The 1799 English cricket season was the 28th in which matches have been awarded retrospective first-class cricket status and the 13th after the foundation of the Marylebone Cricket Club.
The season saw four top-class matches played in the country.
A cricket club was formed at Seringapatam in south India after the successful British siege.
[1] Just four top-class matches were played during the season, three of them featuring sides styled at least in part as Surrey XIs.
[2][3][4] Players who made their first-class cricket debuts in 1799 included: