1726 English cricket season

1726 English cricket season

During the 1726 English cricket season, a newspaper report named the players in a match, the first time this ever happened. The players concerned were Perry of London and Piper of Hampton, who played in what is the sport's earliest known single wicket match. In addition, brief reports of two eleven-a-side matches have survived. The main story of the year, as in some earlier seasons, concerns cricket's relationship with the law, and once again the issue was non-payment of gambling debts. County cricket was gaining in strength, and teams representing Kent and Surrey were prominent in 1726.


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