Edward Aburrow senior

Edward Aburrow senior

Edward Aburrow senior (dates of birth and death unknown) was a noted English cricketer of the mid-18th century. He was a Sussex man, believed to have been a native of the famous village of Slindon where his son Edward "Curry" Aburrow was born.

Aburrow senior was reportedly a smuggler and operated under an "alias" of Cuddy to disguise himself [http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/ladstolords/biog.html#aburrows From Lads to Lord's – biography of Edward Aburrow] ] . This pseudonym has sometimes been used in cricket reports and scores.

Aburrow first appears in the records as a member of the Slindon Cricket Club team against London Cricket Club in the 1744 English cricket season G B Buckley, "Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket", Cotterell, 1935] . Later that season, he played for All-England against Kent in the famous match at the Artillery Ground Arthur Haygarth, "Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826)", Lillywhite, 1862] . These two games have the earliest known scorecards.

Aburrow continued to play until at least the 1751 English cricket season. He is frequently found in single wicket contests and seems to have been very popular with the gamblers who frequented that form of cricket .

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