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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tim Coleman |
| Born | c.1700 England |
| Batting | unknown hand |
| Bowling | underarm: unknown hand and type |
| Role | player |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| c.1720-1740 | London Cricket Club |
| c.1720-1740 | Surrey |
| Career statistics | |
Source: H T Waghorn, 10 August 2008 | |
Tim Coleman (dates unknown) was an early English cricketer who played for London Cricket Club and Surrey during the 1720s and 1730s.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player. Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten players have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.
The original London Cricket Club was formed by 1722 and was one of the foremost clubs in English cricket over the next four decades, holding important match status. It is closely associated with the Artillery Ground, where it played most of its home matches.
Surrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century, but Surrey's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. The first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford.
