Cricket matches in 1846

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Date of
Match Venue Teams Result Status &
Format Source

Higher Ouze Booth, Blackburn Blackburn v Preston Clarence Preston Clarence won by 6 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Blackburn Standard (line scores, short report)
Contributor: WDA

Duke of York, Burnley Lane, Burnley Burnley Grammar School Present v Burnley Grammar School Past Burnley Grammar School Present won by 25 runs XI v XI
2 inns Blackburn Standard (line scores)
Contributor: WDA

not known Easton and Stapleton v Newport XI v XI
2 inns Contributor: BH

not known Liverpool v Wrexham XI v XI
2 inns Contributor: BH

not known Rock Ferry v Wrexham XI v XI
2 inns Contributor: BH

May 14th Parker's Piece, Cambridge Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club Cambridge University won by 32 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

May 21st Magdalen Ground, Oxford Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club won by 3 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

May 24th Caer Howell, Toronto Toronto v Toronto Garrison Toronto won by 5 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Sixty Years of Canadian Cricket by John E Hall and RO McCulloch page 28 (line scores)
Contributor: PDG

May 25th Parker's Piece, Cambridge Cambridge Town and County Club v Cambridge University Cambridge Town and County Club won by 10 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

May 25th Kennington Oval Surrey Club v Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club won by 48 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun not known 4th Light Dragoons v 36th Regiment 36th Regiment won by 6 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Jun not known 4th Light Dragoons v 36th Regiment 36th Regiment won by 4 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Jun 1st Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood F Pilch's XI v N Felix's XI F Pilch's XI won by 34 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 8th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v Cambridge University Cambridge University won by 44 runs first-class
XII v XII
2 inns

Jun 11th Magdalen Ground, Oxford Oxford University v Cambridge University Oxford University won by 3 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 15th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v North Marylebone Cricket Club won by 68 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 18th not known Montreal v 52nd Regiment Montreal won by 33 runs XI v XI
2 inns Sixty Years of Canadian Cricket by John E Hall and RO McCulloch page 29 (line scores)
Contributor: PDG

Jun 22nd Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Gentlemen of England v Gentlemen of Kent Gentlemen of England won by 7 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 25th Kennington Oval Surrey v Kent Surrey won by 10 wkts first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 29th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v Sussex Sussex won by concession first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jun 29th Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield Sheffield v Manchester Manchester won by inns and 37 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns ACS Match Scores 1846 page 12 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA
Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA
Scores & Biographies volume 3 page 404 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Jul Moss Lane, Manchester Manchester v The Garrison Manchester won by 12 runs X v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Jul 2nd Royal New Ground, Brighton Sussex v Kent Kent won by 144 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 6th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood England v Kent England won by 1 wkt first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 9th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University Oxford University won by inns and 17 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 13th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Marylebone Cricket Club v Surrey Club Surrey Club won by 42 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 18th not known Darlington v Cobourg Darlington won by 25 runs XI v XI
2 inns Sixty Years of Canadian Cricket by John E Hall and RO McCulloch page 29 (line scores)
Contributor: PDG

Jul 20th Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Gentlemen v Players Gentlemen won by 1 wkt first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 23rd Preston Hall Ground, Aylesford Kent v Surrey Drawn first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 23rd Penwortham Marsh, Preston Preston v Blackburn Preston won by 4 runs XI v XI
2 inns Blackburn Standard, July (line scores)
Contributor: WDA

Jul 25th not known Liverpool v Manchester Drawn XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Jul 29th Moss Lane, Manchester Manchester v Sheffield Manchester won by 107 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns ACS Match Scores 1846 page 19 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA
Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA
Scores & Biographies volume 3 page 429 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Jul 30th Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells Kent v Sussex Kent won by 59 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Jul 31st not known Haverfordwest v Pembrokeshire Haverfordwest won by 20 runs XI v XI
2 inns Carmarthen Journal (full card)
Contributor: BH

Aug Moss Lane, Manchester Manchester v The Garrison Manchester won by 76 runs XI v XI
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Aug 1st Upper Canada College Ground, Toronto Upper Canada College Past v Upper Canada College Present Upper Canada College Past won by 10 runs XI v XI
2 inns Sixty Years of Canadian Cricket by John E Hall and RO McCulloch page 30 (partial card)
Contributor: PDG

