1862 English cricket season

Cricket season review November 2025 March 2015 May 2026 1861 1861 English cricket season 1863 1863 English cricket season The 1862 English cricket season was the 36th 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 overarm bowling issue came to a head in a controversial match at The Oval. Important matches 1862 match list Events 26 August. Surrey v. England at The Oval. Edgar Willsher of England was no-balled six times in succession by John Lillywhite (son of FW Lillywhite) for bowling with his hand above the shoulder. For some years previously, Willsher and others had bowled in this way and the incident at The Oval put the issue into context. The drama was exaggerated when Willsher and England's other eight professionals walked off the field. Play continued next day but with a replacement umpire. Leading batsmen Thomas Hayward was the leading runscorer with 661 @ 31.47 Leading bowlers George Tarrant was the leading wicket-taker with 96 @ 10.07 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:1860s in cricket Category:English cricket seasons in the 19th century Category:1862 in English cricket