1841 English cricket season

1841 was the 55th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The official foundation of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is dated 1841 although the club may already have been in existence since 1835 as a county-wide expansion of the old Nottingham Cricket Club.

Important matches

1841 match list

Events

March/April. Formal creation of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. The exact date has been lost and it is possible that an informal county club may have been created in 1835 out of the old Nottingham town club.

Leading batsmen

Leading batsmen were: CG Taylor, TA Anson, J Guy, A Mynn, EG Wenman, B Good, C Hawkins, FP Fenner.

Leading bowlers

Alfred Mynn was the leading wicket-taker with 94.

Other leading bowlers were: FW Lillywhite, WR Hillyer, J Cobbett, J Bayley, S Redgate.

References

Annual reviews

Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 3 (1841-1848), Lillywhite, 1862

External links

CricketArchive – season summaries

English cricket seasons

Underarm era

to 1725

Roundarm era
1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863

"Champion County" era
1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889

County Championship era

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