1794 English cricket season
1794 was the eighth season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Berkshire had the strongest county team. Details of 18 matches are known.[note 1]
Matches
| Date | Match Title | Venue | Source | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13–14 May (Tu-W) | MCC v London | Lord's (Dorset Square) | [5] | MCC won by 77 runs |
| 21–22 May (W-Th) | MCC v London | Lord's (Dorset Square) | [5] | London won by innings & 30 runs |
| 26–29 May (M-Th) | MCC v Middlesex | Lord's (Dorset Square) | [6] | MCC won by 100 runs |
| 9–11 June (M-W) | All-England v Surrey | Lord's (Dorset Square) | [7] | Surrey won by 197 runs |
| 18–20 June (W-F) | R Leigh v E G Morant | Oldfield Bray | [7] | Leigh's XI won by 89 runs |
| 30 June - 2 July (M-W) | R Leigh v G Louch | Lord's (Dorset Square) | [8] | Leigh's XI won by 132 runs |
| 7–8 July (M-Tu) | Berkshire v MCC | Oldfield Bray | [9] | MCC won by 3 wkts |
| 21–22 July (M-Tu) | E G Morant v R Leigh | Dartford Brent | [10] | Morant's XI won by 33 runs |
| 23–24 July (W-Th) | T Walker v D Harris | Dartford Brent | [11] | Walker's XI won by 53 runs |
| 29–30 July (Tu-W) | MCC v Berkshire | Lord's (Dorset Square) | [12] | MCC won by 56 runs |
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In S&B and the ACS list, this game is called Earl of Winchilsea's XI v E G Morant's XI but it is clearly an MCC team hosting the Oldfield club of Berkshire, so it is called MCC v Berkshire here. Has been excluded from earlier classifications due to "weak teams". However, both sides consist of recognised players and it is a major fixture. | ||||
| 7-9, 11 Aug (Th-M) | MCC v All-England ^ | Lord's (Dorset Square) | [13] | MCC won by 59 runs |
| 12-13 Aug (Tu-W) | MCC v Berkshire | Lord's (Dorset Square) | [14] | Berkshire won by 7 runs |
| 13-14 Aug (W-Th) | MCC v Berkshire | Lord's (Dorset Square) | [14] | Berkshire won by 6 wkts |
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This game started as soon as previous one ended | ||||
| 19-20 Aug (Tu-W) | Hampshire v All-England ^ | Stoke Down | [15] | All-England won by 6 wkts |
| 21-23 Aug (Th-S) | Hampshire v All-England ^ | Stoke Down | [16] | Hampshire won by 6 wkts |
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^ The All-England teams in these three games are variously described as amalgams of counties (e.g., Kent & Surrey) but they are really All-England teams. Sussex are not included in the amalgams but their best player John Hammond was in all three teams. ACS is inconsistent here, stating that one of the teams is All-England but the other two are amalgams. | ||||
| 27-30 Aug (W-S) | Berkshire v Kent | Lord's (Dorset Square) | [17] | Berkshire won by 49 runs |
| 10-13, 15 Sept (W-M) | All-England XIII v Surrey | Lord's (Dorset Square) | [17] | All-England won by 3 runs |
| 16-19 Sept (Tu-F) | All-England XIII v Surrey | Dartford Brent | [18] | All-England won by 150 runs |
Other events
To be completed.
Notes
- ^ Some eleven-a-side matches played from 1772 to 1863 have been rated "first-class" by certain sources.[1] However, the term only came into common use around 1864, when overarm bowling was legalised. It was formally defined as a standard by a meeting at Lord's, in May 1894, of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the county clubs which were then competing in the County Championship. The ruling was effective from the beginning of the 1895 season, but pre-1895 matches of the same standard have no official definition of status because the ruling is not retrospective.[2] Matches of a similar standard since the beginning of the 1864 season are generally considered to have an unofficial first-class status.[3] Pre-1864 matches which are included in the ACS' "Important Match Guide" may generally be regarded as top-class or, at least, historically significant.[4] For further information, see First-class cricket.
References
- ^ "First-Class matches in England in 1772". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ Wisden (1948). Preston, Hubert (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (85th ed.). London: Sporting Handbooks Ltd. p. 813. OCLC 851705816.
- ^ ACS 1982, pp. 4–5.
- ^ ACS 1981, pp. 1–40.
- ^ a b Haygarth 1996, p. 163.
- ^ Haygarth 1996, p. 164.
- ^ a b Haygarth 1996, p. 165.
- ^ Haygarth 1996, p. 166.
- ^ Haygarth 1996, p. 167.
- ^ Haygarth 1996, p. 168.
- ^ Haygarth 1996, p. 169.
- ^ Haygarth 1996, p. 170.
- ^ Haygarth 1996, p. 172.
- ^ a b Haygarth 1996, p. 174.
- ^ Haygarth 1996, p. 173.
- ^ Haygarth 1996, p. 175.
- ^ a b Haygarth 1996, p. 176.
- ^ Haygarth 1996, p. 177.
Bibliography
- ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863. Nottingham: ACS. OCLC 85045528.
- ACS (1982). A Guide to First-class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles. Nottingham: ACS. OCLC 10586869.
- Haygarth, Arthur (1996) [1862]. Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Kennington: Frederick Lillywhite. ISBN 978-19-00592-23-9.
- 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.
- Britcher, Samuel (1794). A Complete List of all the Grand Matches of Cricket that have been Played (1790–1805; annual series). London: W. S. Blake. OCLC 83523010.
- Major, John (2007). More Than A Game. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-00-07183-64-7 – via Internet Archive.
- Wilson, Martin (2005). An Index to Waghorn. London: Bodyline Books (limited edition, by subscription only).