William Ward scores 278 for MCC v. Norfolk at Lord's, the first known double century and a new world record for the highest individual innings in all forms of cricket, beating
James Aylward's score of 167 in 1777. However, the match is not universally recognised as
first-class.
The original
Northamptonshire CCC was founded in 1820 but was subject to substantial reorganisation and reformation in 1878
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abNote that scorecards created in the first quarter of the 19th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and the missing data prevents effective computation of averages
William Ward scores 278 for MCC v. Norfolk at Lord's, the first known double century and a new world record for the highest individual innings in all forms of cricket, beating
James Aylward's score of 167 in 1777. However, the match is not universally recognised as
first-class.
The original
Northamptonshire CCC was founded in 1820 but was subject to substantial reorganisation and reformation in 1878
^
abNote that scorecards created in the first quarter of the 19th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and the missing data prevents effective computation of averages