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- 1700.1 + (<p>"Of course, there are many bare a … <p>"Of course, there are many bare announcements of matches played before that time [the 1740's]. In 1700 <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Postboy</span> advertised one to take place on Clapham Common."</p></br><p> </p></br><p><strong>Note:</strong> An excerpt from a Wikipedia entry accessed on 10/17/08 states: <strong>"</strong>A series of matches, to be held on Clapham Common [in South London - LMc] , was pre-announced on 30 March by a periodical called <em>The Post Boy</em>. The first was to take place on Easter Monday and prizes of £10 and £20 were at stake. No match reports could be found so the results and scores remain unknown. Interestingly, the advert says the teams would consist of ten <em>Gentlemen</em> per side but the invitation to attend was to <em>Gentlemen and others</em>. This clearly implies that cricket had achieved both the patronage that underwrote it through the 18th century and the spectators who demonstrated its lasting popular appeal."</p> the patronage that underwrote it through the 18th century and the spectators who demonstrated its lasting popular appeal."</p>)