1862 English cricket season

The 1862 English cricket season saw the overarm issue come to a head in a controversial match at The Oval.

First-class matches

1862 match list

Events

26 August. Surrey v. England at The Oval. Edgar Willsher of England was no-balled six times in succession by John Lillywhite (son of FW Lillywhite) for bowling with his hand above the shoulder. For some years previously, Willsher and others had bowled in this way and the incident at The Oval put the issue into context. The drama was exaggerated when Willsher and the other eight professionals in the England team walked off the field. Play continued next day but with a replacement umpire.

Leading batsmen

Thomas Hayward was the leading runscorer with 661 @ 31.47

Leading bowlers

George Tarrant was the leading wicket-taker with 96 @ 10.07

References

Annual reviews

Fred Lillywhite, The Guide to Cricketers, Lillywhite, 1863
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
1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889

County Championship era

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