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105-412: 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

210-503: 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. Although sometimes correctly named "East Kent", some of the teams should more properly be called Sir Horatio Mann's XI . All seven of

315-407: 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. Although sometimes correctly named "East Kent", some of the teams should more properly be called Sir Horatio Mann's XI . All seven of

420-453: 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. 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

525-494: 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. The two "A to K" versus "L to Z" matches in 1831 and 1833 were among

630-508: A Hambledon team was specifically town- rather than county-orientated. Possibly organised by Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet , the team played against Edwin Stead 's XI. Sometimes played under the title of "Horsmonden & Weald". 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). See A to K entry above. There

735-460: A Hambledon team was specifically town- rather than county-orientated. Possibly organised by Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet , the team played against Edwin Stead 's XI. Sometimes played under the title of "Horsmonden & Weald". 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). See A to K entry above. There

840-691: A Naval hospital, RM barracks from 1905). HMS Collingwood and HMS Pembroke were both naval barracks. In response to the huge manpower needs, the village of Chatham and other nearby villages and towns grew commensurately. Trams , and later buses, linked those places to bring in the workforce. The area between the High Street and Luton village illustrates part of that growth, with its many streets of Victorian terraces. The importance of Chatham Dockyard gradually declined as Britain's naval resources were reduced or moved to other locations, and eventually, on 31 March 1984, it shut. The dockyard buildings were preserved as

945-614: A borough under the Local Government Act 1972 , by which, on 1 April 1974, it became part of the Borough of Medway, a non-metropolitan district of the county of Kent ; under subsequent renaming the borough became the Borough of Rochester-upon-Medway (1979); and, from 1982, the City of Rochester-upon-Medway . Under the most recent change, in 1998, and with the addition of the Borough of Gillingham,

1050-440: 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. See A to M entry above. 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

1155-440: 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. See A to M entry above. 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

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1260-514: A complex across the neck of the peninsula formed by the bend in the River Medway, and included Fort Amherst . The threat of a land-based attack from the south during the 19th century led to the construction of more forts. The second phase of fort-building (1806-19) included Fort Pitt (later used as a hospital and the site of the first Army Medical School). The 1859 Royal Commission on the Defence of

1365-635: 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). First recorded as part of

1470-399: 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). First recorded as part of

1575-447: A few leading professionals including Jem Broadbridge , William Lillywhite , Fuller Pilch and Ned Wenman . The 1833 match was 12-a-side. 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

1680-461: 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. First recorded in two matches against a combined Huntingdonshire & Northamptonshire team. The county's first patron and captain

1785-511: A means for the transport of goods to and from the interior of Kent . Stone, timber and iron from the Weald for shipbuilding and agricultural produce were among the cargoes. Sun Pier in Chatham was one of many such along the river. By 1740, barges of forty tons could navigate as far upstream as Tonbridge . Today its use is confined to tourist traffic; apart from the marina, there are many yacht moorings on

1890-541: A postponement. 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

1995-604: A single match against the Gentlemen of London. Result unknown. 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. Teams raised by Hambledon are generally termed Hampshire (sometimes Hampshire & Sussex) but there were occasions when

2100-552: A single match against the Gentlemen of London. Result unknown. 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. Teams raised by Hambledon are generally termed Hampshire (sometimes Hampshire & Sussex) but there were occasions when

2205-404: 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. Teams called London & Surrey were formed occasionally in the 18th century, playing as

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2310-404: 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. Teams called London & Surrey were formed occasionally in the 18th century, playing as

2415-619: Is also an express bus via Strood and Rochester and A2 to Bluewater in Greenhithe . In the 19th century the ecclesiastical parish of Chatham included Luton and Brompton and also Chatham Intra (land on the river that was administered by the City of Rochester). Chatham's parish church, St Marys, which stood on Dock Road, was rebuilt in 1788. St John's was a Waterloo church built in 1821 by Robert Smirke , and restructured in 1869 by Gordon Macdonald Hills; it ceased being an active church in 1964, and

2520-400: 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. 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 . Stead

