List of English cricketers (1787–1825)

This is a list of English cricketers who played first-class cricket between the 1787 and 1825 seasons. The sport of cricket in this period had already acquired most of its modern features such as eleven-a-side, the three-stump wicket and the lbw law, although pitch preparation was rudimentary and play was largely dictated by the weather. The main difference was in bowling which was still mostly underarm, the key development of the period being the movement towards roundarm bowling which began in the late eighteenth century and was gathering pace by 1825.

The principal club throughout the period was Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) which was founded in 1787. MCC organised the early Gentlemen v Players matches and most of the games played by occasional XIs such as those led by Colonel Lennox, Lord Frederick Beauclerk, George Osbaldeston and others. Inter-county cricket was rare during the Napoleonic Wars and there were no formally constituted county clubs at the time, but the main centres at county level were Berkshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. Towards the end of the period, Cambridge University became prominent, especially through its series of matches against the Cambridge Town Club. In the north of England, cricket was developing through town clubs which became the focal points of the game in their respective counties, especially Nottingham Cricket Club and Sheffield Cricket Club.

The players included are those known to have played in matches which were given retrospective first-class status between 1787 and 1825 inclusive.

A

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Abbott	1802–1804	Played for Lord Frederick Beauclerk's XI in 1802 and for an England XI in 1804. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Benjamin Aislabie	1808–1841	56 first-class matches for a range of teams, with 20 appearances for MCC. Secretary of MCC between 1822 and 1842 and President in 1823–24.
Allen	1820	Two matches for Cambridge University. Other than a surname and his college (Pembroke College, Cambridge), no biographical information is known.
W. Allen	1787–1793	Three first-class matches, including one for Essex, one for Middlesex and one for Hornchurch Cricket Club. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Stephen Amherst	1783–1795	31 appearances, mainly for Kent. An important patron of the game in Kent.
Charles Andrew	1814–1824	Andrew, who was born at Pulborough in Sussex in 1793, played in six first-class matches, five of which were for Sussex sides. His other match was for a side organised by George Osbaldeston at Goodwood Park. He died at Amberley in Sussex in 1855.
Charles Anguish	1789–1795	32 appearances, mainly for MCC.
Annett	1788–1792	Six appearances, including four for Hampshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
William Ashby	1808–1830	45 appearances, mainly for Kent and England sides. Played nine times for the Players in early Gentlemen v Players matches.
Ashurst	1802	One first-class appearance for Charles Lennox's XI. Also known to have played for MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Thomas Assheton Smith I	1787–1794	43 appearances, mainly for MCC and Hampshire.
Thomas Assheton Smith II	1798–1820	40 appearances, mainly for England XI, MCC and Hampshire.
Henry Hervey Aston	1791–1793	Thirteen appearances, mainly for MCC.
Henry Attfield	1773–1788	Played in 20 first-class matches, most frequently for Surrey sides.
Robert Ayling	1796	Two appearances for Kent. Brother of William Ayling.
W. Ayling	1825–1826	Three matches for Sussex.
William Ayling	1800–1810	22 appearances, 14 of which were for England sides.
James Aylward	1773–1797	107 appearances, mainly for Hampshire, Kent and England XIs.

