1870 English cricket season

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The 1870 English cricket season saw the first-class debut of WG Grace's Gloucestershire CCC.

Contents 1 Honours 2 Events 3 Leading batsmen 4 Leading bowlers 5 References

[edit] Honours

• Champion County - Yorkshire

[edit] Events

Gloucestershire CCC played its initial first-class match v. Surrey at Durdham Downs, near Bristol, on 2, 3 & 4 June. Gloucestershire joined the County Championship.

4 November. Formation of Derbyshire CCC at a meeting in the Guildhall, Derby.

[edit] Leading batsmen

WG Grace was the leading runscorer with 1808 @ 54.78

[edit] Leading bowlers

JC Shaw was the leading wicket-taker with 96 @ 10.31

[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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