List of historically significant English cricket teams

The purpose of this list is to identify all historically significant English cricket clubs and teams which played in significant matches, some of which may have been given first-class status. It concentrates on those which are now defunct or not currently significant. The list, therefore, excludes County Championship clubs, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), touring teams and the main university clubs. Clubs in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship or in one of the ECB Premier Leagues are excluded unless they formerly played in important or first-class matches.

Note that some clubs which folded were subsequently refounded as modern league clubs. Many of the teams were ad hoc units or "scratch teams" named after their organiser (e.g., Alfred Shaw's XI) while others are combinations (e.g., London & Surrey). The total column gives the number of matches that the team is known to have played in. In the source column, if only one citation is given, it relates to the earliest known mention of the team in the surviving records.

N.B. The list is believed complete for clubs and teams that were active in significant cricket up to 1825. Many clubs and teams post-1825 are already included but they are not exhaustive.

A

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1786	A to C	Moulsey Hurst	1
notes	"A to C" was in fact a Kent Eleven and it was a curiosity that they selected only players whose names began with A, B or C while their D to Z opponents, who were in fact a Hampshire team with given men, selected only players whose names did not begin A, B or C. Haygarth in S&B calls it "Hambledon Club with Lumpy versus Kent". The venue, in Surrey, was neutral. Haygarth says he saw the alphabetical title in other sources.
1831–1833	A to K	Lord's	2
notes	The two "A to K" versus "L to Z" matches in 1831 and 1833 were among the few genuine alphabetical matches. They were both played at Lord's by teams of MCC members supplemented by a few leading professionals including Jem Broadbridge, William Lillywhite, Fuller Pilch and Ned Wenman. The 1833 match was 12-a-side.
1787–1789	A to M	Lord's Old Ground and Bourne Paddock	5
notes	According to CricketArchive, teams called "A to M" and "N to Z" played each other five times in three seasons from 1787. The main secondary source for the five matches is Scores & Biographies which calls the two teams "Earl of Winchilsea's Side" and "Sir Horace (Horatio) Mann's Side". There is nothing in Scores and Biographies to suggest that the teams were organised alphabetically. See the entries below for Earl of Winchilsea's XI and Sir Horatio Mann's XI.
1733	Acton & Ealing
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1743–1752	Addington
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1746	Addington & Bromley
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1747	Addington & Croydon
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1745–1746	Addington & Lingfield
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1811	Benjamin Aislabie's XI
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1846–1881	All-England Eleven (AEE)
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1775	Alphabetical	Artillery Ground and Moulsey Hurst	2
notes	This refers to two matches organised by the Duke of Dorset and the Earl of Tankerville in May 1775, the first one played at the Artillery Ground and the return at Moulsey Hurst two days later. Details of the teams are unknown and so it cannot be said which letters of the alphabet applied to each team. All that is known is that the patrons made two "Grand Alphabetical Matches".
1776–1785	Alresford
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1782	Alresford & Odiham
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1780–1784	Alton & Odiham
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1789	S. Amherst's XI
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1919	Army and Navy
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1702	Arundel	Bury Hill aka Berry Hill	1
notes	It is believed that the Arundel club was formally constituted in 1704 but, two years earlier, an Arundel team took part in a match against a team raised by Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond. The venue for that match is unknown but Arundel's ground at Bury Hill was in use for other important matches through much of the 18th century. The Arundel club remains active at league level in Sussex.

