The 1824 English cricket season was the 38th since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Gentlemen v Players was an odds game with 14 on the Gentlemen team, but the Players still won by 103 runs. Details of six historically important eleven-a-side matches are known.
Events There is evidence of a county club having been formed in Devonshire, though the current Devon County Cricket Club dates from 1899.Bowen, p.270. Six matches were recorded in 1824: 5 July – Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) v Godalming @ Lord's Cricket GroundHaygarth, p.495. 20 July – Godalming v Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) @ The Burys, GodalmingHaygarth, p.497. 26 July – England v The Bs @ Lord's Cricket GroundHaygarth, p.499. 2 August – Gentlemen XIV v Players XI @ Lord's Cricket GroundHaygarth, p.500. 6 August – Sussex v Godalming @ Petworth ParkHaygarth, p.501. 13 August – Godalming v Sussex @ The Burys, GodalmingHaygarth, p.503.
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