1802 English cricket season
1802 was the 16th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Cricket by this time was being heavily impacted by the Napoleonic War. E. H. Budd, who went on to become one of the most famous batsmen of the early 19th century, made his debut in historically important matches.[1] Details of eighteen historically important eleven-a-side matches are known.[note 1]
Events
[edit]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 important matches.[1] MCC, based at Lord's Old Ground continued to play the leading role in the sport. Several matches took place involving the more prominent "town clubs" such as Homerton, Montpelier, Richmond and Woolwich.
A "recent discovery" by the ACS is the match at Lord's on 8 June between Charles Lennox's XI and George Leycester's XI.[3][4][5]
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.[2]
For further information, see First-class cricket.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite. pp. 293–303.
- ^ ACS 1981, pp. 1–40.
- ^ ACS (2006). The Cricket Statistician. Nottingham: ACS.
- ^ Britcher, Samuel (1803). A list of all the principal Matches of Cricket that have been played (1790 to 1805). MCC. p. 4.
- ^ Lennox v Leycester scorecard at ESPNcricinfo
Bibliography
[edit]- ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863. Nottingham: ACS. OCLC 85045528.
- Haygarth, Arthur (1996) [1862]. Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Kennington: Frederick Lillywhite. ISBN 978-19-00592-23-9.
- 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.
- Britcher, Samuel (1802). A Complete List of all the Grand Matches of Cricket that have been Played (1790–1805; annual series). London: W. S. Blake. OCLC 83523010.
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-00-07183-64-7 – via Internet Archive.