1856 English cricket season
- 1856 English cricket season
The 1856 English cricket season saw the first of four successive title wins by a Surrey side that featured William Caffyn, Tom Lockyer, Edgar Willsher, HH Stephenson and Julius Caesar
Honours
* Champion County - Surrey
First-class matches
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/ENG/1856_f_Match_List.html 1856 match list]
Events
Leading batsmen
John Lillywhite was the leading runscorer with 620 @ 24.80
Other leading batsmen were: J Wisden, J Caesar, E Napper, WS Norton, J Grundy, ET Drake, J Dean, W Caffyn, J Makinson, W Nicholson
Leading bowlers
John Wisden was the leading wicket-taker with 73
Other leading bowlers were: E Willsher, J Dean, W Martingell, E Hinkly, WSTW Fiennes, CDB Marsham, J Grundy, J Lillywhite
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1856_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summaries]
Annual reviews
* Fred Lillywhite, "The Guide to Cricketers", Lillywhite, 1857
* Arthur Haygarth, "Scores & Biographies, Volume 5 (1855-1857)", Lillywhite, 1862
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