1858 English cricket season
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The 1858 English cricket season saw the great fast bowler John Jackson
lead the bowlers for the first time
was the leading runscorer with 516 @ 21.50
Other leading batsmen were: J Wisden, FP Miller, G Parr, AJD Diver, J Grundy, HH Stephenson, FH Norman, J Lillywhite, T Lockyer, CG Lane
Other leading bowlers were: HH Stephenson, W Caffyn, J Wisden, VE Walker, J Grundy
John Jackson (cricketer)
John "Foghorn" Jackson was a Nottinghamshire and All-England Eleven cricketer who was generally reckoned to be the outstanding fast bowler of the 1850s.Born in Bungay in Suffolk, Jackson was affectionately known as "Foghorn"...
lead the bowlers for the first time
First-class matches
Leading batsmen
William CaffynWilliam Caffyn
William "Billy" Caffyn was a famous English cricketer who played for Surrey CCC and the All-England Eleven.-Surrey and All-England:...
was the leading runscorer with 516 @ 21.50
Other leading batsmen were: J Wisden, FP Miller, G Parr, AJD Diver, J Grundy, HH Stephenson, FH Norman, J Lillywhite, T Lockyer, CG Lane
Leading bowlers
John Jackson was the leading wicket-taker with 102Other leading bowlers were: HH Stephenson, W Caffyn, J Wisden, VE Walker, J Grundy
External sources
Annual reviews
- Fred LillywhiteFred LillywhiteFrederick Lillywhite was a sports outfitter and cricketing entrepreneur, who organised the first overseas cricket tour by an English team and published a number of reference works about cricket.-Cricketing dynasty:...
, The Guide to Cricketers, Lillywhite, 1859 - Arthur HaygarthArthur HaygarthArthur Haygarth was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians....
, Scores & Biographies, Volume 6 (1858–1860), Lillywhite, 1862