1807 English cricket season

In the 1807 English cricket season, John Willes of Kent first tried to revive the idea of "straight-armed" (i.e., roundarm) bowling, which had originated with Tom Walker in the 1790s.

Honours

• Most runs^[1] – William Lambert 355 (HS 110)
• Most wickets^[1] – John Wells 24

Events

• John Willes of Kent first tried to revive the idea of "straight-armed" (i.e., roundarm) bowling, which had originated with Tom Walker in the 1790s.^[2]
• With the Napoleonic War continuing, loss of investment and manpower impacted cricket and only 7 first-class matches have been recorded in 1807:
  • 18–19 May — MCC v Middlesex @ Lord's Old Ground^[3]
  • 25–26 May — All-England v Hampshire @ Lord's Old Ground^[3]
  • 2–3 June — MCC v All-England @ Lord's Old Ground^[4]
  • 15–16 June — All-England v Hampshire @ Lord's Old Ground^[5]
  • 22–24 June — Lord F Beauclerk's XI v T Mellish's XI @ Lord's Old Ground^[5]
  • 29–30 June — All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground^[6]
  • 13 July — All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground^[7]

Debutants

1807 debutants included:

• John Bentley (Middlesex)
• Noah Mann junior (MCC)

References

Bibliography

• Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite. 

Additional reading

• ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS. 
• Altham, H. S. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin. 
• Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. Aurum. 
• Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. Eyre & Spottiswoode. 
• Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. HarperCollins. 

External links

• Classification of cricket matches from 1697 to 1825
• CricketArchive – 1807 first-class matches list
• CricketArchive – 1807 other matches list