List of English cricketers to 1771#1726 to 1750

| Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond
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|Sussex

|The sport's earliest known leading patron who is known to have organised and possibly played a match in 1702.McCann, p.liii. His son, the 2nd Duke, continued the family connection with the sport.

|William Bedle

|Dartford and Kent

|Bedle's 1768 obituary states that he was the "most expert cricket player in England".Buckley 1935, p. 48.Bowen, p. 48. Considered the first great player of the game.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152818.html Cricket in the 17th and 18th centuries], Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1965. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

|Edwin Stead

|Kent

|A leading patron of Kent cricket who died young in 1735.Waghorn 1906, p. 6.Major, pp. 46–48.

|Sunbury and Middlesex

|Described as "able to play at cricket with most people", Sunbury had a noted team.Maun, p. 29.

|Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet

|Sussex

|Along with the 2nd Duke of Richmond, one of the leading patrons of early cricket who also played the game.McCann, pp. lii–liii.Birley, p. 18.Major, pp. 46–50. His estate at Firle in Sussex was an important early venue.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/350249.html Sir William Gage], CricInfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

|Sussex and Slindon

|One of the leading patrons of early cricket who also played the game, including against teams organised by Sir William Gage.Underdown, p. 38.

|Chertsey, Croydon and Surrey teams

|Believed to have played for Chertsey and possibly Croydon and Surrey teams, his 1763 obituary described him as "one of the most dextrous cricket players in England" and as "an eminent master bricklayer".Waghorn 1906, p. 31.

|Perry

|London

| Born in Surrey. Along with Piper, took part in the earliest known single wicket match in 1726.Ashley-Cooper, p. 67. A contemporary report calls the two players "the noted Perry of London and the famous Piper of Hampton".Buckley 1935, p. 3.

| Alan Brodrick, 2nd Viscount Midleton

| Surrey

| A Surrey patron who was partly responsible for drawing up the first known rules of the game.

| Sussex and Berkshire

| A miller from Berkshire who was employed by Darville and, at times, by the Duke of Richmond. A "famous player",Ashley-Cooper, p. 85. considered the first great all-rounder, Waymark played for over 20 years and was noted for his "extraordinary agility and dexterity".Major, p. 47.

| John Chitty

| Surrey

| The owner of what is now the world's oldest surviving cricket bat, which is kept in the museum at The Oval.Bowen, p. 263.

| Mr Andrews

| Sunbury and Surrey

| A Surrey patron who challenged the Duke of Richmond's team in 1730.Waghorn 1899, p. 1.

| Frederick, Prince of Wales
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| Surrey

| Heir to the throne who became interested in cricket when he first came to England from Hanover and was a leading patron from 1732. He is known to have first played the game in 1735.Birley, p. 22.Waghorn 1906, p. 10.

| London

| Described in a contemporary report as "the famous Tim Coleman".Waghorn 1906, p. 10.

| Middlesex

| A Middlesex patron who challenged the Duke of Richmond's team in 1731.Waghorn 1899, p. 3.

| Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset

| Kent

| An occasional patron of Kent cricket who organised and played in matches alongside his brother Lord John Sackville.Birley, p. 23.Waghorn 1899, p. 7.

| Kent

| A leading patron of Kent cricket who was also a noted player.Birley, p. 23. Organised and captained the Kent side which played an England XI at the Artillery Ground in 1744.

| |Cook

| Brentford

| Described by a contemporary reporter as "one of the best bowlers in England".Waghorn 1899, p. 8.Buckley 1935, p. 10. Recorded in two matches in 1735 at Moulsey Hurst. He played as a given man for London against Surrey on 7 June and for a combined London and Middlesex XI versus Kent on 12 July.

| London

| Mentioned in three match reports.

| London

| Described by a contemporary reporter as London's "best bowler".

| London

| Made two known appearances in single wicket contests.Buckley 1935, p. 11.

| London

| A batsman who is known to have been a distiller by trade.

| London

| Recorded in one match in 1735.

| London

| Recorded in one match in 1735.

| Croydon and Surrey

| A Surrey patron who was active in 1735.

| Woodcot, Surrey

| Mentioned briefly in a 1735 report. There were apparently two Woods of Woodcot.

| George Oldner

| London

| Appeared in a top-class single wicket contest, alongside Wakeland, against two unnamed Richmond players who were reputedly the best in England.Waghorn 1899, p. 13.

| John Boots

| Sussex

| Village cricket player who died during a match after colliding with another player.McCann, p. lxxii.

| London

| Patron and team captain.Waghorn 1899, p. 18.

