Joseph Dennis (christened 6 January 1779; died 16 November 1831) was an English

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...

er. He played for

Nottingham Cricket Club Nottingham Cricket Club was an English cricket club which played in Nottingham during the 18th and 19th centuries. Matches have been recorded between 1771 to 1848 and the team played in 15 first-class matches between 1826 and 1848. The earliest ...

from 1800 to 1829. A

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and occasional

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,Jospeph Dennis

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Nottinghamshire. The club's limited overs team is called the ...

. Retrieved 2020-06-16. Dennis took part in seven first-class matches, six for Nottingham, mostly against

Sheffield Cricket Club The Sheffield Cricket Club was founded in the 18th century and soon began to play a key role in the development of cricket in northern England. It was the direct forerunner of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and some of the teams fielded by Sheffi ...

, and one for a combined Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire side in 1803.Joseph Dennis
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-19. He retired from cricket after the 1828 season because of failing vision, but he was persuaded to play in 1829. Dennis was landlord of the ''Eclipse Inn'' at Chapel Bar in Nottingham and had a reputation for gambling: in 1815, he laid a bet worth £120 on a local match and won. He suffered a stroke in 1831 and died shortly afterwards, only a month after the death of his wife.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dennis, Joseph 1778 births 1831 deaths English cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 English cricketers of 1826 to 1863 Nottingham Cricket Club cricketers