1847 English cricket season

1847 English cricket season

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The All-England Eleven in 1847.
Left to right: Joe Guy, George Parr, Will Martingell, Alfred Mynn, William Denison, Jemmy Dean, William Clarke, Nicholas Felix, Oliver Pell, William Hillyer, William Lillywhite, William Dorrinton, Fuller Pilch and Tom Sewell.

1847 was the 61st season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Kent had a strong team including Nicholas Felix, William Hillyer, Alfred Mynn and Fuller Pilch. A noted highlight was the first recorded "match double" in an important match.

Important matches

• 1847 match list

Events

• 27 to 29 May: In the game between MCC and Oxford University, William Hillyer completes the first recorded "match double" of 100 runs and ten wickets in a first-class game, ^[1] scoring 26 and 83 and taking thirteen wickets. ^[2] The feat was not accomplished again until 1859 when Edward Walker achieved it, but since then has been accomplished numerous times, most frequently by W. G. Grace. ^[1]

Leading batsmen

N Felix was the leading runscorer with 591 @ 28.14

Other leading batsmen were: F Pilch, OC Pell, J Dean, A Haygarth, A Mynn, W Clarke, WR Hillyer, T Box

Leading bowlers

WR Hillyer was the leading wicket-taker with 134

Other leading bowlers were: A Mynn, FW Lillywhite, J Dean, W Clarke, J Wisden, JM Lee, C Arnold

References

1. Frindall, Bill (editor); The Wisden Book of Cricket Records (Fourth Edition); pp. 317–320. ISBN   0747222037
2. Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club in 1847

Annual reviews

• Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 3 (1841–1848), Lillywhite, 1862

External links

• CricketArchive – season summaries