Whilst looking through a winter edition of The Cricket Statisicians for 1993, I noticed article on pre 1770 references to cricket in Leeds.
1760 The Gentlemen of Cricket players are desired to meet a tMr Cowling's at Chapeltown on Monday next the 26th at ten o'clock in the morning .Dinner will be up on the table at two o'clock.
1761 "We hear that a great cricket match will be played at Chapeltown on Thursday next"
1765 26 August A cricket match was played on Chapeltown Moor between the Gentlemen of Leeds and the Gentlemen of Sheffield ,which was won by the latter.
Chapletown Moor was a large expanse of land at this time where cricket was played ie the south -eastern part, also known as Potternewton Green near the Bowling Green House. A cricket club was here until 1791.
The site of the Bowling Green House is now occupied by the Mexborough Arms on Harrogate Road.The bowling green itself, all that remains of 20 acres of land that once belonged to the inn survived until 1963 when it was tarmacked over to provide car parking.
John Cowling was the landlord of the inn through out 1760's.
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