#1857

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Gentlemen v Players, 1857 — Professional Superiority at Its Peak

Gentlemen of England vs Players of England

1857-07-13

The 1857 Gentlemen v Players match at Lord's, played in July, was a vivid demonstration of the gap between the best amateurs and the full-time professionals. Jackson bowled the Gentlemen out for 71 in their second innings, Parr scored 82 in the Players' first, and the Players won by eight wickets — a margin that was typical of the decade. No fewer than four players who would be on the 1859 North America tour were in the Players' eleven.

#roundarm-era#early-victorian#1850s

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All-England Eleven v United All-England Eleven — The First Annual Fixture, Lord's, June 1857

All-England Eleven (AEE) vs United All-England Eleven (UAEE)

1857-06-01

On 1-3 June 1857 the All-England Eleven and the United All-England Eleven met for the first time at Lord's, the boycott of the previous five years lifted by William Clarke's death the previous August. George Parr's AEE beat John Wisden's UAEE; the fixture became the most heavily attended annual match in English cricket and continued every summer until 1869.

#aee#uaee#lord-s

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John 'Foghorn' Jackson — 8 for 20 for North v South, 1857

North vs South

1857-07-13

The Nottinghamshire fast bowler John Jackson, nicknamed 'Foghorn' for the loud nose-blow with which he marked every wicket, took eight for 20 for the North against the South in 1857 and confirmed his reputation as the most prominent fast bowler in England. Jackson would become the dominant pace bowler of the late 1850s and early 1860s and the foremost roundarm 'demon' before overarm was legalised.

#john-jackson#foghorn#north-v-south