1825 English cricket season

The 1825 cricket season was the 228th in England since the earliest known definite reference to cricket in January 1597 (i.e., Old Style – 1598 New Style). The pavilion at Lord's was destroyed by fire. Many irreplaceable documents which recorded early cricket matches are believed to have been lost. The impact of this upon cricket's history is that it is only since 1825 that surviving records can be viewed with anything like complete confidence. Inter-county matches are recorded for the first time since 1796. Two of the greatest players of the 19th century, William Lillywhite and Ned Wenman, made their first known appearances in important matches.

The following matches are classified as important:

The first inter-county match to be played since 1796.

NB: the whole season record in S&B and other sources needs to be reviewed for matches not included above.

In terms of known data, Jem Broadbridge was the outstanding player of the season as he scored the most runs and took the most wickets.

Inter-county cricket was revived for the first time since 1796 with Sussex playing two matches each against Hampshire and Kent, the home team winning every time. Hampshire and Kent did not play each other. Based on the known results, the strongest team was probably Sussex.

Players first mentioned in the surviving sources include:

(plus others from the Sheffield v Leicester and Bury v Nottingham matches – to be checked)

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