1805 English cricket season

Cricket season review March 2015 May 2026 1804 1804 English cricket season 1806 1806 English cricket season The 1805 English cricket season was the 19th since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Lord Frederick Beauclerk became the first batsman known to have scored two centuries in the same season. 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 Lord Frederick Beauclerk became the first batsman known to have scored two centuries in a season when he made 129* for Hampshire v England in July and 102 for England v Surrey in August. In what was the first definitely recorded Eton v Harrow match at Lord's Old Ground, the future poet Lord Byron played for Harrow.Haygarth, p. 319. With the Napoleonic War continuing, loss of investment and manpower impacted cricketACS, Important Matches, p. 4. and only six historically important matches have been recorded from 1805: Monday, 24 June:http://www.arc.id.au/Calendar.html Collins A. R. Dr A. R. Collins Historical Calendar 2016 England v Surrey @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p. 315.ACS, Important Matches, p. 31.Britcher, 1805, p. 10. Monday, 1 to Wednesday, 3 July: England v Hampshire @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p. 316.Britcher, 1805, p. 11. Monday, 8 to Wednesday, 10 July: England v The Bs @ Lord's Old GroundBritcher, 1805, p. 12. Monday, 15 to Tuesday, 16 July: England v Hampshire @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p. 317.Britcher, 1805, p. 13. Monday, 5 to Wednesday, 7 August: EnglandI v SurreyI @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p. 320.Britcher, 1805, p. 16. Tuesday, 13 to Wednesday, 14 August: EnglandI v SurreyI @ Lord's Old GroundHaygarth, p. 321.Britcher, 1805, p. 18. Other matches Aside from the six matches above which are generally regarded as having been important by reference to various substantial sources (including the ACS, Britcher and Haygarth), there were eight other matches first noted by Britcher and confirmed by Haygarth:Britcher, pp. 10–24.Haygarth, pp. 315–323. 22–25 July: Twenty-Three v Twelve at Lord's 12 August: Richmond v Homerton at Richmond Green 21 August: Richmond v Homerton at Richmond Green 24 August: Rick & Uxbridge v St Albans at Lord Essex's Park 29–30 August: Kent v Bexley at Dartford Heath 16–17 September: England III v Surrey III at Lord's 21 September: Waltham Abbey v Homerton at Waltham Marsh, Essex 23 September: Kent v Bexley at Judge's Ground, Maidstone 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 1805 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:1805 in England