Aug 3rd Beverley Ground, Canterbury Kent v England Kent won by inns and 3 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 6th Beverley Ground, Canterbury Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of England Gentlemen of England won by 93 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 7th The Brocas, Eton Buckinghamshire v Berkshire Berkshire won by 25 runs XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 10th Cardigan Common Cardigan Town v Cardigan County and Military Cardigan Town won by 32 runs XI v XI
2 inns Carmarthen Journal (full card)
Contributor: BH

Aug 10th Royal New Ground, Brighton Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club won by 21 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 14th Cardiff Arms Park Merthyr Tydfil v Newport XI v XI
2 inns Contributor: BH

Aug 17th Royal New Ground, Brighton Sussex v England Drawn first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 21st Gogerddan, Aberystwyth Aberystwyth v Cambridge Town Club by 3 runs XI v XI
2 inns Carmarthen Journal (full card)
Contributor: BH

Aug 22nd Gogerddan, Aberystwyth Aberystwyth v Cambridge Town Club Aberystwyth won by 5 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Carmarthen Journal (full card)
Contributor: BH

Aug 22nd Montreal Montreal v Toronto Toronto won by concession XI v XI
2 inns Sixty Years of Canadian Cricket by John E Hall and RO McCulloch page 30 (partial card)
Contributor: PDG

Aug 24th Gogerddan, Aberystwyth Aberystwyth v Cambridge Town Club by 11 runs XI v XI
2 inns Carmarthen Journal (full card)
Contributor: BH

Aug 24th The County Ground, Carmarthen Carmarthen v Pembrokeshire Carmarthen won by 10 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Carmarthen Journal (full card)
Contributor: BH

Aug 24th Barker's Ground, Leicester North v Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club won by 58 runs first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 27th Brackenhurst Cricket Ground, Southwell Gentlemen of Southwell v England England won by concession first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 27th Red House Cricket Ground, Harlem United States of America v Canada Drawn XI v XI
2 inns

Aug 31st Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield Sheffield v All England Eleven Sheffield won by 5 wkts XX v XI
2 inns

Sep Llandovery College Ground Llandeilo v Carmarthen XI v XI
2 inns Carmarthen Journal
Contributor: BH

Sep Lampeter Llandovery v Cambridge Town Club XI v XI
2 inns Carmarthen Journal
Contributor: BH

Sep Dolgellau Welsh Residents v English Residents English Residents won by 8 wkts XI v XI
2 inns Contributor: BH

Sep 3rd Moss Lane, Manchester Manchester v All England Eleven All England Eleven won by inns and 31 runs XVIII v XI
2 inns Lillywhite's Guide 1851 page 28 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA
Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA
Scores & Biographies volume 3 page 462 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Sep 7th Victoria Ground, Leeds Yorkshire v All England Eleven All England Eleven won by 69 runs XVIII v XI
2 inns

Sep 8th not known Woodstock v 82nd Regiment 82nd Regiment won by 34 runs XI v XI
2 inns Sixty Years of Canadian Cricket by John E Hall and RO McCulloch page 31 (line scores)
Contributor: PDG

Sep 11th not known Woodstock v 82nd Regiment Woodstock won by 114 runs XI v XI
2 inns Sixty Years of Canadian Cricket by John E Hall and RO McCulloch page 31 (line scores)
Contributor: PDG

Sep 14th Parker's Piece, Cambridge Cambridge Town and County Club v Gentlemen of England Cambridge Town and County Club won by 1 wkt first-class
XI v XI
2 inns

Sep 17th not known Port Hope v Cobourg Cobourg won by 92 runs XI v XI
2 inns Sixty Years of Canadian Cricket by John E Hall and RO McCulloch page 31 (line scores)
Contributor: PDG

Sep 21st Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield Manchester v Nottingham Manchester won by 1 wkt II v II
2 inns Scores & Biographies volume 3 page 470 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Sep 24th Moss Lane, Manchester Manchester v Nottingham Manchester won by 66 runs II v II
2 inns Manchester Match Book volume 2 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA
Scores & Biographies volume 3 page 470 (partial card)
Contributor: WDA

Oct Penwortham Marsh, Preston Preston v Blackburn Cancelled XI v XI
2 inns Blackburn Standard 15th October (full report)
Contributor: WDA

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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