The 1848 English cricket season saw an increase in northern matches with the main town clubs regularly challenging each other.

First-class matches

• 1848 match list

Events

Sheffield Cricket Club played home and away against both Manchester Cricket Club and Nottingham Cricket Club.

Leading batsmen

George Parr was the leading runscorer with 339 @ 18.83.

Other leading batsmen were N Felix, A Mynn, WJ Hammersley, T Box, JM Lee, J Wisden, RT King, J Dean.

Leading bowlers

WR Hillyer was the leading wicket-taker with 85.

Other leading bowlers were FW Lillywhite, J Wisden, A Mynn, W Clarke, E Hinkly, GE Yonge, JM Lee.

External sources

• CricketArchive – season summaries

Annual reviews

• Arthur Haygarth
  Arthur Haygarth
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  , Scores & Biographies, Volume 3 (1841-1848), Lillywhite, 1862