#university cricket

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The First Oxford v Cambridge Cricket Match — Lord's, 4 June 1827

Oxford University vs Cambridge University

1827-06-04

On 4 June 1827, on a wet single day at Lord's, Oxford and Cambridge played the first cricket match between the two universities — the oldest varsity sporting fixture in the world. The match arose from a personal challenge by Oxford's Charles Wordsworth, nephew of the poet, to his Cambridge counterpart Herbert Jenner. Oxford ran up 258 and bowled Cambridge out for 92, but rain prevented a finish and the match was drawn.

#oxford#cambridge#varsity-match

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Earliest Documented Cricket at Oxford — Bullingdon Green, June 1807

Christ Church vs Magdalen College

1807-06-15

On 15 June 1807 Christ Church played Magdalen College at Bullingdon Green outside Oxford — the earliest documented inter-college cricket match in the history of Oxford University. The fixture is the foundation entry of Oxford cricket and the earliest documented use of Bullingdon Green, the common ground that served as Oxford's principal cricket venue for the first half of the nineteenth century.

#regency-cricket#underarm#oxford

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Earliest Recorded Cricket at Trinity College, Cambridge — May 1805

Trinity College vs St John's College

1805-05-22

On 22 May 1805 a Trinity College XI played St John's College on Parker's Piece in Cambridge — the earliest documented inter-college cricket match in the history of the university. The match is the foundation entry of Cambridge University cricket and the earliest documented use of Parker's Piece, the common ground that would become one of the most important early grounds in English cricket.

#regency-cricket#underarm#cambridge