B

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Thomas Bache	1816–1822	11 first-class appearances, mainly for MCC.
James Baker	1816–1828	15 first-class appearances, mainly for Sussex and Kent teams.
S Baker	1823	One appearance for a Kent side against MCC. There are significant doubts over the identity of this player.
Barker	1787–1793	Four first-class matches, two for Essex, one for Hornchurch and one for R Leigh's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
George Barnard	1825–1826	Two matches for Cambridge University against Cambridge Town. Had captained the Eton College side whilst at school and died in 1827 without completing his degree. The brother of Henry and John Barnard.
Henry Barnard	1815–1823	Five first-class matches, two for Kent and Old Etonians and one for MCC. Brother of George and John Barnard.
John Barnard	1815–1830	18 matches for a variety of sides, including seven for MCC sides. Brother of George and Henry Barnard.
Charles James Barnett	1820–1837	29 matches, mainly for MCC sides. First known President of MCC.
Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore	1791–1792	Two appearances for Brighton Cricket Club.
William Bartholomew	1773–1789	Played in four first-class matches, two for Surrey, one for Chertsey and one for an England XI.
J. Barton	1802–1810	Played in two first-class matches. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
William Barton	1795–1817	37 matches for a wide variety of sides.
Bates	1789	One appearance for East Kent. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Horace Bates	1822–1832	Nine appearances for the Bs and Kent sides.
William Battcock	1814–1817	Two appearances, one for a Sussex side.
Thomas Battersbee	1822	One first-class appearance for a Kent side.
Robert Battiscombe	1819–1821	Two appearances for Cambridge University against Cambridge Town Club.
Baxter	1819–1822	Three first-class appearances for Cambridge Town Club against Cambridge University. Is also known to have played against Bury St Edmunds in 1821 in non-first-class matches. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
John Bayley	1822–1850	83 appearances, mostly for MCC.
Sir John Bayley, 2nd Baronet	1817–1832	Played in 11 matches for a variety of sides. MCC President in 1844/45.
Charles Bayly	1825	One first-class match for Sussex.
Henry Beagley	1825–1833	Professional from Hampshire who played in six first-class matches. Brother of John and Thomas Beagley.
John Beagley	1823–1826	Hampshire professional who played in six first-class matches. Brother of Henry and Thomas Beagley.
Thomas Beagley	1816–1839	Hampshire professional who played in 70 first-class matches for a variety of sides, including England XIs and the Players in early Gentlemen v Players matches. Brother of Henry and John Beagley.
Lord Frederick Beauclerk	1791–1825	A key figure in the early years of MCC and considered "one of the best single-wicket cricketers of his time". Played in 130 first-class matches.
William Beauclerk, 9th Duke of St Albans	1817	One first-class match for Hampshire. Nephew of Lord Frederick Beauclerk.
Charles Beckett	1816–1817	Two first-class matches for Old Etonians.
Richard Beckett	1804–1807	Nine first-class appearances for MCC. Killed at the Battle of Talavera in 1809 whilst serving with the Coldstream Guards - the first known cricketer to have died in battle.
William Bedster	1777–1794	59 first-class appearances for a variety of sides.
John Beeston	1794–1808	Ten first-class appearances, mainly for Middlesex sides. Also known as James Beeston. Brother of W Beeston.
R. Beeston	1790	One match for Middlesex. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
W. Beeston	1790–1799	Four matches, two for Middlesex sides, one for Old Etonians and one for an England XI. Brother of John Beeston. No first name or dates are known.
Billy Beldham	1787–1821	Played in 189 first-class matches as a professional. Was considered the leading batsman of his era. Brother of George Beldham.
George Beldham	1800–1805	Farmer who played in three first-class matches. Brother of Billy Beldham.
John Beldham	1794–1795	Three first-class appearances for Surrey.
James Bennett	1798–1803	Five matches, three for Hampshire. Cousin of John Bennett.
John Bennett	1797–1818	Played in 61 first-class matches, mainly for England XIs and for Hampshire.
C. Bentley	1809–1832	Played in three first-class matches, two for the Bs, as well as in one known match for MCC against Suffolk in 1827. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Henry Bentley	1804–1822	Played in 67 first-class matches for a variety of sides, including 25 for England XIs. Brother of John Bentley.
John Bentley	1807–1817	Played in 13 first-class matches, five for Middlesex. Brother of Henry Bentley. His son, Charles Bentley, played once for Middlesex in 1851.
Richard Berens	1819–1833	Four first-class matches, one for Hampshire in 1819 and three for the Gentlemen of Kent between 1830 and 1833.
Berry	1825	One first-class match for Godalming Cricket Club. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Bexley	1794	Played in one first-class match for Oldfield Cricket Club. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Henry Bird	1819–1826	Six first-class appearances for Cambridge Town Club.
William Bird	1821–1822	Two first-class appearances for Cambridge Town Club.
Hon. Edward Bligh	1789–1813	Played in 76 first-class matches, mainly for MCC, England XIs and Kent. Brother of John Bligh, part of the Darnley family which was later influential in the development of Kent County Cricket Club.
Edward Bligh	1819	One match for Cambridge University.
John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley	1789–1796	Played in 24 first-class matches, mainly for Kent and MCC. Father of John Duncan Bligh and brother of the Hon. Edward Bligh and part of the Darnley family which was later influential in the development of Kent County Cricket Club.
John Duncan Bligh	1822	One match for MCC. Son of John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley.
Bliss	1795	One match for a Surrey side. Described as Bliss of Ripley. Other than this detail and a surname, no biographical information is known.
Blundell	1812	One first-class match for G Osbaldeston's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Blunt	1792	One match for MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Bond	1810	One match for Captain Blagrave's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Bonick	1789	One match for Surrey. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
John Boning	1822–1847	Played in 35 first-class matches for Cambridge-based teams.
Francis Booker	1773–1790	45 first-class appearances, mainly for England XIs and Kent sides.
John Boorman	1772–1793	Played in 55 first-class matches, mainly for Kent sides. Recorded by CricketArchive as James Boorman.
George Booth	1798–1804	Made eight first-class appearances, five of which were for England XIs.
James Borradaile	1822	Two appearances for MCC sides.
William Borradaile	1815–1832	Three first-class matches.
John Bott	1807–1808	Three appearances for Middlesex sides.
Abraham Boult	1787	One first-class appearance for Middlesex. Other than a name, no biographical information is known.
George T. Boult	1786–1795	Made 20 first-class appearances.
Z. Boult	1787	One first-class appearance for Middlesex. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Charles Bowdler	1809	One first-class appearance for Surrey.
H. Bowley	1823–1824	Three first-class matches for Sussex and one other match for East Sussex in 1824. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
William Bowra	1775–1792	Made 50 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent and England XIs
John Bowyer	1810–1828	Played in 18 first-class matches.
Thomas Boxall	1789–1803	Played in 89 first-class matches, mainly for England XIs and for Kent.
Brades	1795	One first-class match for Oldfield Cricket Club. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
John Brand	1815–1828	Played 28 times in first-class matches, mainly for MCC sides. Played five times for the Gentlemen in early Gentlemen v Players matches.
James Bray	1816–1828	Eight first-class matches.
William Brazier	1774–1794	50 first-class matches, mainly for Kent sides.
William Brereton	1820	One first-class appearance for Norfolk in 1820 in a side put out by Holt Cricket Club.
James Brett	1810	One first-class match for an England XI. He is also known to have played a non-first-class match for St John's Wood in the same year but, other than his name, no biographical information is known.
Briden	1798	One first-class match for Surrey. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Harry Bridger	1795	One first-class match for Middlesex. Other than his name, no biographical information is known.
Samuel Bridger	1804–1825	Made 21 first-class appearances, mainly for Surrey sides.
Bridges	1808	One first-class match for Homerton Cricket Club. Played for Homerton in other matches between 1804 and 1808 and once for a Surrey side against an England XI in 1808. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Bridges	1819–1820	Made two first-class appearances for Cambridge Town Club. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Jem Broadbridge	1814–1840	Professional who made 102 first-class appearances, primarily for Sussex, and one of the first bowlers to make their name through bowling roundarm deliveries. Brother of Robert and William Broadbridge.
Robert Broadbridge	1822–1824	Four first-class appearances, three for Sussex. Brother of Jem and William Broadbridge.
William Broadbridge	1817–1830	Played in 25 first-class matches, mainly for Sussex.
Brown	1797	One match for C Lennox's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Brown	1814	Played in one first-class match for G Osbaldeston's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
George Brown	1819–1838	Played in 52 first-class matches, mainly for Sussex.
B. A. Browne	1817	Played in one first-class match for the Bs. Other than a surname and initials, no biographical information is known.
T. Browning	1795	One first-class match for Kent. Brother of William Browning. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
William Browning	1791–1795	Played in one first-class match for the Gentlemen of Kent in 1791 and one for Kent in 1795. Brother of T Browning. Other than his name, no biographical information is known.
Hon. Robert Brudenell	1790–1793	Nine matches as an amateur between, five of which were for MCC.
Beau Brummell	1807	One first-class match for a Hampshire side.
C. Brunton	1820	One first-class appearance for Norfolk in 1820 in a side put out by Holt Cricket Club.
E. H. Budd	1808–1831	Made 72 first-class appearances for a variety of sides. Described as an "accomplished all-rounder".
William Bullen	1773–1797	Played 113 first-class matches, mainly for Kent and England XIs.
Anthony Buller	1797	One first-class appearance for C Lennox's XI.
Samuel Bullock	1825–1827	Three first-class appearances for Cambridge-based teams.
J. Burbage	1825	One first-class match for Cambridge Town Club. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
John Burgess	1794–1795	Made two first-class appearances, one for Kent and one for Sir Horatio Mann's XI. Other than his name, no biographical information is known.
Thomas Burgoyne	1797–1816	Made 17 first-class appearances for a variety of sides.
Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr	1787–1790	Seven first-class appearances.
Henry Burrows	1801–1815	Three first-class matches.
Henry Burslem	1810–1813	Two first-class matches.
James Burt	1825–1832	Amateur who made 13 first-class appearances.
Anthony Burton	1822	Two first-class appearances for Kent.
Butcher	1787–1793	Made 23 first-class appearances for a variety of sides, including eight for Surrey. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Butler	1789–1801	Made 13 first-class appearances, seven of which were for Middlesex. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Butterly	1787	One first-class match for TA Smith's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Archibald Button	1804	Born at West Thurrock in Essex in 1770, made one first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1804.
Zachariah Button	1793–1798	Played in two first-class matches.

C

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Benjamin Caesar	1824–1830	Played 11 first-class matches for Surrey teams. His sons, Julius and Frederick Caesar played first-class cricket.
Will Caldecourt	1821–1844	42 first-class matches, mainly for MCC and England XIs
Cantrell	1789–1792	Played in nine matches for Middlesex, seven of which are deemed first-class. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Hon. Edward Capel	1790	Three matches, two for MCC and one for an England XI.
William Capel	1808	One first-class match for Homerton.
Capron	1792	Played in three first-class matches for Brighton Cricket Club and in other matches for teams in the Brighton area between 1790 and 1792. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Carpenter	1789	One first-class match for Hampshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Carr	1789–1791	Four first-class matches, three for Hornchurch and one for Essex. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Carter	1793–1795	Four first-class matches played, two for Oldfield Cricket Club, one for Berkshire and one for Middlesex. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Edmund Carter	1809–1816	Played in 11 first-class matches.
G. N. Caswell	1818	Made one first-class appearance for William Ward's XI and played three non-first-class matches for MCC, all in 1818. Other than a surname and initials, no biographical information is known.
Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter	1817	Played in one first-class match for William Ward's XI.
Charles Challen	1814	One first-class match for G. Osbaldeston's XI
William Challen	1814	One first-class match for Lord F. Beauclerk's XI
Charles Chapman	1825–1831	Six first-class matches, all for Cambridge University. Captained Eton as a schoolboy
William Chapman	1803	Made one first-class appearance for a Nottingham and Leicestershire side and played for Nottingham Cricket Club in other matches between 1791 and 1817. Other than his name, no biographical information is known.
Richard Cheslyn	1825–1846	Made 10 first-class appearances.
Chitty	1800	Known to have played once for a Surrey team at Lord's against a team representing the rest of England in August 1800. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
J. Church	1789–1795	Made three first-class appearances, two for East Kent and one for MCC. Kent. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Clair	1797–1803	Two matches for Hampshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
George Claridge	1818–1829	Played in 10 first-class matches, eight of which were for Kent.
Thomas Clark	1787–1791	Made seven first-class appearances, six for Hornchurch and one for Essex.
Clarke	1790	A single appearance for Middlesex against MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Clarke	1818	One appearance for MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Clements	1787–1790	Made five first-class appearances, four for Honrchurch and one for Essex. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Robert Clifford	1777–1792	71 first-class matches, mainly for Kent sides.
Clifton	1817	One first-class appearance for Old Etonians. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Benjamin Clifton	1798	Eight first-class appearances, all in 1798. Five were for MCC.
Close	1817	One first-class appearance for EH Budd's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Charles Cochran	1819	One first-class match for Epsom Cricket Club.
Samuel Cockerill	1817–1819	Two first-class matches.
Christopher Codrington	1797	Played in five first-class matches. Changed his name to Christopher Bethell-Codrington in November 1797.
G. Cole	1811	One match for G Osbaldeston's XI. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
J. Cole	1784–1788	Two first-class matches, one for Hampshire in 1784 and one for an England XI in 1788. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
George Coles	1819–1820	Three first-class matches for Cambridge University.
Collins	1809–1810	Played three first-class matches. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
David Collins	1791–1810	Six first-class matches. Other than his name, no biographical information is known.
Thomas Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore	1792–1793	Recorded as Lord Milsington on scorecards. Made three first-class appearances.
William Cookesley	1822–1827	Four matches for Cambridge University.
G. Cooper	1797–1807	Six first-class appearances as well as playing in other matches for MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Silas Cooper	1805–1815	Two first-class appearances, one for an England XI in 1805 and the other for Sussex in 1815.
Courtnay	1825–1826	Two first-class appearances, one for Godalming in 1825 and the other for Sussex the following year. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
William Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon	1797	One first-class match for C Lennox's XI.
Thomas Coventry	1800–1801	Two games for England XIs.
Cowell	1817–1828	Played four matches, three for MCC sides. Served in the British Army as a Major, but other than this and his surname no biographical information is known.
J. Cox	1817	One match for MCC. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
John Crawte	1788–1803	A total of 57 first-class matches, most frequently for Kent, Surrey and England XIs.
Thomas Crimble	1823–1825	Two matches for Hampshire sides.
Cropley	1822	One match for the Cambridge Town Club. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Frederick Crowder	1817–1820	Three first-class matches.
Henry Crosoer	1786–1790	Eight first-class matches, mainly for Kent sides.
Charles Cumberland	1791–1804	26 first-class matches, mainly for MCC sides.
Frederick Cuthbert	1816–1817	Played in three first-class matches.

