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 batsman known to have scored two centuries in the same season.

Honours

 * Most runs – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 468 (HS 129*)
 * Most wickets – William Lambert 20

Events

 * Lord Frederick Beauclerk became the first batsman known to have scored two first-class centuries in a season when he made 129* for Hampshire v All-England in July and 102 for All-England v Surrey in August.
 * In what was the first definitely recorded Eton v Harrow match at Lord's Old Ground, the future poet Lord Byron played for Harrow.
 * With the Napoleonic War continuing, loss of investment and manpower impacted cricket and only six important matches have been recorded from 1805:
 * Monday, 24 June: All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground
 * Monday, 1 to Wednesday, 3 July: All-England v Hampshire @ Lord's Old Ground
 * Monday, 8 to Wednesday, 10 July: All-England v The Bs @ Lord's Old Ground
 * Monday, 15 to Tuesday, 16 July: All-England v Hampshire @ Lord's Old Ground
 * Monday, 5 to Wednesday, 7 August: All-England XII v Surrey XII @ Lord's Old Ground
 * Tuesday, 13 to Wednesday, 14 August: All-England XII v Surrey XII @ Lord's Old Ground

Other matches
Aside from the six matches above which are generally regarded as having been important by reference to various substantial sources (including the ACS, Britcher and Haygarth), there were eight other matches first noted by Britcher and confirmed by Haygarth:
 * 22–25 July: Twenty-Three v Twelve at Lord's
 * 12 August: Richmond v Homerton at Richmond Green
 * 21 August: Richmond v Homerton at Richmond Green
 * 24 August: Rick & Uxbridge v St Albans at Lord Essex's Park
 * 29–30 August: Kent v Bexley at Dartford Heath
 * 16–17 September: England III v Surrey III at Lord's
 * 21 September: Waltham Abbey v Homerton at Waltham Marsh, Essex
 * 23 September: Kent v Bexley at Judge's Ground, Maidstone

Debutants
1805 debutants included:
 * Windebank (Hampshire)