1764 English cricket season


The 1764 English cricket season was the 21st season following the earliest known codification of the Laws of Cricket. Details have survived of seven eleven-a-side matches between significant teams.
The 1764 season marks the beginning of the "Hambledon Era" in earnest and it is believed to be about this time that the Hambledon Club was founded. A number of notable players are mentioned in sources for the first time, including three of the greatest 18th century players: Richard Nyren, John Small and Lumpy Stevens.

Matches

Seven eleven-a-side match between significant teams are known to have taken place. Chertsey and Hambledon, by now the leading teams in cricket, played each other three times as did Norfolk and Suffolk.

Players