1812 English cricket season
In the 1812 English cricket season, only one first-class match has been recorded.
Honours
- Most runs[1] – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 87
- Most wickets[1] – Thomas Howard 8
Events
- Only one first-class match has been recorded as the Napoleonic War took its toll of cricket's manpower and investment:
- 15–17 June — Lord F Beauclerk's XI v G Osbaldeston's XI @ Lord's Middle Ground[2]
Debutants
1812 debutants included:
- Henry Everett (MCC)
- Humphrey Repton (MCC)
References
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.
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. HarperCollins.
External links
- Classification of cricket matches from 1697 to 1825
- CricketArchive – 1812 first-class matches list
- CricketArchive – 1812 other matches list
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