List of Cambridge Town Club and Cambridgeshire cricketers

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This is a list of cricketers who played for either Cambridge Town Club (CTC) or the original Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club in important matches between 1817 and 1863, and in a handful of first-class matches between 1864 and 1871. [note 1] Anyone who played for teams with the alternate titles of Cambridge Union Club (1826–1833), Cambridge Townsmen (one match only in 1848), and the Cambridge Town and County Club (1844–1856) are included, all these being variations of CTC. [5]

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The Town Club was formed before 1817. The original county club was formally established in March 1844 but folded in 1868, although a handful of Cambridgeshire matches were played until 1871. [6] The modern county club, which plays in the Minor Counties Championship, was founded in June 1891. [6] Cambridge University Cricket Club co-existed in its early years, but has always been a separate entity.

The details are the player's usual name followed by the years in which he played important or first-class matches for one of the teams, and then his name is given as it would appear on a modern match scorecard. Some players also played for the University, and many players represented other teams outside Cambridgeshire. Six Cambridgeshire players were part of the combined Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire XI which played a combined Kent and Nottinghamshire XI in 1864.

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  1. ↑ Some eleven-a-side matches played from 1772 to 1863 have been rated "first-class" by certain sources. [1] However, the term only came into common use around 1864, when overarm bowling was legalised. It was formally defined as a standard by a meeting at Lord's, in May 1894, of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the county clubs which were then competing in the County Championship. The ruling was effective from the beginning of the 1895 season, but pre-1895 matches of the same standard have no official definition of status because the ruling is not retrospective. [2] Matches of a similar standard since the beginning of the 1864 season are generally considered to have an unofficial first-class status. [3] Pre-1864 matches which are included in the ACS' "Important Match Guide" may generally be regarded as important or, at least, historically significant. [4] For further information, see First-class cricket.
  2. ↑ William Batchelor (1846–1917) played in two first-class matches for Cambridgeshire in 1868. He attended Emmanuel College at Cambridge University, and was a clergyman. [7]
  3. ↑ Augustus Berry (1833–1888) was born in Thriplow and died in Cambridge. He played in four important matches for Cambridgeshire in 1862, and may have been a professional cricketer employed by the University. [8]
  4. 1 2 3 Robert Carpenter, Alfred Diver, and Tom Hayward were members of the England team which toured North America in 1859.
  5. ↑ William Cornwell (1838–1915) was born and died in Bottisham. He played for Cambridgeshire five times between 1864 and 1868. [9]
  6. ↑ Henry Ellis (1840–1902) played in a single first-class match for Cambridgeshire in 1864. [10]
  7. ↑ Henry Francis (1826–1866) was born in Southwold and died in Godmanchester. He was probably engaged as a professional cricketer at Cambridge University. [11]
  8. ↑ James Jiggins (1838–1909) played four matches for Cambridgeshire or CTC between 1854 and 1861. [12]
  9. ↑ William Newman (1837–1897) was born and died in Cambridge. He played in five first-class matches for Cambridgeshire between 1867 and 1871. [13]
  10. ↑ Frederick Odams (1843–1879) played two first-class matches for Cambridgeshire in 1867. He is known to have also played for the travelling elevens. [14]

    References

    1. ↑ "First-Class Matches in England in 1772" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
    2. ↑ Wisden (1948). Preston, Hubert (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (85th ed.). London: Sporting Handbooks Ltd. p. 813. OCLC   851705816.
    3. ↑ ACS 1982, pp. 4–5.
    4. ↑ ACS 1981, pp. 1–40.
    5. ↑ "Cambridge Town Club or Associated Teams Players" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
    6. 1 2 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1983 edition, p. 278.
    7. ↑ "William Batchelor" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
    8. ↑ "Augustus Berry" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
    9. ↑ "William Cornwell" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
    10. ↑ "Henry Ellis" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
    11. ↑ "Henry Francis" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
    12. ↑ "James Jiggins" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
    13. ↑ "William Newman" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
    14. ↑ "Frederick Odams" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2026.

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