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The North of England and South of England teams appeared in first-class cricket between the 1836 and 1961 seasons, most often in matches against each other but also individually in games against touring teams, MCC and others. The North of England appeared in First-class cricket between 1836 and 1961, most often in the showcase North v The South of England appeared in First-class cricket between 1836 and 1961, most often in the showcase North v First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by The 1836 English cricket season saw the first real move towards setting up a county club The 1961 English cricket season saw Richie Benaud lead Australia to another Ashes victory Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787

Until international cricket became firmly established towards the end of the 19th century, the North v. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries South match was one of the major fixtures in the cricketing calendar along with Gentlemen v Players. The Gentlemen v Players game was a First-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between teams consisting of amateurs (the Gentlemen and of Indeed it was really the major fixture because whereas the Gentlemen teams were often very weak, North v. South could potentially showcase the best 22 players in the country.

In all, the North played against the South 155 times in first-class matches.

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Early matches – 1836 to 1838

The inaugural North v. South fixture was held at Lord’s on 11 & 12 July 1836. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. The North won by 6 wickets.

The first four games took place between 1836 and 1838 but then the fixture disappeared for eleven years until it was resurrected in the 1849 season. The 1836 English cricket season saw the first real move towards setting up a county club The 1838 English cricket season saw Kent win a second successive title Honours Champion County - Kent First-class The 1849 English cricket season saw the first-ever Roses Match. There were two matches in 1836 and one each in 1837 and 1838.

One of the features of the fixture right from the start was that players could play for either team depending on current residency; or if they were "borderline", thus a player in the Midlands might well change sides often. In the first four games alone, no less than six players represented both sides.

The total appearances by players in the 1836 to 1838 matches were:

An annual event

From 1849, the match became virtually an annual fixture and was often contested two or three times in the same season. Edward Gower Wenman (born 18 August, 1803 and died 28 December, 1879) was an English Cricketer in the mid-19th century Fuller Pilch ( March 17, 1804, Horningtoft, Norfolk - May 1, 1870, Canterbury, Kent) was an English George Jarvis (born 24 June 1800, Radford Nottingham; died 27 March 1880, Nottingham) was an English First-class Samuel (Sam Redgate (born 27 July 1810 at Arnold Nottinghamshire; died 13 April 1851 at Old Radford Nottinghamshire was a famous English professional Thomas Barker (born 15 November 1798 at Carlton Nottinghamshire; died 2 March 1877 at Nottingham was a noted Nottinghamshire Cricketer Thomas (Tom Marsden (born 1805 in Sheffield; died 27 February 1843 in Sheffield was a famous English Cricketer whose career spanned the 1826 to 1841 seasons Frederick William Lillywhite (born 13 June 1792 in Westhampnett Sussex; died 21 August 1854 in Islington, London) was a famous James William Arthur Taylor (born 6 January 1990, Nottingham) is an English Cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Thomas Box (born 7 February 1808 in Ardingly, Sussex; died 12 July 1876 at Prince's Cricket Ground, London William Clifford (christened 14 December 1811 at Bearsted, Kent; died 5 September 1841 at Gravesend, Kent was an English Cricketer Alfred Mynn ( 19 January 1807 - 1 November 1861) was an English Cricketer during the game's "Roundarm Era". James "Jem" Broadbridge (born 25 June 1795 in Duncton, near Petworth in Sussex; died 12 February 1843 in Duncton was a Thomas Miles Adams (born 2 May 1808 at Gravesend, Kent; died 20 January 1894 at Gravesend was an English Cricketer William Richard Hillyer (born March 5, 1813 at Leybourne and died January 8, 1861 at Maidstone) was a prominent Cricketer Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby 6th Earl of Bessborough (11 September 1815 in Marylebone, London – 11 March 1895 in Westminster, London was William Clarke (born 24 December 1798 in Nottingham; died 25 August 1856 in Wandsworth, Surrey) was a famous English Cricketer William Ward (born 24 July 1787 at Islington, London; died 30 June 1849 at Westminster was a noted English cricketer.

United Elevens

During the 1870s the fixture received competition from equivalent teams of the All-England Eleven type: these being the professionally organised touring sides called the United North of England Eleven and the United South of England Eleven. In Cricket, the term All-England Eleven has been used for various non-international England teams since the 1739 English cricket season and it indicates There were 12 games involving the United sides including the last in 1880 when the United South played against the official North!

20th century

The fixture's popularity waned as international cricket expanded and it was played less frequently in the 20th century until it was finally ended with the advent of limited overs cricket, which left no space for it in an already crowded calendar. The 1880 English cricket season saw the second tour by a representative Australian side who took part in the first Test Match to be played in England NightMatchOldTraffordjpg|right|thumb|350px|A night match at Old Trafford. Ironically, the last North v. South contest to date took place in the 1971 season, when there was a 50 over match in Nottingham, which the South won by 9 runs. The 1971 English cricket season saw a first series win by India in England

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Major Rowland Francis Bowen (born 27 February 1916; died 4 September 1978 at Buckfastleigh, Devon) was a noted Cricket Arthur Haygarth ( 4 August 1825 in Hastings, Sussex – 1 May 1903 in Pimlico, London) was a noted
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