Surrey county cricket teams
{{Short description|Cricket in Surrey}}
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Surrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century, but Surrey's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. The first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford.{{cite book |last= Rose |first= David |year= 2001 |title= Guildford : Our town |publisher= Breedon Books |location= Derby |isbn= 978-1-85-983262-2 |page= 41}}{{cite book |last= Altham |first= H. S. |author-link= Harry Altham |title= A history of cricket : Volume 1 (to 1914) |year= 1962 |publisher= George Allen & Unwin |location= London |asin= B0014QE7HQ |page= 21}}
17th century
Cricket became established in Surrey during the 17th century and the earliest village matches took place before the English Civil War. It is believed that the earliest county teams were formed in the aftermath of the Restoration in 1660.
18th century
The first recorded inter-county match took place in 1709 between Kent and Surrey.{{cite web |last= Robertson |first= David |date= 27 August 2009 |title= Kent v Surrey – read more about the 300-year rivalry |publisher= Kent Cricket |url= https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/kent-v-surrey-read-more-about-the-300-year-rivalry/ |access-date= 7 April 2023 }}
Surrey teams held first-class status throughout the 18th century, depending on the quality of their opponents, largely due to the Chertsey Cricket Club and famous patrons such as Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville. Noted Surrey players included Lumpy Stevens, William Yalden and Billy Beldham.
19th century
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The present Surrey County Cricket Club was formed at a meeting which took place at the Horns Tavern in Kennington following a match between Gentlemen of Surrey and Players of Surrey at The Oval (in its initial season as a cricket ground) on 21 and 22 August 1845.{{cite book |last=Lemmon |first=David |year=1989 |title=The History of Surrey County Cricket Club |publisher=Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd |location= London |isbn=0-7470-2010-8 |pages= 14-19}} The earliest important match at The Oval was Surrey Club v Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on 25 and 26 May 1846. Only 194 runs were scored in the match with a top score of 13. W. R. Hillyer took 14 wickets to help MCC win by 48 runs.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/0/765.html|title=Scorecard of Surrey's first match|access-date=8 August 2011|website=Cricketarchive.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017204725/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/0/765.html|archive-date=17 October 2012|url-status=live}} Surrey County Cricket Club played its first important match v Kent at The Oval on 25 and 26 June 1846, winning by 10 wickets.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/0/771.html|website=Cricketarchive.com|title=Scorecard of Surrey's first inter-county match|access-date=8 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017204741/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/0/771.html|archive-date=17 October 2012|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.chertseycc.org.uk/ccc/hist.html Chertsey Cricket Club website]
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