1854 English cricket season

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1854 English cricket season

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1854 was the 68th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).^{[note 1]} The follow-on differential was reduced to 80 (60 in one day).

Important matches

• 1854 match list

Leading batsmen

J Dean was the leading runscorer with 516 @ 16.12

Other leading batsmen were: T Lockyer, J Lillywhite, W Caffyn, W Nicholson, TM Adams, J Caesar, J Grundy, G Parr

Leading bowlers

John Wisden was the leading wicket-taker with 106

Other leading bowlers were: J Grundy, J Dean, ET Drake, T Nixon, W Clarke, HH Stephenson, E Willsher

Notes

1. Any match listed in the ACS' Important Match Guide (1981) is historically important, and therefore of the highest standard, whether or not a scorecard might exist. The same applies to numerous matches discovered by researchers since 1981.^[1] For further information, see First-class cricket.

References

1. ACS 1981, pp. 1–40.

Bibliography

• ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863. Nottingham: ACS. OCLC 85045528.
• Warner, Pelham (1946). Lords: 1787–1945. London: Harrap. OCLC 877106024.

Further reading

• Altham, H. S.; Swanton, E. W. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914) (5th ed.). London: George Allen & Unwin. OCLC 894274808.
• Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-18-54107-10-7 – via Internet Archive.
• Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. ISBN 978-04-13278-60-9.
• Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-00-07183-64-7 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• CricketArchive – season summaries