List of English cricketers (1861–1870)

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This is a list of cricketers who played in England between the 1861 and 1870 English cricket seasons. The sport of cricket had acquired most of its modern features by this time, and overarm bowling was established as a valid way to deliver the ball beginning in the 1864 season. [1] [A]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Details of players are not always complete for this period. In some cases cricket historians have made assumptions regarding the identity of players where just a surname was recorded on original scorecards. Although scorecard information is generally complete from this period, bowling analyses are not always provided in the detail which modern scorecards would do so.
  1. ↑ Played in a single match for the Gentlemen of the North in 1861, his only known appearance in any form of cricket. Other than a surname and initial no biographical information is known. [2]
  2. ↑ Ashwell, who was lived between 1851 and 1928, played a single match for the Gentlemen of the North in 1870. He is known to have played other matches for Radcliffe-on-Trent, Bestwood Park and the Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire between 1869 and 1872. His brother Arthur Ashwell played two matches for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in 1876. [3] [4]
  3. ↑ Bailey played in a single match for Hampshire in 1864. He is known to have played for a variety of other amateur sides in Hampshire between 1863 and 1871. Other than a name and initials no biographical details are known. [5]
  4. ↑ Charles Barker, who was born at Waterbeach in 1834 and died in 1890, played a single match for the Cambridge Town Club in 1861, the only cricket match he is known to have taken part in. [6]
  5. ↑ JB Barker played his only match for the Gentlemen of Kent in 1862. He is known to have played for Dewsbury the following year. His forenames are not known. [7]
  6. ↑ Barnes, who was born in 1847 at Umballa in British India, played just once in cricket in 1866. He is known to have played other matches for Brighton College between 1863 and 1866. [8]
  7. ↑ Played two matches for Cambridgeshire in 1868. Born in 1846, Batchelor attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge University and was a clergyman. He died in 1917. [9]
  8. ↑ Berry, who was born at Thriplow in 1833, played in four matches for Cambridgeshire in 1862. He played for a number of sides around Cambridge and was probably a professional cricketer employed at the university. He died in 1888 at Cambridge. [10]
  9. ↑ Betts, who was born in 1846 and died in 1884, played a single match for MCC in 1866. [11]
  10. ↑ Bird is known to have played in only one cricket match, an 1861 match for the Gentlemen of the North. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [12]
  11. ↑ Blain is known to have played in only one cricket match, an 1862 match for the Gentlemen of the North. Other than a surname and initials no biographical details are known. [13]
  12. ↑ Bruce, who lived between 1838 and 1880, played a single match for the Gentlemen of the South in 1862. He is known to have played other matches for sides in the Surrey area between 1859 and 1863. [14]
  13. ↑ Chandler played his only match as a wicket-keeper for Hampshire in 1865. He scored 16 runs, took a catch and made two stumpings in the match. He is known to have played two other matches for Hampshire during the same year, all three of his known matches occurring within a few weeks of each other. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [15]
  14. ↑ Cole played a single match for Middlesex in 1863, his only known cricket match. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [16]
  15. ↑ Cowell played in three matches for Cambridgeshire in 1867. He played in other matches during the same season but is not known to have played in any other year. [17]
  16. ↑ Cox played one match for the Cambridge Town Club in 1861. He is known to have played in a handful of other matches for Cambridge-based sides throughout the 1860s. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [18]
  17. ↑ Henry Ellis was born in 1840 and died in 1902. He played in a single match for a Cambridgeshire side in 1864, but is known to have played non matches for a variety of sides in and around Cambridge between 1859 and 1871. [19]
  18. ↑ Ellis is known to have played in only one cricket match, a match for the Cambridge Town Club against Cambridge University in 1861. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [20]
  19. ↑ Few lived between 1848 and 1931 and made both of his appearances for Cambridgeshire in 1866. He later played non matches for Huntingdonshire. [21]
  20. ↑ Played his only match for MCC in 1868. Fitzgerald was the brother of Robert Allan Fitzgerald. He was born at Shalstone Manor and attended Eton, where he played. He played some matches for Buckinghamshire sides. [22]
  21. ↑ Played in five matches, all for Cambridgeshire between 1865 and 1869. He made other appearances for a variety of Cambridge-based sides during the 1860s. [23]
  22. ↑ Francis was born at Southwold in Suffolk in 1826. He was probably engaged as a professional cricketer at Cambridge University and played all seven of his matches for Cambridge-based sides between 1849 and 1862. He died in 1866 at Godmanchester. [24]
  23. ↑ Fraser played his only match for the Gentlemen of the MCC in 1861. He was born in Guyana in 1840, educated at Harrow and played for Liverpool between 1857 and 1870. [25]
  24. ↑ John French made his only appearance for Cambridgeshire in 1864. [26]
  25. ↑ Maurice Hall, who lived between 1849 and 1914, played his only match for the Gentlemen of the South in 1870. He is known to have played other matches for the Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire between 1868 and 1870. [27]
  26. ↑ Hebert played a single match for Middlesex in 1862. He played a number of other matches, most of which were in Canada between 1867 and 1880. [28]
  27. ↑ Hibberd played his only match for the Surrey Club in 1866 against MCC. He is known to have played three other matches for Surrey during the mid 1860s, occasionally as a wicket-keeper. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [29]
