Tim Coleman (18th-century cricketer)

Tim Coleman
Personal information
Full name Tim Coleman
Born c.1700
England
Batting unknown hand
Bowling underarm: unknown hand and type
Role player
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
c.1720-1740 London Cricket Club
c.1720-1740 Surrey
Career statistics
Source: H T Waghorn, 10 August 2008

Tim Coleman (dates unknown) was an early English cricketer who played for London Cricket Club and Surrey during the 1720s and 1730s.

Career

Coleman is one of the earliest cricketers whose name has survived in contemporary records. In 1731, a newspaper report of a match at Mitcham Cricket Green on Saturday 2 October refers to him as "the famous Tim Coleman".[1]

The full span of his career is unknown but he must have established his reputation during the 1720s when the London club is known to have played several matches. London was the dominant team in English cricket through the 1730s.[2]

References

  1. H T Waghorn, The Dawn of Cricket, Electric Press, 1906
  2. From Lads to Lord's – Tim Coleman

Further reading

  • Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell.
  • Waghorn, H. T. (1906). The Dawn of Cricket. Electric Press.


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