1846 English cricket season

Cricket season review August 2026 August 2026 1845 1845 English cricket season 1847 1847 English cricket season The 1846 English cricket season was the 20th of the roundarm era. Four inter-county fixtures were played among a total of 27 historically important matches.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. Kent was the most active team, playing two matches each against England, Surrey, and Sussex. Ten matches involved Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), while other fixtures included Gentlemen v Players and the University Match. Among the season's leading players were Thomas Box, William Clarke, Jemmy Dean, Nicholas Felix, William Hillyer, William Lillywhite, Will Martingell, Alfred Mynn, George Parr, Charles Taylor, and John Wisden. William Clarke founded his All England Eleven (the AEE) which, taking advantage of the railways, travelled throughout Great Britain, and was a significant factor in the spread of cricket. The AEE played their first match against a Sheffield XX on the Hyde Park Ground from 31 August to 2 September, Sheffield winning by 5 wickets. Important matches 1846 match list Events The earliest match at the Oval was Surrey Club v. MCC on 25 & 26 May. Only 194 runs were scored in the match with a top score of 13. William Hillyer took 14 wickets to help MCC win by 48 runs. The new Surrey County Cricket Club played its first important match against Kent at the Oval on 25 & 26 June, winning by 10 wickets. Social conditions, including the railways, were a major factor in the debut of the travelling All England Eleven (the AEE). The team was founded in Nottingham by William Clarke, who also opened the Trent Bridge cricket ground. The first AEE match was at Sheffield in September and they played others in Manchester and Leeds. The All England Eleven played its inaugural fixture against a Sheffield XX in September. The AEE team was: W Clarke, J Dean, W Dorrinton, F Pilch, A Mynn, J Guy, W Martingell, T Sewell, G Butler, VC Smith and W Hillyer. Other players who represented the AEE in its early days included G Parr, FW Lillywhite, N Felix, W Denison, T Box and OC Pell. Leading batsmen T Box was the leading runscorer with 413 @ 20.65 Other leading batsmen were: N Felix, CG Taylor, A Mynn, WR Hillyer, J Dean, RP Long, TM Adams, G Parr Leading bowlers WR Hillyer was the leading wicket-taker with 152 Other leading bowlers were: A Mynn, FW Lillywhite, J Dean, W Martingell, W Clarke, J Wisden 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 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 Warner Pelham Pelham Warner Lords: 1787–1945 1946 Harrap London 877106024 External links CricketArchive – season summaries Category:1840s in cricket Category:English cricket seasons in the 19th century Category:1846 in England