This is a list of cricketers who played for either Cambridge Town Club (CTC) or the original Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club in first-class cricket matches between 1817 and 1871.[1][2] Players who played for teams with the alternate titles of Cambridge Union Club (1826–1833), Cambridge Townsmen (one match only in 1848) and the Cambridge Town and County Club (1844–1856) are included, all being variations of CTC.[3]

The Town Club was formed before 1817. The original county club was formally established in March 1844 but folded in 1868, although a handful of Cambridgeshire matches were played until 1871.[4] The modern county club, which plays in the Minor Counties Championship, was founded in June 1891.[4] Cambridge University Cricket Club co-existed in its early years but has always been a separate entity.

The details are the player's usual name followed by the years in which he played first-class matches for one of the sides and then his name is given as it would appear on a modern match scorecard. Some players also played for the University and many players represented other teams outside Cambridgeshire. Six Cambridgeshire players were part of the combined Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire XI which played a combined Kent and Nottinghamshire XI in 1864.

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Notes

  1. ^ Barker, who was born at Waterbeach in 1834 and died in 1890, played a single first-class match for the Cambridge Town Club in 1861, the only cricket match he is known to have taken part in.[5]
  2. ^ Played two first-class matches for Cambridgeshire in 1868. Born in 1846, Batchelor attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge University and was a clergyman. He died in 1917.[6]
  3. ^ Berry, who was born at Thriplow in 1833, played in four first-class matches for Cambridgeshire in 1862. He played for a number of sides around Cambridge and was probably a professional cricketer employed at the university. He died in 1888 at Cambridge.[7]
  4. ^ Edward Cornwell played in 11 first-class matches for Cambridge-based sides between 1851 and 1863.[8]
  5. ^ William Cornwell played five times for Cambridgeshire between 1864 and 1868. He was born at Bottisham in 1838 and died in the village in 1915. He is known to have played for a variety of Cambridge-based sides between 1859 and 1874.[9]
  6. ^ Cowell played in three first-class matches for Cambridgeshire in 1867. He played in other matches during the same season but is not known to have played cricket in any other year.[10]
  7. ^ Cox played one first-class match for the Cambridge Town Club in 1861. He is known to have played in a handful of other matches for Cambridge-based sides throughout the 1860s. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[11]
  8. ^ Henry Ellis was born in 1840 and died in 1902. He played in a single first-class match for a Cambridgeshire side in 1864, but is known to have played non first-class matches for a variety of sides in and around Cambridge between 1859 and 1871.[12]
  9. ^ Ellis is known to have played in only one cricket match, a first-class match for the Cambridge Town Club against Cambridge University in 1861. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[13]
  10. ^ Few lived between 1848 and 1931 and made both of his first-class appearances for Cambridgeshire in 1866. He later played non first-class matches for Huntingdonshire.[14]
  11. ^ Played in five first-class matches, all for Cambridgeshire between 1865 and 1869. He made other appearances for a variety of Cambridge-based sides during the 1860s.[15]
  12. ^ Francis was born at Southwold in Suffolk in 1826. He was probably engaged as a professional cricketer at Cambridge University and played all seven of his first-class matches for Cambridge-based sides between 1849 and 1862. He died in 1866 at Godmanchester.[16]
  13. ^ John French made his only first-class appearance for Cambridgeshire in 1864.[17]
  14. ^ Jiggins, who lived between 1938 and 1909, played four first-class matches, all for Cambridgeshire or the Cambridge Town Club between 1854 and 1861.[18]
  15. ^ King played in four first-class matches for Cambridgeshire and Cambridge Town between 1861 and 1864. He is known to have been born in Cambridge in early 1840 but no other biographical information is known.[19]
  16. ^ Newman, who lived between 1837 and 1897, played five first-class matches between 1867 and 1871, all for Cambridgeshire. He played other matches for Cambridge based sides over the same time period and was born and died in the town.[20]
  17. ^ Odams, who lives between 1843 and 1879, played two first-class matches for Cambridgeshire in 1867. He is known to have played other matches for the Cambridge Town Club and for sides of travelling professionals.[21]

References

  1. ^ ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.
  2. ^ ACS (1982). A Guide to First-Class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles. Nottingham: ACS.
  3. ^ Cambridge Town Club players, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2013-07-17. (subscription required)
  4. ^ a b Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1983 edition, p. 278.
  5. ^ Charles Barker, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  6. ^ William Batchelor, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-21. (subscription required)
  7. ^ Augustus Berry, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-21. (subscription required)
  8. ^ Edward Cornwell, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-22. (subscription required)
  9. ^ William Cornwell, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-22. (subscription required)
  10. ^ Edward Cowell, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-22. (subscription required)
  11. ^ C Cox. CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-22. (subscription required)
  12. ^ Henry Ellis, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-20. (subscription required)
  13. ^ J Ellis, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-20. (subscription required)
  14. ^ Harry Few, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-21. (subscription required)
  15. ^ James Fordham, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-21. (subscription required)
  16. ^ Henry Francis, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-21. (subscription required)
  17. ^ John French, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-21. (subscription required)
  18. ^ James Jiggins, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-20. (subscription required)
  19. ^ John King, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-20. (subscription required)
  20. ^ William Newman, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2021-02-21. (subscription required)
  21. ^ Frederick Odams, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-02-20. (subscription required)
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