1801 English cricket season
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In the 1801 English cricket season, William Lambert
made his debut in first-class cricket
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William Lambert (cricketer)
William Lambert was an English professional cricketer in the first two decades of the 19th century...
made his debut in first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
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Honours
- Most runs – Robert RobinsonRobert Robinson (cricketer)Robert Robinson was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire at the time of the Hambledon Club and also for Surrey....
141 (HS 55) - Most wickets – Lord Frederick BeauclerkLord Frederick BeauclerkLord Frederick Beauclerk was an outstanding but controversial English first-class cricketer for 35 years from 1791 to 1825. On his retirement, he served as president of Marylebone Cricket Club in 1826.Beauclerk was the fourth son of the 5th Duke of St Albans and became a clergyman. He was Vicar...
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Events
- Marylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(MCC) made revisions to the Laws of CricketLaws of cricketThe laws of cricket are a set of rules established by the Marylebone Cricket Club which describe the laws of cricket worldwide, to ensure uniformity and fairness. There are currently 42 laws, which outline all aspects of how the game is played from how a team wins a game, how a batsman is...
which were republished in their entirety. - Thomas BoxallThomas BoxallThomas Boxall was a famous English cricketer of the late 18th century. He was a very successful right arm bowler, believed to have been fast underarm....
published the earliest known instructional book on cricket called Rules and Instructions for Playing at the Game of Cricket. - Cricket was by now feeling the impact of Great Britain's war against the Napoleonic Empire through a loss of investment which drastically reduced the number of first-classFirst-class cricketFirst-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches. Only four matches are recognised as first-class in 1801:- 18 May — MCC v Thursday Club @ Lord's Old GroundLord's Old GroundLord's Old Ground was a cricket venue in London that was established by Thomas Lord in 1787. It was used mainly by Marylebone Cricket Club for major cricket matches until 1810, after which a dispute about rent caused Lord to relocate.-Matches:...
- 24–25 June — All-EnglandAll-England ElevenIn cricket, the term All-England has been used for various non-international teams that have been formed for short-term purposes since the 1739 English cricket season and it indicates that the "Rest of England" is playing against, say, MCC or an individual county team...
v SurreySurrey county cricket teamsSurrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. The first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford.-17th century:...
@ Lord's Old Ground - 6–7 July — W Turner's XI v T Mellish's XIThomas MellishThomas Mellish was an English amateur cricketer who made 52 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1791 and 1815....
@ Lord's Old Ground - 20–21 July — All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground
- 18 May — MCC v Thursday Club @ Lord's Old Ground
- William LambertWilliam Lambert (cricketer)William Lambert was an English professional cricketer in the first two decades of the 19th century...
made his first-class debut playing for Surrey against All-England at Lord's on 20 July. He became "one of the most successful cricketers that has ever yet appeared, excelling as he did in batting, bowling, fielding, keeping wicket, and also single wicketSingle WicketSingle wicket cricket is a form of cricket played between two individuals, who take turns to bat and bowl against each other. The one bowling is assisted by a team of fielders, who remain as fielders at the change of innings. The winner is the one who scores more runs...
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Debutants
1801 debutants included:- Henry BurrowsHenry BurrowsHenry Burrows was an English amateur cricketer.-Career:...
(MiddlesexMiddlesex county cricket teamsMiddlesex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Given that the first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford, it is almost certain that the game had reached...
) - William LambertWilliam Lambert (cricketer)William Lambert was an English professional cricketer in the first two decades of the 19th century...
(Surrey) - Thomas OnslowThomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of OnslowThomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow was an English nobleman and courtier who succeeded to his title in 1814. Originally the Honourable Tom Onslow, he was styled Viscount Cranley from 1801 to 1814...
(Surrey)