Foreword by Edward Heath
Author's Introduction
Chapter One Matches Played in the Years Before the Battle of Trafalgar
1746-1805

• District Teams: The Grand Matches of 1802 and 1803: Playing for 500
• guineas a Match: Kent dismissed for 5 (or 6) in 1805:_The Ledger Entry "Nails for Bexley Cricket Club". -

Two
1806-1859

Three 1860-1871

Four 1872-1888

Five
1889-1902

Six _
1903-1914

Seven 1915-1929

Eight 1930-1945

Nine 1946-1956

Chapter 2 Early Nineteenth Century Cricket
1818 v Chislehurst: Bexley Fair and John Miskin's Field, probably the present Ground: 'The George' as the Clubhouse of the Bexley St George's Club. ·
Chapter 3 Thomas Dann's Years as Secretary
The First Club Rules: The 186() Photographs: The outstanding Colts Teams: One of the Principal Clubs of the United Kingdom: Profiles of the Leading Players: The new Pavilion: A match at Lord's (1869)-
Chapter 4 The Golden Years of John Shuter
The outstanding Teams of the 1870s-80s: Improving the Fixture List - Matches against Emeriti, Incogniti, Surrey C&G and MCC: Skittled out by Spofforth, the Australian Demon Bowler: The Record Score of 402 for O wicket, John Shuter scores 304 not out: Two Bexley Players in the 1888 England Test Team.
Chapter 5 Late Victorian Cricket
The Great Rift, the Club. nearly closes down: The Struggle to Recover: The Pavilion burnt down (1898): A New Pavilion: The Coronation Tea Party.
Chapter 6 Heading for the Great War
The First Cricket Week (1904): Matches against Kent Club & Ground: W G Grace scores 54 at Bexley (1913): The Financial Crisis and the- Resolution to Disband: Closed for the War.
Chapter 7 The Arthur Wellard Years
The slow Recovery after the War: Percy Waistell: Arthur Wellard: Cricket Week Revived: The Generosity of the Potters: The Ground offered to Kent CCC: The new Pavilion (1927): MCC Fixture Resumed. The illegal Sweepstake: 99 year Lease of the Ground-
Chapter 9 The Uneasy Years before the War
Denis Compton and Arthur Fagg youthful Visitors: Lord Home scores 69· Three Fine Innings in 1934 (Johnson 119, Wellard 149, Dobbings 203) Closed for the War.
Chapter 9 Back in Business
Getting the Ground fit for Cricket: Cricket Week revived: Old Time Matches: 150th Anniversary: Jim Jeffery's Batting Successes: Cyril Hoare s 100 Wickets.

Top of Bowling Averages
Leading Wicket-Keepers
Most Catches
Scorers of 1000 Runs in a Season
Bowlers with 100 Wickets in a Season
Leading All-Rounders
Innings of over 150 Runs
Acknowledgements
Index