1804 English cricket season

Cricket season review March 2015 May 2026 1803 1803 English cricket season 1805 1805 English cricket season The 1804 English cricket season was the 18th since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The first Eton v Harrow match may have been played at Lord's Old Ground. Details of ten 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 According to a Harrovian who played in the 1805 Eton v Harrow match, the fixture also took place in 1804 with Harrow winning.Bowen, p. 268. With the Napoleonic War continuing, loss of investment and manpower impacted cricketACS, Important Matches, p. 4. and only five matches have been recorded in 1804: 18–20 June: Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) v England @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p. 309. 27–28 June: MCC and Homerton v Hampshire @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p. 310. 2 July: MCC v England @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p. 311. 9 July: England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground 23–24 July: MCC v England @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p. 313. 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 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 1804 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 Category:1800s in cricket Category:English cricket seasons in the 19th century Category:1804 in England