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Chertsey to celebrate 250 years of the middle stump

Hitting middle: Chertsey helped introduce the middle stump
PICTURE: Longridge CC

THIS SUMMER, Chertsey Cricket Club will celebrate a remarkable milestone in cricket history: the 250th anniversary of the introduction of the middle stump. This innovation, now a fundamental part of the game worldwide, has its roots in an incident involving a Chertsey player during the 18th century.
The story begins in May 1775 during a match against Hambledon. The then legendary Chertsey bowler Edward 'Lumpy' Stevens repeatedly beat nemesis batter John Small with deliveries that passed cleanly betwee...

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