1890 English cricket season
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The 1890 English cricket season was the first year the County Championship was officially held, which Surrey won after winning nine out of fourteen games. The English cricket team, captained by WG Grace, won the Ashes series 2–0 with a third Test match abandoned.
Contents
Honours
- County Championship – Surrey
- Wisden (Five Great Wicket-Keepers) – Jack Blackham, Gregor MacGregor, Dick Pilling, Mordecai Sherwin, Henry Wood
County Championship
Final table
| Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Lancashire | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Kent | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | Nottinghamshire | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Gloucestershire | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | -1 |
| 7 | Middlesex | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | -5 |
| 8 | Sussex | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | -10 |
Points system:
- 1 for a win
- 0 for a draw
- -1 for a loss
Most runs in the County Championship
| 1890 County Championship - leading batsmen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Matches | Runs | Average | 100s | 50s |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | Nottinghamshire | 14 | 1082 | 49.18 | 2 | 6 |
| WG Grace | Gloucestershire | 14 | 832 | 36.17 | 1 | 6 |
| James Cranston | Gloucestershire | 14 | 798 | 34.69 | 2 | 4 |
| Bobby Abel | Surrey | 13 | 704 | 39.11 | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Gunn | Nottinghamshire | 13 | 693 | 33.00 | 1 | 2 |
Most wickets in the County Championship
| 1890 County Championship - leading bowlers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Matches | Balls bowled | Wickets taken | Average |
| George Lohmann | Surrey | 14 | 4326 | 113 | 12.66 |
| John Sharpe | Surrey | 14 | 3690 | 102 | 12.08 |
| Bobby Peel | Yorkshire | 14 | 4323 | 90 | 12.90 |
| Frederick Martin | Kent | 14 | 4477 | 88 | 14.45 |
| Arthur Mold | Lancashire | 14 | 3168 | 80 | 14.61 |
Ashes tour
See also: History_of_Test_cricket_(1890_to_1900)#The_greats:_Grace_v_Murdoch_1890
England won 2–0, but the series was more closely contested than the result says, as the English got the better of the pitch in the first Test and eked through by two wickets in the second - although the English were lacking key players in that Test. A third Test in Manchester was scheduled, but rained off.
Overall first-class statistics
Leading batsmen
| 1890 English cricket season - leading batsmen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team(s) | Matches | Runs | Average | 100s | 50s |
| Billy Gunn | England, MCC, North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players | 30 | 1621 | 34.48 | 3 | 3 |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | England, North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players | 25 | 1568 | 41.26 | 2 | 9 |
| WG Grace | England, Gentlemen, Gloucestershire, MCC, South of England | 30 | 1476 | 28.38 | 1 | 9 |
| Billy Murdoch | Australia | 33 | 1394 | 24.45 | 2 | 6 |
| Bobby Abel | Surrey | 32 | 1226 | 24.03 | 0 | 9 |
Leading bowlers
| 1890 English cricket season - leading bowlers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team(s) | Matches | Balls bowled | Wickets taken | Average |
| George Lohmann | England, Players, South of England, Surrey | 32 | 8801 | 220 | 13.62 |
| Frederick Martin | England, Kent, MCC, South of England | 29 | 8507 | 190 | 13.05 |
| John Ferris | Australia | 30 | 7727 | 186 | 14.28 |
| Charles Turner | Australia | 31 | 7528 | 179 | 14.21 |
| Bobby Peel | England, North of England, Players, Yorkshire | 33 | 7755 | 171 | 13.07 |
Annual reviews
- James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1891
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1891
