THOMAS BRANDON

'Thomas Brandon' (dates of birth and death unknown) was a noted English cricketer of the mid-18th century who played mainly for Dartford Cricket Club and Kent. He was a good batsman for Kent during the 1750s and regularly took part in single wicket contests. Little is known of him except that he was a shopkeeper in Dartford who also acted as a churchwarden.
The earliest reference to Brandon is on 6 July 1750 when he played for Kent against Surrey at Dartford Brent. Kent won by 3 wickets.
In 1759, he was a member of the Dartford team that twice defeated All-England.

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External links

★ From Lads to Lord's; The History of Cricket: 1300 – 1787

References

★ ''Cricket Scores 1730 - 1773'' by H T Waghorn (WCS)

★ ''Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket'' by G B Buckley (FL18)

★ ''Fresh Light on Pre-Victorian Cricket'' by G B Buckley (FLPV)

★ ''Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century'' by Timothy J McCann (TJM)

★ ''The Dawn of Cricket'' by H T Waghorn (WDC)

★ ''Scores & Biographies, Volume 1'' by Arthur Haygarth (SBnnn)

★ ''Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century'' by Timothy J McCann (TJM)