1885 English cricket season
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The 1885 English cricket season was the third in succession in which Nottinghamshire was proclaimed the champion county.
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Champion County[a]
Playing record (by county)[1]
| County | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Hampshire | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Kent | 11[b] | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Lancashire | 11[b] | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Middlesex | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Somerset | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Surrey | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| Sussex | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
Leading batsmen (qualification 20 innings)
| 1885 English season[2] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Highest score | Average | 100s | 50s |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 24 | 4 | 1130 | 224 not out | 56.50 | 4 | 3 |
| Walter Read | Surrey | 27 | 42 | 0 | 1880 | 163 | 44.76 | 6 | 9 |
| WG Grace | Gloucestershire | 25 | 42 | 3 | 1688 | 221 not out | 43.28 | 4 | 10 |
| William Gunn | Nottinghamshire MCC |
27 | 43 | 3 | 1451 | 203 | 36.27 | 1 | 9 |
| Maurice Read | Surrey | 24 | 35 | 2 | 1137 | 186 not out | 34.45 | 1 | 6 |
Leading bowlers (qualification 1,000 balls)
| 1885 English season[3] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Balls bowled | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Average | Best bowling | 5 wickets in innings |
10 wickets in match |
| Johnny Briggs | Lancashire | 2596 | 921 | 67 | 13.74 | 9/29 | 8 | 2 |
| William Attewell | Nottinghamshire MCC |
5204 | 1218 | 87 | 14.00 | 6/27 | 6 | 1 |
| George Lohmann | Surrey | 5069 | 2037 | 142 | 14.34 | 8/18 | 9 | 3 |
| Alec Hearne | Kent | 2574 | 928 | 64 | 14.50 | 8/35 | 4 | 1 |
| William Roller | Surrey | 1666 | 537 | 37 | 14.51 | 5/34 | 1 | 0 |
Notable events
- 1 June – Kent captain Lord Harris writes a letter to Lancashire concerning the "unfair" bowling of Nash and Crossland and decides not to play Lancashire unless they refrain from employing those two bowlers – the refusal is maintained even when the pair drop out.[4]
- On 17 July, Johnny Briggs and Dick Pilling playing for Lancashire against Surrey set a record stand for the tenth wicket of 173, which stands until 1899.[5]
Notes
a 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.
b The return match between Kent and Lancashire was cancelled because Lord Harris objected to the bowling of two Lancashire players
References
- ↑ Wynne-Thomas, Peter; The Rigby A-Z of Cricket Records; p. 54 ISBN 072701868X
- ↑ First Class Batting in England in 1885
- ↑ First Class Bowling in England in 1885
- ↑ Green, Benney; Wisden Anthology 1864-1900; pp. 333-338; ISBN 978-0-354-08555-7
- ↑ Webber, Roy; The Playfair Book of Cricket Records; p. 127. Published 1951 by Playfair Books.
Annual reviews
- James Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1886
- John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack 1886