2625-400: 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. 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 . Stead

2730-523: 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

2835-410: Is currently used as an art project. St Paul's New Road was built in 1854; declared redundant in 1974, it has been demolished. St Peter's Troy Town was built in 1860. Christchurch Luton was built in 1843, replaced in 1884. The Royal Dockyard church (1806) was declared redundant in 1981. St Michael's is a Roman Catholic church, that was built in 1863. There is a Unitarian Chapel built in 1861. Chatham

2940-717: Is derived from the Romany word for 'youngster'. Before the Chatham Dockyard was closed down on 31 March 1984, the cultural idea of the Chav did not exist in the Medway Towns. Local newspapers for Chatham include Medway News and Medway Standard , both published by Kent Regional News and Media; and the Medway Messenger , published by the KM Group . The town also has free newspapers in

3045-442: Is flowing in a south–north direction. This gives the right bank, where the town stands, considerable advantages from the point of view of river use. Compared with opposite bank, the river is fast-flowing and deep; the illustration (1), an early print of the settlement, is taken from the point where Fort Pitt now stands. The town lies below at river level, curving round to occupy a south-easterly trending valley (The Brook), in which lies

3150-536: 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

3255-425: 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

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3360-638: 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 . 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

3465-552: Is on the rising ground in the right distance. The valley continues southeastwards as the Luton Valley, in which is the erstwhile village of that name; and Capstone Valley. The Darland Banks , the northern slopes of the Luton Valley above these valleys, are unimproved chalk grassland. The photograph (3), taken from the Banks and looking south, shows the village in the centre, with the rows of Victorian terraced housing, which unusually follow

3570-592: Is reputed to be the home of the first Baptist chapel in north Kent, the Zion Baptist Chapel in Clover Street. The first known pastor was Edward Morecock who settled there in the 1660s. During Cromwell's time Morecock had been a sea-captain and had been injured in battle. His knowledge of the River Medway is reputed to have preserved him from persecution in the reign of King Charles II . A second Baptist chapel

3675-530: Is still based in Chatham at Brompton Barracks . The dockyard closed in 1984, but the remaining naval buildings are an attraction for a flourishing tourist industry. Following closure, part of the site was developed as a commercial port, other parts were redeveloped for business and residential use, and part was used as the Chatham Historic Dockyard museum. Its attractions include the submarine HMS  Ocelot . The town has important road links and

3780-447: 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. A leading club in the 1730s, especially, when it was sometimes representative of Surrey as a county. 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

3885-471: 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

3990-547: The England Hockey League . Kite Flying is possible, especially power kiting on the Great Lines Heritage Park (between Gillingham and Chatham) and at Capstone Farm Country Park . Skiing is also possible near Capstone Farm Country Park at Capstone Ski Slope and Snowboard Centre. On a cultural level, Chatham gave birth to several movements in literature, art and music. In the period from 1977 until 1982

4095-585: The Kent Institute of Art & Design (KIAD), now the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) came the band known as Wang Chung . The vocalist and guitarist with Wang Chung, Jeremy Ryder, who is better known as Jack Hues attended KIAD. Alongside such individuals was Alan Denman, who became a well established lecturer at KIAD, and who founded The Flying Circuits in 1984, which became an urban theatre movement in

4200-455: The Medway unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Kent , England. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Gillingham , Rochester , Strood and Rainham . In 2020 it had a population of 80,596. The town developed around Chatham Dockyard and several army barracks, together with 19th-century forts which provided a defensive shield for the dockyard. The Corps of Royal Engineers

4305-737: The Medway Extra (KM Group) and yourmedway ( KOS Media ). The local commercial radio station for Chatham is KMFM Medway , owned by the KM Group. Medway is also served by community radio station Radio Sunlightbased in Richmond road between the high street and the River Medway. The area can also receive the county wide stations BBC Radio Kent , Heart and Gold , as well as many radio stations in Essex and Greater London . Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC South East and ITV Meridian from

