Cricket Ground Timeline

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Cricket Ground Timeline

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30 Sep 1869 Hitchin FC's annual meeting 'shifts the locale of their play to the cricket ground'
16 Oct 1869 First game: Officers & Friends v The Rest of the Club
20 Nov 1869 Hitchin Football Club 1 Hitchin Cricket Club 1
25 Nov 1869 Hitchin 2 (W.Hill, F.Shillitoe) Wanderers 0
18 Dec 1869 Rev.J.B.Parker's side 3 (J.Ellard, W.Foster, Wilkinson) Mr Lucas's side 0
5 Feb 1870 Hitchin 2 (W.T.Lucas, W.Hill) Hornsey 1 (A.Bird)
22 Oct 1870 Hitchin 0 Clapham Common Club 1 (Fanshawe)
4 Feb 1871 Hitchin 8 (Hill, Bailey, Austin 2, Darton 2, Baker, Mainwaring)
?11 Nov 1871 Hitchin 0 Crystal Palace 0 FA Cup venue still to be confirmed (comments invited).
?18 Nov 1871 Hitchin 0 St Albans Pilgrims 0