1785 English cricket season

1785 English cricket season

Arthur Haygarth bemoaned a lack of fixtures in the 1785 English cricket season although there were actually no less than in the previous few seasons. There is a historical significance in that state of affairs because it reflected the decline of the Hambledon Club's influence, while the emergence of the White Conduit Club foreshadowed a shift in focus by the cricket authorities from rural to metropolitan. Details of 17 matches are known.


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