The earliest reference to cricket in the county of Nottinghamshire is a match between Nottingham and Sheffield Cricket Club at the Forest Racecourse in Nottingham in August 1771.
Nottinghamshire as a county team played its first inter-county match versus Sussex at Brown's Ground in Brighton in August 1835,[1] with early matches probably being organised by the town club.
Nottingham played 15 first-class matches between July 1826 and August 1848.
Their opponents were most frequently Sheffield, with 12 of the 15 matches against this side.
The team also played two matches against the Cambridge Town Club.