1819 English cricket season

The 1819 English cricket season was the 33rd since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The Gentlemen v Players match, previously played in 1806 only, was resurrected. Details of six historically important eleven-a-side matches are known.^{[note 1]}

Events

7 September – death of Lumpy Stevens, arguably the greatest bowler of the 18th century
According to James Pycroft in The Cricket Field, the size of the wickets was increased in 1817 to 27 inches (690 mm) by 8 inches (200 mm), but it seems more likely that the rule was introduced in 1819.
With cricket still recovering from the effects of the Napoleonic War, a total of only six matches were recorded in 1819:
- 24 May – Cambridge Town Club v Cambridge University @ Parker's Piece, Cambridge
- 7–9 June – EnglandI v HampshireI @ Lord's Cricket Ground^[2]^[3]
- 21 June – Cambridge Town Club v Cambridge University @ Parker's Piece, Cambridge
- 29–30 June – England v Hampshire @ Lord's Cricket Ground^[4]
- 7–9 July – Gentlemen v Players @ Lord's Cricket Ground^[5]
- 25–26 August – Epsom v Hampshire @ Epsom Downs^[6]

↑ Any match listed in the ACS' Important Match Guide (1981) is historically important, and therefore of the highest standard, whether or not a scorecard might exist. The same applies to numerous matches discovered by researchers since 1981.^[1] For further information, see First-class cricket.

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