Events
7 March. A Match Fund Committee to run Yorkshire county matches was established in Sheffield, which had been the home of Yorkshire cricket for nearly 100 years. It was from this fund that Yorkshire CCC was founded two years later: an exact parallel with the formation of Sussex CCC from a similar fund (1836-1839).
HH Stephenson captained the first English team to tour Australia. No first class matches were played.
Read more about this topic: 1861 English Cricket Season
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