1799 English cricket season

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[[Surrey county cricket team (pre-1846)|Surrey]] defeated [[Rest of England cricket teams|England]] three times in the '''1799 English [[cricket]] season'''. As in the previous year, the number of matches may have declined due to the impact of the [[Napoleonic War]]. Fewer were reported, but there was loose censorship in place. Details of ten matches are known, but few were [[First-class cricket#Important matches list|important]].{{refn|group=note|name=status|Some eleven-a-side matches played from 1772 to 1863 have been rated "[[first-class cricket|first-class]]" by certain sources.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/ENG/1772_f_Match_List.html |title=FC Matches in England in 1772 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=29 November 2025 |url-access=subscription}} 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 cricket|county clubs]] which were then competing in the [[County Championship]]. The ruling was effective from the beginning of the [[1895 English cricket season|1895 season]], but pre-1895 matches of the same standard have no ''official'' definition of status because the ruling is not retrospective.{{cite book |last=Wisden |editor-last=Preston |editor-first=Hubert |editor-link=Hubert Preston |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack |edition=85th |publisher=Sporting Handbooks Ltd |location=London |year=1948 |page=813 |oclc=851705816}} Matches of a similar standard since the beginning of the 1864 season are generally considered to have an ''unofficial'' first-class status.{{sfn|ACS|1982|pp=4–5}} Pre-1864 matches which are included in [[The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians|the ACS]]' "Important Match Guide" may generally be regarded as important or, at least, historically significant.{{sfn|ACS|1981|pp=1–40}} For further information, see [[First-class cricket]].}}

[[Surrey county cricket team (pre-1846)|Surrey]] defeated [[Rest of England cricket teams|England]] three times in the '''1799 English [[cricket]] season'''. As in the previous year, the number of matches may have declined due to the impact of the [[Napoleonic War]]. Fewer were reported, but there was loose censorship in place. Details of ten matches are known, but few were [[First-class cricket#Historically important matches|historically important]].{{refn|group=note|name=status|Some eleven-a-side matches played from 1772 to 1863 have been rated "[[first-class cricket|first-class]]" by certain sources.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/ENG/1772_f_Match_List.html |title=FC Matches in England in 1772 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=29 November 2025 |url-access=subscription}} 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 cricket|county clubs]] which were then competing in the [[County Championship]]. The ruling was effective from the beginning of the [[1895 English cricket season|1895 season]], but pre-1895 matches of the same standard have no ''official'' definition of status because the ruling is not retrospective.{{cite book |last=Wisden |editor-last=Preston |editor-first=Hubert |editor-link=Hubert Preston |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack |edition=85th |publisher=Sporting Handbooks Ltd |location=London |year=1948 |page=813 |oclc=851705816}} Matches of a similar standard since the beginning of the 1864 season are generally considered to have an ''unofficial'' first-class status.{{sfn|ACS|1982|pp=4–5}} Pre-1864 matches which are included in [[The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians|the ACS]]' "Important Match Guide" may generally be regarded as important or, at least, historically significant.{{sfn|ACS|1981|pp=1–40}} For further information, see [[First-class cricket]].}}

The earliest known mention of cricket in [[Devon]] has been found. A cricket club was formed at [[Seringapatam]] in south India after the successful British siege.

The earliest known mention of cricket in [[Devon]] has been found. A cricket club was formed at [[Seringapatam]] in south India after the successful British siege.