Cricket matches in 1840

Note that only matches that are on our database are listed here.
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Date of
Match Venue Teams Result Status &
Format Source

Widemarsh Common, Hereford Hereford v Abergavenny Hereford won by concession XI v XI
2 inns Herefordshire Cricket (line scores)
Contributor: BH

not known Monmouthshire v Ross Ross won by 9 runs XI v XI
2 inns Herefordshire Cricket
Contributor: BH

Wrexham Racecourse Wrexham v Chester XI v XI
2 inns Contributor: BH

May 15th Moss Lane, Manchester Manchester v 6th Carabiniers, 79th Highlanders and 96th Regiment Manchester won by inns and 5 runs XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

May 20th Raglan Roll's XI v Stretton's XI Roll's XI won by inns and 21 runs XIII v XIII
2 inns Monmouthshire Merlin
Contributor: BH

May 28th Parker's Piece, Cambridge Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club won by 9 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 1st Parker's Piece, Cambridge Cambridge Town Club v Cambridge University Cambridge Town Club won by 3 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 4th Newport Newport v Rifle Brigade Rifle Brigade won by 11 runs XI v XI
2 inns Monmouthshire Merlin (line scores)
Contributor: BH

Jun 8th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood England v Sussex Sussex won by 22 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 9th Widemarsh Common, Hereford Hereford v Monmouthshire Monmouthshire won by 3 wkts XXII v XI
2 inns Hereford Journal
Contributor: BH
Monmouthshire Merlin (full card)
Contributor: BH

Jun 11th Newport Newport v Rifle Brigade Rifle Brigade won by 68 runs XI v XI
2 inns Monmouthshire Merlin (full card)
Contributor: BH

Jun 11th Magdalen Ground, Oxford Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club won by 7 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 15th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v Cambridge Town Club Marylebone Cricket Club won by 49 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 15th Royal New Ground, Brighton Sussex v Nottinghamshire Sussex won by inns and 59 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 18th Old County Ground, Town Malling Kent v Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire won by 10 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 22nd Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Fast Bowlers v Slow Bowlers Slow Bowlers won by 33 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 24th Penwortham Marsh, Preston Preston v Manchester Second XI Preston won by 6 runs XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Jun 29th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Gentlemen v Players Players won by 9 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 30th Raglan Monmouthshire v Hereford Drawn XI v XI
2 inns Monmouthshire Merlin (partial card)
Contributor: BH

Jul 6th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood England v Kent England won by 76 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 8th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Oxford University v Cambridge University Cambridge University won by 63 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 9th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University Marylebone Cricket Club won by inns and 5 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 13th Edge Hill, Liverpool Liverpool v Manchester Manchester won by inns and 29 runs XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (full card)
Contributor: WDA
Scores & Biographies volume 2 page 567 (full card)
Contributor: WDA

Jul 13th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v North North won by 2 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 22nd Moss Lane, Manchester Manchester v Victoria Club Manchester won by 62 runs XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Jul 27th Trent Bridge, Nottingham Nottinghamshire v Sussex Sussex won by 14 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 31st Spitty Farm, Abergavenny Abergavenny v Hereford Abergavenny won by 9 wkts XI v XI
2 inns (full card)
Contributor: BH

Aug 10th Royal New Ground, Brighton Sussex v England England won by 4 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 17th Old County Ground, Town Malling Kent v England Kent won by 3 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 26th Moss Lane, Manchester Manchester v Victoria Club Victoria Club won by 4 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Aug 27th Raglan Monmouthshire Civilians v Monmouthshire Military Monmouthshire Civilians won by 9 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Monmouthshire Merlin
Contributor: BH

Sep 3rd Phillip's Field, Bromley Kent v England England won by 139 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Sep 4th Caer Howell, Toronto Toronto v St George's Club of New York St George's Club of New York won by 10 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Sixty Years of Canadian Cricket by John E Hall and RO McCulloch page 15 (partial card, short report)
Contributor: PDG

Sep 8th Woodstock Woodstock v Guelph Guelph won by 3 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Sixty Years of Canadian Cricket by John E Hall and RO McCulloch page 17 (partial card)
Contributor: PDG

Sep 10th Burton-on-Trent North v Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club won by 71 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Sep 16th Pontypool Abergavenny v Newport Drawn XI v XI
2 inns Monmouthshire Merlin (full card)
Contributor: BH

Sep 22nd Widemarsh Common, Hereford Herefordshire v Monmouthshire Drawn XI v XI
2 inns Monmouthshire Merlin (full card)
Contributor: BH

Sep 26th Golden Mile Bridgend v Cowbridge Cowbridge won XI v XI
2 inns The Cambrian (full card)
Contributor: BH

Sep 28th not known Bridgend v Cowbridge Cowbridge won by 6 wkts XI v XI
2 inns The Cambrian (full card)
Contributor: BH

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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