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1805 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1805 in the United Kingdom. This is the year of the Battle of Trafalgar. Incumbents * Monarch – George III * Prime Minister – William Pitt the Younger (Tory) * Foreign Secretary – Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby (until 11 January) Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave (from 11 January) * Parliament – 2nd Events * 20 January – London Docks open. * 5 February – East Indiaman ''Earl of Abergavenny'' is wrecked in Weymouth Bay with the loss of 263 lives. * 21 February – Charles Manners-Sutton confirmed as Archbishop of Canterbury. * 18 April – Ordnance Survey begins systematic publication of its ''General Survey of England and Wales'' ("Old Series") maps to a scale of one inch to the mile (1:63,360) with those for Essex. * 4 June – the first Trooping the Colour ceremony at the Horse Guards Parade in London. * 3 August – the annual cricket match between Eton College and Harrow School is played for the first time. * 21 October ** Napoleon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1805 English Cricket Season
1805 was the 19th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Lord Frederick Beauclerk became the first batting (cricket), batsman known to have scored two century (cricket), centuries in the same season. Honours * Most runsNote 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 computation of averages is ineffectual. – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 468 (HS 129not out, *) * Most wickets – William Lambert (cricketer, born 1779), William Lambert 20 Events * Lord Frederick Beauclerk became the first batting (cricket), batsman known to have scored two first-class centuries in a season when he made 129* for Hampshire county cricket teams, Hampshire v Non-international England cricket teams, All-England in July and 102 for All-England v Surrey county cricket teams, Surrey in August. * In what was the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
