First-class cricket is an official classification of the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each although, in practice, a team might play only one innings or none at all.
Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire. The club's limited overs team is called the Notts Outlaws. The county club was founded in 1841 but Nottinghamshire teams formed by earlier organisations, essentially the old Nottingham Cricket Club, had played top-class cricket since 1771 and the county club has always held first-class status. Nottinghamshire have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.
Arthur Shrewsbury was an English cricketer and rugby football administrator. He was widely rated as competing with W. G. Grace for the accolade of best batsman of the 1880s; Grace himself, when asked whom he would most like in his side, replied simply, "Give me Arthur". An opening batsman, Shrewsbury played his cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and played 23 Test matches for England, captaining them in 7 games, with a record of won 5, lost 2. He was the last professional to be England captain until Len Hutton was chosen in 1952. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1890. He also organised the first British Isles rugby tour to Australasia in 1888.
The 1772 English cricket season was the 29th season following the earliest known codification of the Laws of Cricket and the first in which matches have been awarded retrospective first-class cricket status. Details have survived of three first-class matches, all featuring Hampshire sides playing England XIs.
In English cricket since the first half of the 18th century, various ad hoc teams have been formed for short-term purposes which have been called England to play against, say, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) or an individual county team. The key factor is that they were non-international and there is a significant difference between them and the official England cricket team which takes part in international fixtures. Conceptually, there is evidence of this sort of team being formed, or at least mooted, since the 1730s. They have always been "occasional elevens" but, nevertheless, have invariably been strong sides. A typical example would be a selection consisting of leading players drawn from several county teams.
William (Will) Palmer was a famous English cricketer who played in the 1760s and 1770s. He was born at Coulsdon in Surrey.
1803 was the 17th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Thomas Howard made his debut in important matches.
Joseph Dennis was an English first-class cricketer. He played for Nottingham Cricket Club from 1800 to 1829.
Thomas Warsop was an English cricketer who played a single match of first-class cricket for a combined Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire side in 1803.
Richard Stringer was an English cricketer who played in a single first-class cricket match.
Richard Warsop was an English professional cricketer who played in two first-class cricket matches.
William Chapman was an English professional cricketer who played in a single first-class cricket match in 1803.
William Jefferies or William Jeffries, was an English cricketer who played in a single first-class cricket match in 1803.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1885 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fourteen years. They won three first class matches out of eleven.
George Gibson Galloway was an English cricketer. Galloway's batting style is unknown. He was born in Nottingham, and died there.
William North was an English cricketer. North's batting style is unknown. He was born at Barton in Fabis, Nottinghamshire and was christened there on 13 December 1807.
William Ward Selby was an English cricketer. Selby's batting style is unknown. He was born at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and was christened there on 6 April 1823.
William Woodward was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottingham Cricket Club. Woodward's batting style is unknown, though it is known he occasionally played as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Nottingham, where he was christened on 26 November 1813; died in Barrie, Ontario.
John Wind Coates, Jr. was an English first-class cricketer.
