Knowledge

History of English cricket (1826–1845)

Source 📝

703:
Changes in fashion affected the sport and a reaction to the virility cult espoused by Beauclerk and his ilk brought about the introduction of safer equipment such as padded leg-guards and padded gloves. Wicketkeeping gloves were first mentioned about 1820 and were in general use by 1850. Batting pads
650:
The importance of cricket in the public schools and universities cannot be overstated, especially the influence of public school cricket and its Victorian ethics upon the growth of the British Empire and the spread of industrialisation. The period saw an increasing number of good amateur players come
122:
to make it legal. The relevant part of the Law stated: "if the hand be above the shoulder in the delivery, the umpire must call No Ball". Bowlers' hands now started to go above the shoulder and the 1835 Law had to be reinforced in 1845 by removing benefit of the doubt from the bowler in the matter of
758:
Coloured shirts were worn in the middle years of the century as team uniforms, though all were a pattern on a white background (e.g., the All-England Eleven wore white shirts with pink spots). The frilled shirts of Georgian times were replaced by plain cloth. Some players wore high collars and many
259:
as a county team, and perhaps also as a county club, played its first inter-county match v. Sussex at Brown's Ground, Brighton on 27, 28 & 29 August 1835. Previous matches involved Nottingham as a town rather than Nottinghamshire as a county. Nottinghamshire is recognised as a first-class county
754:
The tall hats were replaced before 1850 by the flannel cap which tended to be either white or chequered. Then the familiar cricket cap began to appear. The schools adopted these first: Eton (light blue) and Winchester (blue) in 1851; Harrow (striped) in 1852. The blue caps worn by Cambridge and
719:
Curiously, whereas Sam Redgate was viewed with trepidation in terms of his pace, he was very much a reactionary in fashion terms. Among professionals in the 1830s, he was said to be the last to discard breeches in favour of trousers. Trousers have existed since ancient times but never became
51:
with a significant loss of both investment and manpower. While a recovery began in 1815, and a more widespread return to normality can be observed, it was not until 1825 that inter-county matches resumed. County cricket had been very popular in the 18th century and it was revived by
750:
had become common. These would be either black or white. Many players preferred a straw hat based on the rural style but these were replaced by white bowler hats, first worn by I Zingari in 1845, which were usually adorned with a ribbon in club colours.
216:. In 1863, the Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Cricket Club was founded and is believed to have been a forerunner of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, which had definitely been founded by 1871. Exact details of the club's foundation have been lost. 131:
From 1826, inter-county cricket flourished again, following its post-war revival in 1825. Leadership came from the Sussex county organisation based on the Midhurst club. Sussex played matches against Kent and a combined Hampshire/Surrey team.
211:
In the early 1840s, Dr Henry Grace and his brother-in-law Alfred Pocock had founded the Mangotsfield Cricket Club which merged in 1846 with the West Gloucestershire Cricket Club, whose name was adopted until 1867, after which it became the
240:
was the first to comprehend the potential benefits of rail travel for cricket and, in 1845, began to plan the formation of a travelling All England Eleven which would realise that potential and claim its resultant profits.
728:. In England, they began to replace breeches during the Napoleonic War and were widely in use by 1815. Redgate was not alone in his preference for breeches: the Eton and Harrow teams still wore them in 1830. 328:
and The Old Stagers were instituted in 1842. The Canterbury club played its first top-class match against an England XI at the White Hart Ground, Bromley on 25, 26 & 27 August 1842.
755:
Oxford date from about 1861 and 1863 respectively. The county clubs gradually introduced their own caps thereafter though the amateurs still tended to wear their school caps.
278:
was constituted out of the Sussex Cricket Fund organisation that had been set up in 1836. Sussex was formally established as the first county cricket club and replaced the
162:
had been a major centre of cricket since the 17th century, there had apparently been no move towards a permanent county organisation until 17 June 1836 when a meeting in
742:
players had worn hats when playing and this fashion persisted except that the style of hat changed dramatically. By 1830, the tall "beaver" hats familiar in pictures of
173:
The 1837 season saw the beginning of Kent's dominance of English county cricket which lasted through the 1840s. Mainstays of the Kent team in those years included
298:
was founded in March or April 1841. The exact date has been lost and it is possible that an informal county club may have been created in 1835 out of the old
408:
states that he was a "great batsman" who "had scarcely reached his prime". He was a fine attacking batsman who had the potential to be one of the greats.
