List of Berkshire and Oldfield first-class cricketers to 1795

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This is a list of cricketers who played for Berkshire and Oldfield cricket teams in first-class cricket matches. Berkshire teams played three matches which are now considered first-class, two in 1792 and one in 1793.[1] Oldfield Cricket Club, which played at Old Field, Bray in the east of the county of Berkshire, also played eight matches between 1793 and 1795.[2] Many of the same players who played for Berkshire sides also played for Oldfield, Bray and Maidenhead sides and the four teams, which never played each other, are generally considered to be the same sides.[3]

The current Berkshire County Cricket Club was established in 1895 and has played Minor Counties Championship cricket since 1896. It played 30 List A cricket matches between 1965 and 2005.[4] Players who played in these matches are listed separately.

B

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Name Matches[a] Notes Ref
Bexley 1 Played a single match for Oldfeld in 1794. Other than a surname no biographical details are known. [5]
Brades 1 Played one match for Oldfeld in 1795. Other than a surname no biographical details are known. [6]

C

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Name Matches Notes Ref
Carter 3 Played a total of four first-class matches, one for Berkshire, two for Oldfield and one for Middlesex in 1795. Other than a surname no biographical details are known. [7]

E

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Name Matches Notes Ref
Gilbert East 8 Played in all three of the Berkshire first-class matches and five of those played by Oldfield. East also played for White Conduit Club sides, for an England XI and later for MCC in non-first-class matches. [8]

F

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Name Matches Notes Ref
William Fennex 1 Fennex played one of his 88 first-class matches for Oldfield, appearing as a given man against Kent at Lord's in 1794. [9]
J Finch 11 Played in all 11 of the first-class matches played by Berkshire and Oldfield teams as well as making a first-class appearance for Middlesex and one for a side organised by Edward Morant. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [10]

G

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Name Matches Notes Ref
Gates 6 Gates played six of his eight first-class matches for Oldfield teams. His other two appearances were for a Surrey XI in 1795 and for MCC in 1807. Other than a surname no biographical details are known. [11]
S Gill 11 Played in all 11 of the first-class matches played by Berkshire and Oldfield teams. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [12]
N Graham 1 Played a total of 53 first-class matches between 1787 and 1801, most frequently appearing for Middlesex and MCC sides. His only match for Berkshire was against MCC at Lord's in 1792. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [13]

H

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Name Matches Notes Ref
James Harding 1 Played in 36 first-class matches, most frequently for Surrey sides. His 1794 appearance for Oldfield against a Kent XI at Lord's was as a given man. Other than a name and that his brother John Harding played one match for Surrey, no biographical details are known. [14]
David Harris 1 Considered one of the best professional bowlers of the day, Harris played one of his 78 first-class matches for Oldfield, appearing as a given man against MCC at Lord's in 1795. [15]

I

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Name Matches Notes Ref
Thomas Ingram 1 A left-handed batsman, one of Ingram's 37 first-class matches was for Oldfield, playing against MCC at Lord's in 1794, possibly as a given man. Other than a name no biographical details are known. [16]

L

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Name Matches Notes Ref
Richard Lawrence 11 Played in all 11 of the first-class matches played by Berkshire and Oldfield teams as well as in one match for the White Conduit Club in 1787. Other than a name no biographical details are known. [17]
Thomas Lloyd 1 Lloyd's only known cricket match was the 1792 Berkshire fixture at Bray. Other than a name no biographical details are known. [18]

M

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Name Matches Notes Ref
Monk 10 Played in all three of the Berkshire matches and in seven of the eight first-class matches played by Oldfield teams. Other than a surname no biographical details are known. [19]
Edward Morant 2 Two of Morant's three first-class matches were for Oldfield, one in each 1794 and 1795. He was born in 1772 and educated at Eton College, later changing his surname to Morant-Gale. He died at Upham House in Hampshire in 1855. [20][21]

Q

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Name Matches Notes Ref
Robert Quarme 4 Played in all three of the Berkshire first-class matches as well as the first Oldfield match in 1793. Born in 1765, he was christened at Westminster in London in January 1766 and died at Marylebone in June 1842. His brother, Francis, played in one non-first-class match alongside Robert for Oldfield against Eton College in 1797. [22]

R

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Name Matches Notes Ref
Thomas Ray 7 Played in 72 first-class matches between 1792 and 1811, including all three Berkshire matches and four of the matches played by Oldfield. His first-class debut was for Berkshire, but he played most frequently for Middlesex and England XIs. Other than a name no biographical details are known. [23]
John Ring 1 A well-established professional cricketer who played in 89 first-class matches, most frequently for Kent and England XIs, Ring played as a given man for Oldfield against MCC at Lord's in 1795. [24]

S

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Name Matches Notes Ref
Sale 2 Played in both of the Berkshire matches in 1792. Made two other appearances in first-class matches for Old Etonian sides, one each in 1791 and 1793. Other than a surname no biographical details are known. [25]
Thomas Shackle 10 Played in two of the Berkshire first-class matches and in all eight played by Oldfield. Shackle played in a total of 29 first-class matches, including 13 for Middlesex. Other than a name no biographical details are known. [26]

T

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Name Matches Notes Ref
Thompson 9 Played in all three of the Berkshire first-class matches and six of those played by Oldfield. Other than a surname no biographical details are known. [27]
Timber 10 Played in two of the Berkshire first-class matches and in all eight played by Oldfield. Other than a surname no biographical details are known. [28]

W

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Name Matches Notes Ref
West 2 Played in two matches for Oldfield in 1794. Other than a surname no biographical details are known. [29]
Edward Winter 6 Played in six matches for Oldfield. He is probably the same player who also appeared in six other first-class matches for a variety of sides between 1796 and 1815. He was born at Dartford in Kent in 1773 and died in the town in 1830. [30][31]

Notes

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  1. ^ The number of first-class matches played for Berkshire or Oldfield sides.

References

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  1. ^ Berkshire (pre-county club, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Oldfield, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  3. ^ Club history, Maidenhead and Bray Cricket Club. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  4. ^ List A Matches played by Berkshire, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-08. (subscription required)
  5. ^ Bexley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  6. ^ Brades, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  7. ^ Carter, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  8. ^ Gilbert East, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  9. ^ William Fennex, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  10. ^ J Finch, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  11. ^ Gates, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  12. ^ S Gill, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  13. ^ N Graham, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  14. ^ James Harding, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  15. ^ David Harris, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  16. ^ Thomas Ingram, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  17. ^ Richard Lawrence, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  18. ^ Thomas Lloyd, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  19. ^ Monk, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  20. ^ Edward Morant, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  21. ^ Austen-Leigh RA (1921) The Eton College register, 1753-1790, p. 376. Eton: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne and Co. (Available online at The Internet Archive. Retrieved 2024-06-08.)
  22. ^ Robert Quarme, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  23. ^ Thomas Ray, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  24. ^ John Ring, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  25. ^ Sale, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  26. ^ Thomas Shackle, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  27. ^ Thompson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  28. ^ Timber, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  29. ^ West, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  30. ^ Edward Winter, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-06-07. (subscription required)
  31. ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 597–598. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
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