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This is a list of the earliest known references to
cricket being played in each of the
historic counties of England .
Counties (by date of reference)
Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Formation of county clubs in England and Wales
Numerous sources list the foundation dates of the county clubs. Note that some clubs have been re-founded after earlier versions became defunct. The dates below are mostly taken from the 1982 edition of
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack :
[27]
References
^ Altham, ch. 1.
^ Underdown, p. 3.
^ Underdown, p. 4.
^ Underdown, p. 5.
^ Birley, p. 10.
^ Altham, p. 22.
^ Maun, p. 15.
^ Buckley (FL18), p. 1.
^ Altham, pp. 24–25.
^ Waghorn (DC), pp. 5–6.
^
a
b
c
d Bowen, p. 263.
^ Waghorn (CS), p. 3.
^ Buckley (FL18), p. 7.
^ Major, p. 116.
^
a
b
c Waghorn (CS), p. 27.
^
a
b Ashley-Cooper, p. 83.
^ Buckley (FL18), p. 18.
^ Maun, p. 13.
^
a
b Bowen, p. 264.
^
a
b
c Bowen, p. 265.
^ Buckley (FLPV), p. 6.
^
a
b
c Bowen, p. 266.
^
a
b
c
d Bowen, p. 267.
^ Bowen, p. 268.
^
a
b Bowen, p. 269.
^
a
b
c
d Bowen, p. 270.
^ Wisden 1982, pp. 277–278.
Bibliography
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Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket . Aurum.
Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development . Eyre & Spottiswoode.
Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket . Cotterell.
Buckley, G. B. (1937). Fresh Light on pre-Victorian Cricket . Cotterell.
Major, John (2007). More Than A Game . HarperCollins.
Maun, Ian (2009). From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750 . Roger Heavens.
ISBN
978-1-900592-52-9 .
Underdown, David (2000). Start of Play . Allen Lane.
ISBN
0-7139-9330-8 .
Waghorn, H. T. (1899). Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730–1773) . Blackwood.
Waghorn, H. T. (1906). The Dawn of Cricket . Electric Press.