This is a list of cricketers who played for either Cambridge Town Club (CTC) or the original Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club in first-class cricket matches between 1817 and 1871.[1][2] Players who played for teams with the alternate titles of Cambridge Union Club (1826–1833), Cambridge Townsmen (one match only in 1848) and the Cambridge Town and County Club (1844–1856) are included, all being variations of CTC.[3]
The Town Club was formed before 1817. The original county club was formally established in March 1844 but folded in 1868, although a handful of Cambridgeshire matches were played until 1871.[4] The modern county club, which plays in the Minor Counties Championship, was founded in June 1891.[4] Cambridge University Cricket Club co-existed in its early years but has always been a separate entity.
The details are the player's usual name followed by the years in which he played first-class matches for one of the sides and then his name is given as it would appear on a modern match scorecard. Some players also played for the University and many players represented other teams outside Cambridgeshire. Six Cambridgeshire players were part of the combined Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire XI which played a combined Kent and Nottinghamshire XI in 1864.
A
- James Adams (1830) : J. Adams
- Thomas Anson (1840–1841) : T. A. Anson
- Ralph Arber (1871) : R. H. Arber
- Charles Arnold (1842–1860) : C. Arnold
- Mark Arnold (1848–1855) : M. Arnold
- William Austin (1827–1828) : W. Austin
B
- Charles Barker (1861) : C. Barker[lower-alpha 1]
- William Batchelor (1868) : W. J. Batchelor[lower-alpha 2]
- Baxter (1819–1822) : Baxter
- Robert Bayford (1858) : R. A. Bayford
- Frederick Bell (1846–1864) : F. W. Bell
- Augustus Berry (1862) : A. G. Berry[lower-alpha 3]
- Edmund Bilton (1859–1866) : E. J. Bilton
- Henry Bird (1819–1826) : H. Bird
- William Bird (1821–1822) : W. Bird
- John Boning (1822–1849) : J. Boning
- George Boudier (1843) : G. J. Boudier
- Samuel Bowtell (1830–1838) : S. Bowtell
- Thomas Box (1846) : T. Box
- Charles Brereton (1858) : C. J. Brereton
- Bridges (1819–1820) : Bridges
- Robert Broughton (1838) : R. J. P. Broughton
- Horace Browne (1865–1869) : H. J. Browne
- Samuel Bullock (1825–1827) : S. Bullock
- J. Burbage (1825) : J. Burbage
- William Buttress (1848–1861) : W. Buttress
C
- Will Caldecourt (1832–1838) : W. H. Caldecourt
- George Carpenter (1838–1844) : G. Carpenter
- Robert Carpenter (1855–1871) : R. P. Carpenter
- William Carpenter (1843) : W. Carpenter
- William Chapman (1853) : W. H. Chapman
- Robert Collier (1866–1867) : R. Collier
- Charles Cooke (1858) : C. R. Cooke
- Edward Cornwell (1851–1863) : E. Cornwell[lower-alpha 4]
- Henry Cornwell (1844–1849) : H. Cornwell
- William Cornwell (1864–1868) : W. Cornwell[lower-alpha 5]
- George Edward Cotterill (1858) : G. E. Cotterill
- St Vincent Cotton (1832–1834) : S. Cotton
- Edward Cowell (1867) : E. Cowell[lower-alpha 6]
- C. Cox (1861) : C. Cox[lower-alpha 7]
- George Craggs (1852–1853) : G. R. Craggs
- Cropley (1822) : Cropley
- John Crouch (1826–1836) : J. Crouch
D
- Samuel Dakin (1853) : S. Dakin
- Dalby (1820) : Dalby
- Darby (1840) : Darby
- James Dark (1819) : J. H. Dark
- J. Davies (1825–1832) : J. Davies
- William de St Croix (1840) : W. de St Croix
- Alfred Diver (1843–1866) : A. J. D. Diver
- Duke (1831) : Duke
- John Durnford (1825) : J. Durnford
E
- Octavius Eaden (1826–1831) : O. Eaden
- David Edwards (1826–1844) : D. B. Edwards
- W. Edwards (1832–1843) : W. Edwards
- Henry Ellis (1864) : H. W. Ellis[lower-alpha 8]
- J. Ellis (1861) : J. Ellis[lower-alpha 9]
- John Emmerson (1826–1831) : J. Emmerson
- William Emmerson (1829) : W. H. Emmerson
F
- Arthur Farmer (1838) : A. A. Farmer
- Francis Fenner (1829–1860) : F. P. Fenner
- George Fenner (1821) : G. Fenner
- James Fenner (1821) : J. Fenner
- Harry Few (1866) : H. G. Few[lower-alpha 10]
- James Fordham (1865–1869) : J. Fordham[lower-alpha 11]
- Henry Staples Foster (1844–1848) : H. S. Foster
- Henry Francis (1849–1862) : H. C. Francis[lower-alpha 12]
- F. French (1858)
- John French (1864) : J. French[lower-alpha 13]
- Thomas French (1843) : T. L. French
