The 1800 English cricket season was the 29th in which matches have been awarded retrospective first-class cricket status and the 14th after the foundation of the Marylebone Cricket Club. The season saw five top-class matches played in the country.
Matches edit
Just five top-class matches were played during the season, three of them featuring Surrey sides. All five matches were played at Lord's Old Ground.[1][2][3]
Debutants edit
Players who made their first-class cricket debuts in 1800 included:
References edit
- ^ Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS) (1981) A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.
- ^ England Domestic Season 1800, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ First-class matches in England, 1800, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-12-08. (subscription required)
Further reading edit
- Altham HS (1962) A History of Cricket, Volume 1 London: George Allen & Unwin.
- Birley D (1999) A Social History of English Cricket. London: Aurum. ISBN 978 1 78131 1769
- Major J (2007) More Than a Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-718364-7