The 1802 English cricket season was the 31st in which matches have been awarded retrospective first-class cricket status and the 16th after the foundation of the Marylebone Cricket Club. The season saw three top-class matches played in the country.
Matches[edit]
Three top-class matches were played during the season, two of them staged at Lord's Old Ground and one at Aram's New Ground in Walworth. In one match an England XI played a Surrey side. The other matches were played between sides assembled by patrons.[1][2][3]
Debutants[edit]
Players known to have made their first-class debut during the season include:
References[edit]
- ^ Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS) (1981) A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.
- ^ England Domestic Season 1801, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ First-class matches in England, 1801, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-12-16. (subscription required)