1768 English cricket season


The 1768 English cricket season was the 25th season following the earliest known codification of the Laws of Cricket. Details have survived of nine eleven-a-side matches between significant teams.

Matches

Nine eleven-a-side match between significant teams are known to have taken place.
A scorecard showing individual scores survives from the Caterham–Bourne match on 10 June. This scorecard is the third oldest to be known to have survived, and the first since the 1744 English cricket season.

Other events

, who had played for Dartford and Kent sides in the early 18th century, died at his house near Dartford. He was described as "accounted the most expert cricket player in England" in Lloyd's Evening Post on 10 June.
Three ladies' matches between teams from Harting and Rogate in Sussex took place in June. The matches attracted crowds of 2–3,000 spectators.

First mentions

Players