945: 931: 115:
continued to bowl at shoulder height and the umpires did not no-ball them. Roundarm's supporters claimed that their campaign was a "March of Intellect".
1166: 107:
in an attempt at compromise. The amendment permitted the bowler's hand to be raised as high as the elbow. In practice, however, Sussex bowlers
731:
With trousers came the belts with metal clasps that remained popular until well into the 20th century. Many professionals preferred braces.
2353: 17: 98:. No firm conclusions were drawn in the immediate aftermath of the trials and it was many years before roundarm was formally legalised. 1500: 765:
A kind of short white flannel jacket had originally been mentioned as early as 1812 and this was probably an early form of blazer.
306: 538: 95: 705: 357:
The fixture was revived in 1827 and the Players were handicapped in various ways for many years to try and equalise the teams.
869: 224:
5 May 1826 — a significant event that would in time accelerate the spread of cricket throughout England was the passage of an
1159: 1118: 1099: 1077: 1055: 1033: 1011: 989: 853: 508: 426: 268: 237: 1928: 1818: 549:
in Sheffield. A report said Marsden batted over eight hours, approximately 4½ hours on 25 July and 3½ hours on the 26th.
295: 256: 213: 1461: 1261: 1206: 645: 568:
in a first-class game. This has since occurred only six more times in English first-class cricket, and not since 1906.
935: 658: 1152: 1201: 229: 896: 666: 662: 374: 370: 1134: 60:
in the 1820s and 1830s. The first county clubs were founded in this period. Since its foundation in 1787,
2328: 2323: 2318: 2313: 2308: 2303: 2298: 2293: 2288: 2283: 2278: 2273: 2268: 2263: 2258: 2253: 2248: 2243: 2238: 2233: 2228: 2223: 2218: 2213: 2208: 2203: 2198: 2193: 2188: 2183: 2178: 2173: 2168: 2163: 2158: 2153: 2148: 2143: 2138: 2133: 2128: 2123: 2118: 2113: 2108: 2103: 2098: 2093: 2088: 2083: 2078: 2073: 2068: 2063: 2058: 2053: 2048: 2043: 2038: 2033: 2028: 2023: 2018: 2013: 2008: 2003: 1998: 1993: 1988: 1983: 1978: 1973: 1968: 1963: 1958: 1953: 1948: 1943: 1938: 1933: 1923: 1918: 1913: 1908: 1903: 1898: 1893: 1888: 1883: 1878: 1873: 1868: 1863: 1858: 1853: 1848: 1843: 1838: 1833: 1828: 1823: 1813: 1808: 1803: 1798: 1793: 1788: 1783: 1778: 1773: 1768: 1763: 1758: 1753: 1748: 1743: 1738: 1733: 1728: 1723: 1718: 1713: 1708: 1703: 1698: 1693: 1659: 1654: 1649: 1644: 1639: 1634: 1629: 1624: 1619: 1614: 1609: 1604: 1599: 1594: 1589: 1584: 1579: 1574: 1569: 1564: 1559: 1554: 1549: 1544: 1539: 1534: 1456: 1451: 1446: 1441: 1436: 1431: 1426: 1421: 1416: 1411: 1406: 1401: 1396: 1391: 1386: 1381: 1376: 1371: 1366: 1361: 1356: 1351: 1346: 1341: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1321: 1316: 1311: 1306: 1301: 1296: 1291: 1286: 1281: 1276: 1271: 1266: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1221: 1216: 1211: 447: 282: 159: 91: 53: 35:
issue, which was resolved when the style was legalised in 1835, and by the formation of the first modern
64:(MCC) had become cricket's most influential organisation, especially in its role as the guardian of the 503: 498: 397: 331: 275: 167: 913: 654:
First recorded century in a school match: 146 not out by W. Meyrick for Winchester v Harrow in 1826.
416: 57: 292:
The new Sussex club played its first top-class match versus MCC at Lord's on 10 & 11 June 1839.
2368: 2363: 2358: 321: 818: 561: 542: 325: 299: 61: 795: 583:
In 1835, the lease of Lord's was transferred to J. H. Dark, who remained proprietor until 1864.
580:, gutted by fire in July 1825, was rebuilt in time for MCC's annual dinner on Thursday, 11 May. 155:(1828) during this period, cricket in all other counties having been recorded in earlier times. 557: 534: 386: 250: 87: 629: 309:
issued an order that a cricket ground must be made as an adjunct to every military barracks.