B

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1805–1832	Bs
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1822	Bakewell
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1907–1909	J. Bamford's XI
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1883	R. G. Barlow's XI
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1802	W. Barton's XI
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1798–1817	Lord Frederick Beauclerk's XI
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1741	Bedfordshire	Woburn Park
notes	First recorded in two matches against a combined Huntingdonshire & Northamptonshire team. The county's first patron and captain was John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford.
1746–1795	Berkshire
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1740	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire
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1743	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Middlesex
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1779	Berkshire & Hampshire
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1810	Captain Blagrave's XI
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1792–1813	E. Bligh's XI
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1766–1773	Bourne
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1747	John Bowra's XI
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1730–1799	Brentford
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1771	Brentford, Hampton & Richmond
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1770–1799	Brentford & Richmond
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1732	Brentford & Sunbury
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1790–1825	Brighton
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1912–1939	British Army (or "Army")
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1940–1945	British Empire XI
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1727	Alan Brodrick's XI	Peper Harow	2
notes	The earliest known written rules were the Articles of Agreement written by Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Alan Brodrick, two of cricket's foremost patrons, applicable to the two matches in 1727 which they promoted. The results of the matches are unknown.
1742–1808	Bromley
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1743	Bromley & Chislehurst
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1749	Bromley & London
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1747	Bromley & Ripley
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1741–1785	Buckinghamshire
notes	Richard Grenville was the county's first patron and captain for a match against Northamptonshire.
1816–1818	E. H. Budd's XI
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1795–1796	Bullingdon
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1821–1825	Bury St Edmunds
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1810	Colonel Byng's XI
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C

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1932–1936	Sir Julien Cahn's XI
notes
1926	F. S. G. Calthorpe's XI
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1817–1877	Cambridge Town Club
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1826–1833	Cambridge Union Club
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1882–1890	Cambridge University Past & Present
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1857–1871	Cambridgeshire
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1864	Cambridgeshire & Yorkshire
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1803	W. R. Capel's XI
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1923	Capped (in Capped v Uncapped match at Hastings)
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1767–1770	Caterham
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1769	Caterham & Coulsdon
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c.1611	Chalkhill	unknown	1
notes	A team with this name took part in the world's earliest known organised match at Chevening, Kent against opponents called Weald and Upland.
1731	Thomas Chambers' XI
notes
1705–1773	Chatham	unknown	2
notes	The first reference to a team from Chatham, Kent, is a match against West of Kent in 1705, one of the earliest known important matches. There is a specific reference to a "Chatham Club" re a single wicket match in 1754. In the last quarter of the 18th century, Chatham was mainly associated with George Louch and is believed to have used a ground owned by him for its home matches, though there are references in 1785 and 1787 to Chatham Lines as a venue. There are some 19th century references but the Chatham club ultimately folded and there is no real modern equivalent, not even in Kent league cricket. The town of Chatham is famous historically for the Royal Dockyard but it is not known if there was any connection between the dockyard and the cricket club.
1731–1789	Chelsea	Chelsea Common	4
notes	Chelsea Common virtually disappeared under building work in the 19th century. Records have survived of five important matches between 1731 and 1789 which involved the Chelsea club and/or were played on the common. The first, played on the common for the high stake of 50 guineas, was Chelsea v Fulham on Tuesday, 13 July 1731. Fulham won. There was a return at Parsons Green on Tuesday, 10 August 1731, which Fulham won by 3 runs. On Tuesday, 26 June 1733, Fulham again hosted Chelsea at Parsons Green, this time for 30 guineas, but the result of this match is unknown. On Monday, 16 August 1736, there was an inter-county match on the common between Middlesex and Surrey. The stake was 50 guineas and Middlesex won by 9 runs. The last match found in the records was on Thursday, 10 and Friday, 11 September 1789 when Chelsea played Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in Marlborough Gardens, Chelsea. This match, which was of dubious status, was probably drawn after a postponement.
1731	Chelsfield
notes
1736–1784	Chertsey
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1762	Chertsey & Dartford
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1822–1855	Cheshire
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1724–1726	Chingford	unknown	1
notes	In 1724, Edwin Stead's XI v Chingford ended early because the Chingford team refused to play to a finish when Stead's team had the advantage. Lord Chief Justice Pratt presided over the ensuing court case and ordered the teams, as in the London v Rochester match in 1718, to play it out so that all wagers could be fulfilled. The game was completed in 1726 but the final result is not on record. Chingford's involvement is the earliest known reference to Essex cricket but the 1724 venue is uncertain and so not definitely the first match played in the county.
1738–1746	Chislehurst
notes
1746	Chislehurst & London
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1927	Civil Service
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1920–1946	Combined Services aka Services XI
notes
1832	Sir St Vincent Cotton's XI
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1771–1784	Coulsdon
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1751	Country XI
notes
1787–1788	Coventry
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1923–1924	Lord Cowdray's XI
notes
1707–1798	Croydon	Duppas Hill	23
notes	A leading club in the 1730s, especially, when it was sometimes representative of Surrey as a county.

