John Small (cricketer)
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John Small was an English professional cricketer who played during the 18th century and had one of the longest careers on record. Born at Empshott, Hampshire, he is generally regarded as the greatest
John Small's tombstone in the churchyard at St Peter's Church, Petersfield.
Hambledon Club
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The Hambledon Club was a social club that is famous for its organisation of 18th century cricket matches. By the late 1770s it was the foremost cricket club in England.
John Small (cricketer)
…the middle stump (out of the three stumps) of the wicket either end of the cricket pitch. Acclaimed as the greatest player associated with the famous Hambledon Club, Small is the first person known to have been described in literature in terms that attest him to have been a "superstar". In 1997, he was named by The…
Monument to Hambledon Cricket Club at Broadhalfpenny Down
Bowling on Broadhalfpenny Down today