1808 English cricket season

1808 was the 22nd season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). George Osbaldeston made his debut in important matches.

Honours

 * Most runs – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 379 (HS 100)
 * Most wickets – Thomas Howard and Lord Frederick Beauclerk 16 apiece

Events

 * With the Napoleonic War continuing, loss of investment and manpower impacted cricket and only 6 first-class matches have been recorded in 1808:
 * 23–24 May: MCC v Middlesex @ Lord's Old Ground
 * 30–31 May: MCC v Middlesex @ Lord's Old Ground
 * 6–7 June: MCC v Homerton @ Lord's Old Ground
 * 27–29 June: All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground
 * 6–7 July: All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground
 * 11–13 July: Surrey v All-England @ Holt Pound, Farnham

Debutants
1808 debutants included:
 * William Ashby (Kent)
 * Benjamin Aislabie (MCC)
 * Douglas Kinnaird (MCC)
 * George Osbaldeston (MCC)