- Thomas Fryer (1832) : T. S. Fryer
- Henry Fuller (1841) : H. W. Fuller
- J. Fuller (1831–1834) : J. Fuller
- John Fuller (1857–1858) : J. M. Fuller
G
- Robert Glasscock (1832–1834) : R. Glasscock
- Henry Gray (1859–1861) : H. Gray
- Joseph Grout (1838) : J. Grout
H
- Hagger (1845) : Hagger
- Israel Haggis (1834–1849) : I. Haggis
- James Hall (1821–1838) : J. Hall
- W. Hall (1833–1834) : W. Hall
- William Hammersley (1847–1849) : W. J. Hammersley
- Octavius Hammond (1857) : O. Hammond
- Henry Hand (1840) : H. G. Hand
- Hayes (1851) : Hayes
- Tom Hayward senior (1854–1871) : T. Hayward
- Daniel Hayward junior (1852–1869) : D. Hayward junior
- Daniel Hayward senior (1830–1851) : D. Hayward senior
- Edward Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis (1837–1838) : E. J. Herbert
- Henry Hills (1866–1868) : H. Hills
- William Hillyer (1846) : W. R. Hillyer
- Arthur Hoare (1844–1847) : A. M. Hoare
- J. Horn (1827) : J. Horn
- Edward Horne (1858) : E. L. Horne
- William Hutt (1842) : W. W. Hutt
J
- James Jiggins (1854–1861) : J. Jiggins[lower-alpha 14]
- William Jiggins (1859) : W. Jiggins
- George Randall Johnson (1857) : G. R. Johnson
- T. Johnson (1825–1834) : T. Johnson
- W. Johnston (1837–1838) : W. Johnston
- G. Jones (1839) : G. Jones
K
- John King (1861–1864) : J. King[lower-alpha 15]
- Robert Turner King (1846–1847) : R. T. King
- John Kirwan (1840) : J. H. Kirwan
L
- James Lawrence (1820) : J. Lawrence
- John Lee (1847) : J. M. Lee
- Richard Lenton (1828–1844) : R. D. Lenton
- William Lillywhite (1841) : F. W. Lillywhite
- Frederick Long (1841) : F. E. Long
M
- Joseph Makinson (1857–1858) : J. Makinson
- Charles Marshall (1868) : C. J. Marshall
- Charles Marshall (1866) : C. Marshall
- John Marshall (1857–1867) : J. H. Marshall
- Joseph Marshall (1857) : J. W. Marshall
- Marshall (1839) : Marshall
- W. Martin (1819–1826) : W. Martin
- Henry Mason (1869–1871) : H. Mason
- William Massey (1838) : W. Massey
- Albert Masterson (1867–1871) : A. E. G. W. Masterson
- Joseph Masterson (1859–1861) : J. Masterson
- Medlicott (1819–1822) : Medlicott
- T. Metcalfe (1830) : T. Metcalfe
- Miller (1828) : Miller
- William Mills (1840–1843) : W. Mills
- H. Morgan (1836–1837) : H. Morgan
- Mott (1820) : Mott
- George Muncey (1860–1866) : G. Muncey
- Daniel Murcutt (1837–1842) : D. D. Murcutt
- Robert Murcutt (1819–1820) : R. Murcutt
N
- William Newby (1858) : W. J. Newby
- Charles Newman (1860–1869) : C. Newman
- William Newman (1867–1871) : W. Newman[lower-alpha 16]
- Thomas Bartrup Nichols (1868) : T. B. Nichols
- Frederick Norman (1858) : F. H. Norman
O
- Frederick Odams (1867) : F. W. Odams[lower-alpha 17]
- Owen (1819–1821) : Owen
P
- Henry Page (1819–1826) : H. Page
- John Page (1819–1822) : J. Page
- Martin Page (1820–1836) : M. Page
- Henry Parker (1840) : H. Parker
- Oliver Pell (1846–1848) : O. C. Pell
- Henry Perkins (1857–1866) : H. Perkins
- John Perkins (1861–1867) : J. Perkins
- William Pickering (1843) : W. P. Pickering
- Fuller Pilch (1832) : F. Pilch
- James Piper (1860–1861) : J. P. Piper
- Frederick Ponsonby (1840) : F. G. B. Ponsonby
- Porter (1833)
- Edward Prest (1852–1854) : E. B. Prest
- William Prest (1852–1862) : W. P. Prest
- Charles Pryor (1833–1860) : C. S. Pryor
- Frederick Pryor (1861–1871) : F. C. Pryor
- Stephen Pryor (1820) : S. Pryor
R
- Sam Redgate (1839) : S. Redgate
- Ambrose Redhead (1829–1831) : A. G. Redhead
- Frederick Reynolds (1854–1867) : F. R. Reynolds
- Thomas Reynolds (1857–1858) : T. P. Reynolds
- Robert Ringwood (1840–1849) : R. Ringwood
- Alfred Rowe (1859) : A. W. Rowe
S
- Salmoni (1831) : Salmoni
- Henry Saunders (1865–1866) : H. B. Saunders
- William Saunders (1865) : W. Saunders
- Edward Sayres (1838) : E. Sayres
- Avison Scott (1867–1871) : A. T. Scott
- J. Scott (1819–1831) : J. Scott
- Thomas Sell (1826–1833) : T. Sell
- Walter Sell (1851–1852) : W. Sell
- James Seymour (1834–1836) : J. F. Seymour
- Matthew Seymour (1860–1863) : M. Seymour
- George Smith (1868–1871) : G. Smith
- John Smith (1863–1871) : J. Smith
- Smith (1826–1827) : Smith
- Thomas Snow (1844) : T. Snow
- Sprig (1831) : Sprig
- J. Stearn (1834) : J. Stearn
- Thomas Stearn (1821–1840) : T. Stearn
