1868 English cricket season

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The 1868 English cricket season featured the tour by the team of Australian Aboriginals.

Contents 1 Honours 2 Events 3 Leading batsmen 4 Leading bowlers 5 External sources 6 Annual reviews

[edit] Honours

• Champion County - Nottinghamshire

[edit] Events

CA Absolom became the first player to be given out obstructing the field when playing for Cambridge University v. Surrey at the Oval.

A team of Australian Aboriginals was the first overseas side to tour England. They were not a first class team.

[edit] Leading batsmen

Harry Jupp was the leading runscorer with 965 @ 24.74

[edit] Leading bowlers

James Southerton was the leading wicket-taker with 150 @ 13.86

[edit] External sources

• CricketArchive – season summaries

[edit] Annual reviews

• John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1869
• Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 10 (1867-1868), Lillywhite, 1869

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