1801 English cricket season
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| Cricket formats | major, including single wicket |
|---|---|
| Most runs | Robert Robinson 141 |
| Most wickets | Lord Frederick Beauclerk 13 |
| Most victims | Charles Reed 7 |
| Most catches | 3 (several players) |
In the 1801 English cricket season, William Lambert made his debut in first-class cricket.
Contents
Honours
- Most runs[1] – Robert Robinson 141 (HS 55)
- Most wickets[1] – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 13
Events
- Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) made revisions to the Laws of Cricket which were republished in their entirety.[2]
- Thomas Boxall published the earliest known instructional book on cricket called Rules and Instructions for Playing at the Game of Cricket.[3]
- 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 first-class matches. Only four matches are recognised as first-class in 1801:
- 18 May — MCC v Thursday Club @ Lord's Old Ground[4]
- 24–25 June — All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground[5]
- 6–7 July — W Turner's XI v T Mellish's XI @ Lord's Old Ground[6]
- 20–21 July — All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground[7]
- William Lambert made his first-class debut playing for Surrey against All-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".[7]
Debutants
1801 debutants included:
- Henry Burrows (Middlesex)
- William Lambert (Surrey)
- Thomas Onslow (Surrey)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Note that scorecards created in the first quarter of the 19th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and computation of averages is ineffectual.
- ↑ Haygarth, p. 284–285
- ↑ Bowen, p.268.
- ↑ Haygarth, p.285–286.
- ↑ Haygarth, p.287.
- ↑ Haygarth, p.287–288.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Haygarth, p.289.
Bibliography
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Additional reading
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- Britcher, Samuel, A list of all the principal Matches of Cricket that have been played (1790 to 1805), annual series
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