158:
The first real move towards the establishment of a county club took place in 1836. Although
602:
John Major on pp. 405–409 has listed numerous single wicket events during the period.
166:
set up a Sussex Cricket Fund to support county matches. It was from this organisation that
8: 1679: 1520: 743: 735: 670: 577: 565: 546: 518: 462: 108: 1114: 1095: 1073: 1051: 1029: 1007: 985: 965: 849: 725: 678: 591: 225: 201: 700:
Batting pads were probably invented in 1836 and gradually came into widespread use.
1481: 1187: 873: 83: 32: 1043: 1021: 452: 421: 190: 112: 103: 66: 48: 249:
In 1833, Yorkshire was used as a team name for the first time on record because
739: 674: 587: 553: 488: 457: 439: 390: 182: 144: 36: 411:
Active players, administrators and other contributors of the period included:
2347: 1087: 999: 677:(Cambridge). It became an annual fixture in 1838. Cricket was also played at 431: 366: 233: 140: 136: 977: 957: 747: 480: 401: 264: 178: 118:
In 1835, powerless to prevent the use of roundarm, MCC finally amended the
1144: 937:
A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863
713: 709: 651:
through the education system and make their mark in first-class cricket.
530: 493: 475: 467: 377:
was held at Lord's on 11 & 12 July 1836. The North won by 6 wickets.
174: 148: 1065: 969: 617: 513: 313: 205: 186: 152: 762:
Footwear was almost universally confined to the black "Oxford" shoe.
694: 342: 317: 71: 208:
is the earliest known reference to a county team in Worcestershire.
135:
The earliest mentions of the sport were recorded in the counties of
338:
during a match between two local teams on 21 & 22 August 1845.
335: 163: 950:
A Guide to First-class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles
734:
Wigs went out with the 18th century and men followed the lead of
697:
if the team batting second was 100 runs behind on first innings.
28: 628:
in 1833. These works were written from Nyren's recollections by
334:
was officially founded by a meeting which took place at the new
286: 312:
On 6 August 1842, formation of the first Kent County Club at
302:. The official foundation of Nottinghamshire is dated 1841. 1518: 708:, but it was not until the horrific leg injury suffered by 716:
that pads were seen as an essential item of equipment.
396:
The 1832 season was overshadowed by the early death of
86:
came to a head before the 1827 season began and three
775: 895: 794: 400:on 27 March. He was only 29 and had been ill with 74:, its home ground, was the sport's premier venue. 689:In 1835, in addition to legalising roundarm, the 2345: 1004:Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development 704:had been proposed much earlier, particularly by 1113:. Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. 1048:Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827–1840) 1026:Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826) 533:had only one innings in 1826, scoring 227 for 1160: 320:in 1859 and the two combined in 1870 to form 253:were playing against Norfolk, a county team. 843: 244: 123:his hand's height when delivering the ball. 31:, the years 1826–1845 were dominated by the 1677: 1174: 669:. The result was a draw. The captains were 639: 1167: 1153: 738:by having their long hair cut short. The 1042: 1020: 962:A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914) 285:representing the traditional county of 47:Cricket had been badly impacted by the 14: 2346: 1108: 1086: 976: 956: 684: 352: 204:between teams from Worcestershire and 1148: 1064: 998: 781: 693:were amended to enforce a compulsory 101:In 1828, MCC modified Rule 10 of the 1050:. Kennington: Frederick Lillywhite. 