1840 English cricket season

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The 1840 English cricket season saw William Lillywhite regain his place as leading wicket taker

Contents

[edit] Honours

  • Champion County - not determined

[edit] First-class matches

1840 match list

[edit] Events

[edit] Leading batsmen

C Hawkins was the leading runscorer with 274 @ 14.42 Other leading batsmen were: J Guy, F Pilch, T Box, CG Taylor, FP Fenner, J Cobbett, S Redgate

[edit] Leading bowlers

William Lillywhite was the leading wicket-taker with 83 Other leading bowlers were: J Cobbett, S Redgate, WR Hillyer, A Mynn, J Dean, W Clarke, JH Kirwan, CG Taylor

[edit] External sources

[edit] Annual reviews

  • Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827-1840), Lillywhite, 1862