List of English cricketers (1871–1880)

This is a list of cricketers who played first-class cricket in domestic matches in England between the 1871 and 1880 English cricket seasons. The sport of cricket had acquired most of its modern features by this time and organised play between county sides was becoming common, although the County Championship was not established until 1890.

The players included are those who played in matches which have been awarded first-class status for English domestic sides between 1871 and 1880, inclusive. It excludes players who only played for touring sides from other countries in first-class matches in England or Wales.[a]

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  1. ^ Australia played a single Test match in England in 1880. Players who appeared for Australia in that match are excluded from this list if they did not also play for a domestic English side between 1871 and 1880.
  2. ^ Archdale played a single match for MCC in 1876, scoring a total of seven runs. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[1]
  3. ^ Barker played a single first-class match for The North in 1880, scoring a total of 19 runs. He is known to have played for Derbyshire Colts in 1881, but no other biographical details are known.[2]
  4. ^ An Australian, Butler played in England in 1877, making three appearances in English cricket, once each for The South, MCC and The Gentlemen.[3]
  5. ^ Campbell played once for a side organised by WG Grace in 1871, taking one wicket in a match against Kent. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[4]
  6. ^ Born in India in 1855, the son of a clergyman, Churchill was educated at Marlborough College before going up to Jesus College, Cambridge in 1876. He played cricket at school and whilst at university, and made is only first-class appearance for an England XI against the university side in 1877. He won Blues in athletics and association football whilst at Cambridge. He qualified as a priest and, after working as a curate at Moffat he became a teacher, working at Broadstairs in Kent before becoming headmaster of St Davids prep school at Reigate. He died at his home in London in 1936.[5][6][7]
  7. ^ Cole played three first-class matches in 1879, two for Middlesex and one for a United London XI. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[8]
  8. ^ Spencer Compton Collin played a single first-class match for an England XI against Cambridge University in 1873. He was a student at Emmanuel College, Cambridge at the time, having gone up to the university from Winchester College in 1871. He played more cricket for his college as well as for a variety of other sides, including Essex sides in 1880 and 1881. Born at Rickling Green near Saffron Walden in 1852, the second son of a clergyman, Collin worked as a solicitor in London. He died at Brighton in 1923.[9][10][11]
  9. ^ A single first-class appearance for the Players of the North in 1878. Easby played for a variety of club sides across Yorkshire, most frequently Middlesbrough and Bradford, but other than an initial and surname no biographical details are known.[13]
  10. ^ Born at Bungay in Suffolk in 1853, Charles Richard Ford played for Staffordshire County Cricket Club in 1872 and 1873 and for the Gentlemen of Staffordshire in 1873. His only first-class match was an 1874 fixture for an England XI against Cambridge University. No further biographical details are know.[14]
  11. ^ Hewitt played a single first-class match for the Gentlemen of the North in 1877, the only cricket match he is known to have played. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[17]
  12. ^ John Barkly Ingram played a single first-class match for an England XI against the Players of the North in 1878. He was born in Australia in 1857 and played club cricket for Dewsbury and Batley in Yorkshire during the 1870s. He died at Dewsbury in 1924.[18]
  13. ^ Kitching played in a single first-class match for the Gentlemen of the North in 1877. He was born at Huddersfield in 1851 and died at Winson Green in Birmingham in 1902.[19]
  14. ^ Born in Australia in 1845, Langhorne played a single first-class match for MCC in 1880. He died at Watford in 1930.[20]
  15. ^ Born at Cambridge in 1849, Laxton played in two first-class matches for England XIs against Cambridge University, one in each of 1872 and 1873. He played other matches for Cambridge sides and for the Gentlemen of Wiltshire. He died at Cambridge in 1882.[21]
  16. ^ Lloyd played a single first-class match for WG Grace's XI in 1871, scoring four runs in his only innings. Other than a surname and initials no biographical details are known.[22]
  17. ^ Long played a single match for MCC in 1880. He was born at Henlow in 1859 and died at Marylebone in 1902.[23]
  18. ^ Marks played a single match for WG Grace's XI in 1877, scoring a single run in the only innings in which he batted. Other than a name and initial no biographical details are known.[24]
  19. ^ Albert Masterson played in three first-class matches, all for Cambridgeshire. He lived between 1843 and 1887 and was the brother of Joseph Masterson.[25]
  20. ^ Matthews, who was born at Clifton in Bristol in 1847, played a single first-class match for Gloucestershire. He neither batted or bowled in the match, an 1872 fixture against Sussex. He died at Maidenhead in 1912. His brother, Thomas Matthews, also played for Gloucestershire.[26]
  21. ^ Born at Clifton in Bristol in 1855, Miles was educated at Eton College, where he played cricket, before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford. He played one first-class match for MCC in 1876 and played club cricket for I Zingari between 1875 and 1883 and Eton Ramblers between 1876 and 1896. Hs brother, * Charles Miles, and cousins Herbet and Robert Miles all played first-class matches. He died at Polmaise near Stirling in 1919.[27][28][29]
