1835 English cricket season
1835 was the 49th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Powerless to prevent the use of roundarm bowling, MCC finally amended the Laws of Cricket to make it legal.
The relevant part of the Law stated: if the hand be above the shoulder in the delivery, the umpire must call "No Ball". Bowlers’ hands now started to go above the shoulder and the 1835 Law had to be reinforced in 1845 by removing benefit of the doubt from the bowler in the matter of his hand’s height when delivering the ball. The Laws were also changed to enforce a compulsory follow on if the team batting second was 100 runs behind on first innings.
Important matches
Events
Nottinghamshire as a county team, and perhaps also as Notts CCC, played its first inter-county match v. Sussex at Brown’s Ground, Brighton on 27 to 29 August. Previous matches involved Nottingham as a town rather than Notts as a county. Notts is recognised as a first-class county team from 1835.
The lease of Lord's Cricket Ground was transferred to JH Dark,[1] who remained proprietor until 1864.
Leading batsmen
James Cobbett was the leading runscorer with 156 @ 15.60.[2]
Other leading batsmen were: EG Wenman, J Taylor, CJ Harenc, CA Wilkinson, CH Parnther, GM Giffard.[2]
Leading bowlers
William Lillywhite was the leading wicket-taker with 42 wickets.[3]
Other leading bowlers were: S Redgate, J Cobbett, T Barker, G Brown, J Broadbridge.[3]
References
- "The History of Lord's | Lord's". www.lords.org. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- "England Domestic Season, 1835 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- "England Domestic Season, 1835 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
Annual reviews
- Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827-1840), Lillywhite, 1862
Further reading
- Derek Birley, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999