1028:. Kennington: Frederick Lillywhite. 964:. London: George Allen & Unwin. 193:. The team claimed a total of eight 2354:English cricket in the 19th century 1006:. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. 982:A Social History of English Cricket 944: 930: 564:became the first batsman to be out 296:Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club 267:ground in Nottingham was opened by 214:Gloucestershire County Cricket Club 77: 24: 848:. London: Bloomsbury. p. 93. 646:History of English amateur cricket 612:Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 219: 170:was formally constituted in 1839. 25: 2380: 1128: 571: 126: 1479: 1185: 846:The Rigby A-Z of Cricket Records 597: 360: 228:that authorised creation of the 924: 825:. London: ESPN Sports Media Ltd 614:at the end of the 1826 season. 594:as secretary of MCC (to 1858). 525: 380: 349:) formed as a travelling club. 316:; a second club was created at 230:Liverpool to Manchester Railway 888: 862: 837: 819:"Nottingham v Sheffield, 1827" 811: 787: 375:South of England cricket teams 200:On 28 August 1844, a match on 197:titles between 1837 and 1849. 13: 1: 768: 759:used a rather large bow tie. 665:at Lord's was the first-ever 605: 42: 1109:Wright, Graeme, ed. (2005). 844:Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). 82:The controversy surrounding 7: 984:. London: Aurum Press Ltd. 632:and had been serialised in 626:The Young Cricketer's Tutor 610:Arthur Haygarth closed his 385:31 December 1826. Death of 232:and effectively began the " 18:1839 English cricket season 10: 2385: 643: 636:during the previous year. 332:Surrey County Cricket Club 276:Sussex County Cricket Club 168:Sussex County Cricket Club 1689: 1676: 1672: 1530: 1517: 1513: 1491: 1478: 1474: 1197: 1184: 1180: 1072:. London: HarperCollins. 914:British Newspaper Archive 622:The Cricketers Of My Time 245:Matches, venues and teams 1135:Dates in Cricket History 902:Durham County Advertiser 640:Schools and universities 404:for the last two years. 322:Kent County Cricket Club 1681:County Championship era 1175:English cricket seasons 870:"The History of Lord's" 712:in 1836 from a ball by 62:Marylebone Cricket Club 39:between 1839 and 1845. 720:fashionable until the 406:Scores and Biographies 289:in top-class cricket. 1522:"Champion County" era 872:. MCC. Archived from 796:"North v South, 1836" 644:Further information: 630:Charles Cowden Clarke 681:from at least 1842. 659:Cambridge University 369:fixture between the 300:Nottingham town club 90:were played between 685:Rules and equipment 552:On 22 August 1827, 353:Gentlemen v Players 1094:. London: Harrap. 952:. Nottingham: ACS. 940:. Nottingham: ACS. 744:William Lillywhite 736:Napoleon Bonaparte 671:Charles Wordsworth 657:On 4–5 June 1827, 566:hit the ball twice 547:Darnall New Ground 519:Charles Wordsworth 463:William Lillywhite 307:Duke of Wellington 109:William Lillywhite 2341: 2340: 2337: 2336: 1668: 1667: 1509: 1508: 1470: 1469: 1120:978-09-47766-93-1 1101:978-08-56177-70-5 1079:978-00-07183-64-7 1057:978-19-00592-23-9 1035:978-19-00592-23-9 1013:978-04-13278-60-9 991:978-18-54107-10-7 855:978-07-27018-68-7 726:French Revolution 679:Durham