D

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Dalby	1820	Two matches for Cambridge Town Club. Other than a surname, no biographical details are known.
Dale	1789–1809	Nine first-class appearances, eight of which were for Middlesex. Other than a surname, no biographical details are known.
James Dale	1823–1827	Played nine matches for Sussex.
John Dampier	1786–1787	Three first-class matches for the White Conduit Club.
Benjamin Dark	1814–1826	Six first-class appearances. Brother of James Dark.
James Dark	1815–1843	Played in 17 matches before going on to own Lord's, which he developed as a ground. Brother of Benjamin Dark.
Davidson	1784–1787	Three first-class appearances, one for each of England, Hornchurch and Essex. Other than a surname, no biographical details are known.
J. Davies	1825–1832	Played 10 matches for Cambridge-based teams, occasionally as a wicket-keeper. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known.
S. Davis	1804–1809	Three appearances for teams associated with MCC. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known.
Davy	1787–1788	Played in four first-class matches, including two for Surrey, one for the Earl of Whinchilsea's XI and one for White Conduit Club. Other than a surname, no biographical details are known.
Davy	1804	Played one first-class match for a Hampshire side. Other than a surname, no biographical details are known.
Henry Dawson	1816–1819	Played in two first-class matches.
James de Visme	1825	One first-class match for the Gentlemen.
Dean	1787–1790	Played in four first-class matches, three for Kent sides and once for Middlesex. Other than a surname, no biographical details are known.
John Deedes	1822–1829	Made 12 first-class appearances. Brother of William Deedes senior.
William Deedes senior	1817–1826	Made 24 first-class appearances and went on to be President of MCC.
George Dehaney	1789–1793	A total of 16 first-class appearances, most frequently playing for MCC sides.
Robert Denn	1787–1793	10 first-class matches, mostly for Hornchurch and Essex sides.
David Denne	1823	Played twice in first-class matches for Kent.
Joseph Dennis	1803–1829	Made seven first-class appearances for Nottingham sides.
Charles Dilloway	1825	One first-class appearance for Sussex. Brother of John Dilloway.
John Dilloway	1825	One first-class appearance for Sussex. Brother of Charles Dilloway.
John Dolphin	1825–1834	Six first-class matches, four of which were for Cambridge University between 1825 and 1827.
Charles Douglas, 3rd Baron Douglas	1797–1798	Four first-class appearances for sides associated with MCC.
Downham	1795	One first-class appearance for R Leigh's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical details are known.
J. Drew	1795	Two first-class appearances in 1795 for Sir Horatio Mann's XI as well as three appearances in other matches for MCC in the same year. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known.
G. Drummond	1787–1795	Played in seven first-class matches for a variety of sides - never more than once for the same team. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known.
Charles Duff	1824–1830	Twelve appearances for Sussex sides.
Timothy Duke	1823–1828	Five first-class matches for Kent.
Francis Dunham	1815	One first-class match for an England XI.
George Dupuis	1787–1792	Played in four first-class matches.
John Durnford	1825	One first-class match for Cambridge Town Club.
Dyer	1814	One match for Lord F Beauclerk's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical details are known.
W. C. Dyer	1821–1825	Six first-class appearances for a variety of sides. Other than a surname and initials, no biographical details are known.
John Dyke	1822	One match for Kent. Brother of Percyvall and Thomas Dyke.
Percyvall Dyke	1822–1837	Played in 21 first-class matches, most frequently for Kent sides. Brother of John and Thomas Dyke.
R. Dyke	1819	Played in one first-class match for Epsom and in one other match for Old Etonians, both in 1819. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known.
Thomas Dyke	1824–1827	Played in two first-class matches, one for MCC and one for Kent. Brother of John and Percyvall Dyke.

E

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Gilbert East	1786–1794	Made 12 appearances in first-class matches.
J. Eavers	1800–1802	Made three first-class appearances, one each for J Gibbons' XI, F Beauclerk's XI and W Turner's XI. Other than surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Ellis	1815	Played in one match for Middlesex. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Richard Elmhirst	1822	One first-class match for Cambridge University.
Elyard	1802	One first-class match for Lord F Beauclerk's XI. Is known to have played non-first-class cricket between 1801 and 1807 for the Montpelier Cricket Club, Middlesex and Homerton, occasionally as a wicket-keeper. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
John Evans	1822–1823	Professional who played four times for Kent in first-class matches against MCC as well as for clubs in the Blackheath area of the county. In his final first-class match he made a score of 90 not out at Chislehurst. Other than a name no biographical details are known.
Henry Everett	1812–1839	Played in 10 first-class matches.

F

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Henry Faithful	1823	Two first-class appearances for Sussex.
George Fauquier	1819–1821	Four first-class appearances for Cambridge University.
George Fenner	1821	Played once for Cambridge Town Club. Brother of James Fenner and step-brother of Francis Fenner.
James Fenner	1821	Played once for Cambridge Town Club. Brother of George Fenner and step-brother of Francis Fenner.
William Fennex	1786–1816	Made 88 first-class appearances for a variety of teams, including playing 41 times for England XIs and 13 times for Middlesex.
Richard Fielder	1790–1801	Played in 20 first-class matches, most frequently for Kent and for England XIs.
George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea	1786–1804	Played in 128 first-class matches. A founder member of MCC and guarantor for Thomas Lord during the establishment of Lord's.
J. Finch	1792–1795	Played in 13 first-class matches, most commonly for Oldfield or Berkshire. Other than a surname, no other biographical information is known.
Henry Fitzroy	1788–1793	Made 41 first-class appearances, most frequently for MCC.
Thomas Flavel	1821–1828	22 first-class matches, most frequently for Godalming.
Flint	1789	One match for Hampshire. Other than a surname, no other biographical information is known.
Henry Floyd	1817	One first-class match for EH Budd's XI.
Forster	1825	Played twice for Hampshire. Other than a surname, no other biographical information is known.
Francis Foster	1789	One match for Hampshire.
Frances	1811	Played one first-class match for G Osbaldeston's XI. Other than a surname, no other biographical information is known.
Richard Francis	1773–1793	Played 47 first-class matches
Andrew Freemantle	1788–1810	Made 134 first-class appearances, most frequently for England XIs and Hampshire teams.
French	1790	One match for the Earl of Darnley's XI. Other than a surname, no other biographical information is known.
Robert Frost	1820	One match against MCC for Norfolk, part of a side put out by the Holt club.

