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Nottinghamshire — Powerhouse of 1860s County Cricket

Nottinghamshire vs other first-class counties

1865-09-01

Nottinghamshire was the strongest county side of the 1860s. Captained throughout the decade by George Parr from his home village of Radcliffe-on-Trent, the county won the unofficial championship in 1865, 1867 and 1869, fielded the leading English fast bowler of the era in John Jackson, the leading slow left-armer in George Wootton, and the rising star Alfred Shaw, who would later bowl the first ball in Test cricket. Nottinghamshire's players dominated the All-England Eleven and provided the bulk of touring sides to America and Australia.

#nottinghamshire#george-parr#richard-daft

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Richard Daft — Nottinghamshire's Prince and England's Premier Batsman, 1860s

Nottinghamshire and All-England representative sides

1864-07-01

Richard Daft of Nottinghamshire was, in the mid-1860s, the successor to George Parr as the country's leading professional batsman — elegant, technically correct, and prolific on the rough wickets of the early county cricket era. His Trent Bridge centuries and his representative appearances for the Players against the Gentlemen defined the standard of professional batsmanship in the decade before W.G. Grace's arrival reset all comparisons.

#overarm-era#early-county-cricket#1860s

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Richard Daft — Nottinghamshire's Next Great Batsman Makes His First-Class Debut, 1858

Nottinghamshire and All-England elevens

1858-06-01

Richard Daft of Nottingham made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire in 1858, at twenty years of age, and immediately announced himself as the finest young batsman in the north of England. An elegant right-hander with a perfect upright technique and an exceptional off-drive, Daft would by the mid-1860s succeed Parr as Nottinghamshire's leading professional and England's most admired batsman after Grace.

#roundarm-era#early-victorian#1850s