1876 was the 90th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Gloucestershire reclaimed the unofficial "Champion County" title. A relatively dry summer[1] and improvements to pitches via the heavy roller[2] saw several batting records broken.
County | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Derbyshire | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Gloucestershire | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Hampshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kent | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Lancashire | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Middlesex | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nottinghamshire | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Surrey | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Sussex | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Yorkshire | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1876 English season leading batsmen[4] | |||||||||
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Name | Team | Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Highest score | Average | 100s | 50s |
WG Grace | Gloucestershire MCC |
26 | 46 | 4 | 2622 | 344 | 62.42 | 7 | 10 |
Walter Gilbert | Gloucestershire | 17 | 27 | 2 | 907 | 205 not out | 36.28 | 2 | 1 |
Richard Daft | Nottinghamshire All England Eleven |
18 | 30 | 2 | 976 | 99 | 34.85 | 0 | 6 |
Ephraim Lockwood | Yorkshire All England Eleven |
25 | 44 | 5 | 1261 | 108 not out | 32.33 | 1 | 9 |
Lord Harris | Kent MCC |
17 | 30 | 1 | 916 | 154 | 31.58 | 1 | 4 |
1876 English season leading bowlers[5] | ||||||||
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Name | Team | Balls bowled | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Average | Best bowling | 5 wickets in innings |
10 wickets in match |
William McIntyre | Lancashire | 2752 | 1016 | 89 | 11.41 | 7/33 | 9 | 1 |
Alec Watson | Lancashire | 2161 | 640 | 51 | 12.54 | 7/61 | 3 | 2 |
William Mycroft | Derbyshire MCC All England Eleven |
3091 | 1211 | 95 | 12.74 | 9/25 | 9 | 2 |
Arthur Ridley | Hampshire MCC |
1885 | 705 | 53 | 13.30 | 6/36 | 6 | 3 |
Alfred Shaw | Nottinghamshire MCC All England Eleven |
10526 | 2601 | 191 | 13.61 | 8/37 | 21 | 8 |