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List of English cricketers (1851–1860)

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This is a list of cricketers who played first-class cricket in England in matches between the 1851 and 1860 seasons. The sport of cricket had acquired most of its modern features by this time and roundarm bowling was firmly established, although overarm bowling was not accepted until 1863.

The players included are those known to have played in matches which were given retrospective first-class status between 1851 and 1860 inclusive.[A]

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  1. [A]
    Details of players are not always complete for this period. In some cases cricket historians have made assumptions regarding the identity of players where just a surname was recorded on original scorecards. Although scorecard information is generally complete from this period, bowling analyses are not always provided in the detail which modern scorecards would do so.
  1. [a]
    Armitage, who was born at Dalton near Huddersfield in 1825, played in ten first-class matches, six for Yorkshire sides, three for The North and one for the team of single players. He played club cricket throughout England for a wide variety of sides between 1844 and 1855. He died at Dalton in early 1857.[1]
  2. [b]
    Christened in 1822 at Sheffield, Barber played once for a Yorkshire XI in 1855.[2]
  3. [c]
    Bartlett played a single first-class match for a Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex side in 1860.[3]
  4. [d]
    Barton, who was born at Southwark in 1820, played a single first-class match for a Middlesex side in 1851. He played club cricket for a variety of London and Surrey-based sides between 1842 and 1862 and died at Hyde Park in London in 1866. His uncle, William Barton, had played 37 first-class matches for a variety of teams between 1795 and 1817.[4]
  5. [e]
    Bentley played a single first-class match for Middlesex in 1851. He was born at St John's Wood in 1819 and died at Torquay in Devon in 1891, having played some club cricket in the county during the 1860s. Two uncles, John and Henry Bentley, had both played for early Middlesex sides.[5]
  6. [f]
    The uncle of John Berry, George Berry played four first-class matches for early Yorkshire county sides between 1845 and 1853. He was born at Dalton near Huddersfield and played club cricket for a wide variety of sides, mainly throughout Yorkshire. He died in 1887 at Dalton.[6]
  7. [g]
    Birkett was the third son of Thomas Birkett of Walton near Liverpool. He was born in 1839 and educated at Cheltenham College and Trinity College, Oxford, playing cricket at school and at university. He graduated in 1862, having played his only first-class fixture in 1860, appearing for the Gentlemen of the North. He joined the British Army in 1863, serving in the 4th Hussars and 8th Hussars before leaving the service with the rank of captain in 1874. He died at Grassendale near Liverpool in 1897.[7][8][9]
  8. [h]
    A single match for MCC in 1859. Other than a surname nothing is known about Blanchard.[10]
  9. [i]
    Boothroyd played a single match which is considered first-class, appearing for a Yorkshire side of 14 players against the Univted England Eleven in 1853. He was born at Dalton near Huddersfield in 1829 and played club matches for a variety of sides in Yorkshire. He died at Dewsbury in 1882.[11]
  10. [j]
    A single first-class match for a Middlesex XI in 1851. Other than a name no biographical details are known.[12]
  11. [k]
    Chalkley played two first-class matches for Middlesex in 1859. He played for a variety of London club sides, including Southgate Cricket Club. He was born at Tottenham in 1823 and died there in 1874.[13]
  12. [l]
    Chapman is known to have played for Liverpool sides between 1855 and 1867. He made a single first-class appearance for the Gentlemen of the North. Other than a surname and initials no biographical details are known.[14]
  13. [m]
    A single first-class match for the United All-England Eleven against a side of 16 Sussex players. Cheesman also played three other matches for Sussex based sides between 1848 and 1853. Other than an initial and surname no biographical details are known.[15]
  14. [n]
    Clarkson played in a single match for MCC in 1855. Nothing more is known of his cricket career and, other than an initial and surname, no biographical details are known.[16]
  15. [o]
    Born at Bocking in Essex in 1835, Courtould's only known cricket match was a first-class fixture for the Gentlemen of the North in 1858. He took three wickets and scored four runs in the match. He died in 1878 at Westminster.[17]
  16. [p]
    Born in British India in 1835, the son of Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Baronet and his second wife Lucy Bird, Currie played two first-class matches for a Gentlemen of Surrey and Sussex side against the Gentlemen of England in 1856. He was educated at Harrow School and Haileybury College, playing cricket at both, and also played matches for Surrey and MCC. He died in India in 1880. His half-brothers, Frederick (Cambridge University), Fendall (Gentlemen of Kent) and William Currie (Gentlemen of Surrey and Sussex) played first-class matches as did a number of nephews.[18]
  17. [q]
    Currie played once for a Gentlemen of Surrey and Sussex side against the Gentlemen of England in 1856. He was born in British India in 1826, the third son of Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Baronet and his first wife Susannah Larkins. He was educated at Rugby School and died at Bombay in 1865. His brother, Frederick (Cambridge University), and half-brothers Fendall (Gentlemen of Kent) and Robert Currie (Gentlemen of Surrey and Sussex) played first-class matches as did a number of nephews.[19]
  18. [r]
    Played two first-class matches, one in 1860 for the Gentlemen of the South and one in 1871 for MCC. Was a teacher at Brecon, but no forenames are recorded.[20]
  19. [s]
    Dean is known to have played in only one cricket match, a first-class match against Cambridge University in 1851. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[21]
  20. [t]
    A single first-class match for Sheffield in 1852 is all that is known of Eadon's cricket career. Other than a surname and initials, no biographical details are known.[22]
  21. [u]
    Eager played just once in first-class cricket in a match for Sussex in 1854. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[23]
