First-class matches

• 1853 match list

Leading batsmen

J Dean was the leading runscorer with 372 @ 12.82

Other leading batsmen were: TM Adams, W Caffyn, G Parr, W Nicholson, A Haygarth, E Balfour, T Lockyer, J Caesar, J Lillywhite

Leading bowlers

J Grundy was the leading wicket-taker with 87

Other leading bowlers were: J Wisden, J Dean, W Clarke, WR Hillyer, J Bickley, SME Kempson

External sources

• CricketArchive – season summaries

Annual reviews

• Fred Lillywhite
  Fred Lillywhite
  Frederick Lillywhite was a sports outfitter and cricketing entrepreneur, who organised the first overseas cricket tour by an English team and published a number of reference works about cricket.-Cricketing dynasty:...
  
  , The Guide to Cricketers, Lillywhite, 1854
• Arthur Haygarth
  Arthur Haygarth
  Arthur Haygarth was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians....
  
  , Scores & Biographies, Volume 4 (1849–1854), Lillywhite, 1862