1867 English cricket season

1867 English cricket season
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The 1867 English cricket season saw Yorkshire achieve a perfect season in first-class cricket, something not likely to be equalled on covered pitches due to the high frequency of drawn matches, and even beforehand much more difficult due to the increased scoring after 1870 produced by the heavy roller and the disappearance of the abundant shooters which previously made batting very tough.[1] It is, however, best known for a schism between the northern and southern professionals that led to the North v South game, one of the major "representative" fixtures of the time, being suspended for several years because northern professionals refused to play in London for want of better conditions.

Events

  1. the annual match between the All England Eleven and the United All England Eleven, which had been played since 1857 in London was played very early in the season at Old Trafford - then in its infancy as a first-class venue - then permanently cancelled. The United All England Eleven later divided into the "United North of England Eleven" and "United South of England Eleven", with the latter being dominated by W. G. Grace.
  2. the northern professionals were not seen at Lord's or The Oval and the Players' elevens for the two annual Gentlemen v Players games in London was composed of Surrey and Marylebone players only, and their attraction to the public was materially reduced[8]
  3. the North v South game was replaced by "North of the Thames v South of the Thames"
  1. Surrey in 1892 with thirteen wins, two losses and a draw in sixteen games
  2. Surrey in 1894 with thirteen wins, two losses and a tie in sixteen games
  3. Nottinghamshire in 1907 with fifteen wins, four draws and one abandoned game in a twenty game schedule
  4. Surrey in 1955 with 23 wins and five losses in a twenty-eight game schedule
  5. Warwickshire in 1995 with fourteen wins, two losses and one draw in seventeen games

Playing record (by county)[9]

County Played Won Lost Drawn
Cambridgeshire 4 1 3 0
Hampshire 3 0 2 1
Kent[10] 8 3 3 2
Lancashire 5 0 3 2
Middlesex 4 0 3 1
Nottinghamshire 4 3 1 0
Surrey[11] 10 3 3 4
Sussex 5 3 2 0
Yorkshire 7 7 0 0

Leading batsmen (qualification 10 innings)

1867 English season leading batsmen[12]
Name Team Matches Innings Not outs Runs Highest score Average 100s 50s
Richard Daft Nottinghamshire
All England Eleven
6 12 6 377 111 not out 53.85 1 2
George Lyttelton Cambridge University 6 10 1 341 114 37.88 1 1
Roger Iddison Lancashire
Yorkshire
10 17 3 460 71 not out 32.85 0 4
Bransby Cooper MCC
Middlesex
6 10 1 288 86 32.00 0 2
Tom Hayward senior Cambridgeshire
All England Eleven
7 13 3 300 55 not out 30.00 0 2

Leading bowlers (qualification 800 balls)

1867 English season leading bowlers[13]
Name Team Balls bowled Runs conceded Wickets taken Average Best bowling 5 wickets
in innings
10 wickets
in match
Tom Emmett Yorkshire 954 368 48 7.66 6/7 7 2
George Freeman Yorkshire 2255 552 66 8.36 7/10 7 2
George Tarrant Cambridgeshire 1380 383 44 8.70 7/33 5 2
Luke Greenwood Yorkshire 1211 368 34 10.82 8/35 4 1
George Wootton MCC
Nottinghamshire
4950 1644 142 11.57 8/15 16 6

References

  1. Green, Benny; Wisden Anthology 1864–1900 p. 604 ISBN 0-354-08555-7
  2. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282925.html
  3. Norman Callaway
  4. Webber, Roy; The Playfair Book of Cricket Records; pp. 60–62. Published 1951 by Playfair Books.
  5. Brindall, Bill; The Guinness Book of Cricket Fact and Feats; p. 90. ISBN 0-85112-907-2
  6. Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes, Volume 12 (1867); pp. 203–204
  7. Rae, Simon W. G. Grace: A Life; pp. 73–79. ISBN 978-0-571-17855-1
  8. Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes, Volume 13 (1867); p. 290
  9. Wynne-Thomas, Peter; The Rigby A-Z of Cricket Records; p. 53 ISBN 0-7270-1868-X
  10. Kent Scorecards in 1867
  11. Surrey Scorecards in 1867
  12. First Class Batting in England in 1867
  13. First Class Bowling in England in 1867

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