Cricket in 1725
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cricket-in-1725-189-8297730
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Cricket in 1725
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The earliest cricket matches known to have involved Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and Sir William Gage took place in 1725. They were the two main patrons of cricket in Sussex and, for several years, their teams often opposed the Kent teams of rival patron Edwin Stead. The Artillery Ground in Finsbury, soon to become the sport's major venue, was mentioned in a cricketing context for the first time. However, the Honourable Artillery Company was expressing its disapproval of the ground bein
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Historical survey of cricket in 1725
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2024-08-23T10:27:37Z
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2024-09-09T07:59:47Z
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