John Bryant (born c.1717; died 23 July 1772) and his brother James Bryant (died May 1755), both of Bromley in Kent were noted English cricketers of the mid-Georgian period. Generally rated by the sources to have been fine players, they particularly excelled in single-wicket contests. They were two of the best players in Kent and were key members of the Bromley club which had a leading team through the 1740s. July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...
Both brothers were landlords of the Greyhound Tavern in Bromley, John taking over after James and his wife Mary both died in 1755.
James and John are both recorded in matches from 1743: James until 1751 and John until 1756.
Edward Aburrow senior | William Anderson | Robert Bartholomew | William Bedle | John & Thomas Bell | "Little" & "Tall" Bennett John Bowra | Thomas Brandon | Alan Brodrick | James & John Bryant | Robert Colchin | John Cutbush | Stephen Dingate Durling | Robert Eures | Tom Faulkner | John Frame | Frederick, Prince of Wales | Sir William Gage | Stephen Harding John & Joseph Harris | William Hodsoll | George Jackson | Thomas Jure | Kipps | John Larkin | Robert Lascoe J Mansfield | John Mills | Richard Newland | Tom Peake | Duke of Richmond | Ridgeway | Val Romney Lord John Sackville | William Sawyer | George Smith | Edward Stead | Thomas Waymark Bartholomew (Surrey cricketer) refers to three noted Surrey cricketers of the mid-18th century. ... William Bedle (born 1680 in Bromley; died 3 June 1768 at his home in Dartford) is the earliest English cricketer whose name has come down to posterity. ... John Bell (born in 1718 at Dartford in Kent; died at Dartford in January 1774) was a noted English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period at a time when the single wicket version of the game was popular. ... Bennett (London cricketer) refers to two English cricketers, probably brothers, who played for the famous London Cricket Club in the 1740s and 1750s. ... Alan Brodrick (born 31 Jan 1702; died 8 June 1747) succeeded his father Alan Brodrick senior as Viscount Midleton on 29 August 1728. ... The Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales (Frederick Lewis; 1 February 1707 – 31 March 1751) was a member of the British Royal Family, the eldest son of King George II. He was born into the House of Hanover and, under the Act of Settlement passed by the English Parliament, Frederick was... Sir William Gage (born 1695 in Firle, East Sussex; died 1744) was a noted patron of English, particularly Sussex, cricket during its formative years in the early 18th Century. ... Richard Newland (christened 2 March 1718 at Slindon, Sussex; died 29 May 1791 at Bath) was a noted English cricketer who played for the famous Slindon club under the patronage of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond. ... Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox (born at Goodwood, Sussex on 18 May 1701; died at Godalming on 8 August 1750) was the son of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond. ... William Sawyer (born 3 December 1712 at Richmond, Surrey; died 2 April 1761 at Richmond) was an English cricketer. ... George Smith (died Monday 29 June 1761 at The Castle in Marlborough) was an English cricketer and also the keeper (i. ... Edward Stead (aka Edwin Steed) (Maidstone, Kent, 1701 – 28 August 1735 in London) was a famous patron of English, particularly Kent, cricket during its formative years in the early 18th Century. ... Thomas Waymark (probably born 17 June 1705 at Mitcham, Surrey; died ?) was a famous English cricketer in the first half of the 18th Century. ...
References
At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742 – 1751 by F S Ashley-Cooper in Cricket Magazine (1900) (ASW)
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