1880 English cricket season
# 1880 English cricket season

1880 was the 94th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The second tour by a representative Australian team was undertaken and they took part in the (retrospective) first Test match to be played in England. County cricket was dominated by the Nottinghamshire bowlers Alfred Shaw and Fred Morley.

## Champion County

* Nottinghamshire

### Playing record (by county)

| County | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Derbyshire | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Hampshire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kent | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Lancashire | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Middlesex | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Surrey | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Sussex | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 |

## Leading batsmen (qualification 20 innings)

1880 English season leading batsmen :

| Name | Team(s) | Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Highest score | Average | 100s | 50s |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WG Grace | Gloucestershire England | 16 | 27 | 3 | 951 | 152 | 39.62 | 2 | 5 |
| Lord Harris | Kent MCC England | 16 | 26 | 2 | 772 | 123 | 32.16 | 1 | 5 |
| Alexander Webbe | Middlesex England | 14 | 24 | 1 | 708 | 142 | 30.78 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivo Bligh | Cambridge University Kent | 21 | 38 | 5 | 1013 | 105 | 30.69 | 1 | 8 |
| Billy Barnes | Nottinghamshire MCC England | 28 | 47 | 4 | 1220 | 143 | 28.37 | 2 | 5 |

## Leading bowlers (qualification 1,000 balls)

1880 English season leading bowlers :

| Name | Team | Balls bowled | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Average | Best bowling | 5 wickets in innings | 10 wickets in match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alfred Shaw | Nottinghamshire MCC England | 8532 | 1589 | 186 | 8.54 | 8/31 | 14 | 5 |
| Frederick Jellicoe | Oxford University Hampshire | 1045 | 301 | 32 | 9.40 | 7/23 | 3 | 1 |
| George Nash | Lancashire | 1501 | 471 | 49 | 9.61 | 8/31 | 4 | 2 |
| Arnold Rylott | MCC | 1162 | 394 | 39 | 10.10 | 7/43 | 6 | 1 |
| Dick Barlow | Lancashire | 2439 | 639 | 62 | 10.30 | 7/16 | 4 | 1 |

## Notable events

* The first Test match in England was played at The Oval from 6 to 8 September and England won by five wickets.
* Alfred Shaw achieved the lowest-ever average by any bowler taking over 100 first-class wickets. No bowler has had a single-figure average for over 100 wickets since.
