1856 English cricket season
The 1856 English cricket season was the 30th of the roundarm era.[note 1] Surrey began a run of success with a team that featured William Caffyn, Tom Lockyer, Edgar Willsher, HH Stephenson and Julius Caesar.
Important matches
Leading batsmen
John Lillywhite was the leading runscorer with 620 @ 24.80
Other leading batsmen were: J Wisden, J Caesar, E Napper, WS Norton, J Grundy, ET Drake, J Dean, W Caffyn, J Makinson, W Nicholson
Leading bowlers
John Wisden was the leading wicket-taker with 73
Other leading bowlers were: E Willsher, J Dean, W Martingell, E Hinkly, WSTW Fiennes, CDB Marsham, J Grundy, J Lillywhite
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.
- 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.