G

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
William Hall Gage	1802	Grandson of Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet, a major patron of cricket in the early 18th century. One match for Lord F Beauclerk's XI.
Gates	1794–1807	Played in eight first-class matches, mainly for Oldfield Cricket Club. Seven of his matches took place between 1794 and 1795, with a single match for MCC following in 1807. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
John Gibbons	1797–1801	Twelve first-class appearances for teams associated with MCC.
Gibbs	1787	A single first-class appearance for Middlesex. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Gibbs	1807	His only match was for Surrey. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
S. Gill	1792–1795	Played in 11 first-class matches for Oldfield Cricket Club and Berkshire. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Gillan	1809	One match for an England XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Goddard	1803–1808	Played in six first-class matches, five for Hampshire and one for Middlesex and is known to have played in two other matches for Rochester Cricket Club against MCC in 1800. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
John Goldham	1791–1812	Played 26 first-class matches, generally for teams associated with Middlesex or MCC.
John Goldsmith	1792	One match for Surrey.
Goodhew	1791–1795	Played in three first-class matches for Kent. Is known to have played one other match for a London side in 1797 and six matches in 1800, two for Rochester against MCC and four for Kent sides against England XIs in matches where Kent fielded up to 23 players. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly	1818–1843	Played 33 first-class matches, most frequently for MCC sides. Styled as Lord Strathavon between 1794 and 1836 and the Earl of Aboyne from 1836 to 1853. Son of George Gordon.
George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly	1787–1792	Played in three first-class matches. Father of Charles Gordon.
Gore	1814	Played one match for G Osbaldeston's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
John Gouldstone	1789–1793	Twelve first-class matches for Hornchurch, Essex sides and for one organised by Richard Leigh. Gouldstone, whose name has also been written as Goldstone or, possibly, Goldswain, was christened at Ingatestone in 1764 but no other biographical details are known.
Goules	1817	Played one match for EH Budd's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Bellingham Graham	1815	One match for Middlesex.
N. Graham	1787–1801	Played in 53 first-class matches, most frequently for Middlesex and sides associated with MCC. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Grange	1790–1792	Played in eight first-class matches, seven for Middlesex sides and once for a Gentlemen of England XI against Old Etonians. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Greathead	1808	A single first-class match for an England XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
William Greenway	1819–1820	Played in three first-class matches for Cambridge University.
John Greenwood	1820–1821	Played in two matches for Cambridge University.
William Greenwood	1818–1828	Played twice, once for Hampshire against MCC in 1818 and once for Hampshire against an England XI in 1828.
Gregory	1791–1792	Five appearances in first-class matches for Brighton Cricket Club. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Grenway	1819	A single match for Hampshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Algernon Greville	1815–1823	Played in seven first-class matches for six sides. Was MCC President 1828/29. Brother of Charles Greville.
Charles Greville	1819–1827	Played five times, three times for MCC and twice for the Gentlemen. Brother of Algernon Greville.
Grinham	1798	Played in two matches for Hampshire. Other than a surname (which has two possible spellings), no biographical information is known.
James Grinham	1822–1835	Played in 13 first-class matches, nine of which were for Godalming.
Grinstead	1789	One match for a Kent XI at Bourne Paddock. Also known as Greenstreet by Haygarth, no other biographical information is known.
Groombridge	1793	Two first-class matches, one for Hornchurch and one for an Essex XI. Is known to have played one other match for a London side in 1789. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Grover	1809	A single first-class match for a Surrey XI as well as three known other matches. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
John Grover	1790	One match for MCC.
John Gunnell	1810	A single first-class match for Surrey.
W. Gunnell	1797	One first-class match for an England XI and a club match for Mitcham in 1813. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Philip Gurdon	1820–1822	Two first-class matches, one for Norfolk in 1820 and one for Cambridge University in 1822. Brother of William Gurdon.
William Gurdon	1825	A single first-class appearance for Cambridge University. Brother of Philip Gurdon.
John Guthrie	1819–1820	Two first-class appearances for Cambridge University.

H

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Edward Hale	1789–1797	Played in three first-class matches for Hampshire.
Hall	1797	Played in one first-class match for C Lennox's XI and is known to have played one other match for a London side in 1789. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
James Hall	1821–1838	A total of 12 matches for Cambridge-based sides.
John Hammond	1790–1816	Played in 123 first-class matches, most frequently for England XIs, including the first two Gentlemen v Players fixtures.
Harry Hampton	1800–1811	Six first-class appearances, including three for England XIs. Brother of J Hampton.
J. Hampton	1793–1816	Played 45 first-class matches, including 18 for Surrey. Brother of Harry Hampton but, other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
R. Hampton	1802	One first-class match for W Barton's XI in 1802. Is also known to have played in a 22-a-side match for Surrey. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Henry Hannington	1819–1821	Two first-class matches for Cambridge University.
William Harbord, 2nd Baron Suffield	1791	Three first-class matches.
James Harding	1792–1810	Played in 36 first-class matches, most frequently for Surrey sides. Brother of John Harding.
John Harding	1809	One first-class match for Surrey. Brother of James Harding. Other than his name, no other biographical information is known.
David Harris	1782–1798	A total of 78 first-class appearances, most frequently for Hampshire and England sides.
Hart	1792	Known to have played in one match for Brighton. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Harvey	1792–1793	Played in four first-class matches, two for each of Hornchurch and Essex. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
F. Hatton	1815	A single match for MCC. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Hawkins	1786–1787	Four first-class appearances, including two for Hampshire, one for White Conduit Club and one for the Earl of Winchilsea's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Hawkins	1817	One match for W Ward's XI. Possibly a captain in the British Army but, other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
John Heathcote	1820	Two first-class matches for Cambridge University.
Edward Heneage	1796	Played in one first-class match for a Surrey side.
Hennell	1817	One first-class match for an England XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon	1822	Played in one match for an MCC side.
Hesketh	1816	Played in one first-class match for a Gentlemen of England side and is known to have played other matches for Old Etonians and W Ward's XI in 1817. Served as a Major in the British Army but, other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Philip Hewett	1820	Played in one match for Cambridge University.
Higgs	1789–1790	Played in three first-class matches, two for Hornchurch and one for an Essex team. Other than a surname, which is also recorded as Hicks, no biographical information is known.
Hill	1825	Played once for Sussex. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Hines	1822	One appearance for a Kent side. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
George Hoare	1807–1812	Five appearances, mostly for teams associated in some way with MCC.
Henry Hoare	1823–1824	Three first-class matches for MCC sides.
Hockley	1799–1805	Six first-class matches for a variety of sides, including both Surrey and Hampshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Hodgson	1817	Played in two first-class matches, one for Hampshire and one for EH Budd's XI. Served as a captain in the British Army but, other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Holden	1818	One match for W Ward's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
C. Holland	1808	Played on one first-class match for Homerton in 1808 and in 13 other matches for the same team from 1799 to 1807. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Henry Holland	1807–1825	Six first-class matches, four for Hampshire and two for Godalming.
George Hollest	1821	One match for Cambridge University.
Charles Holloway	1816–1822	Thirteen first-class matches, ten of which were for Hampshire.
Honer	1822	Two matches for Godalming. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Hooker	1795	Three first-class matches, one for each of Kent, R Leigh's XI and the Earl of Darnley's XI. Played other matches between 1799 and 1807 for Rochester and for Kent teams, including six matches against England when Kent fielded up to 23 players in each match. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
William Hooker	1823–1833	Played in 26 first-class matches, most commonly for Sussex.
William Hopkins	1825–1828	Four first-class matches, three for Cambridge University and one for an England XI.
Hopkinson	1817	Two first-class matches, one for MCC and one for EH Budd's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
J Hopper	1822–1827	Three matches for Kent. There are doubts regarding the identity of this player.
Horsey	1788–1789	Played in two matches for Hampshire sides. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Richard Hosmer	1780–1791	Made 18 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent sides.
H. C. Howard	1815–1816	Two matches for Middlesex sides. Other than a surname and initials, no biographical information is known.
R. Howard	1804	Played in one first-class match for Surrey in 1804 and four other matches for the same team between 1802 and 1803. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Thomas Howard	1803–1829	Made 88 first-class appearances, mainly for England XIs and Hampshire sides.
Hudson	1792	Played in two matches for Brighton, one of which is considered first-class. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Hull	1821	Played in two first-class matches for Godalming. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
George Hume	1821–1822	Two matches for Cambridge University.
Hunt	1788–1789	Played in four first-class matches, two for MCC and one each for Hampshire and an England XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Edward Hussey	1773–1797	18 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent and MCC sides.
Hyde	1791	One first-class for Brighton. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.

