In the 1799 English cricket season, Surrey again beat All-England three times. As in the previous year, the number of matches may have declined due to the effect of the Napoleonic War. Fewer were reported but there was loose censorship in place.
A cricket club was formed at Seringapatam in south India after the successful British siege.
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