1875 English cricket season
The 1875 English cricket season saw the formation of Somerset CCC
Champion County[1]
Events
- 18 August – formation of Somerset CCC by a team of amateurs at a meeting in Sidmouth, Devonshire, immediately after a match against a local side.
Leading batsmen
- WG Grace was the leading runscorer with 1498 @ 32.56
Leading bowlers
- WG Grace was the leading wicket-taker with 191 @ 12.94
References
- ^ 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.
External sources
Annual reviews
- John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1876
- James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1876
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1876
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