Notable Events
- William Stratford was the first president, followed by Richard Gillott.
- William Woolhouse, one of the six founders of the club, and his father-in-law George Steer, were the men behind the Darnall cricket ground which was built for 1822 and the new Darnall ground (which was built after parts of the first collapsed during the first major match there - Sheffield v. Nottingham attended by 2000 people.).
- The new Darnall ground had seating for 8000.
- Wednesday played their home matches at Darnall. However the Darnall ground wasn't destined to lord it for long as by Date ? a new ground had been built nearer the town. This ground, Hyde Park, attracted big matches immediately but even Hyde Park only last 10 years before starting to lose its shine.
- When Wednesday played Nottingham in 1833, George Dawson was the victim of a disputed run out decision which was recorded in the score book as "cheated out".
- In 1841 Harry Sampson scored 162, the highest ever score on ice, while playing for Wednesday against Sheffield Town.
- As Hyde Park fell from grace, local cricketers began looking for yet another venue. A new ground at Newhall was used for a United England XI versus a Sheffield XV however Newhall was too far from the town, seating was limited and the wicket was poor.
- A group of local cricketers including W.O. Stratford representing Wednesday, managed to lease an area of land on Bramall Lane to build a pavilion and rent some land around it. So just a few months after the Charge of the Light Brigade two teams picked from Sheffield, Wednesday, Broomhall, Milton, Caxton and Shrewsbury clubs met on the Bramall Lane wicket.
- Wednesday had a wicket at Bramall Lane until 1893.
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