I

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Thomas Ingram	1787–1797	Played in 21 first-class matches for a variety of sides, most commonly those associated with Hornchurch, Essex and Surrey.

J

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
David James	1816–1817	Two first-class matches for Old Etonians.
J. James	1814–1818	Played in three first-class matches. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
W. Jeans	1817	One first-class match for Old Wykehamists. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
William Jefferies	1803	Made one first-class appearance for a Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire side. Also played for Nottingham in non-first-class matches.
Herbert Jenner	1825–1838	Played in 36 first-class matches, mainly for Kent sides and the Gentlemen. President of MCC in 1833/34
John Jenner	1807–1826	Six first-class matches, five of which were for Middlesex.
T. Johnson	1825–1834	Played in 17 first-class matches for Cambridge sides. Other than his surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
William Jolliffe, 1st Baron Hylton	1825	Played in one first-class match for a Hampshire side.
Jones	1787	One match for Essex. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Jones	1824	Played one match for Godalming. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
E. Jones	1793	A single match for the Earl of Winchilsea's XI. Jones was the vicar of Greetham in Rutland.
Sir Thomas Jones	1814–1819	Played in six first-class matches for five different sides, twice for an England XI.
James Jordan	1822–1824	Played in nine first-class matches, four for Kent, three for the Players and two for England.
Henry Jupp	1824–1827	Two first-class appearances, one for Godalming in 1824 and one for an England XI in 1827.
Thomas Jutten	1791–1792	Played in five first-class matches for Brighton.

K

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
John Lister Kaye	1787–1798	Made eight first-class appearances, five of which were for MCC.
William Keen	1821–1831	Played in 28 first-class matches, including 12 for Godalming and seven for Surrey.
Kennett	1789	Played a single match for East Kent.
Daniel King	1814	Played once for G Osbaldeston's XI.
Henry Robert Kingscote	1825–1844	Made 33 first-class appearances. President of MCC 1827/28.
Douglas Kinnaird	1808–1822	Played 19 first-class matches.
Knight	1802	Played one first-class match for Lord F Beauclerk's XI. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
Edward Knight	1822–1828	Made 13 first-class appearances. Brother of George T Knight. Nephew of Jane Austen.
George T. Knight	1820–1837	Played 23 first-class matches. Brother of Edward Knight. Nephew of Jane Austen. An early advocate of roundarm bowling.
Knowles	1797	A sole first-class match for the Earl of Winchilsea's XI as well as non-first-class matches for Hertfordshire, and Thursday Club sides. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.

L

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Felix Ladbroke	1804–1822	22 first-class appearances for a variety of sides.
James Ladbroke	1800–1826	Played in 19 first-class matches, 11 of which were for Godalming.
John Lambert	1794–1810	Nine first-class appearances, mainly for sides connected to MCC.
William Lambert	1801–1817	A total of 64 first-class matches played, most frequently for Surrey or England sides.
Charles Lanaway	1825–1838	Made 36 first-class appearances, 34 of which were for Sussex.
Henry Thomas Lane	1818–1827	Nine first-class matches. President of MCC 1824/25
Richard Lane	1820–1824	Played 12 times, mainly for MCC.
William Lascelles	1818	Made one appearance for EH Budd's XI.
James Lawrell	1803–1810	Played 21 first-class matches, most frequently for Surrey.
James Lawrence	1820	Played twice for Cambridge Town Club.
Richard Lawrence	1787–1795	Played in 12 first-class matches, mostly for Oldfield or Berkshire.
Lea	1807	Made his only first-class appearance for MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
John Leaney	1825–1826	Played twice for Kent.
William Leaney	1815	One appearance for Kent.
Lear	1808	Played his only known match for an England side. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Lee	1814	One known match, played for Lord F Beauclerk's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Leeson	1803	Made his only known appearance in any cricket match for a Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire combined side against Hampshire at Lord's. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Stephen Lefeaver	1825	Two appearances for Kent.
J Leggatte	1789	A single known first-class match, for the Gentlemen of England against Middlesex. Is known to have played one other match for MCC against West Sussex in 1790. Other than a surname, which has two possible spellings, no biographical information is known.
Richard Leigh	1806–1809	Five first-class matches.
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond	1786–1802	A founder member of MCC, Lennox played in 46 first-class matches, most frequently for MCC, England sides and his own side. He was a guarantor for Thomas Lord when he established the first Lord's ground in 1787.
George Leycester	1790–1808	Played in 50 first-class matches, most frequently for MCC and Surrey.
Thomas Liffen	1791–1792	Played in five first-class matches for Brighton. Other than his name, no biographical details are known.
James Light	1825	Played in one match for Sussex. Light was born at Midhurst in 1803 and died at Chichester in 1882.
Henry Lillywhite	1816–1825	Played seven first-class matches for Hampshire sides.
James Lillywhite	1821	One first-class match for Hampshire.
William Lillywhite	1825–1853	Played in 237 first-class matches, mainly for Sussex, MCC and England XI. One of the first major rounder bowlers.
John Littler	1791–1793	Played in eight first-class matches, primarily for Essex and Hornchurch.
Henry J. Lloyd	1815–1830	Made 34 first-class appearances, mainly for sides related to MCC. President of MCC 1822/23.
Thomas Lloyd	1792	Played in a single match for Berkshire. Other than his name, no biographical information is known.
Thomas Lord	1787–1816	Played in 59 first-class matches, but is more notable for establishing Lord's as a cricket ground in 1787.
Thomas Lord junior	1815–1816	Five first-class appearances. Son of Thomas Lord.
George Louch	1773–1797	Played in 122 first-class matches for a wide variety of sides, with 39 matches played for MCC.
Henry Lowther	1819–1843	47 first-class matches, primarily for MCC sides.
Luck	1793	Played in three first-class matches for Kent and is known to have played in one match in 1800 for Woolwich Cricket Club. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Stephen Lushington	1799	Played in three first-class matches.

