The 1779 English cricket season was the eighth in which matches have been awarded retrospective first-class cricket status. The scorecards of five first-class matches have survived.
Matches
Five first-class match scorecards survive from 1779, four of them matches between England sides and Hampshire XIs.
- 14–15 June – Hampshire XI v England – Itchin Stoke Down
- 23–26 June – England v Hampshire XI – Sevenoaks Vine
- 9–11 August – Surrey XI v Kent XI – Laleham Burway
- 23 August – Hampshire XI v England – Broadhalfpenny Down
- 13–16 September – England v Hampshire XI – Moulsey Hurst
Five other matches are known to have been played during the season, including a match between Kent and Surrey at Bourne Paddock in July which was badly affected by rain. Others include early references to cricket in both Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
First-class debutants
- Berwick (Surrey and Hampshire)
References
Further reading
- Altham, H. S. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin.
- Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. Aurum.
- Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. Eyre & Spottiswoode.
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. HarperCollins.
- Underdown, David (2000). Start of Play. Allen Lane.
