# Jack Small

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For the English footballer, see [Jack Small (footballer)](/source/Jack_Small_(footballer)).

**John Small** (7 October 1765 – 21 January 1836)[1] was an English [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who played for the [Hambledon Club](/source/Hambledon_Club). He is also associated with [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_county_cricket_team_(pre-1864)), [Marylebone Cricket Club](/source/Marylebone_Cricket_Club), [Kent](/source/Kent_county_cricket_team_(pre-1843)) and [Surrey](/source/Surrey_county_cricket_team_(pre-1846)).[1]

Jack Small made his debut in 1784, his career continuing until 1811. He was noted as "a sound [batsman](/source/Batting_(cricket))" but should not be compared with his father [John Small senior](/source/John_Small_(cricketer)), who was still playing when Jack started.

Small played for the Players in the [inaugural and second](/source/List_of_Gentlemen_v_Players_matches) [Gentlemen v Players](/source/Gentlemen_v_Players) matches in 1806.[2][3]

He and [John Nyren](/source/John_Nyren) were close friends and Nyren always refers to Small junior as Jack Small. His younger brother, [Eli Small](/source/Eli_Small), played for Hampshire.

## Notes

1. [John Small](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32817/32817.html) at the CricketArchive

1. [CricketArchive – scorecard of inaugural Gentlemen v Players match](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/0/316.html)

1. [CricketArchive – scorecard of second Gentlemen v Players match](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/0/318.html)

## Bibliography

- [H S Altham](/source/Harry_Altham), *A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914)*, George Allen & Unwin, 1962
- [Derek Birley](/source/Derek_Birley), *A Social History of English Cricket*, Aurum, 1999
- [Arthur Haygarth](/source/Arthur_Haygarth), *Scores & Biographies*, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
- [Ashley Mote](/source/Ashley_Mote), *John Nyren's "The Cricketers of my Time"*, Robson, 1998
- Ashley Mote, *The Glory Days of Cricket*, Robson, 1997

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