- Matches
- Other events
- First mentions Players
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
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}}The 1767 English cricket season was the 24th season following the earliest known codification of the Laws of Cricket. Details have survived of seven eleven-a-side matches between significant teams. MatchesSeven eleven-a-side match between significant teams are known to have taken place.[1][2] - 6 July - Greenwich v London - Blackheath
- 4 August - Hampshire v Sussex - Broadhalfpenny Down
- 5 August - Bourne v Surrey - Bourne Paddock
- 21 September - Caterham v Hambledon - Duppas Hill, Croydon
- 23 September - Richmond v Kingston - Richmond Green
- 28 September - Hambledon v Caterham - Broadhalfpenny Down
- 14 October - Caterham v Hambledon - Caterham Common
The first match between Caterham and Hambledon saw Hambledon win by 262 runs, with featured a partnership of 192 runs for one wicket which was described in a contemporary report as "the greatest thing ever known".{{cn|date=February 2019}} This is the earliest known century partnership, with one source suggesting it was between Tom Sueter and Edward Aburrow, although contemporary sources do not name the players.[3] Other eventsA report in the Reading Mercury on 8 June advertised a version go the Laws of Cricket for sale in the town.[4] A game between two teams of five from Richmond and Brentford on 17 August at Richmond Green was attended by King George III. The King awarded a guinea each to the winners and half a guinea each to the losers.[5] First mentionsPlayers- Edward "Curry" Aburrow (Hampshire)
- Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet (Kent)
- Henry Rowett (Caterham/Surrey)
- Tom Sueter (Hampshire)
References1. ^ACS, p.23.
2. ^[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/5/Other_matches_in_England_1767.html Other matches in England 1767], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
3. ^Mote.
4. ^Buckley.
5. ^Haygarth.
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=}}
- {{cite book |last=Buckley |first=G. B. |authorlink=G. B. Buckley |title=Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket |year=1935 |publisher=Cotterell |isbn=}}
- {{cite book |last=Haygarth |first=Arthur |authorlink=Arthur Haygarth |title=Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826) |year=1862 |publisher=Lillywhite |isbn=}}
- {{cite book |last=Mote |first=Ashley |authorlink=Ashley Mote |title=The Glory Days of Cricket |year=1997 |publisher=Robson |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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