History of Cricket (19th Century)

19th Century Cricket

                                                               England v Australia in 1899

The game survived a scarcity of investment early within the 19th Century thanks to the Napoleonic Wars and recovery began in 1815. Sussex was the primary of English county clubs to be formed in 1839 and therefore the rest followed suit by the top of the 19th century. In 1846 a traveling “All-England Eleven” was founded as a billboard venture which did much to spread the sport to areas that had never seen top-class cricket beforehand.

The development of the railway network also helped the spread of cricket as teams from an extended distance apart could play one other without a time-consuming journey. Not only that, but the spectators could travel longer distances to match, increasing the dimensions of crowds. British army units around the world encouraged the locals to play which increased the number of teams across the old British Empire.

Women’s cricket played a big role in the development of the game within the 19th century and therefore the first women’s county match was played in 1811. Women’s matches were often played call in front of huge crowds, particularly across the South of England and in Australia the primary Women’s sides began playing the game within the 1890s.

 

WG Grace

In 1864 overarm bowling was legalized, 1864 also marked a notable first with the publication of the primary Wisden Cricketers' Almanack which continues to the present day. That very same year, W. G. Grace began his long and influential career, contributing much to extend cricket's popularity.

 

The 1st ever international cricket game was played between the USA and Canada in 1844 at the St George's Cricket Club in New York and in 1859 a team of leading English specialists visited North America on the first-ever foreign tour. In 1862 the primary English team toured Australia and 6 years later a team of Australian Aborigines toured England in what was the primary Australian cricket team to travel overseas.

 

Ivo Bligh's England Cricket Team

In 1877, an England touring team in Australia played two matches against full Australian XIs that are now considered the primary Test matches. The subsequent year, the Australians toured England for the primary time and therefore the success of this tour ensured a well-liked demand for similar ventures in the future. At The Oval in 1882, the Australian win during a tense surface provided rise to The Ashes. South Africa later come to be the third Test nation in 1889.

In 1890 the approved County Championship was founded in England. The Currie Cup started in South Africa in 1889-90 and therefore the Sheffield Shield in Australia three years later. The amount from 1890 to the outbreak of the primary war has become referred to as the “Golden Age of cricket” because it featured numerous great names like Grace, Wilfred Rhodes, C. B. Fry, Ranjitsinhji and Victor Trumper.