Hampshire vs MCC
1819-06-14
On 14-15 June 1819 James Aylward Junior — son of the Hambledon professional — scored 105 for Hampshire against MCC at Lord's. It was his first major century and announced the second generation of the Hampshire batting tradition. He was twenty-three; his father, present at the match, watched from the boundary.
Officers vs 21st Light Dragoons
1819-01-15
On 15 January 1819 officers of the Cape Town garrison played the rank-and-file of the 21st Light Dragoons at cricket on Green Point Common, on the open ground below Signal Hill. The match — recorded in the Cape Town Gazette — is the earliest documented cricket fixture in southern Africa and the founding event of South African cricket history.
Osbaldeston vs all comers
1819-06-09
In June 1819 George Osbaldeston — angered by his MCC ban of the previous year — posted an open single-wicket challenge at Lord's: he would play any one man in England for 100 guineas a side, to take place at any neutral ground. Beldham, Lambert and Beauclerk all declined; the challenge was eventually taken up by William Ward in a low-key match in August. Osbaldeston won. The challenge is one of the great public-relations gestures of Regency cricket.
Sussex vs Kent
1819-07-26
On 26-27 July 1819 Sussex played Kent on the Steine at Brighton — the first formal Sussex v Kent fixture since the Napoleonic Wars and the start of one of the longest-running rivalries in English county cricket. Sussex won by seven wickets, helped by 67 from George Brown and a 44 from John Hammond. The fixture was repeated annually thereafter and is the foundation entry of the modern Sussex-Kent series.
Gentlemen of England vs Players of England
1819-07-08
After a thirteen-year gap forced by the Napoleonic War, the Gentlemen v Players match was revived at Lord's on 7-9 July 1819. The amateurs played the professionals on equal terms — eleven a side, no odds — and the Players won by six wickets. Lord Strathavon, a sponsor of the Players, captained them in person, apparently because he had placed a bet on his side and wanted to be sure of his money. The 1819 revival began the unbroken run of the fixture that would last until 1962.