1889 English cricket season
The 1889 English cricket season saw the number of balls per over increased from four to five. The four-ball over had been used since time immemorial.
Earlier in the year, on 12 & 13 March, South Africa versus England at Port Elizabeth was the start of cricket in South Africa at both Test and first-class level. Domestic first-class matches began at the end of the same year. The England team, captained by future Hollywood actor C Aubrey Smith, played two Tests on the inaugural tour, at Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, winning both by comfortable margins. Lancashire spinner Johnny Briggs had match figures of 15-28 at Cape Town.
Honours
- Champion County[1] – Surrey, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire (shared)
- Wisden (Nine Great Batsmen of the Year) – Bobby Abel, Billy Barnes, Billy Gunn, Louis Hall, Robert Henderson, Maurice Read, Arthur Shrewsbury, Frank Sugg, Albert Ward
Leading batsmen
Billy Gunn topped the averages with 1319 runs @ 37.68
Leading bowlers
William Attewell topped the averages with 149 wickets @ 10.97
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
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English cricket seasons: 1864 to 1889
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