1875 English cricket season
# 1875 English cricket season

1875 was the 89th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Nottinghamshire regained its place as the unofficial "Champion County". It was in many ways the last season before pitches began to improve and produce much heavier scoring: it was definitely the last season where "dead shooters" were frequently seen at Lord's before the heavy roller made for regular bounce there.

## Champion County

* Nottinghamshire

### Playing record (by county)

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

## Leading batsmen (qualification 20 innings)

1875 English season leading batsmen :

| Name | Team | Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Highest score | Average | 100s | 50s |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lord Harris | Kent MCC | 13 | 22 | 3 | 682 | 92 | 35.89 | 0 | 5 |
| W. G. Grace | Gloucestershire MCC | 26 | 48 | 2 | 1498 | 152 | 32.56 | 3 | 5 |
| A. N. Hornby | Lancashire MCC | 13 | 22 | 1 | 646 | 78 not out | 30.76 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred Grace | Gloucestershire | 22 | 39 | 4 | 978 | 180 not out | 27.94 | 3 | 2 |
| Ephraim Lockwood | Yorkshire | 22 | 39 | 4 | 968 | 74 | 27.65 | 0 | 5 |

## Leading bowlers (qualification 800 balls)

1875 English season leading bowlers :

| Name | Team | Balls bowled | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Average | Best bowling | 5 wickets in innings | 10 wickets in match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| William Mycroft | Derbyshire | 2284 | 664 | 90 | 7.37 | 9/80 | 13 | 6 |
| Alfred Shaw | Nottinghamshire MCC | 7021 | 1495 | 160 | 9.34 | 8/25 | 16 | 5 |
| Alec Watson | Lancashire | 893 | 331 | 28 | 11.82 | 5/57 | 1 | 0 |
| William Clarke | Nottinghamshire | 919 | 281 | 23 | 12.21 | 5/19 | 3 | 0 |
| WG Grace | Gloucestershire MCC | 6765 | 2473 | 191 | 12.94 | 9/48 | 22 | 8 |

## Events

* Hampshire County Cricket Club returned to first-class county cricket after four seasons absence.
* 18 August: formation of Somerset County Cricket Club by a team of amateurs at a meeting in Sidmouth, Devonshire, immediately after a match against a local side.
