1866 English cricket season

Cricket season review March 2015 August 2020 1865 1865 English cricket season 1867 1867 English cricket season The 1866 English cricket season was the third since the legalisation of overarm bowling. The highlight was the emergence of W. G. Grace as the game's leading batsman with the highest first-class score since William Ward's innings in 1820. James Southerton emerged as an outstanding bowler and the first known "century before lunch" was scored. Events 30–31 July: W. G. Grace at the age of eighteen played an innings of 224 not out which was the highest first-class score since William Ward's record 278 for MCC against Norfolk in 1820. 21 August: John Sewell was the first batsman to score a century before the luncheon interval when he advanced from 29 not out to 166 for Middlesex against Surrey at The Oval.Frindall, Bill (editor); The Wisden Book of Cricket Records (Fourth Edition); pp. 129–144. 0747222037 Playing record (by county) County Played Won Lost Drawn Cambridgeshire 5 2 2 1 Hampshire 2 1 1 0 Kent 5 1 1 3 Lancashire 4 0 3 1 Middlesex 8 6 1 1 Nottinghamshire 6 2 1 3 Surrey 10 4 5 1 Sussex 5 1 1 3 Yorkshire 3 0 2 1 Wynne-Thomas, Peter; The Rigby A-Z of Cricket Records; p. 53 072701868X Leading batsmen (qualification 10 innings) 1866 English season leading batsmenFirst Class Batting in England in 1866 Name Team Matches Innings Not outs Runs Highest score Average 100s 50sBob Carpenter Cambridgeshire 7 10 4 367 97 not out 61.16 0 2W. G. Grace GentlemenSouth of England 8 13 2 581 224 not out 52.81 2 1Edward Walker Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)Middlesex 14 18 4 550 79 39.28 0 6Orlando Spencer-Smith Oxford UniversityHampshire 6 10 1 288 86 32.00 0 2Charles Payne KentSussex 10 16 2 471 135 not out 33.64 1 2 Leading bowlers (qualification 800 balls) 1866 English season leading bowlersFirst Class Bowling in England in 1866 Name Team Balls bowled Runs conceded Wickets taken Average Best bowling 5 wicketsin innings 10 wicketsin matchJem Shaw NottinghamshireAll England Eleven 1446 430 40 10.75 6/36 4 1James Lillywhite Sussex 3366 910 71 12.81 7/98 6 1Edgar Willsher Kent 2313 688 52 13.23 7/24 3 1George Tarrant CambridgeshireAll England Eleven 2173 809 61 13.26 7/47 6 2James Southerton Hampshire 1012 435 32 13.59 7/49 5 2 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 ACS 1982 A Guide to First-class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles ACS Nottingham https://archive.acscricket.com/online_library/match_guides/bi_match_guide/index.html 10586869 Warner Pelham Pelham Warner Lords: 1787–1945 1946 Harrap London 877106024 Annual reviews John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1867 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1867 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:1866 in English cricket Category:English cricket seasons in the 19th century