Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1772 English cricket season was notable in English cricket history because it is from then that surviving scorecards are common. Scorecards of three 1772 matches exist, all organised by the Hambledon Club and between a Hampshire XI and an England XI. There are surviving scorecards for every single season since 1772 and these provide a continuous statistical record, albeit an incomplete one till the mid-19th century, that is now the basis of first-class cricket statistics.. }
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- 1772_English_cricket_season comment "The 1772 English cricket season was notable in English cricket history because it is from then that surviving scorecards are common. Scorecards of three 1772 matches exist, all organised by the Hambledon Club and between a Hampshire XI and an England XI. There are surviving scorecards for every single season since 1772 and these provide a continuous statistical record, albeit an incomplete one till the mid-19th century, that is now the basis of first-class cricket statistics.".