1850 English cricket season
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1850 was the 64th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[note 1] The re-emergence occurred of Middlesex as a county team, largely through the efforts of the Walker family that eventually founded the present Middlesex County Cricket Club.
Important matches
[edit]Events
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Leading batsmen
[edit]John Wisden was the leading runscorer with 374 @ 18.70
Other leading batsmen were: G Parr, T Box, J Guy, N Felix, W Caffyn, F Pilch, A Mynn
Leading bowlers
[edit]John Wisden was the leading wicket-taker with 103
Other leading bowlers were: W Clarke, T Sherman, D Day, WR Hillyer, HW Fellows, W Martingell
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.[1]
For further information, see First-class cricket.
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863. Nottingham: ACS. OCLC 85045528.
- Warner, Pelham (1946). Lords: 1787–1945. London: Harrap. OCLC 877106024.
Further reading
[edit]- Altham, H. S.; Swanton, E. W. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914) (5th ed.). London: George Allen & Unwin. OCLC 894274808.
- Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-18-54107-10-7 – via Internet Archive.
- Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. ISBN 978-04-13278-60-9.
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-00-07183-64-7 – via Internet Archive.
External links
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