List of occasional English cricket XIs
This is a list of ad hoc English cricket teams, each of them known as an XI (eleven), which were temporarily formed to play in matches that are recognised as either important or first-class. Generally, they were "scratch" teams named after their patron or organiser. The list is not necessarily exhaustive.
Note that long-established XIs are included at List of historically significant English cricket teams, and not here.
Teams
See also
Notes
- ^ In a match on 19 August 1751, London played "A Country XI" on the Artillery Ground. London scored 30 and 5; the Country XI replied with 24 and 6. London won by 5 runs.[6]
- ^ Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, is believed to have been active in cricket patronage for several years, but the only match in which he is definitely known to have been involved was one against Arundel in 1702, which his team apparently won.[10]
- ^ The team was called L. H. Tennyson's XI from 1923 to 1928, and then Lord Tennyson's XI from 1932 to 1938.
References
- ^ "Matches played by B Aislabie's XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Matches played by S Amherst's XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Captain Blagrave's XI v Colonel Byng's XI, 1810". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ Major 2007, p. 56.
- ^ ACS 1981, p. 22.
- ^ a b Ashley-Cooper, F. S. (26 April 1900). "At the Sign of the Wicket". Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game. XIX (534). London: Merritt & Hatcher Ltd: 83 – via ACS.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by S. B. Joel's XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Matches played by Charles Lennox's XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by A. A. Priestley's XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ a b McCann 2004, p. 1.
- ^ "Pavilion Gossip". Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game. VIII (202). London: Merritt & Hatcher Ltd: 42. 21 March 1889 – via ACS.
- ^ a b "R. Whitehead's XI v Lord Yarmouth's XI, 1799". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
Bibliography
- ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863. Nottingham: ACS. OCLC 85045528.
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-00-07183-64-7 – via Internet Archive.
- McCann, Tim (2004). Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century (PDF). Vol. 88. Lewes: West Sussex Record Office. ISBN 978-08-54450-55-8.
Further reading
- ACS (1982). A Guide to First-class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles. Nottingham: ACS. OCLC 10586869.
- Waghorn, H. T. (2005) [1906]. The Dawn of Cricket. London: J. W. McKenzie. ISBN 978-09-47821-17-3.