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The 1779 English cricket season saw the beginnings of Berkshire as an important team.
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Mon 7 – Tues 8 June. There was a "fives" game at the Artillery Ground in which the Duke of Dorset’s team beat Sir Horace Mann’s by 1 wicket. Dorset’s team was James Aylward, William Brazier, Sam Colchin, Phillips and Polden. Mann’s team was Joseph Miller, William Bedster, William Bullen, Robert Clifford and one of the May brothers. This was reported in the Morning Post next day (see FL18).
First-class debutants
The following players made their first known appearance in first-class cricket during the 1779 season.
Leading batsmen
Note that many scorecards in the 18th century are unknown or have missing details and so it is impossible to provide a complete analysis of batting performances: e.g., the missing not outs prevent computation of batting averages. The "runs scored" are in fact the runs known.
Leading bowlers
Note that the wickets credited to an 18th-century bowler were only those where he bowled the batsman out. The bowler was not credited with the wickets of batsmen who were caught out, even if it was "caught and bowled". In addition, the runs conceded by each bowler were not recorded so no analyses or averages can be computed.
Leading fielders
Note that many scorecards in the 18th century are unknown or have missing details and so the totals are of the known catches and stumpings only. Stumpings were not always recorded as such and sometimes the name of the wicket-keeper was not given. Generally, a catch was given the same status as "bowled" with credit being awarded to the fielder only and not the bowler. There is never a record of "caught and bowled" — the bowler would be credited with the catch, not with the wicket.