John Hammond (cricketer)
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John Hammond was an English cricket
er of the late 18th and early 19th century. He was one of the greatest early Sussex players.
Hammond made his known debut in the 1790 season
and completed 125 known appearances in first-class
matches to the 1816 season
. A genuine all-rounder, he was a left-handed batsman but he bowled right-arm slow underarm. He was a good fielder and an occasional wicket-keeper.
Hammond played for the Players in the inaugural and second Gentlemen v Players
matches in 1806.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er of the late 18th and early 19th century. He was one of the greatest early Sussex players.
Hammond made his known debut in the 1790 season
1790 English cricket season
Samuel Britcher’s scorecards started in the 1790 English cricket season. The works of Mr Britcher have not been readily available and it is only recently that they have been studied in any depth, especially by Keith Warsop...
and completed 125 known appearances in first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches to the 1816 season
1816 English cricket season
In the 1816 English cricket season, Manchester Cricket Club was founded and became the forerunner of Lancashire County Cricket Club.-Honours:* Most runs – William Lambert 363 * Most wickets – Thomas Howard 30 -Events:...
. A genuine all-rounder, he was a left-handed batsman but he bowled right-arm slow underarm. He was a good fielder and an occasional wicket-keeper.
Hammond played for the Players in the inaugural and second Gentlemen v Players
Gentlemen v Players
The Gentlemen v Players game was a first-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between one team consisting of amateurs and one of professionals . The first two games took place in 1806 but the fixture was not revived until 1819. It was more or less annual thereafter...
matches in 1806.
Further reading
- G B Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Cotterell, 1935
- Arthur HaygarthArthur HaygarthArthur Haygarth was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians....
, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862 - H T WaghornH T WaghornHenry Thomas Waghorn , was a cricket statistician and historian. He is best known for his two classic researches into cricket's early history: The Dawn of Cricket and Cricket Scores: 1730 - 1773....
, The Dawn of Cricket, Electric Press, 1906