Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex, 15th Baron Dacre, (13 May 1654 – 30 October 1715) was an

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peer. He became

Earl of Sussex Earl of Sussex is a title that has been created several times in the Peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. The early Earls of Arundel (up to 1243) were often also called Earls of Sussex. The fifth creation came in the Peera ...

in 1674 when he married Lady Anne Fitzroy, illegitimate daughter of Charles II and Lady Barbara Palmer. The

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title became abeyant in 1715 following his death.

Cricket

Lennard was a supporter of

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which developed into a major sport during his lifetime. His 1677 accounts include an item which refers to £3 being paid to him when he went to a cricket match being played at " ye Dicker" (''sic''), which was then a common in the vicinity of

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.McCann, p. xl.

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* 1654 births 1715 deaths 15 English cricket in the 14th to 17th centuries Earls of Sussex (Peerage of England) {{England-cricket-bio-stub