The 1821 English cricket season was the 35th since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The Gentlemen v Players match was ended in controversial circumstances. Details of five historically important eleven-a-side matches are known.
Events In the Gentlemen v Players match at Lord's Cricket Ground, the Gentlemen conceded the game having gone well behind on 1st innings. Derek Birley commented that it was a "Coronation Match" to celebrate the accession of King George IV and was "a suitably murky affair".Birley, p. 67. With cricket still recovering from the effects of the Napoleonic War, only a few matches were recorded in 1821: 24 May – Cambridge University v Cambridge Town Club @ University Ground, Cambridge 3 July – Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) v Godalming @ Lord's Cricket GroundHaygarth, p.439. 9 July – Godalming v MCC @ The Burys, GodalmingHaygarth, p.441. 16–18 July – MCC v Hampshire @ Lord's Cricket GroundHaygarth, p.443. 23–24 July – Gentlemen v Players @ Lord's Cricket GroundHaygarth, p.444. The Gentlemen v Players match marked the final first class appearance of Billy Beldham in a career lasting from 1787.
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