University 663:Oxford University 592:Benjamin Aislabie 274:On 1 March 1839, 226:Act of Parliament 202:Hartlebury Common 16:(Redirected from 2376: 1682: 1674: 1673: 1523: 1515: 1514: 1484: 1476: 1475: 1190: 1182: 1181: 1169: 1162: 1155: 1146: 1145: 1124: 1111:Wisden at Lord's 1105: 1092:Lords: 1787–1945 1083: 1070:More Than A Game 1061: 1044:Haygarth, Arthur 1039: 1022:Haygarth, Arthur 1017: 995: 973: 953: 941: 918: 917: 911: 909: 899: 892: 886: 885: 883: 881: 876:on 11 April 2020 866: 860: 859: 841: 835: 834: 832: 830: 815: 809: 808: 806: 804: 799:. CricketArchive 798: 791: 785: 779: 667:University Match 371:North of England 260:team from 1835. 84:roundarm bowling 78:Roundarm bowling 33:roundarm bowling 21: 2384: 2383: 2379: 2378: 2377: 2375: 2374: 2373: 2369:1840s in sports 2364:1830s in sports 2359:1820s in sports 2344: 2343: 2342: 2333: 1685: 1680: 1664: 1526: 1521: 1505: 1487: 1482: 1466: 1193: 1188: 1176: 1173: 1131: 1121: 1102: 1080: 1058: 1036: 1014: 992: 927: 922: 921: 907: 905: 894: 893: 889: 879: 877: 868: 867: 863: 856: 842: 838: 828: 826: 817: 816: 812: 802: 800: 793: 792: 788: 780: 776: 771: 706:Robert Robinson 691:Laws of Cricket 687: 648: 642: 608: 600: 578:Lord's Pavilion 574: 528: 523: 453:William Hillyer 448:Charles Hawkins 422:Jem Broadbridge 383: 363: 355: 336:Kennington Oval 326:Canterbury Week 257:Nottinghamshire 247: 222: 220:England Elevens 195:Champion County 191:William Hillyer 129: 120:Laws of Cricket 113:Jem Broadbridge 104:Laws of Cricket 80: 67:Laws of Cricket 49:Napoleonic Wars 45: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 2382: 2372: 2371: 2366: 2361: 2356: 2339: 2338: 2335: 2334: 2332: 2331: 2326: 2321: 2316: 2311: 2306: 2301: 2296: 2291: 2286: 2281: 2276: 2271: 2266: 2261: 2256: 2251: 2246: 2241: 2236: 2231: 2226: 2221: 2216: 2211: 2206: 2201: 2196: 2191: 2186: 2181: 2176: 2171: 2166: 2161: 2156: 2151: 2146: 2141: 2136: 2131: 2126: 2121: 2116: 2111: 2106: 2101: 2096: 2091: 2086: 2081: 2076: 2071: 2066: 2061: 2056: 2051: 2046: 2041: 2036: 2031: 2026: 2021: 2016: 2011: 2006: 2001: 1996: 1991: 1986: 1981: 1976: 1971: 1966: 1961: 1956: 1951: 1946: 1941: 1936: 1931: 1926: 1921: 1916: 1911: 1906: 1901: 1896: 1891: 1886: 1881: 1876: 1871: 1866: 1861: 1856: 1851: 1846: 1841: 1836: 1831: 1826: 1821: 1816: 1811: 1806: 1801: 1796: 1791: 1786: 1781: 1776: 1771: 1766: 1761: 1756: 1751: 1746: 1741: 1736: 1731: 1726: 1721: 1716: 1711: 1706: 1701: 1696: 1690: 1687: 1686: 1670: 1669: 1666: 1665: 1663: 1662: 1657: 1652: 1647: 1642: 1637: 1632: 1627: 1622: 1617: 1612: 1607: 1602: 1597: 1592: 1587: 1582: 1577: 1572: 1567: 1562: 1557: 1552: 1547: 1542: 1537: 1531: 1528: 1527: 1511: 1510: 1507: 1506: 1504: 1503: 1498: 1492: 1489: 1488: 1472: 1471: 1468: 1467: 1465: 1464: 1459: 1454: 1449: 1444: 1439: 1434: 1429: 1424: 1419: 1414: 1409: 1404: 1399: 1394: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1359: 1354: 1349: 1344: 1339: 1334: 1329: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1309: 1304: 1299: 1294: 1289: 1284: 1279: 1274: 1269: 1264: 1259: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1239: 1234: 1229: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1204: 1198: 1195: 1194: 1178: 1177: 1172: 1171: 1164: 1157: 1149: 1143: 1142: 1130: 1129:External links 1127: 1126: 1125: 1119: 1106: 1100: 1088:Warner, Pelham 1084: 1078: 1062: 1056: 1040: 1034: 1018: 1012: 1000:Bowen, Rowland 996: 990: 974: 954: 942: 926: 923: 920: 919: 904:. 