1805 was the 19th season of cricket in England 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.
Honours edit
- Most runs[1] – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 468 (HS 129*)
- Most wickets[1] – William Lambert 20
Events edit
- Lord Frederick Beauclerk became the first batsman known to have scored two first-class centuries in a season when he made 129* for Hampshire v All-England in July and 102 for All-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.[2]
- With the Napoleonic War continuing, loss of investment and manpower impacted cricket[3] and only six important matches have been recorded from 1805:
- Monday, 24 June:[4] All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground[5][6][7]
- Monday, 1 to Wednesday, 3 July:[4] All-England v Hampshire @ Lord's Old Ground[8][6][9]
- Monday, 8 to Wednesday, 10 July:[4] All-England v The Bs @ Lord's Old Ground[8][6][10]
- Monday, 15 to Tuesday, 16 July:[4] All-England v Hampshire @ Lord's Old Ground[11][6][12]
- Monday, 5 to Wednesday, 7 August:[4] All-England XII v Surrey XII @ Lord's Old Ground[13][6][14]
- Tuesday, 13 to Wednesday, 14 August:[4] All-England XII v Surrey XII @ Lord's Old Ground[15][6][16]
Other matches edit
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:[17][18]
- 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
Debutants edit
1805 debutants included:
- Windebank (Hampshire)
References edit
- ^ a b 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. 319.
- ^ ACS, Important Matches, p. 4.
- ^ a b c d e f Collins, A. R. (2016). "Historical Calendar". Dr A. R. Collins.
- ^ Haygarth, p. 315.
- ^ a b c d e f ACS, Important Matches, p. 31.
- ^ Britcher, 1805, p. 10.
- ^ a b Haygarth, p. 316.
- ^ Britcher, 1805, p. 11.
- ^ Britcher, 1805, p. 12.
- ^ Haygarth, p. 317.
- ^ Britcher, 1805, p. 13.
- ^ Haygarth, p. 320.
- ^ Britcher, 1805, p. 16.
- ^ Haygarth, p. 321.
- ^ Britcher, 1805, p. 18.
- ^ Britcher, pp. 10–24.
- ^ Haygarth, pp. 315–323.
Bibliography edit
- ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863. Nottingham: ACS.
- Britcher, Samuel (1790). A list of all the principal Matches of Cricket that have been played (1790 to 1805). MCC.
- Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.