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Westerham Common a.k.a. Westerham Heath, near Westerham in west Kent, was a venue for senior cricket matches in the 18th century. On Thursday, 28 May 1730, a single wicket match between four men of Kent, captained by Edwin Stead, and four of Brentford was played for £50. This was the first game in what became a tri-series.^[1] On Friday, 10 June 1768, Westerham and Caterham, captained by Henry Rowett, played Bourne, captained by Sir Horatio Mann, in a first-class match which the home team won by 14 runs.^[2] There are no records of matches on the common after 1768.

References

^ Buckley, p. 4.
^ Buckley, p. 56.

Bibliography

Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell.
Maun, Ian (2009). From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750. Roger Heavens. ISBN 978-1-900592-52-9.

External links

Leach, John (2008). "Classification of cricket matches from 1697 to 1825". Stumpsite. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[1] Buckley, p. 4.

[2] Buckley, p. 56.

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+'''Westerham Common a.k.a. Westerham Heath''', near [[Westerham]] in west [[Kent]], was a venue for senior [[cricket]] matches in the 18th century. On Thursday, 28 May 1730, a [[single wicket cricket|single wicket match]] between four men of [[Kent county cricket teams|Kent]], captained by [[Edwin Stead]], and four of [[Brentford Cricket Club|Brentford]] was played for [[Pound sign|£50]]. This was the first game in what became a tri-series.<ref>Buckley, p. 4.</ref> On Friday, 10 June 1768, [[Caterham Cricket Club|Westerham and Caterham]], captained by [[Henry Rowett]], played [[Bourne Cricket Club|Bourne]], captained by [[Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet|Sir Horatio Mann]], in a [[first-class cricket|first-class match]] which the home team won by 14 [[run (cricket)|runs]].<ref>Buckley, p. 56.</ref> There are no records of matches on the common after 1768.
-'''Westerham Common''', also known as '''Westerham Heath''', was a [[cricket]] ground near [[Westerham]] in west [[Kent]]. It was used primarily in the 18th century.
-On Thursday, 28 May 1730, a [[single wicket cricket]] between four men of Kent, captained by [[Edwin Stead]], and four of [[Brentford Cricket Club|Brentford]] was played for a wager of £50. This was the first game in what became a tri-series.<ref>Buckley GB (1935) ''Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket '', p. 4. Cotterell.</ref> On Friday, 10 June 1768, [[Caterham Cricket Club|Westerham and Caterham]], captained by [[Henry Rowett]], played [[Bourne Cricket Club]], captained by [[Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet|Sir Horatio Mann]].<ref>Buckley, ''Op. cit.'', p. 56.</ref> One further match was recorded on the heath in 1940.<ref name=caother>[http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/2945_misc.html Other matches played on Westerham Heath, Westerham], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-12-17.</ref>
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+==Bibliography==
+* {{cite book |last=Buckley |first=G. B. |authorlink=G. B. Buckley |title=Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket |year=1935 |publisher=Cotterell |isbn=}}
+* {{cite book |last=Maun |first=Ian |title=From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750 |year=2009 |publisher=Roger Heavens |isbn=978-1-900592-52-9}}
+==External links==
+* {{cite web|url=http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/histories/matches.html |title=Classification of cricket matches from 1697 to 1825 |last=Leach |first=John |publisher=Stumpsite |date=2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629140003/http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/histories/matches.html |archivedate=June 29, 2011 }}
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