1844 English cricket season
- 1844 English cricket season
The 1844 English cricket season saw William Hillyer lead the bowling for the third time in succession
Honours
*Champion County - "not determined"
First-class matches
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/ENG/1844_f_Match_List.html 1844 match list]
Events
13 March. Foundation of Cambridgeshire CCC which played first-class cricket 1857 to 1871.
28 August. A match on Hartlebury Common between Worcestershire and Shropshire is the earliest known instance of a county team in Worcestershire.
Leading batsmen
Fuller Pilch was the leading runscorer with 517 @ 17.82
Other leading batsmen were: A Mynn, J Dean, W Dorrinton, T Box, E Bushby, T Sewell, CG Taylor, R Kynaston, W Martingell
Leading bowlers
WR Hillyer was the leading wicket-taker with 142
Other leading bowlers were: A Mynn, FW Lillywhite, J Dean, CG Taylor, W Clarke
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1844_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summaries]
Annual reviews
* Arthur Haygarth, "Scores & Biographies, Volume 3 (1841-1848)", Lillywhite, 1862
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