| John Bowra

| Bromley

| Known as the "Kentish Shepherd" and believed to be the father of William Bowra.Buckley 1935, p. 15.

| Darville

| Berkshire

| Thomas Waymark's employer at Bray Mills in Berkshire.Ashley-Cooper, p. 84. A patron who is recorded playing in three single wicket matches in 1748.Ashley-Cooper, p. 52.

| Slindon, England

| Brother of Richard Newland. First mentioned in correspondence to Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle by the 2nd Duke of Richmond as someone "that you must remember".Maun, p. 99.

| London

| A publican who was also the groundkeeper of the Artillery Ground. Although he was an occasional player, including in single-wicket matches, he was better known for his financial problems and his battles against bankruptcy.McCann, p. lxvi.

| John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

| Bedfordshire

| Patron who, "owing to ... gout", played infrequently. Organised matches at his estate at Woburn Abbey.Ashley-Cooper, p. 83.

| Northamptonshire

| Patron and captain.Maun, pp. 106–107.

| Huntingdonshire

| Played for Eton College Past and Present against the Gentlemen of England at Newmarket in 1751 and is known to played in two single wicket matches the same year.Ashley-Cooper, p. 69. Patron and captain.

| Buckinghamshire

| Patron and captain.Maun, p. 108.

| Richard Newland

| Slindon, England

| One of the most outstanding batsmen of era before the introduction of the pitched delivery. Made the highest known individual score of the period, 88 runs for England against Kent at the Artillery Ground in 1744. Brother of Adam and John Newland.

| Kent and Slindon

| A bricklayer from Kent and brother of James Bryant. Known to have played in single-wicket matches from 1743 onwards.Buckley 1935, p. 17. Played in both 1744 matches at the Artillery Ground later the same year.{{efn|It is unclear which of the Bryant brothers played in the match between London and a Surrey and Sussex side. CricketArchive credits John Bryant with the appearance.}}[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/77/77416/77416.html John Bryant], CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

| Kent

| Played in a single-wicket match in 1743 billed as contested by "the six best players in England", and for Kent against England at the Artillery Ground in 1744.

| Sussex

| From Sussex. Played in the match 1744 match between London and a Surrey and Sussex team.Ashley-Cooper, p. 22.

| Bromley and Kent

| Known as Long Robin, Colchin was a controversial figure who was considered the best all-rounder of his time. He was an outstanding single wicket player and an influential match organiser.

| Chelsfield and Kent

| From Chelsfield in Kent. A Kent player who was frequently called upon as a given man.

| Sevenoaks and Kent

| Lived at Sevenoaks and was employed as a gardener at Knole by the Duke of Dorset. Considered "a famous player" who played regularly. Noted for his leadership and described by James Love as "a mighty player".

| Dartford and Kent

| A tanner from Dartford in Kent, Hodsoll was described as outstanding bowler who was rated among "the six best players in England".Ashley-Cooper, p. 21.

| Richmond and Surrey

| From Richmond in Surrey. Rated among "the six best players in England".

| London

| Patron and team captain who led a combined London, Middlesex and Surrey XI in May 1743.Waghorn 1900, p. 13.

| Chertsey

| An army deserter reported to be "a famous cricket player".Maun, p. 117.

| Adam Newland

| Slindon, England

| Brother of Richard Newland and a member of the Slindon team.

| London

| From Surrey and possibly the brother of Tall Bennett. The two are noted to have been two of the best batsmen of their time. One of the Bennetts played in the match between London and a Surrey and Sussex side in 1744.

| London

| From Surrey and possibly the brother of Little Bennett. One of the Bennetts played in the match between London and a Surrey and Sussex side in 1744.

| Surrey

| From Surrey. Played in the match between London and a Surrey and Sussex side in 1744. Also mentioned in 1748.

| Slindon and Sussex

| A known smuggler who played under his alias Cuddy to disguise himself. Father of the Hambledon player of the same name, he is recorded in matches to 1751. A noted single wicket player.

| Addington and Surrey

| Born in Surrey and known to have been a good batsman who frequently played in single wicket contests,{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} he is recorded in matches to 1752, including playing in the 1744 match between London and a Surrey and Sussex side.

| Amberley and Sussex

| From Sussex. Played in both of the 1744 matches for which scorecards survive. Recorded in matches to 1747.

| Bromley, Kent

| From Kent. Brother of John Bryant. Played for Kent against an England XI in 1750.

| Richmond

| A playing member at Richmond but better known as a poet.Haygarth, p. 1.

| Addington and Surrey

| Brother of John Harris. Both brothers played in the 1744 matches. Recorded until 1756.

