Frimley Cricket Club - Biographies

Frimley
William Mathews		Born in Guildford on March 23rd 1793 Mathews moved to Farnham in 1806. His carrer in "great"
		matches was short but for a few years he was considered to be one of the best bowlers in England.
---Thumwood		It is unclear wheather this is James or John Thumwood but both were great batsmen of the day.
---Cobbett		James Cobbett was born in Frimley on January 12th 1804 so would only have been sixteen during this
		game. Cobbett played for Middlesex many times and first played at Lord's in 1826 and moved to London
		shortly afterwards where he was employed by the M.C.C. until his death in 1842. He was a "crack"
		batsman and an excellant spin bowler. Towards the end of his life he opened a cricket bat shop near
		Lord's and a Cobbett bat is still displayed in the M.C.C. museum.
Godalming
William Keene		Born in Godalming in 1792 Keene was a successful batsman for a few seasons and played his first match
		at Lord's in 1821.
William Searle		A left handed batsman and a right handed bowler Searle was also the landlord of the Three Lions pub in
		Godalming and played his first game at Lord's in 1821.
Thomas Flavel		A bowler, batsman and wicket-keeper Flavel played important matches for about eight years, he, like
		Keene and Searle, made his debut at Lord's in 1821.
---Caesar		Believed to be Julius Caesar the famous player of the day.