1769 English cricket season

1769 English cricket season

The 1769 English cricket season was the last in which the original London Cricket Club and the Artillery Ground feature prominently in the records. Details have of eleven matches are known.

The increasing stature of the Hambledon Club was encouraging a shift in focus from the Artillery Ground towards Broadhalfpenny Down, which became a significant venue through the 1770s. The process may have been accelerated by Hambledon's innings victory over Surrey in September. The highlight of this match was one of the earliest known century opening partnerships, between Tom Sueter and George Leer of Hambledon, described by a contemporary reporter as "remarkable". Elsewhere, John Minshull scored the first definitely recorded century in the sport's history.


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