The 1818 English cricket season was the 32nd since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). George Osbaldeston lost his MCC membership. Details of three historically important eleven-a-side matches are known.
Events William Lambert's patron George Osbaldeston struck his name from the MCC members list in anger in 1818. He later repented and tried to restore himself but his application was blocked by his enemy, Lord Frederick Beauclerk. Osbaldeston could no longer play at Lord's and that effectively ended his career. With cricket still recovering from the effects of the Napoleonic War, a total of only three matches were recorded in 1818: 1–2 June — E H Budd's XI v W Ward's XI @ Lord's Cricket GroundHaygarth, p.407. 22–23 June — Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) v Hampshire @ Lord's Cricket GroundHaygarth, p.409. 17–19 August — Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) v Hampshire @ Lord's Cricket GroundHaygarth, p.416.
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