6 August 1758 — Faulkner defeated Taylor in the 26th round after 1 hour 15 minutes of a fight at St. Alban's. Faulkner claimed the title after the bout.[2][better source needed]
19 February 1760 — Bill " The Nailer " Stevens defeated Jacob Taplin in 13 round fight lasting 30 minutes at Marylebone Basin.[1][better source needed]
17 June 1760 — Jack Slack was defeated by Bill "The Nailer" Stevens in the fourth round of a fight lasting 27 minutes; Slack retired from the ring soon afterwards to open a shop on Chandos Street, London. He lived there for the rest of his life.[3][better source needed]
1756 — Hambledon, almost certainly a local parish organisation at this time, played three matches against the prominent Dartford Cricket Club.[citation needed]
1757–1760 — Perhaps for the first time, cricket felt the full impact of a major war as it suffered a drain in manpower and investment during the Seven Years' War (to 1763); few first-class matches were recorded with none at all in 1760.[citation needed]
September 1759 — Three Dartford v Rest of England matches were played, a number of well-known names being involved; Dartford won the "series" 2–1.[citation needed]
c.1760 — It is about this time that pitched delivery bowling began; in turn, it necessitated the creation and deployment of the modern straight bat, replacing the old "hockey stick" type which could not cope with a ball that bounced.[citation needed]