  22. ^ Miller played once for Sussex in 1878. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known.[30]
  23. ^ Miller played twice for MCC in 1877. He was born at Ayr in Scotland in 1850. His brother William Miller also played first-class cricket for MCC.[31]
  24. ^ Miller played once for MCC in 1876. He was born at Ayr in Scotland in 1848 and died at West Ealing in London in 1909. His brother Francis Miller also played first-class cricket for MCC.[32]
  25. ^ Neale, who was born at Hardham in Sussex in 1849, played a single first-class match for a team organised by WG Grace in 1871. He played other matches for the Gentlemen of Sussex and Chichester Priory Park during the same season. He died at Cheam in Surrey in 1935.[33]
  26. ^ Newman, who lived between 1837 and 1897, played five first-class matches between 1867 and 1871, all for Cambridgeshire. He played other matches for Cambridge based sides over the same time period and was born and died in the town.[34]
  27. ^ Nixon played a single first-class match for MCC in 1873. He had played for Huntingdonshire in 1871 and played other matches for MCC between 1872 and 1876. He was born at Cambridge in 1852 and died there in 1915.[35]
  28. ^ Charles Alexander Pidcock was born in British India in 1850 and educated at Harrow School before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1869. He had played cricket and rugby union at school and cricket for his college, but made his only first-class appearance for an England XI against the Cambridge University side in 1872, scoring 12 runs in his only innings. He was called to the bar in 1877 and worked as a magistrate and civil commissioner in Matabeleland in Rhodesia. He died at Hastings in Sussex in 1901.[36][37][38]
  29. ^ Posno played two first-class matches, playing for an England XI against Cambridge University in both 1878 and 1879. Born at Finchley in 1850, he played club cricket for the Orleans Club and MCC. He died at Paris in 1901.[39]
  30. ^ Born at Islington in 1844, Renshaw played a single first-class match for MCC in 1871. He died in Norway in 1897.[40]
  31. ^ Roberts played 10 matches for Lancashire, the only first-class matches he is known to have played, scoring 100 runs and, as a wicket-keeper, taking nine catches and making five stumpings.[41] In James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual he was recorded as RS Roberts in 1873 and in 1875 described as an amateur player who was "a very good bat and field". It is possible that his first name was Richard and that he played for Accrington Cricket Club, although this is uncertain.[42]
  32. ^ CricketArchive identifies this players as Benjamin Lawrence Herbert Robinson; other sources identify him as Henry Robinson.[43][44]
  33. ^ Born in 1854 at Guildford, Smith played in one match for Surrey, an 1876 fixture against Sussex. Nothing more is known regarding his cricket career.[45][46]
  34. ^ CricketArchive gives the name Walter Smith as well as different birth and death dates to other sources.[47][48]
  35. ^ Born at Northwick near Worcester in 1856, Stallard was educated at Rossall School, where he played cricket, before going up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1874. A right-handed batsman, he played his only first-class match whilst at the university, playing for an England XI against the university side in 1875. He played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club before the side had first-class status and was involved in trial matches for the university first XI. He was called to the bar in 1879 and had a notable legal career. He was a judge on the Oxford Circuit before serving as private secretary to Sir Alfred Maloney the Governor of Lagos Colony from 1887 to 1889. He was mentioned in dispatches during the Jebu War in 1892 before serving as District Commissioner and Queen's Advocate at Lagos between 1892 and 1897 after which he served as Chief Justice of Sierra Leone. He retired in 1907 and was offered a knighthood but declined it. Stallard did not marry; he died at North Tawton in Devon in 1912 at the age of 56.[49][50][51][52]
  36. ^ Thomas played a single match for the Gentlemen of England against Cambridge University in 1878. Other than a surname and initials no biographical details are known.[53]
  37. ^ Born at Lincoln in 1850, Toynbee was educated at Winchester College and later worked as a solicitor at Lincoln and Newark-on-Trent. He played for Huntingdonshire, the Gentlemen of Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire but made only one appearance in first-class cricket, an 1879 fixture for MCC against Yorkshire. He neither bowler nor batted during the match. He died in 1930 at Hyde Park in London.[54][55]
  38. ^ Often known as Arthur Trelor, the name which CricInfo lists him under. CricketArchive spells his surname Treloar.[56][57]
  39. ^ Sometimes known as Daniel-Tyssen.
  40. ^ Wood was born in 1846 at Liverpool. He was wealthy and was on the MCC committee during the 1870s. He played two first-class matches for the club, one in 1880 and the other the following season. His death of death is unknown.[58][59]
  41. ^ Henry Thellusson Wood was born in 1850 at Aldbury in Hertfordshire. He was educated at Royal Grammar School, Guildford and St John's College, Cambridge and later entered the Church of England, working in Kent, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. He played his only first-class match for an England XI against Cambridge University in 1877, but was, according to Alumni Cantabrigienses invited to join the England cricket team tour of Australia in 1876–77; he was forced to decline the offer having taken up a teaching position at Slough. He was rector at Aldbury from 1890 until his death in 1928.[60][61]

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  4. ^ G Campbell, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-05-27. (subscription required)
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