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The United All-England Eleven (UEE) was an English cricket team formed in 1852 by players breaking away from William Clarke's All-England Eleven (AEE). Key UEE players included John Wisden and Jemmy Dean, who became joint secretaries of the team. The team was part of a movement in cricket that used Clarke's idea of professional teams touring the country on the newly created railways. The introduction of railways meant that, for the first time, cricket teams found that touring was feasible. Together with Clarke's team, the UEE players monopolised the best cricket talent until the rise of county cricket in the 1860s. [1] Clarke would have nothing to do with the UEE, but he died in 1856, and from 1857 to 1866 the matches between the AEE and the UEE were perhaps the most important contests of the English season - certainly judged by the quality of the players. [2] Between 1850 and 1880, 19 such teams were formed including the United North of England Eleven and the United South...

This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (September 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The North of England appeared in first-class cricket between 1836 and 1961, most often in the showcase North v South matches against the South of England, although there were also games against touring teams, MCC and others. The inaugural North v South fixture, [1] was held at Lord's on 11 and 12 July 1836. The North won by six wickets. References ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.co.uk . Retrieved 2013-09-03 .   External sources CricketArchive – list of fixtures Further reading Rowland Bowen, Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development , Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970 Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827-1840) , Lillywhite, 1862 This article about a cricket team in ...

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...

Sheffield Cricket Club Team information Established soon after 1751 Last match 1862 Home venue Darnall cricket ground Bramall Lane History Notable players Tom Marsden The Sheffield Cricket Club was founded in the 18th century and soon became important to the development of cricket in northern England. It was the direct forerunner of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and some of the teams fielded by Sheffield were styled Yorkshire. Sheffield generally held important match status, depending on the quality of their opponents, from 1771 to 1863. [1] [2] Contents 1 Earliest cricket in Yorkshire 2 Sheffield cricket 3 Sheffield v Leeds 4 Sheffield v Nottingham 5 19th century 6 Sheffield CC records (important matches only) 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External links Earliest cricket in Yorkshire The earliest known references to cricket in Yorkshire are in 1751. [3] These relate to local matches in Sheffield and to a game on or soon after Monday, 5 August at Stanwick, near Richmond, bet...