1840 English cricket season
- 1840 English cricket season
The 1840 English cricket season saw William Lillywhite regain his place as leading wicket taker
Honours
*Champion County - "not determined"
First-class matches
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/ENG/1840_f_Match_List.html 1840 match list]
Events
Leading batsmen
C Hawkins was the leading runscorer with 274 @ 14.42Other leading batsmen were: J Guy, F Pilch, T Box, CG Taylor, FP Fenner, J Cobbett, S Redgate
Leading bowlers
William Lillywhite was the leading wicket-taker with 83Other leading bowlers were: J Cobbett, S Redgate, WR Hillyer, A Mynn, J Dean, W Clarke, JH Kirwan, CG Taylor
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1826_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summaries]
Annual reviews
* Arthur Haygarth, "Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827-1840)", Lillywhite, 1862
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