1803 English cricket season

In the 1803 English cricket season, Thomas Howard made his debut in first-class cricket.

Honours

Prime Minister William Pitt referred to cricket when introducing his Defence Bill.^[2]
With the Napoleonic War continuing, loss of investment and manpower impacted cricket and only three first-class matches have been recorded in 1803:
- 21–24 June — All-England v Surrey at Lord's Old Ground^[3]
- 4–6 July — Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire v Hampshire at Lord's Old Ground^[4]
- 11–12 July — All-England v Surrey at Lord's Old Ground^[4]
Another match that has sometimes been regarded as first-class is H C Woolridge's XI v W R Capel's XI at Clifford's Park, Rickmansworth, on Friday 26 August.

1803 debutants included:

1 2 Note that scorecards created in the first quarter of the 19th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and computation of averages is ineffectual.
↑ Bowen, p.268.
↑ Haygarth, p.305.
1 2 Haygarth, p.307.

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English cricket teams in the 18th century

English cricket venues to 1825

English cricket seasons

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