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- 1720.3 + (<p>A month later [see #1720.2, above … <p>A month later [see #1720.2, above], Islington was in the news again. <u>The Postman</u> reported on July 16, 1720 that:</p></br><p>"Last week a match was played in The White Conduit Fields, by Islington, between 11 Londoners on one side and elevent men of Kent on the other side, for 5s a head, at which time being in eager pursuit of the game, the Kentish men having the wickets, two Londoners striving [p.27/p.28] for expedition to gain the ball, met each other with such fierceness that, hitting their heads together, they both fell backwards without stirring hand or foot, and lay deprived of sense for a considerable time, and 'tis not yet known whether they willl recover. The Kentish men were beat." Thomas Moult, "The Story of the Game," in Thomas Moult, ed., <u>Bat and Ball: A New Book of Cricket</u> (Sportsmans Book Club, London, 1960 - reprint from 1935), pp 27-28.</p>et</u> (Sportsmans Book Club, London, 1960 - reprint from 1935), pp 27-28.</p>)