M

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
J. Maddox	1791	A single first-class match for MCC. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Peregrine Maitland	1798–1808	Made 24 first-class appearances.
Noah Mann	1777–1789	Made 56 first-class appearances, 39 of which were for Hampshire. Father of Noah Mann junior.
Noah Mann junior	1807–1818	Nine matches, generally for MCC sides. Son of Noah Mann.
March	1807	One known match for MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Marclew	1795	Played one match for Sir Horatio Mann's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
George Marten	1821	A single first-class appearance for Cambridge University.
Martin	1816	Two first-class matches, one for Hampshire and one for an England XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Sir Henry Martin, 2nd Baronet	1797–1813	Played in seven first-class matches. In cricketing sources his surname is frequently spelled Marten.
J. Martin	1787–1793	Made 10 first-class appearances, mostly for Hornchurch and Essex. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Richard Martin	1815	One first-class match for Sussex.
W. Martin	1819–1826	Played in seven first-class matches and three other matches for the Cambridge Town Club. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Stephen Masters	1815	One known match for Kent.
William Mathews	1821–1830	Made 31 first-class appearances, most frequently for Godalming and England sides.
Matthews	1789	One first-class appearance for Middlesex. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
May	1797–1798	Played in four matches for Hampshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
S. Maynard	1823–1828	Five first-class appearances, four of them for Hampshire. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
George Meads	1825–1836	Played 14 times for Sussex.
Medlicott	1819–1822	Played in two first-class matches and one other match for the Cambridge Town Club. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Francis Mellersh	1814–1830	Played in 11 first-class matches, nine of which were for Sussex.
Thomas Mellish	1793–1815	40 first-class matches.
J. Merchant	1791–1792	Played five times for Brighton. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen	1816	A single first-class match for MCC.
Miles	1793	Played a single first-class match for an Essex side in 1793. Is known to have played other matches for Hornchurch in 1791. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
John Miller	1791	Played one match for Old Etonians.
George Mills	1825–1831	A total of eight first-class matches, mainly for Kent. Brother of Richard Mills.
John Mills	1816–1820	Nine first-class matches.
Richard Mills	1825–1843	A total of 47 first-class matches, primarily for Kent sides. Brother of George Mills.
H. Mitchell	1816–1819	Four first-class matches, three of them for Hampshire. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Mitchell	1803–1809	Two first-class matches, one for Surrey in 1803 and one for an England XI in 1809. Is known to have played in two other matches for Surrey between 1802 and 1803. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Charles Mitford	1815–1817	Played in three first-class matches.
Monk	1792–1795	Made ten first-class appearances, seven for Oldfield and three for Berkshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
George Monson	1786–1792	A total of 10 first-class appearances.
Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch	1797	Played in three first-class matches.
Edward Morant	1793–1795	Played in three first-class matches, two of them for Oldfield.
Morgan	1802	Played a single first-class match for C Lennox's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Morgan	1803	A single known cricket match for Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. Served as a Major in the British Army but, other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Henry Morley	1815–1838	Played in 30 first-class matches.
Mott	1820	Played twice for the Cambridge Town Club. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
John Moultrie	1820	A single first-class match for Cambridge University.
Munday	1792–1797	Played two first-class matches for Hampshire and one other match in 1796. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Robert Murcutt	1819–1820	Played in two first-class matches for the Cambridge Town Club.
Murray	1787–1789	Played three first-class matches, two for Hornchurch and one for an Essex side. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.

N

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
J. Neale	1788–1792	Played in three first-class and one other match for Hampshire. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Molyneux Nepean	1808	Played in one first-class match for MCC.
J. Nesbit	1812	Played a single match for Lord F Beauclerks' XI. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Nethercliffe	1817	Played in a single match for a Hampshire side. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Christopher Nevill	1820–1822	Played three times for Cambridge University.
Richard Newman	1773–1793	Made 19 first-class appearances, mainly for Kent, Essex-based sides and MCC.
Francis Nicholas	1821–1830	Played in 23 first-class matches, mainly for MCC sides.
Nicholson	1788	Played in one match for Kent. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Thomas V. R. Nicoll	1790–1794	12 matches, mainly for MCC sides.
Thomas Nicoll	1817–1835	Made 28 first-class appearances, mostly for MCC sides.
Thomas Nordish	1815–1823	Played twice for Kent.
John Nyren	1787–1817	Played in 16 first-class matches, but is more notable as an author.

O

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Henry Oakes	1819	A single appearance for Cambridge University.
Oliver	1787	Played once for Middlesex in first-class matches and is known to have played in a 22-a-side match in 1803. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Oliver	1824–1828	Played in four first-class matches, three for Godalming and one for Surrey. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Denzil Onslow	1796–1807	Seven first-class appearances for six separate teams. Father of Denzil Onslow junior.
Denzil Onslow junior	1821–1825	Made two first-class appearances for Cambridge University. Son of Denzil Onslow.
Thomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow	1801–1808	Three first-class appearances, two for MCC and one for Surrey.
George Osbaldeston	1808–1830	Described as "one of the leading figures in the game in the early 19th century", Osbaldeston played in 33 first-class matches, primarily for MCC, and was a "renowned" single-wicket player.
John Otway	1824–1825	Played twice for the Gentlemen. Brother of William Otway.
William Otway	1824–1825	Played twice for the Gentlemen. Brother of James Otway.
Owen	1819	Played one first-class match for the Cambridge Town Club in 1819 and is known to have played one other match for the club in non-first-class cricket in 1821. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Charles Oxenden	1820–1822	Four first-class appearances for Cambridge University.
Graham Oxenden	1822	One first-class match for Cambridge University.
W. Oxley	1790–1793	Played in eight first-class matches, mostly for Hornchurch and Essex sides. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.

P

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Packer	1790	One match for Middlesex. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Henry Page	1819–1826	Seven first-class matches for Cambridge Town Club.
John Page	1819–1822	Five first-class matches for Cambridge Town Club.
Martin Page	1820–1834	Played in 13 first-class matches for Cambridge-based sides.
Henry Palliser	1822	A single appearance for an MCC side.
J. Palmer	1813	A single appearance for E Bligh's XI. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
W. Palmer	1789	Seven first-class matches, mainly for Kent-based sides. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Park	1795	One first-class match for MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Parker	1803–1806	Played in three first-class matches for Hampshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
George Parry	1818–1829	Played in 16 first-class matches.
Parsons	1825	Played in one match for Godalming. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Payne	1815	A solitary match for MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
T. Payne	1795	One first-class appearance for Surrey and four appearances in other matches for the side between 1802 and 1803. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
J. Pemberton	1816	One match for MCC. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Penniells	1809	One match for Surrey. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
J. Peppercorn	1802–1804	Two first-class matches. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Petley	1802	One match for W Barton's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
William Peto	1822–1826	Nine matches, eight of them for Godalming.
Charles Pierpoint	1825–1827	Played four matches for Sussex.
Pike	1810	A sole first-class match for Colonel Bing's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Fuller Pilch	1820–1854	One of the leading batsmen of his time, Pilch, who was originally from Norfolk, was recruited to play for Kent sides before the foundation of Kent County Cricket Club. Played in a total of 229 first-class matches for a number of sides, most frequently for Kent. Brother of Nathaniel and William Pilch.
Nathaniel Pilch	1820–1836	Played in all of Norfolk's six first-class matches alongside his brothers Fuller and William Pilch, his only first-class matches.
William Pilch	1820–1836	Played in all of Norfolk's six first-class matches alongside his brothers Fuller and Nathaniel. Made a total of eight first-class appearances.
John Pilcher	1787–1796	Played in 31 first-class matches, most frequently for Kent sides.
Alexander Pitcairn	1791–1792	Nine first-class appearances.
William Pitt	1822	Made two first-class appearances for MCC sides after captaining Eton College as a schoolboy.
John Pointer	1803–1810	Made 15 first-class appearances, mainly for Hampshire and England XIs.
John Pontifex	1807–1810	Played 12 matches. His nephew, also John Pontifex, played once for Godalming.
John Pontifex	1825	Played a single first-class match for Godalming. His uncle, also John Pontifex, played cricket.
J. Poulet	1811–1818	Made 15 first-class and seven other appearances, most frequently for teams associated with MCC. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
James Powell	1818–1822	Played in eight first-class matches.
Littleton Powys	1801	Played once for Surrey.
Bulkley Praed	1822	Made one appearance for an MCC side.
T. Price	1816–1825	Six first-class appearances, four of which were for Hampshire. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Priest	1792	One match for Brighton. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Stephen Pryor	1820	One appearance for the Cambridge Town Club.
Richard Purchase	1773–1803	Made 113 first-class appearances.

Q

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
William Quarles	1820–1830	Played two first-class matches, one for Norfolk in 1820 and one for Suffolk in 1830.
Robert Quarme	1792–1793	Four first-class matches, three for Berkshire and one for Oldfield.
Quiddington	1807	A single first-class match for Surrey. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.

