29:
65:. However, although his career spanned the years 1832 to 1847, he was only an occasional player who took part in just 8 games. As a batsman, Denison scored a mere 34 runs, with a high score of 12 and average of 3.77. He was more successful as a bowler, taking 30 wickets at an average of 12.41, with best figures of 6-72. He was apparently the first player brave enough to bowl slow
164:
An 1893 account of
Denison's life reports that he ascribed his modest performance on the field to the combination of an elbow dislocated whilst playing the game and poor eyesight, the latter resulting not only from having had 11 operations on one eye, but also an average of 4 hours' sleep a night
128:
The
Cricketer's Companion; Containing the Grand and Principal Matches of Cricket Played at Lord's and Other Grounds in the Season 1844. With, by "Special Arrangement," the Laws of Cricket, as Altered on June 2,
116:
in London on 9 December 1856, it being noted in the press that he would be "emembered in life for his many amiable and excellent qualities, which endeared him to a large circle of friends".
210:
The Bucks Herald, Uxbridge
Advertiser, Agricultural Journal, and Advertising Chronicle, for the Counties of Buckingham, Bedford, Hertford, Berks, Oxford, Northampton, and Middlesex
76:
when it was founded in 1845, remaining in the position until 1848. He made one first-class appearance for the county, in their inaugural match, against MCC on 25–26 May 1846.
247:
482:
462:
452:
477:
457:
106:
36:
33:
309:
20:
467:
415:
293:
384:
447:
73:
361:
222:
342:
203:
472:
58:
93:
442:
437:
281:
348:
178:, second editions of the first two volumes were printed to include the latest version of the rules.
81:
62:
255:
113:
318:
411:
289:
237:
341:
202:
137:
69:
deliveries in important matches, for which he acquired the nickname "Stick 'em up" Denison.
66:
267:
175:
40:
431:
209:
143:
241:
101:, which provided a summary of the previous season's play. He also wrote the book,
28:
376:
87:
54:
in the mid-19th century as a journalist, writer, administrator, and player.
79:
He was a cricket reporter for nearly 25 years, and a regular columnist for
51:
246:. Vol. 12. London: Sherwood & Co. pp. 17–18 – via
27:
97:. Between 1844 and 1847 he produced an annual publication called
72:
Denison is best known for being the first
Honorary Secretary of
352:. Vol. 18, no. 913. London. 23 March 1856. p. 3
57:
A "distinguished rower" in his youth, Denison was a member of
165:
over a period of 26 years (for what reason it is not stated).
16:
English cricket writer, journalist, administrator, and player
50:(13 January 1801 – 9 March 1856) was involved with English
142:. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co. etc. – via
32:
William
Denison (fifth from left) and other members of
213:. No. 1, 262. Aylesbury. 22 March 1856. p. 3
248:
Association of
Cricket Statisticians and Historians
317:
197:
195:
8:
105:(1846), reflecting his involvement with the
131:(2nd ed.). London: Sherwood & Co.
91:in the 1840s and was also on the staff of
408:The History of Surrey County Cricket Club
19:For other people with the same name, see
61:(MCC), for which he appeared in several
310:"Surrey Club v Marylebone Cricket Club"
191:
157:
39:in 1847, after an original painting by
263:
253:
7:
387:from the original on 26 January 2008
483:19th-century British businesspeople
286:A History of County Cricket: Surrey
174:Due to contemporary changes in the
463:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
453:English cricketers of 1826 to 1863
236:Holmes, R. S. (23 February 1893).
85:newspaper in London. He wrote for
14:
288:. Arthur Barker Ltd. p. 17.
410:. Christopher Helm. p. 17.
343:"Decease of Mr. William Denison"
204:"Decease of Mr. William Denison"
139:Cricket. Sketches of the Players
103:Cricket: Sketches of the Players
478:Gentlemen of England cricketers
458:English cricket administrators
375:Saunders, Christopher (2007).
1:
499:
74:Surrey County Cricket Club
18:
362:British Newspaper Archive
223:British Newspaper Archive
99:The Cricketer's Companion
243:Cricket, Fifty Years Ago
377:"The Essential Denison"
59:Marylebone Cricket Club
468:Surrey Club cricketers
406:Lemmon, David (1989).
44:
94:The Sporting Magazine
31:
136:Denison, W. (1846).
126:Denison, W. (1845).
448:English cricketers
322:on 17 October 2012
112:Denison died near
107:All-England Eleven
45:
37:All-England Eleven
381:cricket-books.com
63:important matches
490:
422:
421:
403:
397:
396:
394:
392:
372:
366:
365:
359:
357:
345:
338:
332:
331:
329:
327:
321:
316:. Archived from
306:
300:
299:
278:
272:
271:
265:
261:
259:
251:
233:
227:
226:
220:
218:
206:
199:
179:
176:laws of the game
172:
166:
162:
147:
132:
34:William Clarke's
498:
497:
493:
492:
491:
489:
488:
487:
473:Cricket writers
428:
427:
426:
425:
418:
405:
404:
400:
390:
388:
374:
373:
369:
355:
353:
340:
339:
335:
325:
323:
314:Cricket Archive
308:
307:
303:
296:
280:
279:
275:
264:|magazine=
262:
252:
235:
234:
230:
216:
214:
201:
200:
193:
188:
183:
182:
173:
169:
163:
159:
154:
135:
125:
122:
48:William Denison
24:
21:William Denison
17:
12:
11:
5:
496:
494:
486:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
430:
429:
424:
423:
416:
398:
367:
333:
301:
294:
273:
228:
190:
189:
187:
184:
181:
180:
167:
156:
155:
153:
150:
149:
148:
133:
121:
118:
41:Nicholas Felix
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
495:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
435:
433:
419:
413:
409:
402:
399:
386:
382:
378:
371:
368:
363:
351:
350:
344:
337:
334:
320:
315:
311:
305:
302:
297:
291:
287:
283:
277:
274:
269:
257:
249:
245:
244:
239:
238:Alcock, C. W.
232:
229:
224:
212:
211:
205:
198:
196:
192:
185:
177:
171:
168:
161:
158:
151:
145:
141:
140:
134:
130:
124:
123:
119:
117:
115:
110:
108:
104:
100:
96:
95:
90:
89:
84:
83:
77:
75:
70:
68:
64:
60:
55:
53:
49:
42:
38:
35:
30:
26:
22:
407:
401:
389:. Retrieved
380:
370:
360:– via
354:. Retrieved
347:
336:
324:. Retrieved
319:the original
313:
304:
285:
282:Ross, Gordon
276:
242:
231:
221:– via
215:. Retrieved
208:
170:
160:
144:Google Books
138:
127:
120:Publications
111:
102:
98:
92:
86:
80:
78:
71:
56:
47:
46:
25:
443:1856 deaths
438:1801 births
432:Categories
417:0747020108
391:1 February
356:31 January
326:31 January
295:0213003902
217:31 January
186:References
114:Blackheath
266:ignored (
256:cite book
88:The Times
385:Archived
284:(1971).
67:roundarm
349:The Era
240:(ed.).
82:The Era
52:cricket
414:
292:
109:team.
152:Notes
412:ISBN
393:2021
358:2021
328:2021
290:ISBN
268:help
219:2021
129:1845
434::
383:.
379:.
346:.
312:.
260::
258:}}
254:{{
207:.
194:^
420:.
395:.
364:.
330:.
298:.
270:)
250:.
225:.
146:.
43:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
