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William Clarke's All-England Eleven

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This article is about William Clarke's team. For the definition of the expression "All-England Eleven", see All-England Eleven. All-England Eleven William Clarke's All-England Eleven Team information Established 1846 Home venue no home venue (nomadic team) History Notable players William Clarke George Parr William Caffyn John Wisden William Lillywhite Alfred Mynn Nicholas Felix The All-England Eleven (AEE) was an itinerant all-professional first-class cricket team created in 1846 by Nottinghamshire cricketer William Clarke. Widely known by its acronym AEE, it took advantage of opportunities offered by the newly developed railways to play against local teams throughout Great Britain and made its profit by receiving payments from the home clubs. In 1852, some players broke away from the AEE to form the United All-England Eleven (UEE). Similar enterprises were launched in the following years including the United North of England Eleven (UNEE) and Edgar Willsher's Un

William Clarke (cricketer)

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For other people with the same name, see William Clarke. William Clarke Personal information Born 24 December 1798 Nottingham, England Died 25 August 1856 (aged 57) Wandsworth, London, England Batting Right-hand Career statistics Competition First-class Matches 217 Runs scored 2133 Batting average 10.35 100s/50s 0/7 Top score 75 Balls bowled 14027+ Wickets 795 Bowling average 9.99 5 wickets in innings 82 10 wickets in match 25 Best bowling 9/29 Catches/stumpings 55/0 Source: William Clarke. ESPN Cricinfo William Clarke (24 December 1798 – 25 August 1856) was an English cricketer and team manager who played first-class cricket from 1826 to 1855. He founded, managed and captained the All-England Eleven. He has been described as "one of certain figures who, in the history of cricket, stand like milestones along the way". [1] Clarke was born at Nottingham and died at Wandsworth in Surrey. In the late 1820s, he lost sight in one eye after being struck there by a fives ball on th

George Parr (cricketer)

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For other people with the same name, see George Parr (disambiguation). George Parr Personal information Full name George Parr Born ( 1826-05-22 ) 22 May 1826 Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England Died 23 June 1891 (1891-06-23) (aged 65) Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England Height 5 ft 9 [1]  in (1.75 m) Batting Right-hand bat Role Batsman Domestic team information Years Team 1845–1870 Nottinghamshire 1853–1854 Surrey 1853–1854 Sussex 1854–1858 Kent 1863 Marylebone Cricket Club Career statistics Competition First-class Matches 207 Runs scored 6626 Batting average 20.20 100s/50s 1/31 Top score 130 Balls bowled 694 Wickets 29 Bowling average 15.34 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/42 Catches/stumpings 126/- Source: Cricket Archive, 21 June 2014 George Parr (22 May 1826 – 23 June 1891) was an English cricketer, whose first-class career lasted from 1844 to 1870. Known popularly as the "Lion of the North", Parr was a right-handed batsman a