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The 1801 English cricket season was the 15th since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The famous batsman William Lambert made his debut in historically important matches. Details of eight 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
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) made revisions to the Laws of Cricket which were republished in their entirety.Haygarth, p. 284–285
Thomas Boxall published the earliest known instructional book on cricket called Rules and Instructions for Playing at the Game of Cricket.Bowen, p.268.
Cricket was by now feeling the impact of Great Britain's war against the Napoleonic Empire through a loss of investment which drastically reduced the number of matches:
18 May — MCC v Thursday Club @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p.285–286.
24–25 June — England v Surrey @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p.287.
6–7 July — W Turner's XI v T Mellish's XI @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p.287–288.
20–21 July — England v Surrey @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p.289.
William Lambert made his debut playing for Surrey against England at Lord's on 20 July. He became "one of the most successful cricketers that has ever yet appeared, excelling as he did in batting, bowling, fielding, keeping wicket, and also single wicket playing".
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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
Britcher Samuel Samuel Britcher A Complete List of all the Grand Matches of Cricket that have been Played (1790–1805; annual series) W. S. Blake London 1801 83523010
Major John John Major More Than A Game 2007 HarperCollins London 978-00-07183-64-7 https://archive.org/details/morethangamestor0000majo_b8t0 Internet Archive
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