R

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Robert Radcliffe	1819	One appearance for Cambridge University.
Thomas Ray	1792–1811	Made 72 first-class appearances, mainly for England and Middlesex sides.
Thomas Razell	1809–1816	A total of three first-class appearances, including one for Kent and one for Epsom.
Charles Reed	1800–1810	Played in six first-class matches.
Humphrey Repton	1812–1817	Made eight first-class appearances, mainly for sides associated with MCC.
Michael Remington	1781–1791	Made seven first-class appearances. Brother of Benjamin and Thomas Remington.
Frederic Reynolds	1795–1796	Played in two first-class matches. More notable as a playwright.
J Rice	1795–1797	Played in four first-class matches and 18 other matches, most frequently in other matches for the Thursday Club. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
James Rice	1811–1813	Three first-class appearances. Other than his name, no biographical information is known.
Richardson	1805–1807	Played in two first-class matches, once for Hampshire and once for Middlesex, as well as a 22-a-side match for Middlesex in 1803. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
J. Ricketts	1816–1817	Played in two matches. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
C. Ridet	1796	Played in a single match for Surrey. Other than a surname, which has two possible spellings, and initial, no biographical information is known.
George Ring	1796	Two first-class appearances for England XIs. Brother of Joey Ring.
Joey Ring	1782–1796	89 first-class matches, most frequently for Kent and England XIs. Brother of George Ring.
Roberts	1824–1825	Played in five first-class matches. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
William Roberts	1816–1817	Two matches for Old Etonians.
Robinson	1816	A solitary first-class appearance for Middlesex. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Robert Robinson	1792–1819	Played 111 matches, most frequently appearing for Surrey or England XIs.
Charles Rocke	1822–1828	Played in six first-class matches.
Roffey	1802	One first-class match for W Barton's XI. Is known to have played in club matches for Woolwich and the Montpelier Club. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Samuel Rohde	1812	A single first-class match for G Osbaldeston's XI.
J. Roker	1825–1830	Played in five first-class matches, four for Surrey and one for Godlaming. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Edward Romilly	1825–1831	Played nine first-class matches.
C. Roots	1825	A single match for Sussex. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Rubegall	1794	One first-class match for Middlesex. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
C. Russell	1795	A single match for an England XI. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
J. Russell	1787–1793	Six first-class matches, mainly for Hornchurch. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.

S

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Sadler	1793	A single match for R Leigh's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Sale	1791–1793	Four first-class matches, two for Old Etonians and two for Berkshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Sanderson	1797	One match for the Earl of Winchilsea's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
James Saunders	1822–1831	Played 54 first-class matches, most often for England XIs, Godalming and the Players.
Andrew Schabner	1811–1824	Played 15 times in first-class matches, mainly for sides associated somehow with MCC.
Scott	1793–1797	Played in three matches for MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
J. Scott	1819–1831	Made eight appearances for Cambridge-based sides. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Thomas Scott	1789–1798	Played 29 matches.
Richard Searle	1823–1825	Played in three matches for Sussex.
William Searle	1821–1833	Made 48 first-class appearances.
Thomas Selby	1790	One first-class match for West Kent.
William Sewell	1822–1827	Eight first-class appearances, four for Middlesex and four for the Gentlemen.
Edward Seymour	1819	A single match for Cambridge University. A notable physician and writer.
Thomas Shackle	1789–1809	29 first-class matches, most frequently for Middlesex.
D. Sharpe	1792	One first-class match for Brighton. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet	1792–1795	Eight first-class appearances.
George Shepheard	1796	A single match for Surrey.
James Sherman	1810–1821	Played in 10 first-class matches.
John Sherman	1809–1852	Played 27 first-class matches.
Short	1801	One match for T Mellish's XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Simmonds	1790–1791	Three first-class matches for Hornchurch. Other than a surname, which has two possible spellings, no biographical information is known.
C. Slater	1787	Three first-class matches, two for Middlesex and one for a White Conduit Club side, as well as one other match for Berkshire in 1785. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
John Slater	1825–1829	Played seven times, mainly for Sussex. Brother of William Slater.
William Slater	1814–1829	Played in 30 first-class matches, most frequently for Sussex.
John Slingsby	1815	Two first-class matches, one for Epsom and one for Lord Frederick Beauclerk's XI. Slingsby was born at Windsor in 1788 and educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1807. He was ordained as a deacon in 1821 and died at Cheltenham in 1826.
Small	1788	One match for a Kent side against England. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Eli Small	1796	One match for the Earl of Winchilsea's XI.
Jack Small	1784–1810	Played 144 matches, mainly for England and Hampshire sides. Son of John Small.
John Small	1772–1798	Played 111 matches. Father of Jack Small.
Smith	1803	A single match for a combined Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire is all that is known.
Smith	1822	Two matches for Godalming. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Smith	1822	One match for the Players. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Smith	1825–1826	Two matches for Cambridge University. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Gustavus T. Smith	1815–1823	Five matches, three for MCC sides.
James Smith	1792–1800	Seven first-class matches.
Percy Smith	1825–1826	Played twice for Cambridge University.
T. Smith	1817	One match for Old Wykehamists. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Soane	1795	Two first-class matches, one for C Lennox's XI and one for an England XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Stephen Southon	1825–1826	Played four times for Kent.
G. Sparks	1806–1810	Played in six first-class matches. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
John Sparks	1803–1829	Played in 50 first-class matches, most frequently for Surrey and England XIs.
Spencer	1793	A single first-class match for Hornchurch. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough	1817	One match for an England XI. Recorded as the Marquis of Blandford on scorecards.
St John	1825	A solitary first-class match for Godalming. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Daniel Stacey	1817–1820	Stacey, who was born at Oxford in 1785 and educated at Winchester College, played in three first-class matches between 1817 and 1820, including for the Gentlemen against the Players in 1819. He died at Hornchurch in Essex in 1863.
Stanford	1807	A single match for MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Richard Stanford	1780–1787	Played in eight first-class matches for Kent sides.
Stanhope	1787–1798	Six matches, four for Middlesex and two for MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Thomas Stearn	1825–1840	Played 22 first-class matches for Cambridge sides.
John Stevens	1789–1793	Played in 11 first-class matches for Essex and Hornchurch sides.
Lumpy Stevens	1772–1789	Played in a total of 83 first-class matches.
Robert Stevens	1797–1799	Three first-class appearances.
Thomas Stevenson	1822	One match for Cambridge University.
Henry Stewart	1788–1806	Played three first-class matches for Hampshire. Brother of John Stewart.
John Stewart	1792–1797	Played twice for Hampshire. Brother of Henry Stewart.
R. Stewart	1791–1792	Played two first-class matches, once for the Gentlemen of England and once for MCC. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Robert Stone	1773–1790	Played in 10 first-class matches.
S. Stonehewer	1813	Played once for E Bligh's XI. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
V. Strange	1816	Made one first-class appearance for MCC. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
E. Streeter	1791–1792	Played twice for Brighton in first-class matches and twice in other matches for the same side. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
William Streets	1803	One first-class appearance for a Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire side.
Richard Stringer	1803	One first-class appearance for a Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire side.
Strudwick	1805–1806	Played three first-class matches, two for Surrey and one for an England XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
William Sturt	1815–1817	Three matches for Sussex.
Tom Sueter	1772–1790	Played 67 first-class matches, 54 of them for Hampshire.
Frederick Sullivan	1821	A single match for MCC.
George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland	1816	Made a single first-class appearance for EH Budd's XI. Recorded as Lord Sutherland on scorecards.
J. Swan	1825–1826	Played twice for the Cambridge Town Club. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Sylvester	1792–1802	Made 15 first-class appearances, mainly for Middlesex and sides linked to MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.

