56th West Essex and the game of cricket
Cricket was a game that was popular with the officers and men of the 56th West Essex and played throughout the 1800's.
Some of the players are listed below.
8 June 1866 56th West Essex V 6th Brigade Royal Artillery at Portsmouth
Lt's Barnett, Bell, Le Mottee and Stewart
Ensigns Ford, Leckie, Prickett and Walmsley
Colour Sergeant Walker
Private Offer
4 September 1867 56th West Essex V 54th Regiment at Aldershot
Captain Spiller
Lt's W Bell and Nuttall
Ensigns A R Forde, F Leckie and T Prickett
Sergeant Walker
Corporal Carter
No rank given W Barnett, T C Watson and A Greenland
28 September 1878 56th West Essex V Southampton College at Southampton
No rank given
Gadsby , Turner, Rickett, Bell, Molyneaux, Prickett, Cruikshank, Johnson, Nunn, Robbins and Brewer
