List of Manchester Cricket Club players

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This is a complete list in alphabetical order of cricketers who played for Manchester in important matches prior to the foundation of Lancashire County Cricket Club in 1864. Some of the teams fielded by Manchester were styled Lancashire, and its players in those matches are included here. Manchester is classified as an important team by substantial sources from 1844 to 1864. [1] [2]

Contents

The details are the player's usual name followed by the years in which he was active as a Manchester/Lancashire player, and then any useful comments with citations. Note that many players represented other important teams besides Manchester, and that several played for the county club from 1865, at which time Manchester ceased to be an important team. [3]

A

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Tom Adams 1851
John Adamthwaite 1832–1845 [4]
William Armitstead 1852–1853Played mostly for Oxford University. [5]
Aspinall1844Known to have played in only one match, which was against Yorkshire. [6]

B

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Samuel Baldwinson 1845–1846A batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he was a Yorkshire player from 1844 to 1851. He played for Manchester as a given man. [7]
Robert Barlow 1850–1852
Richard Bellhouse 1845–1865Brothers.
Thomas Bellhouse 1841–1864
Lea Birch 1826–1853Father and son.
Scholes Birch 1845–1854
Joseph Birley 1847–1853
Thomas Blain 1850–1860
David Bleakley 1852–1863
C. Bradshaw1844–1849
Henry Brandt 1854–1857
Stephen Braybrooke 1841–1853
John Buttery 1847–1852Medium pace bowler (style unknown) who played for both Nottingham and Nottinghamshire between 1843 and 1848. Was employed as a professional bowler by both Manchester CC and Oxford University. In his last known important match, he took 7/82 for Manchester against Sheffield at the Hyde Park Ground, but to no avail as Sheffield won by an innings and 22 runs. [8] [9]

C

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William Caffyn 1858Played in 200 matches, one of which was for Manchester. Caffyn also played in one of the 1851 Lancashire matches. [10]
James Clegg1854Clegg's only match was for the club. [11]
George Cooke 1848–1858Cooke played seven times at level for Manchester as well as in all four of the Lancashire matches between 1849 and 1851. [12]
Henry Cooke1844–1848All five of Cooke's matches were for the club. [13]

D

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Samuel Dakin 1852One of his 45 matches was for Manchester, a match against MCC whom he was employed by as a professional. [14] [15]
Thomas Davis 1857A professional who played just one of his 18 matches for Manchester. [16] [17]
Alfred Diver 1852Another professional who played two of his 84 matches for Manchester. [18] [19]

E

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John Earl 1844–1845Both of his matches were for Manchester. Father of John Henry Earl. [20]
John Henry Earl 1852Played in one match for Manchester and one for a Lancashire team in 1849. Son of John Earl. [21]
Charles Elmhirst 1848Played his only match for Manchester. [22]

G

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W. Galloway1852–1854Both of Galloway's matches were for Manchester, both against Sheffield. He played for the team until 1858 in club matches and also appeared for Sheffield in a club match against Manchester in 1853. Other than a surname and initial there are no biographical details known. [23]
Arthur Girling 1845–1848Played in eight matches, six for Manchester and two for teams named The North. [24]

H

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R. Hampson1845Made his only appearance for Manchester, although he played club matches for the team between 1827 and 1855. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [25]
Thomas Heighes 1857Played once for Manchester having made both of his other appearances in the two 1851 Lancashire matches. [26]
Tom Hunt 1846–1858Played eight times for Manchester and in both of the Lancashire matches in 1849. Hunt also played nine times for Yorkshire teams between 1845 and 1851 and for Sheffield in 1858. He made a total of 39 appearances. [27]

K

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William Kington 1858Played a single match for Manchester in 1858 before making three further appearances in 1875 and 1876, two of which were for Gloucestershire and one for the Gentlemen of the MCC. He played a further club match for Manchester in 1859. [28]

L

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John Lillywhite 1848–1857Three of Lillywhite's 185 matches were for Manchester. He played 100 times for Sussex and for a variety of other teams in cricket. [29]

M

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William Mackworth 1848One of Mackworth's two appearances was for Manchester. The other came for Cambridge University in 1845. [30]
Joseph Makinson 1857Barrister who played in 27 matches, including one for Manchester. Makinson played for Lancashire after the formation of the county club. [31] [32]
James Marchanton1854Made a single appearance. [33]
Edward Martin 1848Played in 41 matches, mainly for Kent. Played twice for Manchester 1848 as well as a number of times in club matches during the same year, one in which he did not appear for any other team. There is some doubt about whether or not there were two Edward Martins playing cricket during the 1840s and 1850s. It is possible that a different player appeared in the matches for Manchester, all of which occurred during one season. [34] [34] [35]
J. Martin1846Is recorded in only two matches, both matches for Manchester in 1846. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [36]
T. McConnell1844Played a single match. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [37]
Pierrepont Mundy 1845Played in nine matches for seven different teams. One of these was for Manchester. [38]