T

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
George Talbot	1787–1791	Played in 20 first-class matches.
Talmash	1790	One first-class match for Middlesex. Other than a surname, which is recorded at Talmege by CricketArchive and CricInfo, no biographical information is known.
John Tanner	1797–1826	Played 45 first-class matches.
Taylor	1817	One match for Old Etonians. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Thomas Taylor	1775–1798	Played in 102 first-class matches, most frequently for Hampshire.
Thompson	1792–1794	Nine first-class matches, six for Oldfield and three for Berkshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
James Thumwood	1816–1826	Played 23 first-class catches, 12 of them for Hampshire.
John Thumwood	1816–1821	Played in eight first-class matches, five of them for Hampshire.
Edward Thwaites	1825–1837	Made 25 first-class appearances, most frequently for Sussex.
Timber	1792–1795	Made 10 first-class appearances, eight for Oldfield and two for Berkshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Todd	1804	One match for MCC. Served as a captain in the British Army but, other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
C. Towell	1791	Played in one first-class and three other matches for MCC. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Charles Town	1815–1823	Made three first-class appearances for Kent.
James Townsend	1821–1831	Made nine first-class appearances.
Thomas Tucker	1822	A single appearance in first-class matches for Cambridge University.
Henry Tufton, 11th Earl of Thanet	1793–1801	Played in 62 first-class matches. Brother of John and Sackville Tufton
John Tufton	1793–1798	Made 48 first-class appearances. Brother of Henry and Sackville Tufton.
Sackville Tufton, 9th Earl of Thanet	1791–1794	Played in five first-class matches. Brother of Henry and John Tufton.
Turnbull	1796	Two first-class matches for Surrey. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Robert Turner	1789–1797	21 first-class cricket, most frequently for Middlesex.
W. Turner	1789–1809	Played in 15 first-class matches. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Thomas Twistleton	1794–1796	Appeared in four first-class matches for four separate teams.
Tyson	1790–1793	Four first-class appearances, three for MCC and one for Old Etonians. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.

U

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
John Unstead	1825	One first-class match for Kent.
Arthur Upton	1795–1808	Made 36 appearances in first-class matches, most commonly for England XIs and MCC teams.
May Upton	1824	Played in one match for Sussex.

V

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
John Vallance	1791–1792	Five first-class matches for Brighton. Brother of Philip Vallance.
Philip Vallance	1791–1792	Six first-class appearances for Brighton. Brother of John Vallance.
Vane	1802	A single first-class match for Lord F Beauclerk's XI and two known club matches for the Monpelier Club. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Venner	1790	Made a single first-class appearance for East Kent. Recorded as Kennett by CricketAchive, other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Viger	1808–1814	Played a total of four first-class matches, three for Surrey and one for MCC. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Godfrey Vigne	1819–1845	Played in 11 first-class matches, primarily for MCC sides. Son of Thomas Vigne.
Thomas Vigne	1804–1832	Played in 60 first-class matches, mainly for sides connected to MCC. Father of Godfrey Vigne.
Vincent	1789	Three first-class matches, one for Surrey, one for an England XI and one for the Gentlemen of England, all in 1789. Is known to have played four other matches for Surrey sides between 1789 and 1802. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
C. Vivian	1816	A single appearance for an MCC side. Other than a surname and an initial, no biographical information is known.

W

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Walker	1790	One first-class match for East Kent. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Walker	1822	Played once for Kent. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Harry Walker	1786–1802	101 first-class appearances, most frequently for Surrey. Brother of John and Tom Walker.
John Walker	1789–1806	Played in 52 first-class matches, most frequently for Surrey. Brother of Harry and Tom Walker.
Tom Walker	1786–1810	Made 177 first-class appearances, most frequently for Surrey. Brother of Harry and John Walker.
Waller	1800–1803	Played twice for Surrey. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
John Wallington	1817–1828	Played in four matches for four different teams.
Robert Walpole	1793–1808	Played in three matches for three different teams.
W. Wansell	1802	One match for W Barton's XI. Other than a surname initial, no biographical information is known.
F. Ward	1817	Played twice in first-class matches, once for Hampshire and once for EH Budd's XI. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
John Ward	1800–1806	Played 14 matches, 11 times for England XIs.
William Ward	1810–1845	Played in 130 first-class matches, scoring 278 for MCC against Norfolk in 1820, a score which remained a record in first-class cricket until WG Grace surpassed it in 1876.
Charles Warren	1795–1826	Played in 23 first-class matches.
Richard Warsop	1803–1826	Played in two first-class matches, once for a Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire side in 1803 and once for Nottingham in 1826. Brother of Thomas Warsop.
Thomas Warsop	1803	One first-class match for Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. Brother of Richard Warsop.
T. Webb	1790–1808	Played six first-class matches, all for Middlesex. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Richard Welch	1791–1793	Played in seven first-class matches.
G. Wells	1814–1821	Played in 15 first-class matches, most frequently for sides based in Surrey and for England XIs. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
James Wells	1783–1800	Played in 21 first-class matches, including 10 for Surrey and 7 for Hampshire. Brother of John Wells.
John Wells	1787–1815	Made 149 first-class appearances, including 55 for Surrey. Brother of James Wells.
W. Wells	1791–1816	Played in nine first-class matches. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
George Wenman	1825–1834	Nine first-class appearances, five of them for Kent. Brother of John Wenman and cousin of Ned Wenman.
John Wenman	1825–1838	Nine first-class appearances, five of them for Kent. Brother of George Wenman and cousin of Ned Wenman.
Ned Wenman	1825–1854	A leading wicket=keeper and all-rounder who played in 146 first-class matches, 61 of them for Kent. Cousin of George and John Wenman.
West	1794	Played twice for Oldfield. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
J. Weston	1787	Made a single first-class appearance for Middlesex.
Wheeler	1794–1795	Played three times for Middlesex sides. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
White	1789–1797	Played in three first-class matches, two for Hampshire and one for Kent. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Jacob White	1791	A single first-class match for Middlesex.
Joseph White	1806	A single match for Surrey. Other than his name, no biographical information is known.
W. White	1787–1792	Played in ten first-class matches, eight of which were for Middlesex. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
R. Whitehead	1795–1800	Played in 14 matches. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Wicks	1820	A single match for the Cambridge Town Club. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Henry Wilder	1817	A single match for Old Wykehamists.
Wilkinson	1824	A sole first-class match for Sussex. Other than his surname, no biographical information is known.
John Willan	1819–1830	Played in 13 first-class matches.
G. Willes	1815	A single match for Kent. The identity of Willes is disputed.
John Willes	1806–1822	Played in only five first-class matches, but is usually credited as the first person to bowl rounder style in a first-class match.
Williams	1820	A member of Pembroke College, Cambridge who played in two matches for Cambridge University. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Williams	1798	Three first-class matches, two for MCC and one for an England XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Charles Williams	1823	A single match for MCC.
Wilson	1797	A single match for the Earl of Winchilsea's XI. Other than surname, no biographical information is known.
Wilson	1809	A single first-class match for Surrey and one club match for the Montpelier Club. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Windebank	1805–1807	Four first-class matches, three for Hampshire and one for an England XI. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Windsor	1788	One appearance for an N to Z team. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Edward Winter	1794–1815	Made 12 first-class appearances, six of them for Oldfield.
Witcher	1797	Played a sole first-class match for Hampshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
J. Witherdon	1817	A single first-class match for MCC along with one other match for the same side, both in 1817. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.
Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet	1792	One first-class match for MCC.
Wood	1789–1790	Played twice for East Kent. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Edward Woodbridge	1815–1819	Played in 10 first-class matches. Brother of Frederick Woodbridge.
Frederick Woodbridge	1815–1819	Made nine first-class appearances.
Woodburn	1804	One match for Hampshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Woodroffe	1799–1800	Played in four first-class matches. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Wooldridge	1798	One match for Hampshire. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.
Richard Wyatt	1787–1797	Played in 20 first-class matches.
George Wyndham	1820–1821	Two matches for Cambridge University.

Y

Name	Seasons	Comments	Ref
Lord Yarmouth	1799	Appeared once for Surrey and once for an England XI.
Young	1801	One match for Surrey. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known.

See also

• List of English cricketers (1772–1786)
• List of English cricketers (1826–1840)
• List of English cricketers (1841–1850)
• List of English cricketers (1851–1860)
• List of English cricketers (1861–1870)
• List of English cricketers (1871–1880)
• The Cricketers of My Time by John Nyren, who played from 1787 to 1817

References

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Bibliography

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• Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition). (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
• Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.