User talk:Paul Gossage

Hello. Good question about the Piper v Perry single wicket match in 1726. I've found a recent reference to it in From Commons to Lord's, Volume One by Ian Maun which confirms the earlier one on the website but with more detail. On p.33 of the book, which reproduces contemporary reports by year, is the following under 1726:

"August 30th – On Monday next the 30th instant, will be played on Moulsey Hurst, a match at cricket, between the noted Perry of London, and the famous Piper of Hampton, for twenty pounds a side. The wickets to be pitched by one o’clock, and the match to be played out. – LEP Aug. 27-29; Cricket, May 26, 1898."

"LEP" is the London Evening Post and the reference to Cricket is the old magazine of that name whose contributor in 1898 had found the LEP advert. So, it is a valid reference and the above provides extra verification. I'm surprised that your contact at the library wasn't able to help as the advert has been found by more than one previous researcher. Jack | talk page 08:06, 23 November 2011 (UTC)