First-class matches

1845 match list

Events

Although several earlier county organisations had existed going back to 1709, the present Surrey CCC was formed at a meeting which took place at the new Kennington Oval during a match between two local teams on 21 & 22 August.

Leading batsmen

Fuller Pilch

Fuller Pilch

Fuller Pilch was an English cricketer. Described as "the greatest batsman ever known until the appearance of W. G. Grace", the right-hand batting Pilch played 229 first class cricket matches between 1820 and 1854 for an assortment of counties, including Kent, Hampshire, Surrey and Surrey, as well...

 was the leading runscorer with 569 @ 21.07

Other leading batsmen were: W Dorrinton, T Box, N Felix, CG Taylor, T Sewell, T Barker, WR Hillyer

Leading bowlers

WR Hillyer was the leading wicket-taker with 174

Other leading bowlers were: J Dean, FW Lillywhite, W Clarke, A Mynn

External sources

• CricketArchive – season summaries

Annual reviews

• Arthur Haygarth
  Arthur Haygarth
  Arthur Haygarth was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians....
  
  , Scores & Biographies, Volume 3 (1841-1848), Lillywhite, 1862