The 1842 English cricket season was the 16th of the roundarm era. The official foundation of Kent County Cricket Club took place in Canterbury.
Important matches 1842 match list
Events 6 August. Formation of the original Kent County Cricket Club in Canterbury; it was reformed as the present club in 1859. Teams representing Kent had been playing regularly since the early 18th century but these were invariably ad hoc teams raised by wealthy patrons.
The new Kent club played its first important match against England at the White Hart Ground, Bromley on 25 to 27 August.
Leading batsmen N Felix was the leading runscorer with 406 @ 31.23
Other leading batsmen were: F Pilch, A Mynn, T Box, CG Taylor, FGB Ponsonby, B Good, T Barker, TA Anson, J Guy, C Hawkins, R Kynaston, T Sewell, JRLE Bayley
Leading bowlers WR Hillyer was the leading wicket-taker with 127
Other leading bowlers were: A Mynn, FW Lillywhite, J Dean, CG Taylor
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External links CricketArchive – season summaries