- William Pattenden
William Pattenden (born 31 October 1747 at East Peckham,
Kent ; died 1817 atHadlow and buried 2 April 1817 at East Peckham) was an English professionalcricket er who played for Kent. He made 7 known appearances in first-class matches. He was the younger brother ofThomas Pattenden .He played alongside his brother in a number of Kent teams from 1777 to 1781
Arthur Haygarth , "Scores & Biographies", Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862] . He may have played for Kent v Surrey in 1773 for in one account the Pattenden was William and in another it was Thomas. This is a good example of the confusion caused when initials or first names are left out of the scorecards. The same applies to various Woods, Mays, Rimmingtons, Whites, etc.External sources
* [http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/main.html From Lads to Lord's; The History of Cricket: 1300 – 1787]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79293/79293.html CricketArchive]References
Further reading
*
Ashley Mote , "The Glory Days of Cricket", Robson, 1997
*David Underdown , "Start of Play", Allen Lane, 2000
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