| Addington and Surrey

| Brother of Joseph Harris. Both brothers played in the 1744 matches. Recorded until 1754.

| Horsmonden and Kent

| Lived at Horsmonden in Kent. Described as "a famous bowler" but is only recorded in one match for Kent against an England XI at the Artillery Ground in June 1744.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/77/77430/77430.html John Mills], CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2019. {{subscription required}}

| Eltham and Kent

| A wicket-keeper from Eltham in KentAshley-Cooper, p. 37. who is recorded from 1744 until 1747, including playing for Kent against England in the 1744 match for which a scorecard survives.

| Surrey

| Born in Surrey and recorded in 12 matches to 1750, including in the 1744 match between London and a Surrey and Sussex side.

| London

| Made two known appearances, including playing in the match between London and a Surrey and Sussex side in 1744. Last noted in 1745.

| Reigate, Surrey

| Born in Surrey and employed by the Duke of Richmond. Played in both of the 1744 matches for which scorecards survive.

| Surrey

| Two players, brothers called Stevens, were billed as going to play for the Surrey and Sussex side against London in 1744. Some sources suggest that neither played.

| Addington and Surrey

| Born in Surrey, although he lived in the midlands for a time. Played in the 1744 match between London and a Surrey and Sussex side. A prominent single wicket player who is recorded to 1761.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} Was also a boxer.

| Slindon and Sussex

| Recorded as playing in the 1744 match between London and a Surrey and Sussex side by some sources.

| Kent

| Played for Kent against England in the 1744 match. Described as "a famous bowler".

| London

| Recorded as playing in the 1744 match between London and a Surrey and Sussex side by some sources.

| Kent

| Played for Kent against England in the 1744 match.

| London

| Recorded as playing in the 1744 match between London and a Surrey and Sussex side by some sources.

| Kent

| From Bromley in Kent. Recorded alongside John Mills as playing in the match between Kent and England in 1744.

| Broad

| Addington and Surrey

| From Dartford in Kent. Mentioned in match reports from 1745 to 1750.

| Long Robin's XI

| From Bromley in Kent. Recorded in matches from 1745 until 1749.

| Kent

| Born in Kent and mentioned in match reports from 1745 to 1752.

| London

| Mentioned in match reports from 1745 to 1752. It is believed a benefit match was held for him in 1753.

| Long Robin's XI

| Recorded in one match in 1745.Ashley-Cooper, p. 36.

| Richard Newland's XI

| Recorded in one match in 1745.

| Richard Newland's XI

| Recorded in one match in 1745.

| Richard Newland's XI

| Recorded in one match in 1745.

| John Bell

| Dartford and Kent

| Wicket-keeper from Dartford, who was referred to after his death as "the most noted cricketer in England".{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} Ran the Eleven Cricketers public house on East Hill in Dartford.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

| Dartford and Kent

| Brother of John Bell. Condemned to death in 1762 but later reprieved.

| England

| Known to have played in matches in 1749.Ashley-Cooper, p. 53.

| Hadlow and Kent

| Mentioned in match reports from 1747 to 1749.

| Sussex

| Noted single wicket performer.McCann, p. 41.

| Sussex

| Employed by the Duke of Richmond. Noted single wicket performer.

| Kent and Middlesex

| Recorded in one match in 1747. Originally from Dartford.

| England

| Evangelical minister born at Barnes, Surrey who is known to have played for an England XI against Surrey in 1747. Was considered one of the best batsmen at Cambridge University.Ashley-Cooper, pp. 84–85.

| Durling

| Addington and Surrey

| Born in Surrey and mentioned in match reports from 1748 to 1761.

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| Employed by the Duke of Richmond, Budd played in matches in 1748 and 1749.Ashley-Cooper, pp. 52–53.

| London and Surrey

| Born in Surrey. Mentioned in match reports from 1748 to 1755.

| London

| Recorded in one single wicket match in 1748.

