From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lord John Sackville
Lord John Sackville
Lord John Sackville to dismiss Richard Newland.[6] The match details were
Personal information recorded and preserved in what is now cricket’s second
oldest known scorecard.[7][8]
Full name John Philip Sackville
In 1745, Sackville wrote a letter to the Duke of Rich-
Born 22 June 1713 mond after Sussex had lost to Surrey and said: "I wish you
England had let Ridgeway play instead of your stopper behind it
Died 3 December 1765 might have turned the match in our favour". Evidently,
Tour du Pain, Switzerland Sackville had wagered on Sussex to win.[4]
Batting style unknown hand
Bowling style underarm: unknown hand and type
Family and personal life
Sackville married Frances Leveson-Gower, daughter of
Role batsman; patron
John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower and their son, John
Domestic team information Frederick, later 3rd Duke of Dorset, was a member of the
Years Team
Hambledon Club and a leading supporter of cricket in the
latter half of the eighteenth century. His son-in-law, the
c.1734-c.1745 Kent 8th Earl of Thanet, was an early member of the Maryle-
Career statistics bone Cricket Club. His grandsons John Tufton and Henry
Tufton were noted amateur players at the end of the 18th
Source: G B Buckley, 10 August 2008 century.
Lord John Philip Sackville (born 22 June 1713; died 3 De-
cember 1765 in Tour du Pain, Lake Geneva, Switzerland) References
was the second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset. [1] Leigh Rayment’s Historical list of MPs:
He was a keen cricketer who was closely connected with constituencies beginning with "T2
the sport in Kent. [2] H T Waghorn, Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730-1773),
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamworth Blackwood, 1899
from 1734 to 1747.[1] [3] Timothy J McCann, Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth
Century, Sussex Record Society, 2004
Cricket career [4] ^ From Lads to Lord’s. Retrieved on 14 July 2009.
[5] Buckley, p.15
Sackville was first recorded as a cricketer in the 1734 sea- [6] His effort was eulogised in Cricket, An Heroic Poem
son when he and his brother Lord Middlesex played for (1745) by James Love
Kent v Sussex at Sevenoaks Vine on Friday 6 Septem- [7] Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1
ber.[2][3] (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
On 20 August 1735, Sackville again captained Kent to [8] CricketArchive – scorecard. Retrieved on 14 July
victory against Sir William Gage’s Sussex at Sevenoaks 2009.
Vine. Shortly afterwards, the London Evening Post specu-
lated that "the Conqueror" (i.e., a decider) between the
Kent and Sussex teams would be played in a few days, but External links
there is no record of a further match.[4] • Player Profile: Lord John Sackville from
Sackville became the main patron of the Kent team CricketArchive
and captained the side in many matches until 1745 at • From Lads to Lord’s; The History of Cricket: 1300 –
least, but he is not mentioned in the sources after that.[4] 1787
In 1739, Sackville played for London Cricket Club
which was having selection problems at the time.[5]
In the 1744 English cricket season, Lord John chal- Bibliography
lenged an All-England side to play against his Kent team • F S Ashley-Cooper, At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket
and Kent won the game with one wicket to spare, largely 1742-1751, Cricket Magazine, 1900
thanks to Sackville himself taking a memorable catch
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lord John Sackville
• G B Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Name Sackville, Lord John Philip
Cotterell, 1935
Alternative names
• Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1
(1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862 Short description
• Timothy J McCann, Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Date of birth 22 June 1713
Century, Sussex Record Society, 2004 Place of birth England
• H T Waghorn, Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730–1773),
Date of death 3 December 1765
Blackwood, 1899
Place of death Tour du Pain
Persondata
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