1869 English cricket season

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The 1869 English cricket season saw the demise of the Cambridgeshire club. A team called Cambridgeshire played in two specially arranged matches, one in 1869 v. Yorkshire and one in 1871 v. Surrey. After that, Cambridgeshire ceased to be a first class team.

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[edit] Honours

[edit] Events

[edit] Leading batsmen

WG Grace was the leading runscorer with 1320 @ 57.39

[edit] Leading bowlers

James Southerton was the leading wicket-taker with 136 @ 15.36

[edit] External sources

[edit] Annual reviews

  • John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1870
  • Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 11 (1869-1870), Lillywhite, 1871