1865 English cricket season
1865 English cricket season ← 1864 1866 → 1865 was the 79th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). W. G. Grace made his debut as a first-class player and the new Lancashire County Cricket Club played its first match. Contents 1 Events 2 Playing record (by county) [8] 3 Leading batsmen (qualification 10 innings) 4 Leading bowlers (qualification 800 balls) 5 References 6 Annual reviews Events 15 & 16 February : Earliest inter-colonial match in the West Indies was Barbados v. Demerara (now Guyana) at Bridgetown. This is recognised as the start of West Indian first-class cricket. 3 March : Formation of Worcestershire County Cricket Club, which became first-class in 1899. [1] 22 June : W. G. Grace made his first-class debut playing for Gentlemen of the South v. Players of the South. This was a two-day match which his team won by an innings and 58 runs. Amazingly, he began his career with a duck: st HH Stephenson b G Bennett. However, he...