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4410-714: The Medway Towns . Many students from KIAD played various acting roles within The Flying Circuits, in Chatham, Gillingham and London . The scenes performed by The Flying Circuits were entirely based upon excerpts from the Electronic Town, a screenplay written by Alan Denman between January and October 1984, which concerned a futuristic science fiction dystopia . Denman also helped to form The Medway Poets with Billy Childish , Robert Earl, Bill Lewis , Sexton Ming and Charles Thomson . The Medway Poets met regularly at

4515-686: The North Kent and the Chatham Main Lines , and is the interchange between the two lines. It lies in the valley between the Fort Pitt and the Chatham Tunnels. There are three trains an hour to London Victoria , two trains an hour to London Charing Cross , two trains an hour to Luton (via London Bridge , St Pancras and Luton Airport Parkway ) and two services an hour to St Pancras via High Speed 1 . The former services run to Dover and Ramsgate ;

4620-460: The railway and bus stations are the main interchanges for the area. It is the administrative headquarters of Medway unitary authority, as well as its principal shopping centre. The name Chatham is first attested in a charter of 880 (surviving in a twelfth-century manuscript); it appears again in a charter of 975 as Cætham , and in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ceteham . The first element of

4725-631: The 18,500 officers, ranks and ratings of the Royal Navy who were lost or buried at sea in World War I and World War II . The Chatham Naval Memorial was constructed from March 1924 to October 1924. The addition of the obelisk and Portland stone plaque walls and surroundings were constructed between June 1952 to October 1952. It stands on the Great Lines, the escarpment ridge between Chatham and Gillingham . The Grade II listed building Chatham Town Hall

4830-491: The 18th century. The Arundel club remains active at league level in Sussex. 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 . 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

4935-541: The 21/22 and 22/23 seasons. Lordswood F.C. plays in the Southern Counties East Football League . The defunct Chatham Excelsior F.C. were one of the early pioneers of football in Southern England . Football league side Gillingham F.C. are seen to represent Medway as a whole. Holcombe Hockey Club is one of the largest in the country, and are based in Chatham. The men's 1st XI are part of

5040-408: The Borough of Medway became a unitary authority area , administratively separate from Kent. It remains part of the county of Kent for ceremonial purposes . Medway Council has recently moved its main administration building to Gun Wharf, the site of the earliest part of the dockyard, a former Lloyd's office building. It was built between 1976 and 1978 and is Grade II listed. Chatham is part of

5145-789: The Charing Cross services terminate at Gillingham and the High Speed services terminate at Faversham . Part of the industrial railway in what is now Chatham Historic Dockyard is still in operation, run by the North Kent Industrial Locomotive Society. Buses are operated by Arriva Southern Counties and Nu-Venture to various destinations. They serve other towns in Medway including Gillingham, Grain, Strood and Rochester and also to other towns in Kent including Maidstone , Gravesend , Blue Bell Hill and Sittingbourne . There

5250-433: 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. Chelsea Common virtually disappeared under building work in the 19th century. Records have survived of five important matches between 1731 and 1789 which involved

5355-452: 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

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5460-528: The Continent. It was established as a Royal Dockyard by Queen Elizabeth I in 1568, and most of the dockyard lies within Gillingham. Initially a refitting base, it became a shipbuilding yard; from then until the late 19th century, further expansion of the yard took place. In its time, many thousands of men were employed at the dockyard, and many hundreds of vessels were launched there, including HMS Victory , which

5565-613: The High Street. In September 2006, the one-way system was abandoned and two-way traffic reintroduced on most of the ring-road system. Further work on the road system commenced early in 2009, and as of early 2010, the demolition of the Sir John Hawkins Flyover has been completed. It was replaced by a street-level, buses only, road coupled with repositioning of the bus station. The new Waterfront bus station opened in October 2011. Chatham railway station , opened in 1858, serves both

5670-512: The High Street. Beyond the Chatham Dockyard was marshy land, now called St Mary's Island, and has several new developments of housing estates. The New Road crosses the scene below the vantage point of the illustration. Illustration (2) is taken from the opposite side of the valley: the Pentagon Shopping Centre is to the right, with the building on the ridge left of centre, Fort Pitt and Rochester lies beyond that ridge; and Frindsbury

