Cricketers who debuted for
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in
first-class matches from the implementation of the official first-class definition in May 1895 until August 1914, after which first-class cricket was suspended until the 1919 season, are as follows.[1][2] Many of the players represented MCC after the
First World War but they are only listed here, as it was in this period that they made their MCC debuts.
The period is often referred to as the "
Golden age of cricket".[3] MCC played all its home matches at its
Lord's venue in north London. The majority of MCC players were contracted to
county clubs or to one of the two main university teams and appeared for MCC by invitation. Some players were from other countries. For much of the 20th century, commencing with its 1903/04 tour of Australia, MCC organised international tours in which the
England cricket team played
Test matches. The players selected for these tours were contracted to MCC for the duration and appearances by them in non-Tests on the tour were for MCC, therefore any such players are included in this list. MCC teams have always operated at all levels of the sport and players who represented the club in minor cricket only are out of scope here.
The details are the player's usual name followed by the span of years in which he was active as an MCC player in important matches (the span may include years in which he played in minor matches only for MCC and/or years in which he did not represent MCC in any matches) and then his name is given as it appeared on match scorecards (e.g., surname preceded by all initials), followed by the county club or other team with which he was mostly associated (this may be MCC itself). If the player travelled abroad on winter tours organised by MCC, dates and destinations are given at the end of the entry. Players who took part in
Test cricket have their names highlighted in bold text.
Ted Arnold (1903/04) : E. G. Arnold (Worcestershire). Tours: Australia (1903/04).
Ewart Astill (1909β1931) : W. E. Astill (Leicestershire). Tours: West Indies (1925/26); India & Ceylon (1926/27); South Africa (1927/28); West Indies (1929/30).
Bernard Dobson (1912/13) : B. P. Dobson (MCC). Tours: West Indies (1912/13).
George Docker (1911β1914) : G. A. M. Docker (MCC). Tours: West Indies (1912/13).
Mordaunt Doll (1908β1919) : M. H. C. Doll (Middlesex). Tours: West Indies (1912/13).
Christian Doll (1900β1904) : C. C. T. Doll (Cambridge University)
Johnny Douglas (1907β1930) : J. W. H. T. Douglas (Essex). Tours: North America (1907); New Zealand (1906/07); Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); Australia (1920/21); Australia (1924/25).
Tom Hayward (1903/04) : T. W. Hayward (Surrey). Tours: Australia (1903/04).
Cecil Headlam (1903β1908) : C. Headlam (Middlesex)
J. W. Hearne (1910/11β1935) : J. W. Hearne (Middlesex). Tours: West Indies (1910/11); Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); Australia (1920/21); Australia (1924/25).
Thomas Henderson (1899β1901) : T. B. Henderson (Oxford University)
Patsy Hendren (1908β1937) : E. H. Hendren (Middlesex). Tours: Australia (1920/21); Australia (1924/25); Australia (1928/29); West Indies (1929/30); South Africa (1930/31); West Indies (1934/35).
Francis Henley (1905) : F. A. H. Henley (Middlesex). Tours: North America (1905).
Mervyn Herbert (1909) : M. R. H. M. Herbert (Nottinghamshire)
George Heron (1899) : G. A. Heron (MCC)
Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard (1904β1913) : H. V. Hesketh-Prichard (Hampshire). Tours: North America (1907).
Thomas Higson (1904) : T. A. Higson (Derbyshire, Lancashire)
Herbert Hill (1900β1901) : H. J. Hill (Hertfordshire)
George Hirst (1903/04) : G. H. Hirst (Yorkshire). Tours: Australia (1903/04).
Bill Hitch (1911/12β1920/21) : J. W. Hitch (Surrey). Tours: Australia (1911/12); Australia (1920/21).
Jack Hobbs (1907/08β1928/29) : J. B. Hobbs (Surrey). Tours: Australia (1907/08); South Africa (1909/10); Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); Australia (1920/21); Australia (1924/25); Australia (1928/29).
Albert Relf (1900β1914) : A. E. Relf (Sussex). Tours: Australia (1903/04); South Africa (1905/06); West Indies (1912/13); South Africa (1913/14).
Robert Relf (1910β1914) : R. R. Relf (Sussex). Tours: South Africa (1913/14).
Alan Reynolds (1903) : A. B. Reynolds (Oxford University, Gentlemen, Hertfordshire)
Wilfred Rhodes (1903/04β1929/30) : W. Rhodes (Yorkshire). Tours: Australia (1903/04); Australia (1907/08); South Africa (1909/10); Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); Australia (1920/21); West Indies (1929/30).
