1806 English cricket season

Honours

• Most runs – William Lambert 276
• Most wickets – Thomas Howard 21

  Events

• The inaugural Gentlemen v Players match was held.
• With the Napoleonic War continuing, loss of investment and manpower impacted cricket and only 7 first-class matches have been recorded in 1806:
• * 16–18 June: All-England v Hampshire @ Lord's Old Ground
• * 30 June: All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground
• * 7–9 July: Gentlemen v Players @ Lord's Old Ground
• * 14–16 July: Surrey v All-England @ Moulsey Hurst
• * 21 & 25 July: Gentlemen v Players @ Lord's Old Ground
• * 5–6 August: Kent v All-England @ Bowman's Lodge, Dartford
• * 25–28 August: Hampshire v All-England @ Itchin Stoke Down

  Debutants

• John Willes
• Richard Leigh