5775-654: The Medway Arts Centre organised a large parade, composed of dancers, musicians, artists and sculptors, who stood upon theatrical lorry floats. The vehicles were initially parked up next to the entrance into the Theatre Royal Cafe, a popular restaurant in the Chatham Town Hall, on Whiffens Avenue, and then started to travel into Chatham, Rochester , Strood and Frindsbury , where sweets, chocolate, posters, badges, leaflets, stickers and T-shirts were handed out to

5880-517: The Medway Delta Sound emerged. The term was coined as a joke by the Chatham-born writer, painter and musician Billy Childish after Russ Wilkins's Medway-based record label, Empire Records, used the phrase "From The Medway Delta". Several Medway Delta bands gained international recognition, including The Milkshakes , The Prisoners (see also James Taylor Quartet ) and The Dentists . Out of

5985-516: The Medway Towns began to have an increase in alcohol and drug-related, antisocial behaviour, which many residents then realized had largely been caused by the closure of the dockyard in 1984, and the resulting mass redundancies. There has been a concerted effort to revitalise the Thames Gateway area and one of the largest employers in Chatham is now Vanquis Bank Ltd, a subsidiary of Vanquis Banking Group . The Chatham Naval Memorial commemorates

6090-914: The Nag's Head at 292 Rochester High Street, but disbanded in 2013. The Medway Poets were formed in 1975 and disbanded in 1982 having performed at the Kent Literature Festival and many others in South East England and on TV and Radio. They became a major influence to writers in the Medway Towns . From the core of this group the anti conceptual/pro painting movement of Remodernism came into being. Recent Medway artists of note include Kid Harpoon , Crybaby Special and The Monsters, Red Light, Underground Heroes, Tyrannosaurus Alan, Pete Molinari, Lupen Crook , Brigadier Ambrose , Stuart Turner and Theatre Royal. The term ' Chav ', research suggests, does not derive from Chatham's name ("Chatham Average"), but

6195-528: The United Kingdom ordered, inter alia , a third outer ring of forts: these included Fort Luton , Fort Bridgewoods , and Fort Borstal . These fortifications all required military personnel to man them and Army barracks to house those men. These included Kitchener Barracks (c 1750-80), the Royal Marine Barracks (c 1780), Brompton Artillery Barracks (1806) and Melville Barracks (opened 1820 as

6300-628: The York Tavern & Railway Inn, in Ordnance Street, Chatham, from 1974 to 1985, near KIAD at Fort Pitt in Rochester, and Chatham railway station . Chatham has always had a strong musical and creative arts heritage that has remained centred on local groups, many of whom were also part of the KIAD. Charles Thomson and Billy Childish went on to create the artistic movement known as Stuckism in 1999. There

6405-486: The alphabet applied to each team. All that is known is that the patrons made two "Grand Alphabetical Matches". 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

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6510-448: 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 . A combination of three Kent village teams for a match against Dartford . No other instances have been discovered. Opponents of Slindon in their first important match. Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond ,

6615-448: 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 . A combination of three Kent village teams for a match against Dartford . No other instances have been discovered. Opponents of Slindon in their first important match. Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond ,

6720-475: The congestion. The High Street itself is traffic free, so all traffic on Best Street and Railway Street has to skirt around it. The basic west–east routes are The Brook to the north and New Road to the south, but the additional problems caused by the situation of the Pentagon Bus Station meant that conflicting traffic flows were the result, from 1975 and onward. From April 1986 and onward until October 1987,

6825-422: The contour lines. The opposite slopes are the ‘'Daisy Banks'’ and ‘'Coney Banks'’, along which some of the defensive forts were built (including Fort Luton, in the trees to the left) Until the start of the 20th century, most of the south part of the borough was entirely rural, with a number of farms and large tracts of woodland. The beginning of what is now Walderslade was when a speculative builder began to build

