1847 English cricket season

Cricket season review November 2025 March 2015 August 2020 1846 1846 English cricket season 1848 1848 English cricket season 600px|thumb|right|The England in 1847. Left to right: Joe Guy, George Parr, Will Martingell, Alfred Mynn, William Denison, Jemmy Dean, William Clarke, Nicholas Felix, Oliver Pell, William Hillyer, William Lillywhite, William Dorrinton, Fuller Pilch and Tom Sewell. The 1847 English cricket season was the 21st 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. Kent had a strong team including Nicholas Felix, William Hillyer, Alfred Mynn and Fuller Pilch. A noted highlight was the first recorded "match double" in an historically important match. Important matches 1847 match list Events 27 to 29 May: In the game between Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Oxford University, William Hillyer completed the first recorded "match double" of 100 runs and ten wickets in a game,Frindall, Bill (editor); The Wisden Book of Cricket Records (Fourth Edition); pp. 317–320. 0747222037 scoring 26 and 83, and taking thirteen wickets.Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club in 1847 The feat was not accomplished again until 1859 when Edward Walker achieved it, but since then has been accomplished numerous times, most frequently by W. G. Grace. Leading batsmen N Felix was the leading runscorer with 591 @ 28.14 Other leading batsmen were: F Pilch, OC Pell, J Dean, A Haygarth, A Mynn, W Clarke, WR Hillyer, T Box Leading bowlers WR Hillyer was the leading wicket-taker with 134 Other leading bowlers were: A Mynn, FW Lillywhite, J Dean, W Clarke, J Wisden, JM Lee, C Arnold 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:1847 in England