D

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1786	D to Z aka Rest of the Alphabet	Moulsey Hurst	1
notes	D to Z played against A to C, which was in fact a Kent Eleven and it was a curiosity that they selected only players whose names began with A, B or C while their D to Z opponents, who were in fact a Hampshire team with given men, selected only players whose names did not begin A, B or C. Haygarth in S&B calls it "Hambledon Club with Lumpy versus Kent". The venue, in Surrey, was neutral. Haygarth says he saw the alphabetical title in other sources.
1870–1880	Richard Daft's XI
notes
1790–1795	Earl of Darnley's XI
notes
1722–1808	Dartford
notes
1896	Earl de la Warr's XI
notes
1896	C. de Trafford's XI
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1919	Demobilised Officers
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1752	Deptford
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1743–1748	Deptford & Greenwich
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1746–1749	Stephen Dingate’s XI
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1769–1790	3rd Duke of Dorset's XI
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1753	Dover
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1895–1926	Dublin University
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1858–1861	Durham & Yorkshire
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E

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1874–1948	East
notes
1788	G. East's XI
notes
1781–1790	East Kent	Bourne Paddock	7
notes	Although sometimes correctly named "East Kent", some of the teams should more properly be called Sir Horatio Mann's XI. All seven of the matches were against the West Kent equivalent managed by either John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset or Stephen Amherst.
1822	East Kent & Sussex
notes
1787–1824	East Sussex
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1746–1752	Edmonton
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1881–1883	Tom Emmett's XI
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1731	Enfield
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1814–1823	Epsom
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1737–1808	Essex
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1732	Essex & Hertfordshire
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1731	Ewell
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F

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1782–1786	Farnham
notes
1840–1849	Fast bowlers XI (Fast v Slow matches)
notes
1747–1753	Tom Faulkner's XI
notes
1846	Nicholas Felix's XI
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1819	First Letters
notes
1786	Five Parishes
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1912–1919	H. K. Foster's XI
notes
1809	Four Chosen & Seven Others
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1800	Four Parishes
notes
1733	Frederick, Prince of Wales' XI
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1912–1968	Free Foresters
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1912	C. B. Fry's XI
notes
1730–1733	Fulham
notes

G

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1725–1737	Sir William Gage's XI	Bury Hill, Arundel	11
notes	Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet was a noted patron of cricket in Sussex and ran his own team for many years. In a 1729 match against Edwin Stead's XI, Gage's XI is believed to have achieved the earliest known innings victory.
1806–1962	Gentlemen
notes
1869–1879	Gentlemen & Players XI
notes
1751–1961	Gentlemen of England
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1771–1889	Gentlemen of Hampshire
notes
1771–1892	Gentlemen of Kent
notes
1855	Gentlemen of Kent & Surrey
notes
1857	Gentlemen of Kent & Sussex
notes
1729	Gentlemen of London		1
notes	Played a single match against the Gentlemen of Middlesex. Result unknown.
1853–1906	Gentlemen of MCC
notes
1729	Gentlemen of Middlesex	The "Woolpack", Islington	1
notes	Played a single match against the Gentlemen of London. Result unknown.
1844–1880	Gentlemen of the North
notes
1842–1846	Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire
notes
1844–1920	Gentlemen of the South
notes
1846	Gentlemen of Southwell
notes
1840–1932	Gentlemen of Surrey
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1856	Gentlemen of Surrey & Sussex
notes
1771–1910	Gentlemen of Sussex
notes
1800	J. Gibbon's XI
notes
1925; 1958–66	A. E. R. Gilligan's XI	Central Recreation Ground, Hastings	12
notes	An occasional team formed by Arthur Gilligan which played in one match against L. H. Tennyson's XI in 1925 during Gilligan's playing career. Gilligan reformed the team in 1958 for a match against the international tourists (New Zealand in 1958) at Hastings. This became an annual fixture at Hastings until 1966 and Gilligan's team also played against Sussex.
1877	Gloucestershire & Yorkshire
notes
1821–1825	Godalming
notes
1871–1907	W. G. Grace's XI
notes
1730–1767	Greenwich
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1762	Guildford
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H

