1799 English cricket season
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The 1799 English cricket season was the 28th in which matches have been awarded retrospective first-class cricket status and the 13th after the foundation of the Marylebone Cricket Club. The season saw four top-class matches played in the country.
A cricket club was formed at Seringapatam in south India after the successful British siege.[https://puronokolkata.com/2014/06/18/calcutta-cricket-maidan-calcutta-1792/ Calcutta Cricket, Maidan, Calcutta, 1792], puronokolkata, 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
Matches
Just four top-class matches were played during the season, three of them featuring sides styled at least in part as Surrey XIs.Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS) (1981) A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/index.html?season=1799;view=season England Domestic Season 1799], CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-12-08.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/4/First-Class_matches_in_England_1799.html First-class matches in England, 1799], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-12-08. {{subscription required}}
First mentions
Players who made their first-class cricket debuts in 1799 included:
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |last=Altham |first=H. S. |author-link=Harry Altham |title=A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914) |year=1962 |publisher=George Allen & Unwin }}
- {{cite book |last=Birley |first=Derek |author-link=Derek Birley |title=A Social History of English Cricket |year=1999 |publisher=Aurum }}
- {{cite book |last=Bowen |first=Rowland |author-link=Rowland Bowen |title=Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development |year=1970 |publisher=Eyre & Spottiswoode }}
- {{cite book |last=Major |first=John |author-link=John Major |title=More Than A Game |year=2007 |publisher=HarperCollins }}
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