. The number of important matches played for Berkshire or Oldfield.

References

1. Berkshire (pre-county club, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
2. Oldfield, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
3. Club history, Maidenhead and Bray Cricket Club. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
4. List A Matches played by Berkshire, CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2024. (subscription required)
5. Bexley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
6. Brades, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
7. Carter, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
8. Gilbert East, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
9. William Fennex, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
10. J Finch, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
11. Gates, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
12. S Gill, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
13. N Graham, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
14. James Harding, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
15. David Harris, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
16. Thomas Ingram, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
17. Richard Lawrence, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
18. Thomas Lloyd, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
19. Monk, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
20. Edward Morant, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
21. Austen-Leigh RA (1921) The Eton College register, 1753–1790, p. 376. Eton: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne and Co. (Available online at The Internet Archive. Retrieved 8 June 2024.)
22. Robert Quarme, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
23. Thomas Ray, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
24. John Ring, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
25. Sale, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
26. Thomas Shackle, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
27. Thompson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
28. Timber, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
29. West, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
30. Edward Winter, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
31. Carlaw, pp. 597–598.

Bibliography

• Carlaw, Derek (2020). Kent County Cricketers, A to Z: Part One (1806–1914) (PDF). Cardiff: ACS.