1861 English cricket season

1861 English cricket season
Cricket formats	first-class and "elevens"

The 1861 English cricket season saw the creation of the match fund committee that would become Yorkshire CCC.

First-class matches

1861 match list

Events

7 March. A Match Fund Committee to run Yorkshire county matches was established in Sheffield, which had been the home of Yorkshire cricket for nearly 100 years. It was from this fund that Yorkshire CCC was founded two years later: an exact parallel with the formation of Sussex CCC from a similar fund (1836-1839).

HH Stephenson captained the first English team to tour Australia. No first class matches were played.

Leading batsmen

Robert Carpenter was the leading runscorer with 883 @ 30.44

Leading bowlers

Edgar Willsher was the leading wicket-taker with 87 @ 11.65

References

Annual reviews

Fred Lillywhite, The Guide to Cricketers, Lillywhite, 1862
Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 7 (1861-1862), Lillywhite, 1863

External links

CricketArchive – season summaries

English cricket seasons: 1816 to 1863

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