1824 English cricket season
The 1824 English cricket season was the 38th since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Gentlemen v Players was an odds game with 14 on the Gentlemen team, but the Players still won by 103 runs. Details of six historically important eleven-a-side matches are known.[note 1]
Events
- There is evidence of a county club having been formed in Devonshire, though the current Devon County Cricket Club dates from 1899.[2]
- Six matches were recorded in 1824:
- 5 July – Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) v Godalming @ Lord's Cricket Ground[3]
- 20 July – Godalming v Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) @ The Burys, Godalming[4]
- 26 July – England v The Bs @ Lord's Cricket Ground[5]
- 2 August – Gentlemen XIV v Players XI @ Lord's Cricket Ground[6]
- 6 August – Sussex v Godalming @ Petworth Park[7]
- 13 August – Godalming v Sussex @ The Burys, Godalming[8]
Notes
- ↑ 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.
References
Bibliography
- ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863. Nottingham: ACS. OCLC 85045528.
- Haygarth, Arthur (1996) [1862]. Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Kennington: Frederick Lillywhite. ISBN 978-19-00592-23-9.
- Warner, Pelham (1946). Lords: 1787–1945. London: Harrap. OCLC 877106024.
Further reading
- Altham, H. S.; Swanton, E. W. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914) (5th ed.). London: George Allen & Unwin. OCLC 894274808.
- Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-18-54107-10-7 – via Internet Archive.
- Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. ISBN 978-04-13278-60-9.
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-00-07183-64-7 – via Internet Archive.