- George Sussum (1826–1832) : G. Sussum
- J. Swan (1825–1826) : J. Swan
T
- Edward Tarrant (1866) : E. Tarrant
- George Tarrant (1861–1868) : G. F. Tarrant
- Charles Taylor (1838) : C. G. Taylor
- Charles Thackeray (1854) : C. Thackeray
- Frederick Thackeray (1841–1854) : F. Thackeray
- Arthur Tharp (1868–1871) : A. K. Tharp
- Alfred Tillard (1868) : A. E. Tillard
- Thomas Townley (1846–1852) : T. M. Townley
W
- Ward (1842) : Ward
- Townsend Warner (1860) : G. T. Warner senior
- Charles Warren (1865–1867) : C. Warren
- Walter Watts (1866–1869) : W. Watts
- Webb (1839–1841) : Webb
- Ned Wenman (1840) : E. G. Wenman
- Wicks (1820) : Wicks
- Edward Wilkins (1858) : E. J. P. Wilkins
- William Wingfield (1857) : W. Wingfield
- Charles Winterton (1839–1861) : W. C. Winterton
Notes
- Barker, who was born at Waterbeach in 1834 and died in 1890, played a single first-class match for the Cambridge Town Club in 1861, the only cricket match he is known to have taken part in.[5]
- Played two first-class matches for Cambridgeshire in 1868. Born in 1846, Batchelor attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge University and was a clergyman. He died in 1917.[6]
- Berry, who was born at Thriplow in 1833, played in four first-class matches for Cambridgeshire in 1862. He played for a number of sides around Cambridge and was probably a professional cricketer employed at the university. He died in 1888 at Cambridge.[7]
- Edward Cornwell played in 11 first-class matches for Cambridge-based sides between 1851 and 1863.[8]
- William Cornwell played five times for Cambridgeshire between 1864 and 1868. He was born at Bottisham in 1838 and died in the village in 1915. He is known to have played for a variety of Cambridge-based sides between 1859 and 1874.[9]
- Cowell played in three first-class matches for Cambridgeshire in 1867. He played in other matches during the same season but is not known to have played cricket in any other year.[10]
- Cox played one first-class match for the Cambridge Town Club in 1861. He is known to have played in a handful of other matches for Cambridge-based sides throughout the 1860s. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[11]
- Henry Ellis was born in 1840 and died in 1902. He played in a single first-class match for a Cambridgeshire side in 1864, but is known to have played non first-class matches for a variety of sides in and around Cambridge between 1859 and 1871.[12]
- Ellis is known to have played in only one cricket match, a first-class match for the Cambridge Town Club against Cambridge University in 1861. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[13]
- Few lived between 1848 and 1931 and made both of his first-class appearances for Cambridgeshire in 1866. He later played non first-class matches for Huntingdonshire.[14]
- Played in five first-class matches, all for Cambridgeshire between 1865 and 1869. He made other appearances for a variety of Cambridge-based sides during the 1860s.[15]
- Francis was born at Southwold in Suffolk in 1826. He was probably engaged as a professional cricketer at Cambridge University and played all seven of his first-class matches for Cambridge-based sides between 1849 and 1862. He died in 1866 at Godmanchester.[16]
- John French made his only first-class appearance for Cambridgeshire in 1864.[17]
- Jiggins, who lived between 1938 and 1909, played four first-class matches, all for Cambridgeshire or the Cambridge Town Club between 1854 and 1861.[18]
- King played in four first-class matches for Cambridgeshire and Cambridge Town between 1861 and 1864. He is known to have been born in Cambridge in early 1840 but no other biographical information is known.[19]
- Newman, who lived between 1837 and 1897, played five first-class matches between 1867 and 1871, all for Cambridgeshire. He played other matches for Cambridge based sides over the same time period and was born and died in the town.[20]
- Odams, who lives between 1843 and 1879, played two first-class matches for Cambridgeshire in 1867. He is known to have played other matches for the Cambridge Town Club and for sides of travelling professionals.[21]
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