  28. ↑ Played in five matches for Cambridgeshire between 1866 and 1868. [30]
  29. ↑ Howitt is known to have played in only one cricket match, a fixture for the Gentlemen of the South in 1862. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [31]
  30. ↑ Played one match for the Gentlemen of Kent in 1865. [32]
  31. ↑ Jiggins, who lived between 1938 and 1909, played four matches, all for Cambridgeshire or the Cambridge Town Club between 1854 and 1861. [33]
  32. ↑ Jordan, who was born at Stoke Newington in London in 1843, was a professional who was engaged by MCC at Lord's during the mid-1860s. His sole match was for the Professionals of the MCC against MCC in 1867. His death is unrecorded. [34]
  33. ↑ Key played a single match for MCC in 1866. He was born in 1844 and died in 1875 and is known to have played in other matches for MCC during 1866 and 1867. [35]
  34. ↑ Kindermann played his only match for the Gentlemen of the North in 1867. He is known to have played for a variety of other sides, including Liverpool, Richmond and MCC. He was born at Liverpool in 1840 and died at Aberfeldy in Scotland in 1918. [36]
  35. ↑ King played in four matches for Cambridgeshire and Cambridge Town between 1861 and 1864. He is known to have been born in Cambridge in early 1840 but no other biographical information is known. [37]
  36. ↑ Kirkman lived between 1849 and 1879. He played a single match for Cambridge University in 1870. [38]
  37. ↑ Lawrence is only known to have played a single match for a New England Eleven in 1862, the only match a side with that name played. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [39]
  38. ↑ Little played eight matches between 1859 and 1863, two for the Surrey Club and six for the Gentlemen of the South. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [40]
  39. ↑ Albert Masterson played in three matches, all for Cambridgeshire. He lived between 1843 and 1887 and was the brother of Joseph Masterson. [41]
  40. ↑ Joseph Masterson was born in 1838 and played in four matches, one for Cambridgeshire and three for the Cambridge Town Club. He was the brother of Albert Masterson. His date of death is unknown. [42]
  41. ↑ Mills is only known to have played a single cricket match, an odds match for Yorkshire against an England Eleven in 1862. Other than a surname and forename no biographical details are known. [43]
  42. ↑ Huson Morris was born in 1848 and educated at Lancing College where he played. He played a single match for MCC in 1868, in which he failed to score a run and did not bowl. He died in France in 1924. [44]
  43. ↑ Muncey, who lived between 1835 and 1883, played in 11 matches, all for either the Cambridge Town Club or Cambridgeshire between 1860 and 1866. He was probably a professional cricketer engaged at Cambridge University and played other non first-matches for a variety of sides. [45]
  44. ↑ Needham played in a single match in 1862 for the Gentlemen of the South. [46]
  45. ↑ Newman, who lived between 1837 and 1897, played five matches between 1867 and 1871, all for Cambridgeshire. He played other matches for Cambridge based sides over the same time period and was born and died in the town. [47]
  46. ↑ Thomas Nichols was born at Dorking in 1844. He played in one match for the Professionals of the MCC in 1867 and stood as an umpire in matches during the 1880s. [48]
  47. ↑ Odams, who lives between 1843 and 1879, played two matches for Cambridgeshire in 1867. He is known to have played other matches for the Cambridge Town Club and for sides of travelling professionals. [49]
  48. ↑ Oliphant lived from 1837 until 1924. He played a single match for the Gentlemen in 1861. [50]
  49. ↑ Parkinson played a single match for Middlesex against MCC in 1863. He was born in 1837 and educated at Radley College. [51]
  50. ↑ Parsons played a single match for Middlesex against MCC in 1863. He was born at Oxford in 1834, was educated at Rugby School and Trinity School, Oxford and was a banker. He is known to have played other matches for Ealing Cricket Club. Parsons died in 1912. [52]
  51. ↑ Piper played a single match for the Cambridge Town Club in 1861. He played other matches for Bedfordshire between 1865 and 1871 and was a solicitor in Bedford. [53]
  52. ↑ Ricardo, who lives from 1843 until 1871, played a single match for Hampshire in 1861. He was educated at Eton and played other matches for MCC between 1862 and 1867. [54]
  53. ↑ William Saunders played three matches for Cambridgeshire in 1865. He was the brother of Henry Saunders. [55]
  54. ↑ Matthew Seymour played two matches, both for Cambridge-based sides. [56]
  55. ↑ Slater played in a single match for Lancashire in 1865. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [57]
  56. ↑ Smalley played in two match for Lancashire in 1869 and regularly in other matches for Enfield Cricket Club. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [58]
  57. ↑ Edward Tarrant played a single match for Cambridgeshire in 1866. He was the brother of George Tarrant. [59]
  58. ↑ Played in 11 matches, mainly for MCC. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [60]
  59. ↑ Thompson played two matches for Middlesex in 1866. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [61]
  60. ↑ Thorp played his only match for a Yorkshire side in 1862. [62]
  61. ↑ Tillard played a single match for Cambridgeshire in 1868. [63]
  62. ↑ Varley played a single match for the North in 1866. He is also known to have played one non match in 1969 for Arnold Cricket Club in Nottinghamshire. Other than a surname and initial no biographical information is known. [64]
  63. ↑ Waterfall played a single match for a Yorkshire side in 1861. [65]
  64. ↑ Watson made three appearances for the Gentlemen of the North between 1858 and 1862. other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [66]
  65. ↑ Webb played a single match for Kent in 1864, playing in a match against Yorkshire which may not have been an official Kent match. There is some doubt about his identity, although he is believed to have been born at Maidstone in 1840. [67]

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