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The 1736 cricket season was the 139th in England since the earliest known definite reference to cricket in January 1597 (i.e., Old Style – 1598 New Style). Details have survived of eighteen important matches and two notable single wicket matches.
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One of the single wicket matches resulted in a tie, the earliest known instance of this result in cricket history. Chertsey Cricket Club and its Laleham Burway venue are found in the sources for the first time.
Important matches
The following matches are classified as important:
Single wicket
Thursday, 24 June. A match on Kennington Common in which Wakeland, the distiller, and George Oldner played together against two "famous" Richmond players who were "esteemed the best two in England". Unfortunately, the esteemed pair are not named, though one of them suffered serious facial injuries in the game when the ball came off his bat and hit his nose. The report rails against "human brutes" who insisted he should play on despite his injuries, their money being more important, of course!
Wednesday, 1 September. A "threes" match between London and Surrey (i.e., three players from Barnes, Fulham and Richmond) ended in cricket's earliest known tie. Different versions of the scores have been reported but the teams totalled 23 runs from their two innings. In one version, London scored 4 and 19 against Surrey's 18 and 5; in the other, London scored 5 and 18 against Surrey's 17 and 6.