Homerton Cricket Club

Infobox first-class cricket team
team = Homerton Cricket Club


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home venue = Homerton
established = by 1800
last match = 1808
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notable players = Benjamin Aislabie
Felix Ladbroke
Thomas Vigne

Homerton Cricket Club was based in Homerton, Surrey and was recognised as a first-class cricket team during the first decade of the 19th century. The club had been established in the 18th century and it first came to notice in 1800 when it played the strong Montpelier team. In 1801, Homerton defeated Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's Old Ground by 181 runs.

Homerton's first-class debut was in June 1804 when a combined MCC/Homerton XI lost to Hampshire at Lord's by 6 wkts [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/0/303.html scorecard] ] .

Homerton's period of renown ended in 1808 when, despite four given men, the team was well-beaten by MCC in its last first-class match [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/0/330.html scorecard] ] . In the same year, Homerton lost twice to an Essex XI in minor matches.

The club disappeared from the sources after 1808 and disbanded at some point. It must have lost personnel to military duties in the Napoleonic War which had an disastrous impact on cricket at the time.

External sources

* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/ CricketArchive]
* [http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/histories/matches.html Classification of cricket matches from 1697 to 1825]

Further reading

* Arthur Haygarth, "Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826)", Lillywhite, 1862