Slindon Cricket Club was famous in the middle part of the 18th century when it claimed to have the best team in England. It was located at Slindon, a village...

Belloc (1870–1953) lived in the village. In the mid-18th century, Slindon Cricket Club achieved fame through the excellence of its team which featured Richard...

Ground, Kent winning by one wicket. In September, Slindon Cricket Club defeated London Cricket Club and then issued a challenge to play "any parish in...

enthusiasm for cricket through a team from the small village of Slindon, which bordered on his Goodwood estate. The rise to fame of Slindon Cricket Club was based...

nine significant matches, including the first known appearance of Slindon Cricket Club. The earliest known tie in an eleven-a-side match occurred. Records...

particularly Slindon in Sussex, which was backed by the Duke of Richmond and featured the star player Richard Newland. There were other prominent clubs at Maidenhead...

patronised the famous Slindon Cricket Club, whose team was representative of the county. After the death of Richmond in 1751, Sussex cricket declined until the...

The original London Cricket Club was formed in 1722 and was one of the foremost clubs in English cricket over the next four decades, holding important...

Richmond inherited his interest in cricket and became the patron of both Sussex county cricket teams and Slindon Cricket Club. He died on 27 May 1723 and was...

against county teams and was in some respects almost a county club in itself; Slindon, which was for a few years in the 1740s effectively representative...

received immediate acceptances from Addington Cricket Club and from Bromley who were due to play Slindon in the same month. Bromley was a top-class team...

oldest professional sports club in the world. Slindon Cricket Club dominated the sport for a while in the 18th century. The cricket ground at Arundel Castle...

against county teams and was in some respects almost a county club in itself; Slindon, which was for a few years in the 1740s effectively representative...

for cricket into patronage of Slindon Cricket Club; the village of Slindon bordered on his Goodwood House estate. Aburrow was a member of Slindon's team...

both cricket and stoolball. Cricket is recognised as having been formed in the Weald and Sussex CCC is England's oldest county cricket club. Slindon Cricket...

cricket between Slindon Cricket Club and Portsmouth Cricket Club was played in the park. It is the earliest report of a match involving the Slindon team...

famous Slindon Cricket Club, whose team was representative of the county and at one stage was proclaimed to be the best team in England. Slindon's best...

the club played five from Slindon Cricket Club during the same year. The last mention of the original Hadlow club is a match against Addington Cricket Club...

to be involved in the London v Slindon match at the Artillery Ground on Saturday, 2 June 1744. The match, which Slindon won by 55 runs, was a major event...

purpose of this list is to identify all historically significant English cricket clubs and teams which played in significant matches, some of which may have...

included Robert "Long Robin" Colchin of Bromley and Richard Newland of Slindon. Cricket was still a regional sport in England, albeit a very popular one, as...

London met Slindon at the Artillery Ground on 2 June, Sawyer was in the London team, possibly batting third, and scored 4 in each innings as Slindon won by...

Slindon Cricket Club, whose team was probably representative of the county and at one stage was proclaimed to be the best team in England. Slindon's best-known...

The team immediately accepted the Slindon Challenge, in 1744, to play against any parish in England. The only other club to accept was Robert Colchin's Bromley...

for cricket into his patronage of Slindon Cricket Club. The village of Slindon bordered on his Goodwood House estate. Richmond's commitment to Slindon is...

oldest professional sports club in the world. Slindon Cricket Club dominated the sport for a while in the 18th century. The cricket ground at Arundel Castle...

Godalming. Lennox was one of the leading patrons of cricket at the time, in particular of Slindon Cricket Club and Sussex teams. Thomas Brandon (Dartford/Kent)...

provincial rings.[better source needed] Events 1741 — emergence of Slindon Cricket Club; its most outstanding player was Richard Newland. 1743 — first mention...

scoring prior to 1772 are as follows: 1744 – John Harris scored 47 for Slindon v. London at the Artillery Ground in the match which has left the oldest...

wicket cricket match between five players of Slindon against five of Dartford at the Artillery Ground on 6 July was the result of a challenge by Slindon, published...