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1815 English cricket season

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In the 1815 English cricket season, a discernible recovery began in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.

Contents

Honours

  • Most runs – William Lambert 172 (HS 50)
  • Most wickets – Henry Bentley 15 (BB 4–?)

    • Events

  • The earliest known first-class centuries at the new Lord's Cricket Ground were scored in the Middlesex v Epsom match on 24 & 25 August by Felix Ladbroke and Frederick Woodbridge who scored 116 and 107 respectively for Epsom.
  • After being severely impacted by loss of both revenue and manpower during the Napoleonic Wars, a reasonable number of matches took place in 1815 as a discernible recovery could begin in the aftermath of Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat:
  • 31 May–1 June — MCC v Middlesex at Lord's Cricket Ground
  • 20–22 June — Lord F Beauclerk's XI v W Ward's XI at Lord's Cricket Ground
  • 12–14 July — England v Surrey at Lord's Cricket Ground
  • 17–18 July — Kent v England at Napps, Wrotham
  • 7–9 August — Sussex v Epsom at Royal New Ground, Brighton
  • 24–25 August — Middlesex v Epsom at Lord's Cricket Ground

    • Debutants

    1815 debutants included:

  • Charles Andrew (Sussex)
  • John Brand (MCC)
  • Algernon Greville (Middlesex)
  • Francis Mellersh (Sussex)
  • William Slater (Sussex)
  • William Sturt (Sussex)
  • Edward Woodbridge (Surrey)
  • Frederick Woodbridge (Surrey)

    • 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. 

    • References

    1815 English cricket season Wikipedia
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