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In the 1802 English cricket season, E. H. Budd made his debut in first-class cricket, which was impacted by the Napoleonic War.

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Honours

  • Most runs – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 106 (HS 54)
  • Most wickets – 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
  • 25 August — All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground
  • 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:

  • E. H. Budd (MCC)
  • Harry Hampton (Kent)

    • 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. 

    • References

    1802 English cricket season Wikipedia
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