Star performers at the time included Robert Colchin, Stephen Dingate, Tom Faulkner and Thomas Waymark.
It was in a single-wicket match on 22–23 May 1775 that Surrey bowler Lumpy Stevens beat Hampshire batsman John Small three times with the ball going through the two stump wicket of the day.
[5] With the rise of the All-England Eleven and a growing interest in county cricket, single wicket lapsed again and has rarely been seen at the highest level since 1850, despite a brief revival in the 1960s.
[6] A single wicket competition called the Courage International Batsman of the Year was held at The Oval over two days in September 1979.
[7] The 2020 Ultimate Kricket Challenge was a form of single wicket cricket, in which players competed in head-to-head matches.