Maynard (Surrey cricketer)
Maynard (first name and dates unknown) was an English cricketer who played for Surrey during the 1740s.
Career
Maynard is mentioned in reports from 1744 to 1750. He was especially prolific in 1748 when he took part in a number of single wicket matches.
On Saturday, 2 June 1744, he played for London against Slindon in the earliest match that has a surviving scorecard.[1] He is not mentioned again until 1747 but it is assumed that he remained active in the interim. In 1747, he played for All-England versus Kent at the Artillery Ground on Monday, 31 August.[2]
The 1748 season was the zenith of single wicket and Maynard, who must have been an adept at this form of cricket, is mentioned in the reports of five matches.[1][2]
The last two mentions of Maynard are in first-class matches for Surrey when he played against Kent at Dartford Brent in June 1749 and again in July 1750.[2]
As Maynard had established his reputation by 1744, he must have been active for some years previously. His career possibly began in the 1730s and continued into the 1750s. Very few players were mentioned by name in contemporary reports.
References
- 1 2 G B Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Cotterell, 1935
- 1 2 3 F S Ashley-Cooper, At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742-1751, Cricket Magazine, 1900
External links
Further reading
- F S Ashley-Cooper, At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742-1751, Cricket Magazine, 1900
- G B Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Cotterell, 1935
- Timothy J McCann, Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century, Sussex Record Society, 2004
- H T Waghorn, Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730-1773), Blackwood, 1899
- H T Waghorn, The Dawn of Cricket, Electric Press, 1906