1864 English cricket season

1864 was the 78th season of cricket in England (since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)). It was a significant year in cricket history, as it saw the legalisation of overarm bowling and the first edition of John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanac.

1864 English cricket season

Inter-county cricket

The first-class county teams in 1864 were: Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex, Notts, Surrey, Sussex and Yorkshire. The unofficial concept of a "champion county" took a new turn when periodicals began publishing tables of inter-county results, although there was still no formal or agreed method of deciding positions in the table. Haygarth usually refers to 'generally agreed' when announcing the Champion County.[1]

Table[2]
Team P W L D Pts[3]
1 Surrey 86026
2 Cambridgeshire 33003
Sussex 85213
4 Middlesex 43102
5 Nottinghamshire 7340-1
6 Yorkshire 7241-2
7 Hampshire 4040-4
8 Kent 7070-7

Events

Leading batsmen (qualification 10 innings)

1864 English season leading batsmen[8]
Name Team Matches Inns Not outs Runs Hig score 100s Av
George AndersonYorkshire611525599*042.50
Heathfield StephensonSurrey & All England Eleven15254824119239.23
Will MortlockSurrey County Cricket Club18250855105134.20
Tom Hayward Sr.Cambridgeshire812035566029.58
Bob CarpenterCambridgeshire811127052027.00

Leading bowlers (qualification 800 balls)

1864 English season leading bowlers[9]
Name Team Balls Runs Wickets Best 5w inns 10w match Av
George TarrantCambridgeshire1610590677/30848.80
James GrundyMCC & Nottinghamshire34661109999/1910211.31
William Fuller-MaitlandOxford University1117521488/484211.84
Edward WalkerMiddlesex & Southgate1054519429/634212.35
Edgar WillsherKent & All England Eleven34861065797/476013.48

References

  1. First Class Cricket Matches 1864 - ACS - Nottingham
  2. Table of inter-county results according to Rowland Bowen: see CricInfo
  3. "wins minus losses", as used during the first few official County Championship seasons
  4. Wynne-Thomas, Peter; The Rigby A-Z of Cricket Records; p. 93 ISBN 072701868X
  5. Nottingham v Sheffield in 1827
  6. Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University in 1864
  7. Scorecard of Surrey Club and Ground v South Wales Cricket Club.
  8. First Class Batting in England in 1864
  9. First Class Bowling in England in 1864

Annual reviews

  • Fred Lillywhite, The Guide to Cricketers, Lillywhite, 1865
  • John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1865
  • Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 8 (1863-1864), Lillywhite, 1865
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