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First Recorded Town Cricket Match at Horsham

When
1771
Where
Horsham
Episodes
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The first recorded town cricket match in Horsham was played on 8 August 1771. According to the source, this specific date is when the Horsham Cricket Club was created.

Episodes

  1. 8 August 1771 · HorshamFirst Recorded Town Match

    The first recorded town cricket match was played in Horsham on 8 August 1771, the date the club was created.

Background and detail

Local Cricket Context. Cricket was played in Horsham before 1768. The first recorded game involving a town side occurred later, on 8 August 1771, establishing a documented local cricketing history.

The 1771 Match. On 8 August 1771, the first recorded game of a town side was played in Horsham. The source identifies this specific date as the time when the Horsham Cricket Club was created.

Sources

  1. Horsham Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24

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