From the Sheffield and Rotherham Independent - 4th July 1840
Cricket - Sheffield Wednesday Club v. Denton.
On Monday last, a match was commenced between eleven of the Sheffield Wednesday Club (those staunch and almost only supporters of the manly and truly English game of cricket, in this town.) and ten of the Denton club, with T. Marsden given. Denton is a village a little on this side of Manchester and its cricket club have at present the benefit of the superior abilities and judgement of the veteren Marsden.
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Marsden was one of the great players of the early part of the 19th century. Born of 1805, he died at the age of 37 in 1843, just three years after this match.
Marsden played for Sheffield, Yorkshire and England.
He was, however, on the losing side in this match.
Wednesday made 119 and 97
Denton made 55 and 83
So Wednesday won by 69 runs.
As with the early years of the football club, the cricket team are referred to as Sheffield Wednesday when they play 'foreign' teams, but the Wednesday Club when they play local teams.
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