1835 English cricket season

1835 English cricket season

1835 was the 49th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Powerless to prevent the use of roundarm bowling, MCC finally amended the Laws of Cricket to make it legal.

The relevant part of the Law stated: if the hand be above the shoulder in the delivery, the umpire must call "No Ball". Bowlers’ hands now started to go above the shoulder and the 1835 Law had to be reinforced in 1845 by removing benefit of the doubt from the bowler in the matter of his hand’s height when delivering the ball. The Laws were also changed to enforce a compulsory follow on if the team batting second was 100 runs behind on first innings.


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