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1880 English cricket season
Cricket season review
Cricket season review
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1880 was the 94th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The second tour by a representative Australian team was undertaken and they took part in the (retrospective) first Test match to be played in England. County cricket was dominated by the Nottinghamshire bowlers Alfred Shaw and Fred Morley.
Champion County
- Nottinghamshire
Playing record (by county)
| County | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Hampshire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kent | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Lancashire | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Middlesex | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Surrey | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Sussex | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Leading batsmen (qualification 20 innings)
| 1880 English season leading batsmen | Name | Team(s) | Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Highest score | Average | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG Grace | Gloucestershire | |||||||||
| England | 16 | 27 | 3 | 951 | 152 | 39.62 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Lord Harris | Kent | |||||||||
| Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | ||||||||||
| England | 16 | 26 | 2 | 772 | 123 | 32.16 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Alexander Webbe | Middlesex | |||||||||
| England | 14 | 24 | 1 | 708 | 142 | 30.78 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ivo Bligh | Cambridge University | |||||||||
| Kent | 21 | 38 | 5 | 1013 | 105 | 30.69 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Billy Barnes | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||
| Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | ||||||||||
| England | 28 | 47 | 4 | 1220 | 143 | 28.37 | 2 | 5 |
Leading bowlers (qualification 1,000 balls)
| 1880 English season leading bowlers | Name | Team | Balls bowled | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Average | Best bowling | 5 wickets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in innings | 10 wickets | ||||||||
| in match | |||||||||
| Alfred Shaw | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||
| Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | |||||||||
| England | 8532 | 1589 | 186 | 8.54 | 8/31 | 14 | 5 | ||
| Frederick Jellicoe | Oxford University | ||||||||
| Hampshire | 1045 | 301 | 32 | 9.40 | 7/23 | 3 | 1 | ||
| George Nash | Lancashire | 1501 | 471 | 49 | 9.61 | 8/31 | 4 | 2 | |
| Arnold Rylott | Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | 1162 | 394 | 39 | 10.10 | 7/43 | 6 | 1 | |
| Dick Barlow | Lancashire | 2439 | 639 | 62 | 10.30 | 7/16 | 4 | 1 |
Notable events
- The first Test match in England was played at The Oval from 6 to 8 September and England won by five wickets.
- Alfred Shaw achieved the lowest-ever average by any bowler taking over 100 first-class wickets. No bowler has had a single-figure average for over 100 wickets since.
Labels
An unofficial seasonal title sometimes proclaimed by consensus of media and historians prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship was constituted. Although there are ante-dated claims prior to 1873, when residence qualifications were introduced, it is only since that ruling that any quasi-official status can be ascribed.
Notes
References
Bibliography
Annual reviews
- John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1881
- James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1881
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1881
References
- "First-Class matches in England in 1772". CricketArchive.
- Wisden. (1948). "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack". Sporting Handbooks Ltd.
- Wynne-Thomas, Peter; ''The Rigby A-Z of Cricket Records''; p. 54 {{ISBN. 072701868X
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/ENG/1880_f_Batting_by_Average.html First Class Batting in England in 1880]
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/ENG/1880_f_Bowling_by_Average.html First Class Bowling in England in 1880]
- Webber, Roy; ''The Playfair Book of Cricket Records''; p. 173. Published 1951 by Playfair Books
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