24 June 1842 887: 861: 854: 836: 810: 786: 784:, p. 270. 773: 772: 770: 767: 686: 683: 675:Herbert Jenner 641: 638: 607: 604: 599: 596: 588:Roger Kynaston 573: 572:MCC and Lord's 570: 554:George Rawlins 527: 524: 522: 521: 516: 511: 509:Charles Taylor 506: 504:James Saunders 501: 499:William Searle 496: 491: 489:George Rawlins 486: 483: 478: 473: 470: 465: 460: 458:Herbert Jenner 455: 450: 445: 442: 440:Nicholas Felix 437: 434: 429: 427:William Clarke 424: 419: 413: 398:James Saunders 382: 379: 365:The inaugural 362: 359: 354: 351: 283:county elevens 269:William Clarke 246: 243: 238:William Clarke 221: 218: 183:Nicholas Felix 145:Worcestershire 128: 127:County cricket 125: 79: 76: 44: 41: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2381: 2370: 2367: 2365: 2362: 2360: 2357: 2355: 2352: 2351: 2349: 2330: 2327: 2325: 2322: 2320: 2317: 2315: 2312: 2310: 2307: 2305: 2302: 2300: 2297: 2295: 2292: 2290: 2287: 2285: 2282: 2280: 2277: 2275: 2272: 2270: 2267: 2265: 2262: 2260: 2257: 2255: 2252: 2250: 2247: 2245: 2242: 2240: 2237: 2235: 2232: 2230: 2227: 2225: 2222: 2220: 2217: 2215: 2212: 2210: 2207: 2205: 2202: 2200: 2197: 2195: 2192: 2190: 2187: 2185: 2182: 2180: 2177: 2175: 2172: 2170: 2167: 2165: 2162: 2160: 2157: 2155: 2152: 2150: 2147: 2145: 2142: 2140: 2137: 2135: 2132: 2130: 2127: 2125: 2122: 2120: 2117: 2115: 2112: 2110: 2107: 2105: 2102: 2100: 2097: 2095: 2092: 2090: 2087: 2085: 2082: 2080: 2077: 2075: 2072: 2070: 2067: 2065: 2062: 2060: 2057: 2055: 2052: 2050: 2047: 2045: 2042: 2040: 2037: 2035: 2032: 2030: 2027: 2025: 2022: 2020: 2017: 2015: 2012: 2010: 2007: 2005: 2002: 2000: 1997: 1995: 1992: 1990: 1987: 1985: 1982: 1980: 1977: 1975: 1972: 1970: 1967: 1965: 1962: 1960: 1957: 1955: 1952: 1950: 1947: 1945: 1942: 1940: 1937: 1935: 1932: 1930: 1927: 1925: 1922: 1920: 1917: 1915: 1912: 1910: 1907: 1905: 1902: 1900: 1897: 1895: 1892: 1890: 1887: 1885: 1882: 1880: 1877: 1875: 1872: 1870: 1867: 1865: 1862: 1860: 1857: 1855: 1852: 1850: 1847: 1845: 1842: 1840: 1837: 1835: 1832: 1830: 1827: 1825: 1822: 1820: 1817: 1815: 1812: 1810: 1807: 1805: 1802: 1800: 1797: 1795: 1792: 1790: 1787: 1785: 1782: 1780: 1777: 1775: 1772: 1770: 1767: 1765: 1762: 1760: 1757: 1755: 1752: 1750: 1747: 1745: 1742: 1740: 1737: 1735: 1732: 1730: 1727: 1725: 1722: 1720: 1717: 1715: 1712: 1710: 1707: 1705: 1702: 1700: 1697: 1695: 1692: 1691: 1688: 1684: 1683: 1675: 1671: 1661: 1658: 1656: 1653: 1651: 1648: 1646: 1643: 1641: 1638: 1636: 1633: 1631: 1628: 1626: 1623: 1621: 1618: 1616: 1613: 1611: 1608: 1606: 1603: 1601: 1598: 1596: 1593: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1583: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1571: 1568: 1566: 1563: 1561: 1558: 1556: 1553: 1551: 1548: 1546: 1543: 1541: 1538: 1536: 1533: 1532: 1529: 1525: 1524: 1516: 1512: 1502: 1499: 1497: 1494: 1493: 1490: 1486: 1485: 1477: 1473: 1463: 1460: 1458: 1455: 1453: 1450: 1448: 1445: 1443: 1440: 1438: 1435: 1433: 1430: 1428: 1425: 1423: 1420: 1418: 1415: 1413: 1410: 1408: 1405: 1403: 1400: 1398: 1395: 1393: 1390: 1388: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1378: 1375: 1373: 1370: 1368: 1365: 1363: 1360: 1358: 1355: 1353: 1350: 1348: 1345: 1343: 1340: 1338: 1335: 1333: 1330: 1328: 1325: 1323: 1320: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1310: 1308: 1305: 1303: 1300: 1298: 1295: 1293: 1290: 1288: 1285: 1283: 1280: 1278: 1275: 1273: 1270: 1268: 