#william martingell

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William Martingell — Surrey's Roundarm Seamer Joins the UAEE Breakaway, 1852

Surrey, United All-England Eleven

1852-08-15

William Martingell of Nutfield, Surrey, was one of the leading roundarm bowlers in England through the late 1840s and 1850s. When Wisden and Dean broke from Clarke's All-England Eleven in 1852, Martingell was among the first professionals to join the new United All-England Eleven, citing Clarke's autocratic management and inadequate pay — a decision that cost him several AEE fixtures but confirmed the UAEE's credibility.

#roundarm-era#early-victorian#1850s

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William Martingell — Surrey's Match-Winning Roundarmer, 1840s

Surrey and All-England elevens

1843-07-01

William Martingell of Nutfield was Surrey's leading roundarm bowler through the 1840s and early 1850s, combining pace with exceptional accuracy to take 762 first-class wickets at 10.38 — an average that ranked among the best in the game. An early member of Clarke's All-England Eleven, Martingell toured England's industrial north every summer and was instrumental in the AEE's competitive success against local twenties-and-twos.

#roundarm-era#early-victorian#1840s