1862 English cricket season
- 1862 English cricket season
The 1862 English cricket season saw the overarm issue come to a head in a controversial match at The Oval.
Honours
* Champion County - Nottinghamshire
First-class matches
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/ENG/1862_f_Match_List.html 1862 match list]
Events
26 August. Surrey v. England at The Oval. Edgar Willsher of England was no-balled six times in succession by John Lillywhite (son of FW Lillywhite) for bowling with his hand above the shoulder. For some years previously, Willsher and others had bowled in this way and the incident at The Oval put the issue into context. The drama was exaggerated when Willsher and the other eight professionals in the England team walked off the field. Play continued next day but with a replacement umpire.
Leading batsmen
Thomas Hayward was the leading runscorer with 661 @ 31.47
Leading bowlers
George Tarrant was the leading wicket-taker with 96 @ 10.07
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1862_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summaries]
Annual reviews
* Fred Lillywhite, "The Guide to Cricketers", Lillywhite, 1863
* Arthur Haygarth, "Scores & Biographies, Volume 7 (1861-1862)", Lillywhite, 1863
Further reading
* Derek Birley, "A Social History of English Cricket", Aurum, 1999
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