1861 English cricket season

The 1861 English cricket season saw the creation of the match fund committee that would become Yorkshire CCC.

First-class matches

1861 match list

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

CricketArchive – season summaries

English cricket seasons

Underarm era

1598 to 1725

Roundarm era
1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863

"Champion County" era
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County Championship era

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