1848 English cricket season

Cricket season review November 2025 March 2015 May 2026 1847 1847 English cricket season 1849 1849 English cricket season The 1848 English cricket season was the 22nd 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. There was an increase in northern matches with the main town clubs regularly challenging each other. The last single wicket event was held. Important matches 1848 match list Events 18 July. Birth of W. G. Grace at Downend, near Bristol. Sheffield Cricket Club played home and away against both Manchester Cricket Club and Nottingham Cricket Club.CricketArchive https://web.archive.org/web/20121103043730/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1848_ENG_Other_First-Class_matches_in_England_1848.html 3 November 2012 . Leading batsmen George Parr was the leading runscorer with 339 @ 18.83. Other leading batsmen were N Felix, A Mynn, WJ Hammersley, T Box, JM Lee, J Wisden, RT King, J Dean. Leading bowlers WR Hillyer was the leading wicket-taker with 85. Other leading bowlers were FW Lillywhite, J Wisden, A Mynn, W Clarke, E Hinkly, GE Yonge, JM Lee. 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:1848 in England