1739 English cricket season

1739 English cricket season

In the 1739 English cricket season, the growth of the sport is evident in the creation of teams representing what may be called the Rest of England or, more colloquially, "All England". The teams were formed to take on Kent which, as in previous seasons, had the game's strongest county team. There was huge public interest in the All England concept, a crowd of over 10,000 assembling for one match.

Also, cricket joined the art world in 1739, an engraving called Youth Playing Cricket being the earliest known cricket subject on public display.

Details of eight matches are known.