County Clubs and The Spread of Cricket
After the foundation of Sussex County Cricket Club in 1839, several more county clubs were created to replace the loose organisations that had managed county teams formerly.
The formation of William Clarke's All-England Eleven and its successors gave cricket a new direction and helped to develop the geographical spread of the game throughout England. This process was facilitated by the "railway boom", the growth of the railway network permitting matches between widely separated opponents.
Cricket achieved even a greater geographical spread through the first overseas tours from England to North America in 1859 and Australia in 1861-62. The first international match had taken place in North America in 1844, between Canada and United States. First-class cricket began in Australia in 1850-51 and the beginning of first-class cricket in each of India, New Zealand and the West Indies was imminent.
Read more about this topic: Overview Of English Cricket From 1816 To 1863
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