1861 English cricket season
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The 1861 English cricket season saw the creation of the match fund committee that would become Yorkshire CCC.
First-class matches
Events
7 March. A Match Fund Committee to run Yorkshire county matches was established in Sheffield, which had been the home of Yorkshire cricket for nearly 100 years. It was from this fund that Yorkshire CCC was founded two years later: an exact parallel with the formation of Sussex CCC from a similar fund (1836-1839).
HH Stephenson captained the first English team to tour Australia. No first class matches were played.
Leading batsmen
Robert Carpenter was the leading runscorer with 883 @ 30.44
Leading bowlers
Edgar Willsher was the leading wicket-taker with 87 @ 11.65
References
Annual reviews
- Fred Lillywhite, The Guide to Cricketers, Lillywhite, 1862
- Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 7 (1861-1862), Lillywhite, 1863
External links
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