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The ‘45 Rebellion was effectively over by the time the 1746 English cricket season got under way, the Battle of Culloden

Battle of Culloden

The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Taking place on 16 April 1746, the battle pitted the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart against an army commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, loyal to the British government...

having been fought on Wed 16 April.

Matches

Date	Match Title	Venue	Result
12 May (M)	Bromley Bromley Cricket Club Bromley Cricket Club was one of the strongest English cricket clubs in the mid-18th century when its team was led by Robert Colchin aka "Long Robin".-Earliest mentions:... v Addington Addington Cricket Club Addington is about three miles south-east of Croydon. It is only a small place but Addington Cricket Club fielded one of the strongest cricket teams in England from about the 1743 season to the 1752 season....	Bromley Common Bromley Common Bromley Common is the area centered around the road of the same name, stretching between Masons Hill at the south end of Bromley and Hastings Road, Locksbottom. Part of the A21...	Addington won
Addington won "with great difficulty": On Monday next they play their second match at Mr Smith’s, Pyd-Horse (a reference to the pub adjacent to the Artillery Ground Artillery Ground The Artillery Ground in Finsbury is one of London's most centrally located cricket grounds, situated just off the City Road immediately north of the City of London... ).
19 May (M)	Addington v Bromley	Artillery Ground Artillery Ground The Artillery Ground in Finsbury is one of London's most centrally located cricket grounds, situated just off the City Road immediately north of the City of London...	result unknown
This is the return match referred to above. No match details were reported.
9 June (M)	Addington & Lingfield v Surrey Surrey county cricket teams Surrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county'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.-17th century:... & London London Cricket Club The original London Cricket Club was formed by 1722 and was one of the foremost clubs in English cricket over the next four decades. It is closely associated with the Artillery Ground, where it played most of its home matches.-Early history of London cricket:...	Artillery Ground	A&L won
A Kent man assisted Surrey & London as a given man. The match was reported in the General London Evening Mercury as "Middlesex Middlesex county cricket teams Middlesex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Given that the first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford, it is almost certain that the game had reached... v Surrey" but the above title seems to be more accurate. Addington & Lingfield (aka Middlesex) won by a considerable number of notches.
23 June (M)	Kent Kent county cricket teams Kent county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Kent, jointly with Sussex, is the birthplace of the sport... v Surrey	Artillery Ground	result unknown
The Kent team consisted entirely of players from Bromley, Bexley and Eltham.
2 July (W)	London London Cricket Club The original London Cricket Club was formed by 1722 and was one of the foremost clubs in English cricket over the next four decades. It is closely associated with the Artillery Ground, where it played most of its home matches.-Early history of London cricket:... v Westminster	Artillery Ground	result unknown
No information is known.
7 July (M)	Kent & Surrey v Addington & Bromley	Duppas Hill Duppas Hill Duppas Hill is a park, road and surrounding residential area in Waddon, near Croydon in Greater London . It is thought to be named after a family called 'Dubber' or 'Double'.Duppas Hill has a long history of sport and recreation... , Croydon	Kent & Surrey won by 4 runs
The crowd was reported as nearly ten thousand. Kipps Kipps (Kent cricketer) Kipps aka Kips was a noted English wicketkeeper in Georgian cricket. He was from Eltham in Kent but other personal information about him, including his first name, is unknown... of Eltham, the well-known wicketkeeper, played as a given man for Addington & Bromley. The title of the fixture indicates the strength of the Addington and Bromley clubs at this time. The London Evening Post on Thurs 3 July announced: No person allowed to bring any liquour that don’t (sic) live in the parish.
14 July (M)	Addington & Bromley v Kent & Surrey	Artillery Ground	result unknown
This was a return fixture. Kipps of Eltham again played as a given man for Addington & Bromley.
30 July (W)	London v Edmonton	Artillery Ground	result unknown
No information is known.
2 August (S)	Kent v All-England All-England Eleven In cricket, the term All-England has been used for various non-international teams that have been formed for short-term purposes since the 1739 English cricket season and it indicates that the "Rest of England" is playing against, say, MCC or an individual county team...	Bromley Common	result unknown
Originally scheduled for the previous day but postponed because it was impossible for the noblemen and gentlemen to be present on the Friday.
4 August (M)	All-England v Kent	Artillery Ground	All-England won
No details known beyond the result.
25 August (M)	London v Edmonton	Artillery Ground	result unknown
No information is known. The game was evidently a return to the one on 30 July.
1 September (M)	London & Chislehurst v Addington	Artillery Ground	result unknown
Played for fifty pounds and started at one o'clock but no other information is known.

Other events

Mon 21 July. There was a four-a-side match at the Artillery Ground between Four Millers of Bray Mills in Berkshire and Four Best Players of Addington. It was played for fifty pounds but the result is unknown. Thomas Waymark

Thomas Waymark

Thomas Waymark was an English professional cricketer in the first half of the 18th century...

was by this time employed at Bray Mills and so he was probably involved .

Wed 6 August. A three-a-side game in the Artillery Ground involving six players esteemed the best in England. The teams were Long Robin’s Side including Robert Colchin

Robert Colchin

Robert "Long Robin" Colchin was a highly influential professional English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period at a time when the single wicket version of the game was popular.-Cricket career:...

, John Bryant

John Bryant (cricketer)

John Bryant was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket during the 1740s and 1750s. He was mainly associated with Bromley Cricket Club and Kent...

(both Bromley) and Joseph Harris (Addington) versus Stephen Dingate

Stephen Dingate

Stephen Dingate was a leading English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period. He almost certainly began playing in the 1720s and was one of the best known players in England through the 1740s....

(Surrey), Val Romney

Val Romney

Valentine "Val" Romney was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket during the 1740s. A specialist batsman, he was mainly associated with Kent but also represented All-England...

(Sevenoaks) and Richard Newland

Richard Newland

Richard Newland was an English cricketer in the mid-Georgian period who played for Slindon Cricket Club and Sussex under the patronage of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond. He also represented various All-England teams...

(Slindon). Stephen Dingate’s side won the match . Hundreds of pounds were lost and won over the game .

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