- Matches
- First mentions Players
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
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}}The 1759 English cricket season was the 16th season following the earliest known codification of the Laws of Cricket. Details have survived of three eleven-a-side matches between significant teams. MatchesThree eleven-a-side match between significant teams are known to have taken place.[1][2] - 5 Sept - Dartford v England XI - Dartford Brent
- 6 Sept - Dartford v England XI - Dartford Brent
- 12 Sept - England XI v Dartford - Laleham Burway
First mentionsPlayers- John Edmeads (Chertsey and Surrey)
- Gill (Buckinghamshire)
References1. ^ACS, p.22.
2. ^[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/5/Other_matches_in_England_1759.html Other matches in England 1759], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
Bibliography- {{cite book |last=ACS |first= |authorlink=Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians |title=A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863 |year=1981 |publisher=ACS |location=Nottingham |isbn=}}
Further reading- {{cite book |last=Altham |first=H. S. |authorlink=Harry Altham |title=A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914) |year=1962 |publisher=George Allen & Unwin |isbn=}}
- {{cite book |last=Birley |first=Derek |authorlink=Derek Birley |title=A Social History of English Cricket |year=1999 |publisher=Aurum |isbn=}}
- {{cite book |last=Bowen |first=Rowland |authorlink=Rowland Bowen |title=Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development |year=1970 |publisher=Eyre & Spottiswoode |isbn=}}
- {{cite book |last=Major |first=John |authorlink=John Major |title=More Than A Game |year=2007 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=}}
- {{cite book |last=Maun |first=Ian |title=From Commons to Lord's, Volume Two: 1751 to 1770 |year=2011 |publisher=Martin Wilson |isbn=978-0-9569066-0-1}}
- {{cite book |last=Underdown |first=David |authorlink=David Underdown |title=Start of Play |year=2000 |publisher=Allen Lane |isbn=}}
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