Notingham Vs. Sheffield Cricket Match

[RichardB]

Aug 26 1771

Cricket match eleven of Nottingham v eleven of Sheffield.

The Nottingham players were Huthwayte Loughman Collishaw Turner Roe Spurr Stocks Troop Rawson Coleman and Mew.

The contest took place in a field on the north side of the Race course and was won by our townsmen (Nottingham).

In this match the stumps were two canes about twenty two inches in height and the bats were about as broad at the bottom as those now played with but tapered upwards till as narrow as an ordinary bat handle.

The return match was played at Sheffield in the following year with a different result - Sheffield scoring 70 and Nottingham only 14

[vox]

Aug 26 1771

In this match the stumps were two canes about twenty two inches in height and the bats were about as broad at the bottom as those now played with but tapered upwards till as narrow as an ordinary bat handle.

18th century bat

Cricket bats 1728 to 1930

[RichardB]

I've often called the wife an 18th century old bat ... usually raises a few bruises