George Simpson-Hayward (1906/07β1909/10) : G. H. T. Simpson-Hayward (Worcestershire). Tours: New Zealand (1906/07); North America (1907); South Africa (1909/10).
Razor Smith (1912/13) : W. C. Smith (Surrey). Tours: West Indies (1912/13).
Sydney Smith (1910/11β1912/13) : S. G. Smith (Northamptonshire). Tours: West Indies (1910/11); West Indies (1912/13).
Tiger Smith (1909β1925/26) : E. J. Smith (Warwickshire). Tours: Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); West Indies (1925/26).
William Smith (1901β02) : W. R. R. Smith (Somerset, Wiltshire)
Tip Snooke (1907β1912) : S. J. Snooke (Transvaal). Tours: North America (1907).
John Stogdon (1896) : J. H. Stogdon (Cambridge University)
Vincent Stow (1905) : V. A. S. Stow (Oxford University). Tours: North America (1905).
Henry Stratton (1904β1914) : H. D. Stratton (Staffordshire)
Herbert Strudwick (1903/04β1924/25) : H. Strudwick (Surrey). Tours: Australia (1903/04); South Africa (1909/10); Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); Australia (1920/21); Australia (1924/25).
Pascoe Stuart (1906) : P. W. G. Stuart (London County)
Albert Trott (1896β1911) : A. E. Trott (Victoria, Middlesex)
Lionel Troughton (1911/12β1919) : L. H. W. Troughton (Kent). Tours: South America (1911/12).
Neville Tufnell (1906/07β1919) : N. C. Tufnell (Cambridge University, Surrey). Tours: New Zealand (1906/07); South Africa (1909/10); South America (1911/12).
Rockley Wilson (1902β1920/21) : E. R. Wilson (Yorkshire). Tours: South America (1911/12); Australia (1920/21).
Arthur Woodcock (1895β1901) : A. Woodcock (Leicestershire)
Frank Woolley (1909/10β1929/30) : F. E. Woolley (Kent). Tours: South Africa (1909/10); Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); Australia (1920/21); South Africa (1922/23); Australia (1924/25); Australia & New Zealand (1929/30).
Cricketers who debuted for
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in
first-class matches from the implementation of the official first-class definition in May 1895 until August 1914, after which first-class cricket was suspended until the 1919 season, are as follows.[1][2] Many of the players represented MCC after the
First World War but they are only listed here, as it was in this period that they made their MCC debuts.
The period is often referred to as the "
Golden age of cricket".[3] MCC played all its home matches at its
Lord's venue in north London. The majority of MCC players were contracted to
county clubs or to one of the two main university teams and appeared for MCC by invitation. Some players were from other countries. For much of the 20th century, commencing with its 1903/04 tour of Australia, MCC organised international tours in which the
England cricket team played
Test matches. The players selected for these tours were contracted to MCC for the duration and appearances by them in non-Tests on the tour were for MCC, therefore any such players are included in this list. MCC teams have always operated at all levels of the sport and players who represented the club in minor cricket only are out of scope here.
The details are the player's usual name followed by the span of years in which he was active as an MCC player in important matches (the span may include years in which he played in minor matches only for MCC and/or years in which he did not represent MCC in any matches) and then his name is given as it appeared on match scorecards (e.g., surname preceded by all initials), followed by the county club or other team with which he was mostly associated (this may be MCC itself). If the player travelled abroad on winter tours organised by MCC, dates and destinations are given at the end of the entry. Players who took part in
Test cricket have their names highlighted in bold text.
Ted Arnold (1903/04) : E. G. Arnold (Worcestershire). Tours: Australia (1903/04).
Ewart Astill (1909β1931) : W. E. Astill (Leicestershire). Tours: West Indies (1925/26); India & Ceylon (1926/27); South Africa (1927/28); West Indies (1929/30).
Bernard Dobson (1912/13) : B. P. Dobson (MCC). Tours: West Indies (1912/13).
George Docker (1911β1914) : G. A. M. Docker (MCC). Tours: West Indies (1912/13).
Mordaunt Doll (1908β1919) : M. H. C. Doll (Middlesex). Tours: West Indies (1912/13).
Christian Doll (1900β1904) : C. C. T. Doll (Cambridge University)
Johnny Douglas (1907β1930) : J. W. H. T. Douglas (Essex). Tours: North America (1907); New Zealand (1906/07); Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); Australia (1920/21); Australia (1924/25).
