Michael Remington (16 December 1757 – January 1826) was an English first-class cricketer. Born at

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, where he was baptised in December 1757, Remington was one of three sons of Samuel and Susanna Remington who played cricket.Warsop K (2011) Cricketers in great matches 1772–1800: a follow up, ''The Cricket Statistician'', vol 156, winter 2011, p. 24.
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. Retrieved 2 March 2024.) He made his debut in

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against

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at Alresford in 1781, with Remington also playing in a first-class match for

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against

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in the same season. His next appearance in first-class cricket came in 1787, when he played for

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against a combined White Conduit Club and Moulsey Hurst cricket team at

. Two weeks after this match he appeared for

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against

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, with Remington following this up with two further first-class appearances in 1787; one for the

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against Middlesex, and a second for Hornchurch against White Conduit Club and Moulsey Hurst. He made a final first-class appearance in 1791 for Hornchurch against the

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. Playing a total of seven first-class matches, Remington scored 133 runs with a high score of 28, while with the ball he took a single wicket. He died at Rochester in January 1826. His brothers,

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and

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, both played first-class cricket. Their surname has sometimes been spelled "Rimmington".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Remington, Michael 1757 births 1826 deaths People from Boughton Monchelsea English cricketers Kent cricketers East Kent cricketers Hornchurch Cricket Club cricketers Essex cricketers White Conduit Club cricketers Cricketers from Kent