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| From Bromley in Kent and the brother of Robin Colchin (Long Robin). Played alongside his brother in a five-a-side match at the Artillery Ground in August 1748.

| John Frame

| Dartford and Kent

| Arguably the first great fast bowler in cricket history. Frame was born in Surrey but lived at Dartford in Kent and played for Kent sides. He had a long career from 1749 to at least 1774.Haygarth, p. 18.

| Surrey

| Mentioned in match reports from 1749 to 1755. Has been confused with the 1726 player of the same name.

| Surrey

| Recorded in matches in 1749.

| Colchin's XI

| Recorded in 1749.

| Faulkner's XI

| Recorded in 1749.

| Garrett{{efn|Also spelled Garret.}}

| Kent

| Born in Kent and recorded in matches in 1750 and 1751.Ashley-Cooper, p. 68.

| Kent

| Born in Kent. Mentioned in match reports to 1751.

| Surrey

| Ran the White Conduit Tavern for a time. Is known to have played in matches for Surrey sides in 1750.

| Dartford and Kent

| A noted batsman from Dartford who was mentioned in match reports from 1750 to 1759, regularly taking part in single-wicket contests.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} Brandon was a shopkeeper in Dartford, and acted as a churchwarden.Underdown.

| Surrey

| John Frame's brother. Recorded in matches in 1750.

| Stephen Harding

| Thursley and Chertsey

| From Thursley in Surrey. A "good bowler and hard-hitting batsman" mentioned in match reports from 1751 to 1765 and who scored 50 runs as an opening batsman for and England XI against Kent at the Artillery Ground in 1751.

| Dartford

| Mentioned in match reports from 1751 to 1759.

| England

| Recorded in matches in 1751.

| William King

| London

| Noted as a leading London player in 1753 and 1754.Buckley 1935, p. 33.

| Parr

| Chatham

| Recorded in one single wicket match in 1754.Waghorn 1899, p. 53.

| Clowder

| London

| Recorded in one single wicket match in 1755.

| Gill

| Buckinghamshire and All-England

| Wicket-keeper who played in the first acknowledged first-class match in 1772[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/77/77400/77400.html Gill], CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2019. and is known to have played for Buckinghamshire in two matches in 1759.Haygarth, pp. 2–3. No biographical details other than his name are known.

| Chertsey and Surrey

| Mentioned in match reports until 1779.Haygarth, p. 43.

| Surrey

| Mentioned in match reports from 1759 to 1761.

| Chertsey and Surrey

| Only definite reference is in 1761 but probably played in 1759 for All-England. There is confusion in sources with other players named "Woods", "John Wood" and "Thomas Wood".

| Middlesex

| Played in three matches in 1759.

| Kent

| Noted bowler. Played in three matches in 1759.

| Sussex

| Played in three matches in 1759.

| London

| Played in three matches in 1759.Buckley 1935, p. 38.

| Sussex

| Played in three matches in 1759. Possibly Richard Newland or Richard Nyren.

| Berkshire

| Played in three matches in 1759.

| Dartford and Kent

| Played in three matches in 1759.

| Dartford and Kent

| Played in three matches in 1759.

| Dartford and Kent

| Played in three matches in 1759.

| Dartford and Kent

| Played in three matches in 1759.

| Shock White

| Brentford

| Definitely active between 1761 and 1773 but often confused with Thomas White.Buckley 1935, p. 39.

| Chertsey

| Played two matches in 1761.

| Chertsey

| Appeared in one match in 1761 as a given man for Chertsey.

| John Small

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Described by John Nyren as "a star of the first magnitude",Nyren, p. 57. master batsman Small is buried in St Peter's churchyard in his home village of Petersfield.Haygarth, pp. 241–242.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Noted batsman of the late 1760s whose career apparently ended in the early 1770s.Mote, p. 164.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Nicknamed "Buck", a humorist who was a Hambledon mainstay through the club's formative period.Haygarth, p. 43.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Cricket's earliest known left-hander. An outstanding all-rounder who captained the Hambledon team in its heyday.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Perhaps the original patron of Hambledon cricket who seems to have left the scene before the club was founded.

| Chertsey

| Active in the 1760s.Waghorn 1899, p. 57.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Prominent Hambledon Club member who played in a number of matches to 1775.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Noted bowler, probably fast-medium, who played until 1777.Haygarth, p. 34.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Noted bowler, probably fast-medium, who played until 1775.Haygarth, p. 23.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Tentative reference in one match in 1764.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Tentative reference in one match in 1764.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Tentative reference in one match in 1764.

| Richard Edmeads

| Chertsey

| Brother of John Edmeads. Recorded in one match in 1765.Waghorn 1899, p. 59.

| Edward Aburrow Jr

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Son of Edward Aburrow Sr. A Hampshire regular to 1782.Haygarth, p. 55.

| Caterham and Surrey

| Patron of Surrey cricket who was chiefly associated with the Caterham club in the 1760s.

| Kent

| A leading patron of Kent cricket.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Outstanding wicketkeeper-batsman, especially noted for his front foot play.Haygarth, p. 126.

| John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset
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| Kent

| A leading patron of Kent cricket and a useful player in his own right.Buckley 1935, p. 47.Haygarth, p. 59.

| Surrey

| Recorded in two matches to 1769.

