1835 English cricket season
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Powerless to prevent the use of roundarm, MCC in the 1835 English cricket season 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 100 runs behind on first innings.

First-class matches

1835 match list

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, 28 & 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
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...

 was transferred to JH Dark, who remained proprietor until 1864.

Leading batsmen

James Cobbett
James Cobbett
James Cobbett was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1826 to 1841....

 was the leading runscorer with 156 @ 15.60

Other leading batsmen were: EG Wenman, J Taylor, CJ Harenc, CA Wilkinson, CH Parnther, GM Giffard

Leading bowlers

William Lillywhite
William Lillywhite
Frederick William Lillywhite was a famous English cricketer during the game's roundarm era...

 was the leading wicket-taker with 42

Other leading bowlers were: S Redgate, J Cobbett, T Barker, G Brown, J Broadbridge

External sources


Annual reviews

  • Arthur Haygarth
    Arthur Haygarth
    Arthur Haygarth was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians....

    , Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827-1840), Lillywhite, 1862

Further reading

  • Derek Birley
    Derek Birley
    Sir Derek Birley was an English educator and writer who had a strong interest in sport, especially cricket.He was educated at grammar school in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, and at Queens' College, Cambridge University....

    , A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999
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