6930-616: The core of the village in Walderslade Bottoms . Chatham became a market town in its own right in the 19th century, and a municipal borough in 1890. By 1831 its population had reached more than 16,000. By 1961 it had reached 48,800. The closure of the Royal Navy Dockyard on 31 March 1984 had the effect of changing the employment statistics of the town. About 7,000 people lost their jobs. The unemployment rate went up to 23.5%. From early April 1984 to December 1985, and onwards,

7035-595: The crowds, to promote the Medway Arts Centre. In April 1997, the Medway Arts Centre became the Brook Theatre . The Pentagon Shopping Centre stands in the town centre and serviced the old Pentagon Bus Station that was closed in September 2011. Chatham Waterfront bus station opened in October 2011, replacing the town's previous Pentagon Bus Station which was opened in 1970, before the Pentagon Shopping Centre

7140-580: The dockyard and the cricket club. 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

7245-404: 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

7350-430: 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 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

7455-406: 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. 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

7560-506: 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. A leading club in the 1730s, especially, when it was sometimes representative of Surrey as a county. 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

7665-404: 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". It is believed that the Arundel club was formally constituted in 1704 but, two years earlier, an Arundel team took part in

7770-437: 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 . This refers to two matches organised by the Duke of Dorset and the Earl of Tankerville in May 1775,

7875-424: 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

7980-424: 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

8085-452: The historic site Chatham Historic Dockyard (operated by Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust ), which was under consideration as a World Heritage Site the site is being used for other purposes. Part of the St Mary's Island section is now used as a marina, and the remainder is being developed for housing, commercial and other uses, branded as "Chatham Maritime". Chatham lost its independence as

8190-508: The line of the ancient Celtic route. It was paved by the Romans , and named Watling Street by the Anglo-Saxons. Among archaeological finds here have been the remains of a Roman-era cemetery. Chatham was long a small village on the banks of the river. By the 16th century, warships were being moored at Jillingham water ( Gillingham ), because of its strategic sheltered location between London and

8295-617: 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

8400-495: The matches were against the West Kent equivalent managed by either John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset or Stephen Amherst . 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. Played a single match against the Gentlemen of Middlesex. Result unknown. Played

8505-443: The matches were against the West Kent equivalent managed by either John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset or Stephen Amherst . 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. Played a single match against the Gentlemen of Middlesex. Result unknown. Played

8610-560: The name comes from the Common Brittonic word that survives in modern Welsh as coed ("woodland"). The second element is the Old English word hām ("settlement"). At the point when the current name was coined, then, it meant "settlement at Chat". The Old English term for the settlement's inhabitants is also reconstructable from a twelfth-century copy of a charter of 995, as * Cēthǣmas . The A2 road passes by Chatham along

8715-736: 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. London %26 Surrey cricket team 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

8820-407: 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. Chatham, Kent Chatham ( / ˈ tʃ æ t ə m / CHAT -əm ) is a town within

8925-410: 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 to C" was in fact

9030-483: The parliamentary constituency of Chatham and Aylesford . Before 1997, Chatham had been included in the constituencies of Mid Kent , Rochester and Chatham and Chatham . Chatham has proven to be a marginal parliamentary seat. Since 1945, the members of parliament for Chatham have been as follows: Chatham is situated where the lower part of the dip slope of the North Downs meets the River Medway which at this point

9135-410: 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,

9240-591: The river itself. The position of the road network in Chatham began with the building of the Roman road ( Watling Street , which passed through the town. Turnpike trusts were established locally, so that the length from Chatham to Canterbury was turnpiked in 1730; and the Chatham to Maidstone road (now the A230 ) was also turnpiked before 1750. The High Street was bypassed in 1769, by the New Road (see illustration (1)) leading from

9345-813: 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 . 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

9450-760: 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 . 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