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1747–1751	Hadlow
notes
1885–1891	L. Hall's XI
notes
1756–1908	Hambledon
notes	Teams raised by Hambledon are generally termed Hampshire (sometimes Hampshire & Sussex) but there were occasions when a Hambledon team was specifically town- rather than county-orientated.
1790	John Hammond's XI
notes
1766–1863	Hampshire
notes
1826	Hampshire & Surrey
notes
1729	Hampshire, Surrey & Sussex	Lewes (unspecific)	2
notes	Possibly organised by Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet, the team played against Edwin Stead's XI.
1772–1786	Hampshire & Sussex
notes
1726–1770	Hampton
notes
1751	Hampton & Kingston
notes
1924–1928	Harlequins
notes
1793	David Harris' XI
notes
1885–1930	Lord Hawke's XI
notes
1785–1814	Hertfordshire
notes
1892	H. T. Hewett's XI
notes
1796	Highgate
notes
1824	H. Hoare's XI
notes
1745–1747	William Hodsoll's XI
notes
1818–1822	Holt (Norfolk)
notes
1899	Home Counties
notes
1800–1808	Homerton
notes
1785–1791	Hornchurch
notes
1743–	Horsmonden
notes	Sometimes played under the title of "Horsmonden & Weald".
1741	Huntingdonshire & Northamptonshire
notes	Formed to play two matches against Bedfordshire, and won both. The patrons were George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (Northants) and John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (Hunts).
1890	Hurst Park
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I

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1866–1904	I Zingari
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J

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1911	G. L. Jessop's XI
notes
1926	V. W. C. Jupp's XI
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K

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1796	Kennington
notes
1709–1842	Kent
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1874–1876	Kent & Gloucestershire
notes
1775	Kent & London
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1775	Kent, London & Surrey
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1771	Kent, Middlesex & Surrey
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1864	Kent & Nottinghamshire
notes
1746–1859	Kent & Surrey
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1836–1902	Kent & Sussex
notes
1742	Kent, Surrey & Sussex
notes
1913	Kent & Yorkshire
notes
1720–1767	Kingston
notes
1739	Kingston & Moulsey
notes
1743	Kingston & Richmond
notes
1814	D. J. W. Kinnaird's XI
notes