  22. [v]
    Ewbank played a single first-class match for the Gentlemen of Kent and Surrey against the Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1855. He was born in 1829 and died in 1863 in Australia.[24]
  23. [w]
    French was born at Eye in Suffolk in 1823, the son of Thomas French. He went up to Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1842 and graduated in 1847. The following year he was ordained as a deacon in the Church of England before becoming a priest in 1850. He served as curate at Claxton and Hellington in Norfolk between 1849 and 1850 before moving to be rector at Worlingworth near Eye in 1853. He remained at the church until his death in 1847. French's only known cricket match was an 1858 first-class fixture between the Cambridge Town Club and Cambridge University. He scored six not out in his only innings. In non-cricket sources French's forename is spelled Frederick.[25][26]
  24. [x]
    Galloway played two first-class matches for Manchester, one in 1852 and one in 1854. He played in other matches for the side between 1852 and 1858 and also for Sheffield in 1853, but other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[27]
  25. [y]
    Grant played in only one first-class match for MCC in 1851. Other than a name there is no biographical information known about him.[28]
  26. [z]
    Green played in s single match for the Surrey Club in 1859.[29]
  27. [aa]
    Hampshire was born at Swinton in Yorkshire in 1831 but played all of his club cricket in the Liverpool area between 1853 and 1868. His only first-class appearance was for the Gentlemen of the North in 1859. He died at West Derby in Liverpool in 1912.[30]
  28. [ab]
    Hayes is known to have played only a single game of cricket – a first-class match for the Cambridge Town Club in 1851. Other than a surname there is no biographical information known about him.[31]
  29. [ac]
    Two matches for the Surrey Club in 1853 and 1854. Other than a name and initial no biographical information is known.[32]
  30. [ad]
    Hornby was born at Marylebone in London in 1816 but played club cricket in Liverpool, including for Liverpool Cricket Club, between 1852 and 1866. His only first-class match was for a Gentlemen of the North side in 1858. He died at Marylebone in 1889.[33]
  31. [ae]
    A single first-class match for a Lancashire XI in 1851. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[34]
  32. [af]
    A single match for Sheffield in 1852. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known.[35]
  33. [ag]
    Jiggins, who lived between 1938 and 1909, played four first-class matches, all for Cambridgeshire or the Cambridge Town Club between 1854 and 1861.[36]
  34. [ah]
    Three of Kaye's four first-class matches were for Sheffield with the other appearance for an early Yorkshire team. He was born in Hull, but there are no other biographical details known.[37]
  35. [ai]
    Born at Dalton near Huddersfield in 1827, Kaye played two first-class matches for Yorkshire sides, one in 1853 and the other in 1855. He played club cricket for a variety of sides across England and Wales between 1850 and 1864. He died at Dalton in 1884.[38]
  36. [aj]
    Lisney played in just one match, a first-class match for the Surrey Club against MCC in 1853. He scored three runs but took eight wickets, including five in MCC's first innings. Other than a surname and initial no biographical information is known.[39]
  37. [ak]
    Little played eight first-class matches for the Surrey Club and Gentlemen of the South sides. He is also known to have played club matches for a variety of sides, generally in the Surrey area. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[40]
  38. [al]
    Maxwell played a single match for the Gentlemen of the North in 1859 as well as playing other matches for Liverpool. Other than a surname and initials no biographical details are known.[41]
  39. [am]
    Born at Hurstpierpoint in Sussex in 1824, Page played in a single first-class match for the Gentlemen of Surrey and Sussex in 1856. He played other matches for Surrey sides. No other biographical details are known.[42]
  40. [an]
    Paget played a single match for a Lancashire side in 1851, having played for Liverpool Cricket Club between 1847 and 1853. Other than his surname and initial no biographical details are known.[43]
  41. [ao]
    Played a single first-class match and one other match for a Yorkshire side in 1851. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[44]
  42. [ap]
    Price is only known to have ever played in one cricket match: for Manchester in a first-class match in 1852. Other than a surname and initials no biographical details are known.[45]
  43. [aq]
    Sell made two appearances for Cambridge Town Club in 1851 and 1852, scoring 26 runs.[46]
  44. [ar]
    Shaw is known only to have played a single match for a Lancashire side in 1851. Other than a surname and initial no biographical information is known.[47]
  45. [as]
    Spencer played a single game for the Gentlemen of England in 1855. He is known to have played other matches for Bishop's Stortford, but other than a surname and initials no biographical details are known.[48]
  46. [at]
    Played in 11 first-class matches, most frequently for MCC. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known.[49]
  47. [au]
    Watson played three matches for the Gentlemen of the North between 1858 and 1862 as well as playing for the Nottingham Commercial Club in the 1850s. Other than an initial and surname no biographical details are known.[50]
  48. [av]
    No biographical details other than a surname are known about Wilde who played a single match for Cambridge University in 1859.[51]
  49. [aw]
    Played in five first-class matches, once for a Yorkshire XI in 1845 and then on four occasions for Manchester sides. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known.[52]
  50. [ax]
    Played in two matches for the Surrey Club. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known.[53]
  51. [ay]
    Wright played a single match for the Gentlemen of the MCC in 1860, taking six wickets in an innings against the Gentlemen of Kent. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[54]
  52. [az]
    Yates played in four first-class matches between 1851 and 1854, two for Surrey XIs and two for the Surrey Club. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[55]

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