Cricket matches in 1842

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Date of
Match Venue Teams Result Status &
Format Source

Higher Ouze Booth, Blackburn Blackburn Second XI v Preston Blackburn Second XI won by 51 runs XI v XI
2 inns Blackburn Standard (line scores)
Contributor: WDA

not known Chester v Mold XI v XI
2 inns Contributor: BH

not known Llangollen v Mold XI v XI
2 inns Contributor: BH

not known Mold v Mold Operatives XI v XI
2 inns Contributor: BH

Penwortham Marsh, Preston Preston v Blackburn Second XI Blackburn Second XI won by 2 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Blackburn Standard (line scores)
Contributor: WDA

May 12th Parker's Piece, Cambridge Cambridge Town Club v Cambridge University Cambridge University won by 3 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

May 13th Moss Lane, Manchester Married v Single Drawn XI v XIII
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

May 19th Parker's Piece, Cambridge Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club won by 3 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 2nd Magdalen Ground, Oxford Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club won by 9 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 6th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v Cambridge University Marylebone Cricket Club won by inns and 43 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 9th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Oxford University v Cambridge University Cambridge University won by 162 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 13th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University Marylebone Cricket Club won by 8 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 18th Monmouth Monmouth Law v Omnibi Monmouth Law won by 10 wkts IX v IX
2 inns Monmouthshire Merlin
Contributor: BH

Jun 20th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v North Marylebone Cricket Club won by 43 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 27th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v Sussex Sussex won by 145 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 30th Beverley Ground, Canterbury Kent v Sussex Kent won by 4 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 30th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v Hampshire Hampshire won by 235 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul Higher Ouze Booth, Blackburn Blackburn v Preston Second XI Blackburn won by inns and 12 runs XI v XI
2 inns Blackburn Standard July (line scores)
Contributor: WDA

Jul 4th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Gentlemen of England v Gentlemen of Kent Gentlemen of England won by 45 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 4th Trent Bridge, Nottingham Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire v Players of Nottinghamshire Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire won by 1 wkt first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 11th Old Hall Inn, Salmesbury Blackburn v Preston Blackburn won by 5 runs XI v XI
2 inns Blackburn Standard July (line scores)
Contributor: WDA

Jul 11th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood England v Kent Kent won by 50 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 14th Royal New Ground, Brighton Sussex v Kent Kent won by 10 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 18th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Fast Bowlers v Slow Bowlers Fast Bowlers won by 47 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 23rd Crumlyn Burrows, Swansea Married of Swansea v Single of Swansea XI v XI
2 inns Contributor: BH

Jul 25th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Gentlemen v Players Gentlemen won by 95 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 26th Newport Newport v 11th Regiment Newport won by 6 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Monmouthshire Merlin (full card)
Contributor: BH

Aug Whalley Blackburn v Burnley Drawn XI v XI
2 inns Blackburn Standard August (line scores, short report)
Contributor: WDA

Aug not known Blackburn v Burnley Blackburn won by 7 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Blackburn Standard August (line scores)
Contributor: WDA

Aug not known Mold v Gentlemen of North Wales Circuit Mold won XI v XI
2 inns Contributor: BH

Aug 1st Beverley Ground, Canterbury Kent v England England won by 9 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 4th Beverley Ground, Canterbury Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of England Gentlemen of Kent won by 173 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 8th Royal New Ground, Brighton Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club won by 4 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 10th Moss Lane, Manchester Manchester v Liverpool Drawn XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA
Scores & Biographies volume 3 page 115 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Aug 12th Newport Newport v Officers of the 73rd Regiment XI v XI
2 inns Contributor: BH

Aug 15th Barker's Ground, Leicester North v Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club won by 7 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 18th Higher Ouze Booth, Blackburn Blackburn v Burnley Burnley won by 12 runs XI v XI
2 inns Blackburn Standard August (line scores, short report)
Contributor: WDA

Aug 20th Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil v Dowlais XI v XI
2 inns Contributor: BH

Aug 22nd Trent Bridge, Nottingham Nottinghamshire v England England won by 10 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 24th Edge Hill, Liverpool Liverpool v Manchester Drawn XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA
Scores & Biographies volume 3 page 123 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Aug 25th White Hart Field, Bromley Kent v England England won by 10 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 29th Lillywhite's Ground, Brighton Sussex v England Sussex won by 6 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 31st Moss Lane, Manchester Manchester v Ashton Flowery Field Manchester won by 79 runs XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Sep 5th Day's (Antelope) Ground, Southampton Hampshire v England England won by inns and 5 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Sep 12th Moss Lane, Manchester Manchester Second XI v Belmont Manchester Second XI won by 6 runs XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Sep 30th Cowbridge Married v Single XI v XI
2 inns 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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