1874 English cricket season
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The 1874 English cricket season saw WG Grace became the first player to perform the “double” in an English season. In 21 first-class matches, he scored 1664 runs and took 140 wickets.
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[edit] Honours
- Champion County - Gloucestershire
[edit] Events
[edit] Leading batsmen
WG Grace was the leading runscorer with 1664 @ 52.00
[edit] Leading bowlers
WG Grace was the leading wicket-taker with 140 @ 12.70
[edit] References
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
- A Social History of English Cricket by Derek Birley
- Scores & Biographies by Arthur Haygarth
- The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT)
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
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