9555-616: The top of Star Hill Rochester, to the bottom of Chatham Hill at Luton Arches. This also became inadequate for the London cross-channel traffic and the Medway Towns Bypass , the M2 motorway , was constructed to divert through traffic south of the Medway Towns. Chatham is the hub of the Medway Towns. This fact means that the existing road system has always proved inadequate for the amount of traffic it has to handle, and various schemes have been tried by Rochester-Upon-Medway City Council, to alleviate

9660-558: The town centre remodelling of Chatham began, and Railway Street was realigned into becoming part of an inner ring road, that became a one-way system. This redevelopment included the demolition of the House of Holland department store in January 1987, and the construction of the Sir John Hawkins Flyover in Chatham, that was opened in February 1989, so the traffic could be carried from south to north over

9765-438: The two matches in 1727 which they promoted. The results of the matches are unknown. Richard Grenville was the county's first patron and captain for a match against Northamptonshire . A team with this name took part in the world's earliest known organised match at Chevening, Kent against opponents called Weald and Upland . The first reference to a team from Chatham, Kent , is a match against West of Kent in 1705, one of

9870-430: The world's earliest known organised match at Chevening, Kent against opponents called Weald and Upland . 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

9975-454: Was John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford . 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. Richard Grenville was the county's first patron and captain for a match against Northamptonshire . A team with this name took part in

10080-401: Was a patron of teams in Kent in the 1720s and ran his own team as well as leading Kent teams . Tonbridge alone played Dartford in 1723 but combined with Penshurst and Wadhurst to play them in 1724. A team with this name took part in the world's earliest known organised match at Chevening, Kent against opponents called Chalkhill . Although sometimes correctly named "West Kent", some of

10185-401: Was a patron of teams in Kent in the 1720s and ran his own team as well as leading Kent teams . Tonbridge alone played Dartford in 1723 but combined with Penshurst and Wadhurst to play them in 1724. A team with this name took part in the world's earliest known organised match at Chevening, Kent against opponents called Chalkhill . Although sometimes correctly named "West Kent", some of

10290-594: Was a resurgence in the live music scene in early 2001, with an initial focus on the Tap 'n' Tin venue in Chatham. The essence of the original greatness of the Medway Delta Sound was revived by music and poetry evenings promoted by David Wise's Urban Fox Press, which also published several books by Medway poets and artists. In 2008. the independent arts organisation Medway Eyes was founded, specialising in music and photography. It had promoted several arts exhibitions and gigs at The Barge, at 63 Layfield Road, in Gillingham (now closed) and

10395-522: Was built in January 1900; it stands in The Brook, and is of a unique architectural design. With Chatham being part of the Medway Towns, it took on a new role as the Medway Arts Centre in April 1987, with the promotional motto " Putting The Arts Back into The Medway ". There were many events held within the Medway Arts Centre, including many stage plays, themed nights and snooker tournaments. Likewise during May 1990,

10500-604: Was built there in the 1760s. After World War I , many submarines were also built in Chatham Dockyard. In addition to the dockyard, defensive fortifications were built to protect it from attack. Upnor Castle had been built in 1567, but had proved ineffectual; the Dutch raid on the Medway in 1667 showed that more defences were required. The fortifications, which became more elaborate as the threat of invasion grew, were begun in 1756 as

10605-521: 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. 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

10710-405: 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. 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

10815-591: Was founded about 1700. The Ebenezer Chapel dates from 1662. Chatham Memorial Synagogue was built by Simon Magnus in 1867 on the Chatham end of Rochester High Street in Rochester. For a full list of schools serving Chatham visit List of schools in Medway The town's Association Football club, Chatham Town F.C. , plays in the Premier Division of the Isthmian League having gained two successive promotions in

10920-563: Was opened in 1975, and was considered an unwelcoming environment for passengers. This was because of the diesel fumes from the buses, coaches and minibuses, and because the waiting areas would sometimes become very crowded, whenever large groups of customers from the Pentagon Shopping Centre used the stairs and escalators, to get on board the green buses, coaches and minibuses that were managed by Maidstone & District Motor Services . The Medway, apart from Chatham Dockyard, has always had an important role in communication: historically it provided

11025-407: Was probably drawn after a postponement. 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

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