P

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Elgar Pagden 1846–1848All four of Pagden's matches were for Manchester. [39]
John Payne 1858One of Payne's four matches was for the club, the others coming for teams representing the North. [40]
Frederico Perera 1857–1858Played twice for the club and twice for the Gentlemen of the North. [41]
Henry Pickford 1844–1857Played in 11 matches, including seven for Manchester and both of Lancashire's 1849 fixtures. [42]
J. E. Price1852A single known match. Other than a surname and initials no biographical details are known. [43]

R

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Charles Rogers 1858Played one of his two matches for the team. [44]
Alexander Rowley 1854–1858Played in 31 matches, three of which were Manchester, making his debut for the team at the age of 16. Played for Lancashire after the formation of the county club. He was influential in the formation of Lancashire as a county club in 1864 and was its chairman from 1869 to 1877 and President between 1874 and 1880. Brother of James Rowley. [45] [46]
James Rowley 1852–1854Two of his five matches were for Manchester and he also played in both of Lancashire's 1851 fixtures. Brother of Alexander Rowley. [47]

S

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Shepherd1844–1845Is known to have played in only two matches, both ones for the club. [48]
John Sherman 1844–1852Born in 1788, most of Sherman's 27 matches were played between 1809 and 1823 for teams in the south of the country. He played in six matches for Manchester in his later years. [49]
Thomas Smelt 1848–1852Both of Smelt's matches were for the club. [50]

T

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S Taylor1852Played in 11 matches, mainly for MCC. He made one appearance for Manchester in 1852 against his normal team. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [51]
Frederick Thackeray 1845One of Thackeray's 31 matches was for Manchester. He played most frequently for MCC and Cambridge University. [52]

W

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Edward Whitlow 1852–1854Two of Whitlow's three appearances were for Manchester. [53]
John Whittington 1858Played once for Manchester and in three matches for the Gentlemen of the North. [54]
John Wisden 1852–1857Wisden, who established Wisden Cricketer's Almanack , played twice for the team as a given man. [55]
J. Womack1845–1852Played four times for Manchester, having appeared on a Yorkshire XI against the club in 1844 in his other match. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. [56]
Edward Wright 1844–1848Six of Wright's seven matches were for Manchester. He also appeared in one of Lancashire's 1849 fixtures. Other than his name there are no biographical details known. [57]
Henry Wright 1857–1858Played primarily for Yorkshire and Sheffield teams as well as for teams such as the North and various All England. Made two appearances for Manchester teams, one against Surrey and the other against Sussex. [58]

Notes

  1. ↑ These are the seasons in which the person was active as a Manchester player, including the club's matches as Lancashire.
  2. ↑ Inline citations reference the debut or earliest known mention of each player.
  3. ↑ Although match records since 1825 are fairly comprehensive, there remained for some years a tendency to omit certain details, mainly parts of bowling analysis, from scorecards. A few exceptions aside, that issue was essentially resolved before Manchester became an important team.

References

  1. ↑ ACS 1981.
  2. ↑ ACS 1982.
  3. ↑ "Manchester Players" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. ↑ John Adamthwaite, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  5. ↑ William Armitstead, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  6. ↑ Aspinall, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  7. ↑ "Samuel Baldwinson" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "John Buttery". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "John Buttery (Teams)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Billy Caffyn, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  11. ↑ James Clegg, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  12. ↑ George Cooke, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  13. ↑ Henry Cooke, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  14. ↑ Samuel Dakin, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  15. ↑ Samuel Dakin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  16. ↑ Thomas Davis, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  17. ↑ Thomas Davis, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  18. ↑ Alfred Diver, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  19. ↑ Aldred Diver, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  20. ↑ John Earl, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  21. ↑ John Earl, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  22. ↑ Charles Elmhirst, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  23. ↑ W Galloway, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  24. ↑ Arthur Girling, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  25. ↑ R Hampson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  26. ↑ Thomas Heighes, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  27. ↑ Tom Hunt, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  28. ↑ William Kington, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  29. ↑ John Lillywhite, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  30. ↑ William Mackworth, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  31. ↑ Joseph Makinson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  32. ↑ Ambrose D (2004) Lancashire player number 5 – Makinson, Joseph, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  33. ↑ James Marchanton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  34. 1 2 Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 362–364. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 21 December 2020.)
  35. ↑ Edward Martin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  36. ↑ J Martin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  37. ↑ T McConnell, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  38. ↑ Pierrepont Mundy, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  39. ↑ Elgar Pagden, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  40. ↑ John Payne, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  41. ↑ Frederick Perera, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  42. ↑ Henry Pickford, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  43. ↑ JE Price, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  44. ↑ Charles Rogers, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  45. ↑ Alexander Rowley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  46. ↑ Ambrose D (2004) Lancashire player number 8 – Rowley, Alexander Butler, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  47. ↑ James Rowley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  48. ↑ Shepherd, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  49. ↑ John Sherman, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  50. ↑ Thomas Smelt, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  51. ↑ S Taylor, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  52. ↑ Frederick Thackeray, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  53. ↑ Edward Whitlow, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  54. ↑ John Whittington, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  55. ↑ John Wisden, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  56. ↑ J Womack, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  57. ↑ Edward Wright, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)
  58. ↑ Henry Wright, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (subscription required)

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