On 21 July 1814 Lord Frederick Beauclerk took 7 wickets in an innings against Hampshire at the new Lord's — bowling his slow underarm lobs. It was his career-best return at Lord's and one of the finest individual bowling performances in the early St John's Wood years. MCC won the match by an innings.
Beauclerk's lobs were one of the underarm era's most distinctive deliveries. He bowled them at near-walking pace with sharp drift.
Beauclerk's slow lobs — flighted high and dropping short — were notoriously hard to hit on the new ground's still-uneven pitch. In Hampshire's first innings he took 7 for 38 in 22 four-ball overs. The wickets included James Aylward Jr (caught and bowled for 3) and the leading Hampshire bat Lord Charles Russell (bowled 12). MCC won by an innings.
21 Jul 1814
Beauclerk takes 7-38 v Hampshire
22 Jul 1814
MCC wins by an innings
Beauclerk's bowling masterclass — one of the great underarm-era spells.
Beauclerk's 7-for is a frequently-cited entry in the early Lord's bowling records — a benchmark return on the new ground.
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1811-07-04
The 1811 Lord's season was the leanest of the Middle Ground years. With the Napoleonic blockade at its tightest, willow scarce, professionals diverted to militia service and the betting public's purses thin, only fourteen major matches were played at Lord's all summer. The 1811 season is the clearest measure of cricket's wartime contraction.
Officers vs Civilians
1812-12-15
By the close of 1812 cricket was being played regularly in both Madras and Bombay — the earliest documented fixtures in either Presidency. Garrison officers and civilian East India Company servants ran the matches; the Madras Gazette and Bombay Courier preserved the earliest scoresheets. The Calcutta game (documented 1804) had been joined by all three Presidency capitals.
Kent vs MCC
1813-09-09
On 9-10 September 1813 Kent played the MCC at the Vine, Sevenoaks — the first post-war major match at the historic Kent ground and the start of the Vine's revival as a regular major venue. The Vine had hosted little major cricket since 1808; the September 1813 fixture marked its return to the front rank.