Cricket matches in 1831

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Date of
Match Venue Teams Result Status &
Format Source

Salford Crescent, Broughton Manchester v 10th Hussars, 60th Rifles and 43rd Foot XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Herald, June
Contributor: WDA

May 19th Parker's Piece, Cambridge Cambridge Town Club v Cambridge University Cambridge Town Club won by inns and 28 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 13th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood England v The Bs England won by inns and 28 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 15th not known Married of Swansea v Single of Swansea Married of Swansea won XI v XI
2 inns The Cambrian
Contributor: BH

Jun 20th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood England v Surrey England won by 6 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 23rd Rochdale Married v Single Married won by 5 runs XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Guardian 25th June (line scores)
Contributor: WDA
Rochdale Cricket 1812-1853 by GB Buckley (line scores)
Contributor: WDA

Jun 29th not known Married of Swansea v Single of Swansea XI v XI
2 inns The Cambrian
Contributor: BH

Jul 5th Parker's Piece, Cambridge Cambridge Town Club v Cambridge University Cambridge Town Club won by concession first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 7th Fox and Grapes, Blackburn Blackburn v Preston Preston won by inns and 2 runs XI v XI
2 inns Blackburn, July (partial card)
Contributor: WDA
Preston Pilot 23rd July (line scores, short report)
Contributor: WDA

Jul 11th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Married v Single Single won by 22 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 18th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood A to K v L to Z L to Z won by 12 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 22nd Pontneathvaughan Merthyr Tydfil v Swansea Swansea won by 44 runs XI v XI
2 inns The Cambrian
Contributor: BH

Jul 25th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Gentlemen v Players Players won by 5 wkts first-class
XI v IX
2 inns

Aug 2nd Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v England England won by inns and 47 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 6th Bryn-y-Mor Field, Swansea Swansea v Merthyr Tydfil XI v XI
2 inns The Cambrian
Contributor: BH

Aug 16th WM Lowndes' Park, Chesham Chesham v Amersham Amersham won by 156 runs XII v XII
2 inns

Aug 18th Rochdale Married v Single XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Guardian 6th August
Contributor: WDA
Rochdale Cricket 1812-1853 by GB Buckley
Contributor: WDA

Aug 29th Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield Sheffield v Nottingham Nottingham won by 125 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

In the source column:
full card means details of how each batsman was dismissed
partial means incomplete details of how each batsman was dismissed with some entries missing
line scores means just team totals givem, without any details of how each batsman was dismissed

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