| Kent

| Kent batsman who was last recorded in 1773.

| Kent and Essex

| Prominent bowler to 1793.

| Kent

| Outstanding batsman who was active until 1783. Some confusion exists regarding his first name, but the majority of sources call him Joseph.Haygarth, p. 58.

| Kent

| Noted bowler of the 1760s and 1770s. Brother of Thomas May.Haygarth, p. 4.

| Kent

| Batsman who played until 1773. Brother of Richard May.

| Kent

| One of the earliest well-known wicketkeepers. Active until 1779.

| Kent and Surrey

| Noted batsman to 1776.

| Surrey

| Recorded in two matches in 1768.

| Dartford and Kent

| Recorded in one single wicket match in 1768 and a match for Dartford in 1775.

| Caterham

| Recorded as top scorer in one match in 1768.

| Kent

| Recorded in one single wicket match in 1768.

| Kent

| Recorded in two matches in 1768.

| Caterham

| Recorded in two matches from 1768 to 1769.

| Caterham

| Tentative reference in one match in 1768.

| Caterham

| Tentative reference in one match in 1768.

| Caterham

| Tentative reference in one match in 1768.

| Caterham

| Tentative reference in one match in 1768.

| Bourne

| Tentative reference in one match in 1768.

| Bourne

| Tentative reference in one match in 1768.

| Caterham

| Tentative reference in one match in 1768.

| Caterham

| Tentative reference in one match in 1768.

| Bourne

| Tentative reference in one match in 1768.

| Lumpy Stevens

| Chertsey and Surrey

| One of the greatest bowlers of the underarm era. Had a long career from about 1756 to 1789.Haygarth, p. 98.

| Kent

| Recorded in three matches between 1769 and 1777.Waghorn 1906, p. 31.

| Kent

| Noted bowler who was active until 1783. Sources have often failed to distinguish between him and John Wood of Surrey.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Middle order batsman who was mainly noted for his fielding.

| Kent and Surrey

| Scorer of the earliest known century in all forms of cricket and a noted batsman in the 1760s and 1770s.Haygarth, p. 44.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Outstanding fast bowler who was acclaimed for his combination of speed and accuracy.Haygarth, p. 39.

| Chertsey and Surrey

| Active until 1773.Waghorn 1906, pp. 31–33.

| Kent

| Played in over thirty matches from 1772 to 1783. In some scorecards, he cannot be distinguished from his brother William.

| Chertsey and Surrey

| Noted bowler mentioned in reports from 1769 to 1784. His name has also been spelt Quiddenden.

| Chertsey and Surrey

| Noted all-rounder who was active until 1780. Sources have often failed to distinguish between him and John Wood of Kent and Scores and Biographies always calls him Thomas Wood.

| Kent and Sussex

| Probably the son of John Bowra. Sound middle-order batsman who is believed to have been a good close fielder.Haygarth, p. 27.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Recorded in one match in 1769.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Recorded in one match in 1769.

| Caterham and Surrey

| Recorded in one match in 1769.

| Caterham and Surrey

| Recorded in one match in 1769.

| Duke of Dorset's XI

| Recorded in one match in 1769.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/0/3.html Duke of Dorset's XI v Wrotham, 31 August 1769], CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 January 2023. {{subscription required}}

| Duke of Dorset's XI

| Recorded in one match in 1769.

| Duke of Dorset's XI

| Recorded in one match in 1769.

| Duke of Dorset's XI

| Recorded in one match in 1769.

| Duke of Dorset's XI

| Recorded in one match in 1769.

| Coleman

| Nottingham

| Two known matches, 1771–72.Buckley 1937, pp. 6–7.

| Nottingham

| Two known matches, 1771–72.

| Hambledon and Hampshire

| Occasional player in the early 1770s. Became the 13th Earl of Clanricarde.McCann, p. 77.

| Nottingham

| One match against Sheffield.

| Nottingham

| Two known matches, 1771–72.

| Nottingham

| Two known matches, 1771–72.

| Sheffield

| One match against Nottingham.

| Sussex

| Occasional player who contributed to the 1774 Laws of Cricket.

| Nottingham

| One match against Sheffield.

| Nottingham

| Two known matches, 1771–1772.

| Nottingham

| Two known matches, 1771–1772.

| Nottingham

| Two known matches, 1771–1772.

| Nottingham

| Two known matches, 1771–1772.

| Nottingham

| Two known matches, 1771–1772.

| Chertsey and Surrey

| Noted all-rounder who instigated the Monster Bat Controversy. Retired in 1779.Haygarth, p. 40.