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Bramall Lane is a football stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which is the home of Sheffield United.
Yorkshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Yorkshire. Yorkshire's first team is the most successful in English cricketing history with 33 County Championship titles, including one shared. The team's most recent Championship title was in 2015. The club's limited overs team is called the Yorkshire Vikings and their kit colours are Cambridge blue, Oxford blue, and yellow.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Derbyshire. Its limited overs team is called the Derbyshire Falcons in reference to the famous peregrine falcon which nests on the Derby Cathedral. Founded in 1870, the club held first-class status from its first match in 1871 until 1887. Because of poor performances and lack of fixtures in some seasons, Derbyshire then lost its status for seven seasons until it was invited into the County Championship in 1895. Derbyshire is also classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963; and classified as a senior Twenty20 team since 2003. In recent years the club has enjoyed record attendances with over 24,000 people watching their home Twenty20 fixtures in 2017 – a record for a single campaign. The local derby versus Yorkshire at Chesterfield now regularly sells out in advance.
William Clarke was an English cricketer and team manager who played first-class cricket from 1826 to 1855. He founded, managed and captained the All-England Eleven. He has been described as "one of certain figures who, in the history of cricket, stand like milestones along the way". Clarke was born at Nottingham and died at Wandsworth in Surrey.
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.
Manchester Cricket Club was founded in 1816 and was a direct forerunner of Lancashire County Cricket Club which was founded in 1864. Manchester matches are classified with first-class cricket between 1844 and 1858, after which it was superseded by the county club.
The Sheffield Cricket Club was founded in the 18th century and soon began to play a key role in the development of cricket in northern England. It was the direct forerunner of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and some of the teams fielded by Sheffield were styled Yorkshire. Sheffield generally held first-class status, depending on the quality of their opponents, from 1827 to 1855.
Edwin "Ned" Stephenson, sometimes erroneously called Edward, was an English first-class cricketer from 1857 to 1873. He was a wicket-keeper who played for Sheffield Cricket Club, and for Yorkshire County Cricket Club when the latter was founded in 1863.
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.
Edward John Orton Hemsley is an English former professional footballer, playing at left-back for Sheffield United and Shrewsbury Town. He was also a first-class cricketer for Worcestershire.
John Hall was an English first-class cricketer, active 1844–63, who played for Sheffield and Yorkshire. He played three times against Manchester in 1844 and 1845, and then reappeared for one match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 1863. Born in Nottingham, Hall was a right arm slow underarm bowler, who took 13 wickets for 71 runs at an average of 5.46. His best return was 5 for 18 against Manchester in a low scoring game at Moss Lane, on his debut in 1844. A right-handed batsman, he scored 49 runs at 8.16 with a top score of 28 not out against Manchester in 1845. Hall also played at non-first-class county level for Leicestershire and, in one match in 1850, for Shropshire while appearing as a professional for Shrewsbury Cricket Club. Hall died in April 1888 in Retford, aged 62.
Botanical Gardens Cricket Ground was a cricket ground in Old Trafford, Stretford, Lancashire. The ground was located adjacent to Manchester Botanical Garden. The ground was on land owned by Sir Humphrey de Trafford, who allowed Manchester Cricket Club to lease the ground.
Samuel Baldwinson was an English first-class cricketer who was active from 1844 to 1851. He played mostly for Yorkshire sides but also for Manchester Cricket Club in 1845 and 1846.
Paul Smith was an English cricketer. Smith's batting and bowling styles are unknown.
Frederick Thackeray was an English clergyman and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and many other amateur teams between 1837 and 1854. He was born at Cambridge and died at Chappel, Essex.
Arthur Girling was an English first-class cricketer and umpire.
George Coates was an English first-class cricketer and umpire.
In English cricket, the years 1846–1863 were the main period of the sport's "roundarm era". Although roundarm had been legalised amid great controversy, its timespan was relatively short. By 1863, there was an increasing demand for the legalisation of overarm bowling and this was achieved on 10 June 1864.
