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The 1735 cricket season was the 138th in England since the earliest known definite reference to cricket in January 1597 (i.e., Old Style – 1598 New Style). Details have survived of twelve important matches and one notable single wicket match.
Contents
- Important matches
- Single wicket matches
- Other events
- Counties
- Clubs and teams
- Players
- Venues
- Additional reading
- References
Kent patron Edwin Stead, believed to have become a bankrupt, died aged 33 or 34 in London on 28 August. The leadership of Kent cricket passed to the Sackvilles of Knole House, Sevenoaks. The county teams of which records exist in 1735 were Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex while London and Croydon remained the predominant town clubs.
Important matches
The following matches are classified as important:
Single wicket matches
Monday, 11 August. The General Evening Post on Thursday, 7 August, announced a single wicket match the following Monday on Kennington Common involving seven players of the London Club. The game would be three against four with Mr Wakeland, Mr Dunn and Mr Pool against Mr Marshall, Mr Ellis and two others. Dunn and Ellis have been mentioned previously.
Other events
Thursday, 28 August. The death of Edwin Stead was reported in the Grub Street Journal dated Thursday, 4 September. He was a noted patron of the game from the mid-1720s and may have been a good player too. He was a Maidstone man who undoubtedly did much to promote the game in Kent. A compulsive gambler, it seems he died in reduced circumstances. One account stated that he died "near Charing Cross" and another that he died "in Scotland Yard".