Sackville was first recorded as a cricketer in 1734 when he and his brother, Lord Middlesex, played for a Kent side against one from Sussex at Sevenoaks Vine.[2][3] In August 1735, Sackville captained Kent to victory against Sir William Gage's Sussex side on the same ground. He became the main patron of the Kent team and captained the side in many matches until 1745, but he is not mentioned after that. In 1739, he played for London Cricket Club.[4]
In 1744 Sackville challenged an England side to play against his team. Kent won, in part thanks to Sackville himself taking a catch to dismiss Richard Newland. The catch was eulogised in Cricket, An Heroic Poem (1745) by James Love. The match details were recorded and preserved in what is now cricket's second oldest known scorecard.[5][6]
Family and personal life
Sackville was a notorious rake in his youth. He was compelled to marry Lady Frances Leveson-Gower, daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower and sister of the Duchess of Bedford in 1744, after she gave birth to his child at Woburn. They eventually had two sons and one daughter.[7] The couple's parents were furious, and the Prince of Wales compensated Sackville for any loss of income, making him a lord of his bedchamber in 1745, and thus securing him as a recruit to his party.[8]
Sackville was also disappointed when Lord Wilmington the late Prime Minister (d. 1743) declined to leave him his Sussex estates, worth £3-£4,000 a year. It is not clear if Wilmington's decision was made because of Sackville's messy private life, or his political inconstancy.[8] Commissioned a captain in the 37th Regiment of Foot in 1734, he became a captain and lieutenant-colonel in the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards on 1 May 1740. He disgraced himself by deserting from the Guards when they were sent on foreign service in 1746, and was forced to leave the Army in September.[11][8] Finally, he was committed to a private lunatic asylum circa 1746, then sent abroad to exile on a very small allowance in Lausanne where Lord Shelburne met him in 1760, and commented on his dirty condition but lucid conversation.[8]
According to his descendant Robert Sackville-West, 7th Baron Sackville in his book Inheritance he became insane later in life, dying in Geneva, Switzerland, aged 52. However, his brother lived long enough to allow John Philip's son to inherit his title and become the next Duke of Dorset.
References
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^H T Waghorn, Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730–1773), Blackwood, 1899
^Timothy J McCann, Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century, Sussex Record Society, 2004
^CricketArchive – scorecard. Retrieved on 14 July 2009.
^SACKVILLE, Lord John Philip (1713–65) Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715–1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970. Only one son is known to peerage directories so their other son may have been born out of wedlock.
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For other people named John Sackville see John Sackville disambiguation Lord John Philip Sackville 22 June 1713 3 December 1765 was the second son of Lionel Sackville 1st Duke of Dorset He was a keen cricketer who was closely connected with the sport in Kent John SackvillePersonal informationFull nameJohn Philip SackvilleBorn 1713 06 22 22 June 1713Died3 December 1765 1765 12 03 aged 52 Tour du Pain SwitzerlandSource CricInfo 10 August 2008He was Member of Parliament MP for Tamworth from 1734 to 1747 1 Contents 1 Cricket career 2 Family and personal life 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksCricket career EditSackville was first recorded as a cricketer in 1734 when he and his brother Lord Middlesex played for a Kent side against one from Sussex at Sevenoaks Vine 2 3 In August 1735 Sackville captained Kent to victory against Sir William Gage s Sussex side on the same ground He became the main patron of the Kent team and captained the side in many matches until 1745 but he is not mentioned after that In 1739 he played for London Cricket Club 4 In 1744 Sackville challenged an England side to play against his team Kent won in part thanks to Sackville himself taking a catch to dismiss Richard Newland The catch was eulogised in Cricket An Heroic Poem 1745 by James Love The match details were recorded and preserved in what is now cricket s second oldest known scorecard 5 6 Family and personal life EditSackville was a notorious rake in his youth He was compelled to marry Lady Frances Leveson Gower daughter of John Leveson Gower 1st Earl Gower and sister of the Duchess of Bedford in 1744 after she gave birth to his child at Woburn They eventually had two sons and one daughter 7 The couple s parents were furious and the Prince of Wales compensated Sackville for any loss of income making him a lord of his bedchamber in 1745 and thus securing him as a recruit to his party 8 Two of Sackville s children were John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke of Dorset 25 March 1745 19 July 1799 9 Mary Sackville b 1 April 1746 10 Married Sackville Tufton 8th Earl of Thanet in 1767 Sackville was also disappointed when Lord Wilmington the late Prime Minister d 1743 declined to leave him his Sussex estates worth 3 4 000 a year It is not clear if Wilmington s decision was made because of Sackville s messy private life or his political inconstancy 8 Commissioned a captain in the 37th Regiment of Foot in 1734 he became a captain and lieutenant colonel in the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards on 1 May 1740 He disgraced himself by deserting from the Guards when they were sent on foreign service in 1746 and was forced to leave the Army in September 11 8 Finally he was committed to a private lunatic asylum circa 1746 then sent abroad to exile on a very small allowance in Lausanne where Lord Shelburne met him in 1760 and commented on his dirty condition but lucid conversation 8 According to his descendant Robert Sackville West 7th Baron Sackville in his book Inheritance he became insane later in life dying in Geneva Switzerland aged 52 However his brother lived long enough to allow John Philip s son to inherit his title and become the next Duke of Dorset References Edit Leigh Rayment s Historical list of MPs constituencies beginning with T2 Archived from the original on 15 July 2018 Retrieved 1 December 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link H T Waghorn Cricket Scores Notes etc 1730 1773 Blackwood 1899 Timothy J McCann Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century Sussex Record Society 2004 Buckley p 15 Arthur Haygarth Scores amp Biographies Volume 1 1744 1826 Lillywhite 1862 CricketArchive scorecard Retrieved on 14 July 2009 SACKVILLE Lord John Philip 1713 65 Published in The History of Parliament the House of Commons 1715 1754 ed R Sedgwick 1970 Only one son is known to peerage directories so their other son may have been born out of wedlock a b c d History of Parliament The Register of Births amp Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster Vol IV 1741 1760 24 April 1745 The Register of Births amp Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster Vol IV 1741 1760 24 April 1746 Mackinnon Daniel 1833 Origin and Services of the Coldstream Guards Vol II London Richard Bentley pp 482 483 Bibliography EditF S Ashley Cooper At the Sign of the Wicket Cricket 1742 1751 Cricket Magazine 1900 G B Buckley Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket Cotterell 1935 Arthur Haygarth Scores amp Biographies Volume 1 1744 1826 Lillywhite 1862 Timothy J McCann Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century Sussex Record Society 2004 H T Waghorn Cricket Scores Notes etc 1730 1773 Blackwood 1899External links EditSACKVILLE Lord John Philip 1713 65 Published in The History of Parliament the House of Commons 1715 1754 ed R Sedgwick 1970 Parliament of Great BritainPreceded byHon Thomas WilloughbyWilliam O Brien 4th Earl of Inchiquin Member of Parliament for Tamworth1734 1747 With Hon George Compton 1734 35Charles Cotes 1735 41John Floyer 1741 42Charles Cotes 1742 47 Succeeded byHenry HarpurHon Thomas Villiers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lord John Sackville amp oldid 1118209211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
