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Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings relating to cricket matches played in the 18th century. Includes reports of matches played at the first Lord's ground in Dorset Square, articles on the St. Leger horse racing winner in 1833, articles from the Cricketers' Register dated 1833, articles announcing the MCC Members' dinner in April [1793] hosted by Thomas Lord. The scrapbook originally belonged to Philip Williams, who donated the book to Lord Bessborough. The scrapbook contains reports of the following matches: 1787 Lord Winchelsea's Side vs. Horace Mann's Side (Lord's), White Conduit vs. All England (Lord's) 1789 Surrey vs. Hampshire (Moleshurst), MCC vs. Chelsea Club (Marlborough Gardens), Marylebone vs. Chelsea (Chelsea), The Hill vs. The Dale, Hambleton [Hambledon] vs. All England (Lord's), England vs. Hampshire (Sevenoaks Vine), Sir Horace Mann's Side vs. Lord Winchelsea's Side (Grand Alphabetical Match, Lord's), Kent vs. Hampshire (Stoke Down), London vs. Middlesex (Lord's), Clifford's vs. Boorman (Hawkhurst Moor), Lord Winchelsea's Side vs. Sir Narborough D'Aeth's Side 1790 Earl of Winchelsea's Side vs. Earl of Darnley's Side (Lord's), MCC vs. Sussex (Lord's), Surrey vs. England (Lord's), MCC vs. Middlesex (Uxbridge Moor), Middlesex vs. MCC (Lord's), Lord Darnley vs. Lord Winchelsea (Windmill Down), Earl of Darnley's Side vs. Duke of Dorset (Sevenoaks Vine), Sir Horace Mann vs. A Smith (Piriam Downs), Chatham vs. Mepham (Chatham), Chatham vs. Wrotham (Chatham), Surrey vs. Middlesex (Lord's), Barming vs. East Malling (Barming), Duke of Dorset's Side vs. Lord Winchelsea's Side (Lord's), West Peckham vs. East Malling, MCC vs. Essex (Lord's), MCC vs. Sussex (Lord's), All England Left Hands vs. All England Right Hands (Lord's) Highgate vs. Hatfield (Hatfield), Lord Darnley's Side vs. Lord Winchelsea's Side (Lord's), Duke of Dorset vs. Lord Winchelsea (Lord's), Left Handed vs. Right Handed (Lord's), All England vs. Hants (Lord's) 1791 Left-handed vs. Right-handed (Lord's) 1792 Honorable E Blygh vs. Lord Winchelsea (Lord's), Highgate vs. Hatfield (Hatfield), England vs. MCC (Lord's), MCC vs. Eaton (Lord's), Middlesex vs. Brighton (Lord's), Middlesex vs. Brighton (Lord's), Kent vs. Essex (Dartford Brimp), Marlborough vs. St. James's (Lord's), Earl of Darnley vs. Earl of Winchelsea, Brighton vs. Hants (Windmill Down) 1793 MCC vs. Kent (Dartford), Earl Winchelsea vs. G Louch Esq (Lord's), Brudenel vs. Welch (Single Wicket match, Lord's), MCC vs. Middlesex (Lord's), Hornchurch vs. MCC (Lord's), Surrey vs. Hants (Windmill Down), Old-Field vs. MCC (Berkshire), MCC vs. Hornchurch (Lord's), Surrey vs. Hampshire (Dartford), Surrey vs. England, England vs. Middlesex (Lord's), R Leigh's Side vs. Earl of Winchelsea's Side (Burleigh), MCC vs. Essex (Lord's), Maidenhead vs. MCC (Lord's), Middlesex vs. England (Lord's), Eton vs. Old Field (Eton) 1796 MCC vs. Montpelier and Thursdays Clubs (Lord's), Bullington (Oxford), Surrey vs. England (Dandelion Paddock), Montpelier and Kennington vs. Middlesex (Lord's), Kent vs. Middlesex (Lord's) 1797 33 of Norfolk vs. 11 of England (Swaffham)

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