1848 English cricket season
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1848 was the 62nd season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[note 1] There was an increase in northern matches with the main town clubs regularly challenging each other. The last single wicket event was held.
Important matches
[edit]Events
[edit]18 July. Birth of W. G. Grace at Downend, near Bristol.
Sheffield Cricket Club played home and away against both Manchester Cricket Club and Nottingham Cricket Club.[2]
Leading batsmen
[edit]George Parr was the leading runscorer with 339 @ 18.83.
Other leading batsmen were N Felix, A Mynn, WJ Hammersley, T Box, JM Lee, J Wisden, RT King, J Dean.
Leading bowlers
[edit]WR Hillyer was the leading wicket-taker with 85.
Other leading bowlers were FW Lillywhite, J Wisden, A Mynn, W Clarke, E Hinkly, GE Yonge, JM Lee.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Any match listed in the ACS' Important Match Guide (1981) is historically important, and therefore of the highest standard, whether or not a scorecard might exist. The same applies to numerous matches discovered by researchers since 1981.[1] For further information, see First-class cricket.
References
[edit]- ↑ ACS 1981, pp. 1–40.
- ↑ CricketArchive Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
Bibliography
[edit]- ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863. Nottingham: ACS. OCLC 85045528.
- Warner, Pelham (1946). Lords: 1787–1945. London: Harrap. OCLC 877106024.
Further reading
[edit]- Altham, H. S.; Swanton, E. W. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914) (5th ed.). London: George Allen & Unwin. OCLC 894274808.
- Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-18-54107-10-7 – via Internet Archive.
- Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. ISBN 978-04-13278-60-9.
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-00-07183-64-7 – via Internet Archive.
External links
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