1747 English cricket season

1747 English cricket season

Information has been found about 21 matches (14 eleven-a-side and seven single wicket) played in the 1747 English cricket season, but only three have known results.

It is evident that the single wicket form of the game was very popular among the gamblers who thronged the Artillery Ground. Some matches were disrupted because of that year's parliamentary election, which resulted in a win for the Whigs under Henry Pelham.


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