1842 English cricket season

Cricket season review March 2015 May 2026 1841 1841 English cricket season 1843 1843 English cricket season The 1842 English cricket season was the 16th of the roundarm era.note status 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.ACS 1981 1–40 For further information, see First-class cricket. The official foundation of Kent County Cricket Club took place in Canterbury. Important matches 1842 match list Events 6 August. Formation of the original Kent County Cricket Club in Canterbury; it was reformed as the present club in 1859. Teams representing Kent had been playing regularly since the early 18th century but these were invariably ad hoc teams raised by wealthy patrons. The new Kent club played its first important match against England at the White Hart Ground, Bromley on 25 to 27 August. Leading batsmen N Felix was the leading runscorer with 406 @ 31.23 Other leading batsmen were: F Pilch, A Mynn, T Box, CG Taylor, FGB Ponsonby, B Good, T Barker, TA Anson, J Guy, C Hawkins, R Kynaston, T Sewell, JRLE Bayley Leading bowlers WR Hillyer was the leading wicket-taker with 127 Other leading bowlers were: A Mynn, FW Lillywhite, J Dean, CG Taylor Notes note References Bibliography ACS Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863 1981 ACS Nottingham https://archive.acscricket.com/online_library/match_guides/bi_imp_match_guide/index.html 85045528 Warner Pelham Pelham Warner Lords: 1787–1945 1946 Harrap London 877106024 Further reading Altham H. S. Harry Altham E. W. Swanton E. W. Swanton A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914) 5th 1962 George Allen & Unwin London 894274808 Birley Derek Derek Birley A Social History of English Cricket 1999 Aurum Press London 978-18-54107-10-7 https://archive.org/details/socialhistoryofe0000birl_d1n5 Internet Archive Bowen Rowland Rowland Bowen Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development 1970 Eyre & Spottiswoode London 978-04-13278-60-9 Major John John Major More Than A Game 2007 HarperCollins London 978-00-07183-64-7 https://archive.org/details/morethangamestor0000majo_b8t0 Internet Archive External links CricketArchive – season summaries Category:1840s in cricket Category:English cricket seasons in the 19th century Category:1842 in England