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1838 English cricket season

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The 1838 English cricket season saw Kent win a second successive title

First-class matches

Events

Leading batsmen

CG Taylor was the leading runscorer with 339 @ 16.95

Other leading batsmen were: F Pilch, W Ward, EG Wenman, FGB Ponsonby, T Box, N Felix, EH Grimston

Leading bowlers

James Cobbett was the leading wicket-taker with 71

Other leading bowlers were: FW Lillywhite, WR Hillyer, J Dean, S Redgate, E Sayres, J Strange, CG Taylor, J Bayley, TM Adams, AJ Lowth

References

Annual reviews

  • Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827–1840), Lillywhite, 1862