1265: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1255: 1253: 1250: 1248: 1245: 1243: 1240: 1238: 1235: 1233: 1230: 1228: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1203: 1200: 1199: 1196: 1192: 1191: 1183: 1179: 1170: 1165: 1163: 1158: 1156: 1151: 1150: 1147: 1140: 1136: 1133: 1132: 1122: 1116: 1112: 1107: 1103: 1097: 1093: 1089: 1085: 1081: 1075: 1071: 1067: 1063: 1059: 1053: 1049: 1045: 1041: 1037: 1031: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1015: 1009: 1005: 1001: 997: 993: 987: 983: 979: 978:Birley, Derek 975: 971: 967: 963: 959: 958:Altham, H. S. 955: 951: 947: 943: 939: 938: 933: 929: 928: 915: 903: 898: 891: 875: 871: 865: 857: 851: 847: 840: 824: 823:ESPN cricinfo 820: 814: 797: 790: 783: 778: 774: 766: 763: 760: 756: 752: 749: 745: 741: 737: 732: 729: 727: 723: 722:sans-culottes 717: 715: 711: 707: 701: 698: 696: 692: 682: 680: 676: 673:(Oxford) and 672: 668: 664: 660: 655: 652: 647: 637: 635: 631: 627: 623: 619: 615: 613: 603: 598:Single wicket 595: 593: 589: 584: 581: 579: 569: 567: 563: 559: 555: 550: 548: 544: 540: 536: 532: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 490: 487: 485:Alfred Pocock 484: 482: 479: 477: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 443: 441: 438: 435: 433: 432:James Cobbett 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 418: 417:William Ashby 415: 414: 412: 409: 407: 403: 399: 394: 392: 388: 378: 376: 372: 368: 367:North v South 361:North v South 358: 350: 348: 344: 339: 337: 333: 329: 327: 323: 319: 315: 310: 308: 305:In 1841, the 303: 301: 297: 293: 290: 288: 284: 281: 277: 272: 270: 266: 263:In 1838, the 261: 258: 254: 252: 242: 239: 235: 231: 227: 217: 215: 209: 207: 203: 198: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 171: 169: 165: 161: 156: 154: 150: 146: 142: 141:Herefordshire 138: 137:Staffordshire 133: 124: 121: 116: 114: 110: 106: 105: 99: 97: 93: 89: 88:trial matches 85: 75: 73: 69: 68: 63: 59: 55: 50: 40: 38: 34: 30: 19: 1678: 1519: 1495: 1483:Roundarm era 1480: 1189:Underarm era 1186: 1138: 1110: 1091: 1069: 1047: 1025: 1003: 981: 961: 949: 936: 925:Bibliography 912:– via 906:. Retrieved 901: 890: 878:. Retrieved 874:the original 864: 845: 839: 827:. Retrieved 822: 813: 801:. Retrieved 789: 777: 764: 761: 757: 753: 748:Fuller Pilch 733: 730: 721: 718: 702: 699: 690: 688: 656: 653: 649: 633: 625: 621: 616: 611: 609: 601: 585: 582: 575: 556:playing for 551: 529: 526:Achievements 481:Fuller Pilch 410: 405: 395: 389:, the great 384: 381:Noted people 364: 356: 346: 340: 330: 311: 304: 294: 291: 279: 273: 265:Trent Bridge 262: 255: 248: 234:railway boom 223: 210: 199: 194: 179:Fuller Pilch 172: 157: 134: 130: 119: 117: 102: 100: 81: 65: 46: 37:county clubs 26: 1066:Major, John 908:27 November 880:14 December 714:Sam Redgate 710:Alfred Mynn 531:Tom Marsden 494:Sam Redgate 476:Alfred Mynn 468:Tom Marsden 444:Henry Grace 402:consumption 347:the Gypsies 175:Alfred Mynn 151:(1827) and 149:Westmorland 27:In English 2348:Categories 970:B0014QE7HQ 782:Bowen 1970 769:References 620:published 618:John Nyren 606:Literature 590:succeeded 562:Nottingham 543:Nottingham 514:Ned Wenman 472:W. Meyrick 436:J. H. Dark 387:John Small 314:Canterbury 206:Shropshire 187:Ned Wenman 153:Cumberland 96:England XI 43:Background 1929:1940–1944 1819:1915–1918 1501:1846–1863 1496:1826–1845 1462:1811–1825 1262:1751–1771 1207:1726–1740 1046:(1997) . 