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The second match is notable in one sense as the earliest of which the team scores are known: Richmond's XI 79, Middlesex 119; Richmond's XI 72, and
Middlesex 23–5 (approximate). It was agreed beforehand that the match would end promptly at seven o'clock in the evening, and Richmond enforced this
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standing. Gambling was rife in eighteenth century cricket and, a large crowd in attendance, a lot of money was riding on a
Middlesex win. There was uproar about the prompt finish making no allowance for the delayed start. When Richmond refused to play on, the crowd rioted and some of the Sussex
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calls the team "Thursday Club" in the first three matches of 1795 (as does
Haygarth) but then refers to "the County of Middlesex" in both the fourth and fifth games on 25 May and 26 June. Haygarth simply uses "Middlesex" for these two. Britcher refers to the "Middlesex Club" from 1796.
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reported that "(on 6 September) 11 of Surrey beat the 11 who about a fortnight ago beat the Duke of
Richmond's men". This would suggest that the Duke of Richmond conceded his controversial game against Chambers' Middlesex.
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of
Middlesex who acquired the services of certain Middlesex professionals, such as Ray and Sylvester who were both employed at Lord's as MCC ground staff players. Team nomenclature changed frequently in Georgian times.
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by various patrons and clubs, often on an informal basis. Depending on the strength of the opposition, teams called
Middlesex have generally been recognised as top-class.
41:. Middlesex teams played at various grounds throughout what is now the Greater London area. Islington and Uxbridge were often used but home matches were also played on
214:(MCC) played five matches at Lord's Old Ground, the first three against a team called "the Thursday Club" and the last two against a team called "Middlesex". Although
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players "had the shirts ripped off their backs". It was said a lawsuit "will commence about the play". On
Wednesday, 8 September, the
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agreement even though the match had not started on time because he himself arrived late. The result was therefore a
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makes no comment about the members of these two teams, it is evident that several players are common to both as
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