Charles Churchill (c.1720-1812) was the colonel and son of the governor Charles Churchill by Anne Oldfield, Member of Parliament. His grandfather, also Charles Churchill, was a British army officer and brother of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. In 1791, with his encouragement,
NottinghamNottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England and is one of only eight members of the English Core Cities Group....
played its first-ever cricket match against
Marylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket Club was founded in 1787 as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground near St John's Wood in north London. MCC was formerly the governing body of cricket in England and across the world...
and was thoroughly dismissed, first by ten wickets and then, with 22 men on the park, by thirteen runs.
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Charles Churchill (c.1720-1812) was the colonel and son of the governor Charles Churchill by Anne Oldfield, Member of Parliament. His grandfather, also Charles Churchill, was a British army officer and brother of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. In 1791, with his encouragement,
NottinghamNottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England and is one of only eight members of the English Core Cities Group....
played its first-ever cricket match against
Marylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket Club was founded in 1787 as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground near St John's Wood in north London. MCC was formerly the governing body of cricket in England and across the world...
and was thoroughly dismissed, first by ten wickets and then, with 22 men on the park, by thirteen runs.