1855 English cricket season

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Start date 1855
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The 1855 English cricket season was a successful one for Sussex, largely thanks to the combined efforts of Dean and Wisden.

First-class matches

1855 match list

John Wisden was the leading runscorer with 422 @ 28.13.

Other leading batsmen were: W Caffyn, J Lillywhite, G Parr, A Haygarth, TM Adams, J Grundy, FP Miller, W Fellows, T Lockyer.

J Dean was the leading wicket-taker with 98.

Other leading bowlers were: J Lillywhite, J Wisden, ET Drake, J Grundy, CDB Marsham, T Sherman.

Fred Lillywhite, The Guide to Cricketers, Lillywhite, 1856.

Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 5 (1855–1857), Lillywhite, 1862.

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