1802 English cricket season
In the 1802 English cricket season, E. H. Budd made his debut in first-class cricket, which was impacted by the Napoleonic War.
Honours
- Most runs[1] – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 106 (HS 54)
- Most wickets[1] – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 7
Events
- Cricket was continuing to feel the impact of Great Britain's war against the Napoleonic Empire through a loss of investment which for many years reduced the number of first-class matches. Only two matches are recognised as first-class in 1802:
- 8 June — C Lennox's XI v G Leycester's XI @ Lord's Old Ground[2]
- 25 August — All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground[3]
- Another match that has sometimes been regarded as first-class is Lord F Beauclerk's XI v William Barton's XI at Aram's New Ground on Friday 24 September.
- Several matches took place involving the more prominent "town clubs" such as Homerton, Montpelier, Richmond and Woolwich. These games are marginal in terms of first-class status.
Debutants
1802 debutants included:
References
- 1 2 Note that scorecards created in the first quarter of the 19th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and computation of averages is ineffectual.
- ↑ Samuel Britcher, A list of all the principal Matches of Cricket that have been played, 1803
- ↑ Haygarth, p.300.
Bibliography
- Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.
Additional reading
- ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.
- Altham, H. S. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin.
- Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. Aurum.
- Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. Eyre & Spottiswoode.
- Britcher, Samuel, A list of all the principal Matches of Cricket that have been played (1790 to 1805), annual series
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. HarperCollins.
External links
- Classification of cricket matches from 1697 to 1825
- CricketArchive – 1802 first-class matches list
- CricketArchive – 1802 other matches list
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