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In the '''1792 English [[cricket]] season''', [[Kent county cricket team (pre-1843)|Kent]] played [[Hampshire county cricket team (pre-1864)|Hampshire]] at [[Cobham, Kent|Cobham Park]], which was [[Lord Darnley]]'s estate and the home of the Bligh family. Ninety years later, it became the home of [[The Ashes]] in the shape of the urn brought back from Australia by the Hon. [[Ivo Bligh]]. Details of 24 [[First-class cricket#Historically important matches|historically important eleven-a-side matches]] are known.{{refn|group=note|name=status|Any match listed in [[The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians|the ACS]]' ''Important Match Guide'' (1981) is [[First-class cricket#Historically important|historically important]], and therefore of the highest standard, whether or not a scorecard might exist. The same applies to numerous matches discovered by researchers since 1981.{{sfn|ACS|1981|pp=1–40}} For further information, see [[First-class cricket]].}}<br />
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A match in Sheffield provides the earliest known instance of the rare dismissal of [[obstructing the field]]. Elsewhere, the earliest known cricket club in India was formed in [[Calcutta]].<br />
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==Matches==<br />
Among the higher quality matches this year, [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC) played [[Sussex county cricket team (pre-1839)|Sussex]] twice. Sussex won the first match at [[Lord's Old Ground]] (Lord's) by 9 wickets.{{sfn|Haygarth|1996|p=130}} The return was played on the [[Prince of Wales Ground]], in [[Brighton]], where Sussex won by 3 wickets. This venue had its name changed over the years and was known as [[Box's Ground]] in the 19th century.{{sfn|Haygarth|1996|p=140}}<br />
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In June, [[Rest of England cricket teams|England]] (i.e., the "rest" of England) played [[Kent county cricket team (pre-1843)|Kent]] at Lord's and won by 10 runs.{{sfn|Haygarth|1996|p=133}}<br />
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[[Hampshire county cricket team (pre-1864)|Hampshire]] had two matches against Kent, one against [[Surrey county cricket team (pre-1846)|Surrey]], and one against England. They lost to Surrey by 109 runs,{{sfn|Haygarth|1996|p=137}} but won the other three. They won by 127 runs against England on [[Windmill Down]],{{sfn|Haygarth|1996|p=136}} and twice defeated Kent away from home.<br />
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On 2–4 August, [[Berkshire county cricket team (18th century)|Berkshire]] defeated MCC by 10 runs. [[Thomas Lord]] played for MCC, and was involved in at least nine Berkshire [[dismissal (cricket)|dismissal]]s.{{sfn|Haygarth|1996|p=138}} Also in August, Hampshire won by 8 wickets at Cobham Park, near [[Gravesend]]. Cobham Park was [[John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley|Lord Darnley's estate]] and the home of the Bligh family. Ninety years later, it became the home of [[The Ashes]], in the shape of the urn brought back from Australia by the [[Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley|Hon. Ivo Bligh]].{{sfn|Haygarth|1996|p=140}} In September, Hampshire defeated Kent by an innings and 23 runs on [[Dartford Brent]].{{sfn|Haygarth|1996|p=143}}<br />
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==Other events==<br />
In May, MCC played two matches against [[Middlesex county cricket team (pre-1864)|Middlesex]], both on [[Lord's Old Ground]]. MCC won the first by 274 runs,{{sfn|Haygarth|1996|p=128}} and Middlesex the second by 5 runs.{{sfn|Haygarth|1996|p=129}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{cite book |last=ACS |author-link=Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians |title=A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863 |year=1981 |publisher=[[Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians|ACS]] |location=Nottingham |url=https://archive.acscricket.com/online_library/match_guides/bi_imp_match_guide/index.html |oclc=85045528}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Haygarth |first=Arthur |author-link=Arthur Haygarth |title=Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826) |publisher=[[Frederick Lillywhite]] |location=Kennington |year=1996 |orig-year=1862 |isbn=978-19-00592-23-9}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Warner |first=Pelham |author-link=Pelham Warner |title=Lords: 1787–1945 |year=1946 |publisher=Harrap |location=London |oclc=877106024}}<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{cite book |author1-last=Altham |author1-first=H. S. |author1-link=Harry Altham |author2-first=E. W. |author2-last=Swanton |author2-link=E. W. Swanton |title=A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914) |edition=5th |year=1962 |publisher=[[George Allen & Unwin]] |location=London |oclc=894274808}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Birley |first=Derek |author-link=Derek Birley |title=A Social History of English Cricket |year=1999 |publisher=[[Aurum Press]] |location=London |isbn=978-18-54107-10-7 |url=https://archive.org/details/socialhistoryofe0000birl_d1n5 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Bowen |first=Rowland |author-link=Rowland Bowen |title=Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development |year=1970 |publisher=[[Eyre & Spottiswoode]] |location=London |isbn=978-04-13278-60-9}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Britcher |first=Samuel |author-link=Samuel Britcher |title=A Complete List of all the Grand Matches of Cricket that have been Played (1790–1805; annual series) |publisher=W. S. Blake |location=London |year=1792 |oclc=83523010}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Major |first=John |author-link=John Major |title=More Than A Game |year=2007 |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |location=London |isbn=978-00-07183-64-7 |url=https://archive.org/details/morethangamestor0000majo_b8t0 |via=Internet Archive}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Wilson |first=Martin |title=An Index to Waghorn |publisher=Bodyline Books (limited edition, by subscription only) |location=London |year=2005}}<br />
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