Tom Hayward (1903/04) : T. W. Hayward (Surrey). Tours: Australia (1903/04).
Cecil Headlam (1903β1908) : C. Headlam (Middlesex)
J. W. Hearne (1910/11β1935) : J. W. Hearne (Middlesex). Tours: West Indies (1910/11); Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); Australia (1920/21); Australia (1924/25).
Thomas Henderson (1899β1901) : T. B. Henderson (Oxford University)
Patsy Hendren (1908β1937) : E. H. Hendren (Middlesex). Tours: Australia (1920/21); Australia (1924/25); Australia (1928/29); West Indies (1929/30); South Africa (1930/31); West Indies (1934/35).
Francis Henley (1905) : F. A. H. Henley (Middlesex). Tours: North America (1905).
Mervyn Herbert (1909) : M. R. H. M. Herbert (Nottinghamshire)
George Heron (1899) : G. A. Heron (MCC)
Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard (1904β1913) : H. V. Hesketh-Prichard (Hampshire). Tours: North America (1907).
Thomas Higson (1904) : T. A. Higson (Derbyshire, Lancashire)
Herbert Hill (1900β1901) : H. J. Hill (Hertfordshire)
George Hirst (1903/04) : G. H. Hirst (Yorkshire). Tours: Australia (1903/04).
Bill Hitch (1911/12β1920/21) : J. W. Hitch (Surrey). Tours: Australia (1911/12); Australia (1920/21).
Jack Hobbs (1907/08β1928/29) : J. B. Hobbs (Surrey). Tours: Australia (1907/08); South Africa (1909/10); Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); Australia (1920/21); Australia (1924/25); Australia (1928/29).
Albert Relf (1900β1914) : A. E. Relf (Sussex). Tours: Australia (1903/04); South Africa (1905/06); West Indies (1912/13); South Africa (1913/14).
Robert Relf (1910β1914) : R. R. Relf (Sussex). Tours: South Africa (1913/14).
Alan Reynolds (1903) : A. B. Reynolds (Oxford University, Gentlemen, Hertfordshire)
Wilfred Rhodes (1903/04β1929/30) : W. Rhodes (Yorkshire). Tours: Australia (1903/04); Australia (1907/08); South Africa (1909/10); Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); Australia (1920/21); West Indies (1929/30).
George Simpson-Hayward (1906/07β1909/10) : G. H. T. Simpson-Hayward (Worcestershire). Tours: New Zealand (1906/07); North America (1907); South Africa (1909/10).
Razor Smith (1912/13) : W. C. Smith (Surrey). Tours: West Indies (1912/13).
Sydney Smith (1910/11β1912/13) : S. G. Smith (Northamptonshire). Tours: West Indies (1910/11); West Indies (1912/13).
Tiger Smith (1909β1925/26) : E. J. Smith (Warwickshire). Tours: Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); West Indies (1925/26).
William Smith (1901β02) : W. R. R. Smith (Somerset, Wiltshire)
Tip Snooke (1907β1912) : S. J. Snooke (Transvaal). Tours: North America (1907).
John Stogdon (1896) : J. H. Stogdon (Cambridge University)
Vincent Stow (1905) : V. A. S. Stow (Oxford University). Tours: North America (1905).
Henry Stratton (1904β1914) : H. D. Stratton (Staffordshire)
Herbert Strudwick (1903/04β1924/25) : H. Strudwick (Surrey). Tours: Australia (1903/04); South Africa (1909/10); Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); Australia (1920/21); Australia (1924/25).
Pascoe Stuart (1906) : P. W. G. Stuart (London County)
Albert Trott (1896β1911) : A. E. Trott (Victoria, Middlesex)
Lionel Troughton (1911/12β1919) : L. H. W. Troughton (Kent). Tours: South America (1911/12).
Neville Tufnell (1906/07β1919) : N. C. Tufnell (Cambridge University, Surrey). Tours: New Zealand (1906/07); South Africa (1909/10); South America (1911/12).
Rockley Wilson (1902β1920/21) : E. R. Wilson (Yorkshire). Tours: South America (1911/12); Australia (1920/21).
Arthur Woodcock (1895β1901) : A. Woodcock (Leicestershire)
Frank Woolley (1909/10β1929/30) : F. E. Woolley (Kent). Tours: South Africa (1909/10); Australia (1911/12); South Africa (1913/14); Australia (1920/21); South Africa (1922/23); Australia (1924/25); Australia & New Zealand (1929/30).