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1882 English cricket season
Cricket season review
Cricket season review
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1882 was the 96th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). England lost to Australia in the match which gave rise to the Ashes.
Champion County
- Lancashire, Nottinghamshire (shared)
Playing record (by county)
| County | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kent | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Lancashire | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Middlesex | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Somerset | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Surrey | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Sussex | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Leading batsmen (qualification 20 innings)
| 1882 English season leading batsmen | Name | Team(s) | Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Highest score | Average | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT Studd | Middlesex | |||||||||
| Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | ||||||||||
| Cambridge University | ||||||||||
| England | 25 | 43 | 5 | 1249 | 126 not out | 41.13 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Lord Harris | Kent | |||||||||
| England | 14 | 24 | 0 | 787 | 176 | 32.79 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Bunny Lucas | Middlesex | |||||||||
| Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | ||||||||||
| England | 15 | 25 | 3 | 707 | 145 | 32.13 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Billy Murdoch | Australians | 32 | 55 | 5 | 1582 | 286 not out | 31.64 | 2 | 7 | |
| Alexander Webbe | Middlesex | 16 | 28 | 6 | 660 | 108 not out | 30.00 | 1 | 3 |
Leading bowlers (qualification 1,000 balls)
| 1882 English season leading bowlers | Name | Team | Balls bowled | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Average | Best bowling | 5 wickets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in innings | 10 wickets | ||||||||
| in match | |||||||||
| John Crossland | Lancashire | 3184 | 1127 | 112 | 10.06 | 7/72 | 10 | 2 | |
| George Nash | Lancashire | 1639 | 656 | 62 | 10.58 | 8/14 | 4 | 2 | |
| Dick Barlow | Lancashire | ||||||||
| England | 3576 | 1009 | 92 | 10.96 | 6/20 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Tom Emmett | Yorkshire | 2929 | 1044 | 95 | 10.98 | 8/52 | 8 | 3 | |
| Ted Peate | Yorkshire | ||||||||
| England | 7449 | 2466 | 214 | 11.52 | 8/32 | 21 | 8 |
Events
- 8 April (approx.): Formation of Warwickshire County Cricket Club at a meeting in Coventry.
- 10 May: Formation of Durham County Cricket Club.
- Somerset County Cricket Club played its initial first-class match v. Lancashire at Old Trafford on 8, 9 & 10 June and joined the County Championship, but for only four seasons initially.
- 14 August: C.T. Studd became the second player after W.G. Grace to accomplish the "double" of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets, which he achieved by dismissing Grace.
- 28 & 29 August. England v. Australia at The Oval (only Test of the season). Australia won the most famous match in history by 7 runs with F R Spofforth, the original "Demon Bowler", taking seven for 46 and seven for 44. Soon afterwards, The Sporting Times printed its legendary obituary notice:
:In Affectionate Remembrance :of :ENGLISH CRICKET, :which died at the Oval :on :29th AUGUST, 1882, :Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing :friends and acquaintances :---- :R.I.P. :---- :N.B.—The body will be cremated and the :ashes taken to Australia.
- 25 September: Ted Peate breaks the late James Southerton’s 1870 record by taking his 211st wicket of the season. His record stands until Charles Turner takes his 215th wicket on 23 August 1888.
Further details can be found in the articles History of Test cricket (to 1883) and The Ashes.
Label
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, 1883
- James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1883
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1883
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/1882_f_Batting_by_Average.html First Class Batting in England in 1882]
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/ENG/1882_f_Bowling_by_Average.html First Class Bowling in England in 1882]
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2627.html Gloucestershire v Middlesex in 1882]
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