1849 English cricket season
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The 1849 English cricket season saw the first-ever Roses Match.
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[edit] Honours
- Champion County - Kent
[edit] First-class matches
[edit] Events
23, 24 & 25 July. Yorkshire v Lancashire at Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield was the first match to involve a Lancashire county team and also, therefore, the first Roses match. Yorkshire won by 5 wickets.
[edit] Leading batsmen
George Parr was the leading runscorer with 529 @ 31.11
Other leading batsmen were: N Felix, T Box, J Dean, A Mynn, W Nicholson, F Pilch, RT King, TM Adams, WR Hillyer, W Martingell
[edit] Leading bowlers
WR Hillyer was the leading wicket-taker with 141
Other leading bowlers were: J Wisden, W Clarke, FW Lillywhite, J Dean, E Hinkly, EW Blore, W Martingell
[edit] External sources
[edit] Annual reviews
- Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 4 (1849-1854), Lillywhite, 1862
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