Julius Caesar was an English cricketer who played in 194 first-class matches between 1849 and 1867.
Henry Rupert James Charlwood was a professional cricketer who played for England in the first two Test matches against Australia in 1877. He played for Sussex from 1865 to 1882.
Vallance William Crisp Jupp was an amateur cricketer who played for Sussex and Northamptonshire. Jupp also played eight Test matches for England,and was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1928.
Arthur Haygarth was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians. He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Sussex between 1844 and 1861,as well as numerous other invitational and representative teams including an England XI and a pre-county Middlesex. A right-handed bat,Haygarth played 136 games now regarded as first-class,scoring 3,042 runs and taking 19 wickets with his part-time bowling. He was educated at Harrow,which had established a rich tradition as a proving ground for cricketers. He served on many MCC committees and was elected a life member in 1864.
George Benjamin Street was an English cricketer who played in one Test in 1923. For his domestic side Sussex he was their regular wicket-keeper from 1912,when he succeeded Harry Butt,until his death.
In English cricket,the years 1826–1845 were dominated by the roundarm bowling issue,which was resolved when the style was legalised in 1835,and by the formation of the first modern county clubs between 1839 and 1845.
1864 was the 78th season of cricket in England. It was a significant year in cricket history,as it saw the legalisation of overarm bowling and the first edition of John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanac.
Frederick William Lillywhite was an English first-class cricketer during the game's roundarm era. One of the main protagonists in the legalisation of roundarm,he was one of the most successful bowlers of his era. His status is borne out by his nickname:The Nonpareil.
William Peto was an English cricketer. Peto's batting style is unknown.
The roundarm trial matches were a series of cricket matches between Sussex and All-England during the 1827 English cricket season. Their purpose was to help the MCC,as the game's lawgivers,to decide if roundarm bowling should be legalised or if the only legitimate style of bowling should be underarm,which had been in use since time immemorial.
A cricket team from South America toured England,Scotland and Wales in the 1932 season. The team played six first-class matches and 12 other games. A seventh first-class match with Worcestershire was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Henry Holland was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1807 to 1825 for Hampshire,making 6 known appearances.
Henry Thomas Lane was an English amateur cricketer who played during the early 19th century.
Edward Thwaites was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1825 and 1837. He played in 25 first-class matches,including for the Players in 1827.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1882 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eleven years. The team played eight first class matches and won one of them
W. G. Grace established his reputation in 1864 and,by 1870,was widely recognised as the outstanding player in English cricket.
W. G. Grace played in 32 matches in the 1871 English cricket season,25 of which are recognised as first-class. His main roles in 1871 were as captain of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and as both match organiser and captain of the United South of England Eleven (USEE). In addition,he represented Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC),the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture and the South in the North v South series.
Albert John Holmes was an English first-class cricketer who had amateur status. He was a right-handed batsman who rarely bowled and played from 1922 to 1939 for Sussex,captaining the county from 1936 till his retirement. He represented the Royal Air Force cricket team between 1930 and 1932;he was a flight lieutenant in the RAF.
Through the Napoleonic Wars,county cricket virtually died as cricket was impacted by losses of investment and manpower.
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