L

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1831–1833	L to Z	Lord's	2
notes	See A to K entry above.
1809	F. C. Ladbroke's XI
notes
1745–1748	Lambeth
notes
1849–1864	Lancashire
notes
1883–1909	Lancashire & Yorkshire
notes
1852–1869	Lansdown
notes
1819	Last Letters
notes
1890	W. H. Laverton's XI
notes
1761–1765	Leeds
notes
1790–1870	Left-handed XI (Left-handed v Right-handed matches)
notes
1781–1825	Leicester
notes
1781–1800	Leicestershire & Rutland
notes
1793–95	R. Leigh's XI
notes
1795–1802	Charles Lennox's XI
notes
1902–1946	H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's XI
notes
1802	George Leycester's XI
notes
1739–1785	Lingfield
notes
1821–1824	Liverpool
notes
1882–1894	Liverpool and District
notes
1825	H. J. Lloyd's XI
notes
1886–1913	Lord Londesborough's XI
notes
1707–1800	London	Artillery Ground	numerous
notes	There is mention of a London club in 1722 but its foundation date is unknown and the teams which represented London in the early 18th century could have been ad hoc formations. London from the 1730s to the 1750s should be considered the equivalent of a county team as it was different to the Middlesex and Surrey teams it sometimes opposed. It is most famously associated with the Artillery Ground and was especially prominent in the heyday of single wicket cricket in the 1740s. The original London club faded in the 1760s and 1770s when it was superseded by Hambledon as the focal point of the sport; its last known important match was against its old rivals Dartford in 1778. From 1788, there was another London team, possibly unconnected with the original club, which competed against MCC and Middlesex in several matches to 1798. After that, there is a sole reference to a team called London playing a one-off match against Thames Ditton in 1800. Few details have survived of London's players but they included Ellis (accredited the club's "best bowler"); leading batsmen Little and Tall Bennett; and the noted single wicket players Thomas Jure and John Capon.
1940–1945	London Counties
notes
1900–1904	London County
notes
1735–1770	London & Middlesex
notes
1743	London, Middlesex & Surrey
notes
1726–1758	London & Surrey	Kennington Common	7
notes	Teams called London & Surrey were formed occasionally in the 18th century, playing as a combined team, mostly against Kent sides at times when Kent was deemed to be the strongest county. The combined team played one match versus Addington & Lingfield in 1746.
1744–1749	Long Robin's XI
notes
1793	George Louch's XI
notes
1890	Lyric Club
notes

M

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1775–1781	Maidenhead
notes
1774	Maidstone
notes
1816–1864	Manchester
notes
1768–1795	Sir Horatio Mann's XI
notes
1886	Lord March's XI
notes
1733–1892	Married XI (Married v Single matches)
notes
1777	Sir H. W. Marten's XI
notes
1753	Marylebone
notes
1913	J. R. Mason's XI
notes
1904–1937	MCC Australia XI
notes
1910–1931	MCC South African XI
notes
1935	MCC West Indies XI
notes
1791	MCC & Hertfordshire
notes
1804	MCC & Homerton
notes
1801–1807	T. Mellish's XI
notes
1780s	Melton Mowbray
notes
1772–1789	Meopham
notes
1730–1863	Middlesex
notes
1733–1912	Middlesex & Surrey
notes
1896–1899	Midland Counties
notes
1912–1994	Minor Counties XI
notes
1707–1825	Mitcham
notes
1796–1813	Montpelier
notes
1796–1797	Montpelier Thursday
notes
1802	Montpelier Saturday
notes
1793	E. G. Morant's XI
notes
1787–1789	Moulsey Hurst
notes
1740	Moulsey & Richmond
notes

N

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1787–1789	N to Z	Lord's Old Ground and Bourne Paddock	5
notes	See A to M entry above.
1862	New All England Eleven
notes
1862	New England Eleven
notes
1744–1745	Richard Newland's XI
notes
1793	R. Newman's XI
notes
1739 –	Non-international England cricket teams ("All England", "The Rest", etc.)	various	many
notes	Non-international England teams are often referred to simply as "England" or as "All England" but the term typically means "The Rest of England" (often abbreviated to "The Rest") vis-à-vis their opponents who might be MCC or a county club. There were specific variations on the "All England" theme, especially William Clarke's All-England Eleven (1846–1881), which was commonly known as the All-England Eleven or AEE. Others were the United All-England Eleven (UEE; 1852–1869), the United North of England Eleven (UNEE; 1870–1881) and the United South of England Eleven (USEE; 1865–1880).
1884	Non-smokers XI (Smokers v Non-smokers match)
notes
1764–1851	Norfolk
notes
1836–1961	North
notes
1741	Northamptonshire
notes	First recorded as part of the combined Northants/Hunts team in two matches against Bedfordshire and then, shortly afterwards, singly against Buckinghamshire. The first Northants patron and county captain was George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax.
1771–1840	Nottingham
notes
1803	Nottingham & Leicester
notes
1829–1840	Nottinghamshire
notes
1883	Nottinghamshire & Lancashire
notes
1803	Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire
notes
1839	Nottinghamshire & Sussex
notes
1872–1883	Nottinghamshire & Yorkshire
notes