897:"Cricket" 740:Hambledon 695:follow on 586:In 1842, 558:Sheffield 539:Leicester 535:Sheffield 393:batsman. 391:Hambledon 343:I Zingari 341:In 1845, 324:. Kent's 318:Maidstone 251:Sheffield 1090:(1946). 1068:(2007). 1024:(1862). 1002:(1970). 980:(1999). 960:(1962). 948:(1982). 934:(1981). 634:The Town 560:against 164:Brighton 147:(1829), 143:(1823), 139:(1817), 1202:to 1725 803:12 June 724:of the 545:at the 94:and an 29:cricket 1139:Wisden 1117:  1098:  1076:  1054:  1032:  1010:  988:  968:  852:  829:1 June 287:Sussex 280:ad hoc 160:Sussex 92:Sussex 72:Lord's 54:Sussex 1141:1978. 2329:2024 2324:2023 2319:2022 2314:2021 2309:2020 2304:2019 2299:2018 2294:2017 2289:2016 2284:2015 2279:2014 2274:2013 2269:2012 2264:2011 2259:2010 2254:2009 2249:2008 2244:2007 2239:2006 2234:2005 2229:2004 2224:2003 2219:2002 2214:2001 2209:2000 2204:1999 2199:1998 2194:1997 2189:1996 2184:1995 2179:1994 2174:1993 2169:1992 2164:1991 2159:1990 2154:1989 2149:1988 2144:1987 2139:1986 2134:1985 2129:1984 2124:1983 2119:1982 2114:1981 2109:1980 2104:1979 2099:1978 2094:1977 2089:1976 2084:1975 2079:1974 2074:1973 2069:1972 2064:1971 2059:1970 2054:1969 2049:1968 2044:1967 2039:1966 2034:1965 2029:1964 2024:1963 2019:1962 2014:1961 2009:1960 2004:1959 1999:1958 1994:1957 1989:1956 1984:1955 1979:1954 1974:1953 1969:1952 1964:1951 1959:1950 1954:1949 1949:1948 1944:1947 1939:1946 1934:1945 1924:1939 1919:1938 1914:1937 1909:1936 1904:1935 1899:1934 1894:1933 1889:1932 1884:1931 1879:1930 1874:1929 1869:1928 1864:1927 1859:1926 1854:1925 1849:1924 1844:1923 1839:1922 1834:1921 1829:1920 1824:1919 1814:1914 1809:1913 1804:1912 1799:1911 1794:1910 1789:1909 1784:1908 1779:1907 1774:1906 1769:1905 1764:1904 1759:1903 1754:1902 1749:1901 1744:1900 1739:1899 1734:1898 1729:1897 1724:1896 1719:1895 1714:1894 1709:1893 1704:1892 1699:1891 1694:1890 1660:1889 1655:1888 1650:1887 1645:1886 1640:1885 1635:1884 1630:1883 1625:1882 1620:1881 1615:1880 1610:1879 1605:1878 1600:1877 1595:1876 1590:1875 1585:1874 1580:1873 1575:1872 1570:1871 1565:1870 1560:1869 1555:1868 1550:1867 1545:1866 1540:1865 1535:1864 1457:1810 1452:1809 1447:1808 1442:1807 1437:1806 1432:1805 1427:1804 1422:1803 1417:1802 1412:1801 1407:1800 1402:1799 1397:1798 1392:1797 1387:1796 1382:1795 1377:1794 1372:1793 1367:1792 1362:1791 1357:1790 1352:1789 1347:1788 1342:1787 1337:1786 1332:1785 1327:1784 1322:1783 1317:1782 1312:1781 1307:1780 1302:1779 1297:1778 1292:1777 1287:1776 1282:1775 1277:1774 1272:1773 1267:1772 1257:1750 1252:1749 1247:1748 1242:1747 1237:1746 1232:1745 1227:1744 1222:1743 1217:1742 1212:1741 1115:ISBN 1096:ISBN 1074:ISBN 1052:ISBN 1030:ISBN 1008:ISBN 986:ISBN 966:ASIN 910:2015 882:2020 850:ISBN 831:2021 805:2021 746:and 624:and 576:The 537:and 373:and 189:and 111:and 70:and 58:Kent 56:and 946:ACS 932:ACS 236:". 2350:: 1137:. 900:. 821:. 661:v 541:v 271:. 185:, 181:, 177:, 1168:e 1161:t 1154:v 1123:. 1104:. 1082:. 1060:. 1038:. 1016:. 994:. 972:. 916:. 884:. 858:. 833:. 807:. 345:( 20:)

Index

1839 English cricket season
cricket
roundarm bowling
county clubs
Napoleonic Wars
Sussex
Kent
Marylebone Cricket Club
Laws of Cricket
Lord's
roundarm bowling
trial matches
Sussex
England XI
Laws of Cricket
William Lillywhite
Jem Broadbridge
Staffordshire
Herefordshire
Worcestershire
Westmorland
Cumberland
Sussex
Brighton
Sussex County Cricket Club
Alfred Mynn
Fuller Pilch
Nicholas Felix
Ned Wenman
William Hillyer

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.