1804 English cricket season

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In the 1804 English cricket season, the first Eton v Harrow match may have been played at Lord's.

Honours

Most runs – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 258 (HS 94)

Most wickets – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 17

According to a Harrovian who played in the 1805 Eton v Harrow match, the fixture also took place in 1804 with Harrow winning.

With the Napoleonic War continuing, loss of investment and manpower impacted cricket and only 5 first-class matches have been recorded in 1804:

18–20 June — MCC v All-England @ Lord's Old Ground

27–28 June — MCC and Homerton v Hampshire @ Lord's Old Ground

2 July — MCC v All-England @ Lord's Old Ground

9 July — All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground

23–24 July — MCC v All-England @ Lord's Old Ground

1804 debutants included:

Richard Beckett (MCC; amateur)

Samuel Bridger (Surrey)

Felix Ladbroke (MCC; amateur)

Thomas Vigne (Surrey; amateur)

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