O

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1781	Odiham
notes
1791–1819	Old Etonians
notes
1881	Old Oxford University
notes
1793	Old Westminster
notes
1817	Old Wykehamists
notes
1878–1883	Orleans Club
notes
1811–1816	George Osbaldeston's XI
notes
1879–1937	Over 30 (Over 30 v Under 30 matches)
notes
1850	Over 36 (Under 36 v Over 36)
notes
1810	Over 38 (Over 38 v Under 38)
notes
1888–1899	Oxford University Past & Present
notes
1839–1911	Oxford & Cambridge Universities (see British Universities)
notes
1874–1893	Oxford and Cambridge Past & Present (see British Universities)
notes
1779–1781	Oxfordshire
notes

P

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1933–1935	L. Parkinson's XI
notes
1951–1978	T. N. Pearce's XI
notes
1724	Penshurst, Tonbridge & Wadhurst	Penshurst Park	1
notes	A combination of three Kent village teams for a match against Dartford. No other instances have been discovered.
1776	Petersfield and Catherington
notes
1784–1845	Petworth
notes
1891	H. Philipson's XI
notes
1846	Fuller Pilch's XI
notes
1889	R. Pilling's XI
notes
1806–1962	Players
notes
1826–1892	Players of Kent
notes
1871–1887	Players of the North
notes
1842–1845	Players of Nottinghamshire
notes
1864–1920	Players of the South
notes
1845–1864	Players of Surrey
notes
1838–1880	Players of Sussex
notes
1741	Portsmouth	unknown	1
notes	Opponents of Slindon in their first important match.
1788	Charles Powlett's XI
notes
1816–1818	Prince's Plain Club
notes
1730	Putney
notes

R

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1762	Rest of Surrey
notes
1702	1st Duke of Richmond's XI	Goodwood	1
notes	Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, is believed to have been active in cricket patronage for several years but the only match in which he is definitely known to have been involved was one against Arundel in 1702, which his team apparently won.
1725–1731	2nd Duke of Richmond's XI		12
notes	Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, was a significant cricket patron, especially in his native Sussex. He ran his own team for many years and was later involved with Slindon.
1720–1805	Richmond
notes
1749	Richmond & Ripley
notes
1879	A. W. Ridley's XI
notes
1790–1870	Right-handed XI (Left-handed v Right-handed matches)
notes
1802	Ripley
notes
1775	Risborough
notes
1912–1913	L. Robinson's XI
notes
1800	Rochester, Surrey
notes
notes
1764	Romford
notes
1922–1946	Royal Air Force ("RAF")
notes
1912–1929	Royal Navy ("Navy")
notes
1814	Rutland
notes

S

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1893	Second Class Counties
notes
1830	Seven Gentlemen with Four Players
notes
1731–1803	Sevenoaks	Vine Cricket Ground, Sevenoaks	8
notes
1923	J. Sharp's XI
notes
1881–1885	Alfred Shaw's XI
notes
1757–1862	Sheffield
notes
1826	Sheffield & Leicester
notes
1881–1896	Lord Sheffield's XI
notes
1889–1891	M. Sherwin's XI
notes
1888–1893	A. Shrewsbury's XI
notes
1733–1892	Single XI (Married v Single matches)
notes
1830	Six Gentlemen with Five Players
notes
1741–1747	Slindon
notes
1840–1849	Slow bowlers XI (Fast v Slow matches)
notes
1787–1796	T. A. Smith's XI
notes
1884	Smokers XI (Smokers v Non-smokers match)
notes
1836–1961	South
notes
1912	South Wales
notes
1864–1868	Southgate
notes
1810–1814	St John's Wood
notes
1886–1890	Staffordshire England XI
notes
1724–1729	Edwin Stead's XI	Dartford Brent	7
notes	Stead was a patron of teams in Kent in the 1720s and ran his own team as well as leading Kent teams.
1895–1898	A. E. Stoddart's XI
notes
1800–1811	Storrington
notes
1832	Lord Strathavon's XI
notes
1783	Strood
notes
1731	Sudbury
notes
1764–1847	Suffolk
notes
1709–1845	Surrey
notes
1846–1873	Surrey Club
notes
1793–1900	Surrey & Sussex
notes
1729–1838	Sussex
notes

