The White Conduit Club (WCC) was a cricket club based on the northern fringes of London that existed from about 1782 until 1788. Although short-lived...
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original home of the White Conduit Club, forerunner of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Later it was used by The Islington Albion Cricket Club, who played their...
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to the London area where the White Conduit Club had begun in Islington. It is not known for certain when the White Conduit was founded but it seems to...
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a nearby field, White Conduit Fields; a club was formed here, the White Conduit Club, that eventually became Marylebone Cricket Club. The house was rebuilt...
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Harry Walker (cricketer) (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
Harry Walker (1760 – July 1805) was a noted English cricketer who played mainly for Surrey sides. He was a left-handed batsman who played first-class cricket...
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between the White Conduit Club and a Middlesex county team. The first match known to involve a team representing MCC was against White Conduit on Monday...
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Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
wicket-keeper. An amateur, he was a founder member of the Marylebone Cricket Club. In 1786, together with the Earl of Winchilsea, Richmond offered Thomas Lord...
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Lumpy Stevens (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
describes an incident where an Ensign Hamilton, a member of the Sevenoaks Vine Club, had a cannonball deflected away from his head by a Sergeant. The magazine...
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Richard Newman (English cricketer) (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
matches for the White Conduit Club and then for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) following its foundation in 1787, and for Hornchurch Cricket Club and early Essex...
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Edward Hussey (cricketer) (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
teams and ones organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He was a member of the White Conduit Club before it effectively became the MCC in 1787 and...
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Joey Ring (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
John "Little Joey" Ring (1758 at Darenth, Kent – 25 October 1800 at Bridge, Kent) was an English cricketer who played for Kent. Joey Ring was one of Kent's...
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Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
and 1790. In a non-first-class match for White Conduit Club against the Gentlemen of Kent at White Conduit Fields in 1785 he scored 97 runs in an innings...
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George Boult (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
English cricketer of the late 18th century who was a member of the Hambledon Club.[citation needed] Boult was an amateur player who was involved in organising...
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Lord's Old Ground (category Marylebone Cricket Club)
The first match known to have been played at Lord's Old Ground was White Conduit Club v Middlesex on Monday 21 May 1787. The first regular cricket fixture...
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Thomas Lord (category Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers)
to London and got a job as a bowler and general attendant at the White Conduit Club in Islington. Lord is known to have begun playing about 1780 but his...
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George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
foundation of the White Conduit Club (WCC), so–called because it played on White Conduit Fields. This was ostensibly an exclusive club that "only gentlemen"...
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George Louch (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
Marylebone Cricket Club. He was a native of Chatham and educated at Westminster school. He played regularly for Chatham Cricket Club until 1773 and is...
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Charles Cumberland (English cricketer) (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
Though mostly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and its predecessor the White Conduit Club, he also played for England XIs as well as county...
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motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises". While organizations may vary, the typical internal organization of a motorcycle club consists of...
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George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
Lord Strathavon. He was a member of the White Conduit Club and an early member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and played for early Surrey sides...
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Noah Mann (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
Northchapel) was a famous English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club. The outstanding Hambledon all-rounder Noah Mann made his first-class debut...
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Richard Purchase (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
Purchase (1757 – 1837) was an English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club, making his debut aged 16 in 1773. Born in Liss, Hampshire, he played for...
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Sir George Talbot, 3rd Baronet (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
mentioned in connection with "some quaint wagers" in the betting book at White's Club. A member of the military, he eventually succeeded to his family title...
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William Bedster (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
estate at Walton-on-Thames. During this time he played for Chertsey Cricket Club. He was frequently used as a given man by other sides. After his playing...
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Tom Walker (cricketer) (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
run. In a match at Bourne Paddock on 8–12 August 1786, playing for White Conduit Club versus Kent, Walker came very close to scoring two centuries in the...
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George Monson (cricketer) (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
batsman,[citation needed] was a member of Hornchurch Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club. Monson was the second son of John Monson, 2nd Baron Monson...
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Gilbert East (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
late 18th century who played mainly for Berkshire, Oldfield and the White Conduit Club. He played in 12 matches now considered to have first-class status...
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Henry Hervey Aston (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
who played for the Hambledon Club. He was at different times a member of both the Hambledon Club and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). A useful batsman, Aston...
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Charles Anguish (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
late 18th century. He was a member of the White Conduit Club and an early member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He made his first-class debut during...
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Michael Remington (category White Conduit Club cricketers)
appearances in 1787; one for the White Conduit Club against Middlesex, and a second for Hornchurch against White Conduit Club and Moulsey Hurst. He made a...
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