1810 English cricket season

Cricket season review May 2021 May 2021 1809 1809 English cricket season 1811 1811 English cricket season The 1810 English cricket season was the 24th since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). William Ward made his known debut, and The Bs were dismissed for a total of only 6. Details of seven historically important eleven-a-side matches are known.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. Events The Bs were bowled out for 6 in the second innings of their match against England at Lord's Old Ground on 14 June: the innings contained only three scoring strokes, with E. H. Budd unable to bat due to injury. This total of 6 remains the record for the lowest innings total in important matches. The match in August between Captain Blagrave's XI and Colonel Byng's XI is the last known to have been played on Lord's Old Ground. An American visitor drew a sharp distinction between cricket as played in England and "our cricket", referring especially to the "old long low wicket" still used in America.Bowen, p.269. The impact of the Napoleonic War had been felt by cricket since 1797, when inter-county matches simply ceased, and there had been a steady decline in both number and quality of major matches during the first decade of the 19th century until they became few and far between after 1810. Nevertheless, the impact of this war was less severe than that of the Seven Years' War because of the existence this time of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and other well-organised clubs like Brighton and Montpelier. These clubs managed to co-ordinate cricket activities during the war emergency and, as it were, keep the game going. Only 7 important matches were recorded in 1810: 29–31 May — Lord F Beauclerk's XI v E Bligh's XI @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p.357. 12–14 June — England v The Bs @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p.358. 19–21 June — England v Surrey @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p.359. 2–4 July — Over 38 v Under 38 @ Lord's Old Ground 16–18 July — England v Surrey @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p.360. 24–25 July — Over 38 v Under 38 @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p.362. 13–15 August — Captain Blagrave's XI v Colonel Byng's XI @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p.363. 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 Haygarth Arthur Arthur Haygarth Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826) Frederick Lillywhite Kennington 1996 1862 978-19-00592-23-9 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 Category:1810s in cricket Category:English cricket seasons in the 19th century Category:1810 in England