1767 English cricket season

The 1767 cricket season was the 170th in England since the earliest known definite reference to cricket in January 1597 (i.e., Old Style – 1598 New Style). Details have survived of eight important matches. There are reports that Hambledon's success continued and the team staged some remarkable batting performances, but little is known of them.

There was an interesting report concerning the "Laws of Cricket" in the Reading Mercury dated Monday, 8 June, which states: "The Articles of the Game of Cricket as settled in the year 1744 by the Society of Noblemen & Gentlemen at the Star & Garter in Pall Mall, may be had at the Printing Office in reading or of the newsmen, neatly printed on a whole sheet of fine writing paper, price only 3d, or on a pasteboard bordered with marble paper, price 6d".

The "Society of Noblemen & Gentlemen" may well have been the name of the organisation that ran cricket and other sports. It was essentially a social club with sporting interests. They have been loosely referred to as the "London Club" but that was surely a cricketing enterprise based at the Artillery Ground that they backed, as they also formed and subsidised the Jockey Club, and subsequently both the White Conduit Club and MCC.

The following matches are classified as important:

Afterwards, an elegant dinner was provided at the Assembly Rooms.

No details are known other than the outcome, which was given in the Reading Mercury of Mon 10 August.

There is a report of a second Hampshire v Sussex game on Sat 8 August, also won by Hampshire, but this may be a duplicate of the above as it is not recorded elsewhere.

This was announced in the Kentish Weekly Post on 5 August. Bourne Club (Sir Horace Mann's team) had four given men so may have had a very useful side. The announcement says: Wickets to be pitched at 10 so the match may be played out that day (sic) on account of the Assizes. It is not known what date that day was, unfortunately. The Surrey team was probably Mr Henry Rowett’s Caterham Club.

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