T

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1923–1926	L. H. Tennyson's XI
notes
1800	Thames Ditton
notes
1882–1929	C. I. Thornton's XI
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1795–1802	The Thursday Club
notes
1786	Thursley
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1723	Tonbridge	venue unknown	1
notes	Tonbridge alone played Dartford in 1723 but combined with Penshurst and Wadhurst to play them in 1724.
1801	W. Turner's XI
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1790	Tunbridge Wells
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1798	John Tufton's XI
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U

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1923	Uncapped (Capped v Uncapped match at Hastings)
notes
1879–1937	Under 30 (Over 30 v Under 30 matches)
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1850	Under 36 (Under 36 v Over 36)
notes
1810	Under 38 (Over 38 v Under 38)
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1852–1869	United All-England Eleven
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1870–1881	United North of England Eleven
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1865–1880	United South of England Eleven
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1789	Uxbridge
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W

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1800	Ws & Hs with Lawrell
notes
1790	Wadhurst and Lamberhurst
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1866	R. D. Walker's XI
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1793	Tom Walker's XI
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1755–1791	Waltham
notes
1801	Waltham Abbey
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1799	Waltham & Hertfordshire
notes
1815–1825	William Ward's XI
notes
1786	Warfield
notes
1903–1938	P. F. Warner's XI
notes
c.1611	Weald and Upland	unknown	1
notes	A team with this name took part in the world's earliest known organised match at Chevening, Kent against opponents called Chalkhill.
1885–1901	A. J. Webbe's XI
notes
1904–1914	G. J. V. Weigall's XI
notes
1896	Wembley Park
notes
1844–1948	West
notes
1705–1790	West Kent aka West of Kent	Sevenoaks Vine	9
notes	Although sometimes correctly named "West Kent", some of the teams should more properly be called the Duke of Dorset's XI or S. Amherst's XI. Apart from early games against Chatham and Surrey, seven of the matches were between 1780 and 1790 against the East Kent equivalent managed by Sir Horatio (Horace) Mann and also called Sir Horatio Mann's XI.
1822	West Kent and Surrey
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1787	West Sussex
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1746–1752	Westminster
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1784–1788	White Conduit Club
notes
1799	R. Whitehead's XI
notes
1787–1797	Earl of Winchilsea's XI
notes
1785	Windsor
notes
1791	Windsor and Eton
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1788	Windsor Forest
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1757	Wirksworth
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1803	H. C. Woolridge's XI
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1754–1806	Woolwich
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1769	Wrotham
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1886	G. N. Wyatt's XI
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Y

known dates	team name	home or used venue	total	source
1799	Lord Yarmouth's XI
notes
1833–1862	Yorkshire	Hyde Park and Bramall Lane	many
notes	Yorkshire was first used as a team name when Sheffield Cricket Club organised a match against Norfolk at Hyde Park from 2 to 5 September 1833. Most of Sheffield's matches were against other town clubs, notably Manchester and Nottingham, but they called themselves Yorkshire when facing county opposition. The first "Roses Match" against Lancashire took place on 23–25 July 1849, Yorkshire winning by 5 wickets. Yorkshire County Cricket Club was formed on 8 January 1863 at a meeting of the Match Fund Committee which had been established two years earlier by the Sheffield club for the promotion of inter-county matches.
1828	Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire	Darnall New Ground	1
notes	An ad hoc team which was formed to play one match only against All-England at Darnall on 8 to 10 September 1828, All-England winning by 242 runs. The match arose from a challenge made by William Woolhouse on behalf of the northern counties to the rest of England. It backfired as the combined team, which featured Tom Marsden, could manage only 92 runs in the entire match against the roundarm bowling of Jem Broadbridge and William Lillywhite, while Fuller Pilch scored 49 and 56 for a personal match total of 105.

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