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The United All-England Eleven's First Touring Season — 1853

United All-England Eleven vs Various

1853-06-01

The United All-England Eleven's first full touring season in 1853 proved the viability of the Wisden-Dean breakaway from Clarke's All-England Eleven. Playing exhibition matches against twenty-two-man local sides across southern England, the UAEE drew large crowds, paid its professionals better than Clarke had, and demonstrated that a rival professional touring body could thrive alongside the original AEE.

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Wisden and Dean Break Away — The Founding of the United All-England Eleven, 1852

United All-England Eleven (UAEE) split from All-England Eleven (AEE)

1852-08-07

In August 1852, John Wisden of Sussex and Jemmy Dean of Surrey, the two leading professional cricketers in the south of England, broke from William Clarke's All-England Eleven over Clarke's autocratic management and the meagre share of takings he allowed his players. With several discontented colleagues they founded the United All-England Eleven, which from 1857 would meet the parent AEE every summer in fixtures that drew the largest crowds in English cricket.

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