1882 English cricket season

1882 was the 96th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). England lost to Australia in the match which gave rise to the Ashes.

1882 English cricket season

Champion County

[a]

Playing record (by county)

CountyPlayedWonLostDrawn
Derbyshire6150
Gloucestershire11362
Hampshire4220
Kent9261
Lancashire161213
Middlesex11551
Nottinghamshire12813
Somerset5140
Surrey14473
Sussex12381
Yorkshire16952

[1]

Leading batsmen (qualification 20 innings)

1882 English season leading batsmen[2]
Name Team(s) Matches Innings Not outs Runs Highest score Average 100s 50s
CT StuddMiddlesex
MCC
Cambridge University
England
254351249126 not out41.1342
Lord HarrisKent
England
1424078717632.7924
Bunny LucasMiddlesex
MCC
England
1525370714532.1323
Billy MurdochAustralians325551582286 not out31.6427
Alexander WebbeMiddlesex16286660108 not out30.0013

Leading bowlers (qualification 1,000 balls)

1882 English season leading bowlers[3]
Name Team Balls bowled Runs conceded Wickets taken Average Best bowling 5 wickets
in innings
10 wickets
in match
John CrosslandLancashire3184112711210.067/72102
George NashLancashire16396566210.588/1442
Dick BarlowLancashire
England
357610099210.966/2071
Tom EmmettYorkshire292910449510.988/5283
Ted PeateYorkshire
England
7449246621411.528/32218

Events

  • 8 April (approx.): Formation of Warwickshire CCC at a meeting in Coventry.
  • 10 May: Formation of Durham CCC.
  • Somerset CCC played its initial first-class match v. Lancashire at Old Trafford on 8, 9 & 10 June and joined the County Championship, but for only four seasons initially.
  • 14 August: C.T. Studd became the second player after W.G. Grace to accomplish the "double" of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets, which he achieved by dismissing Grace.[4]
  • 28 & 29 August. England v. Australia at The Oval (only Test of the season). Australia won the most famous match in history by 7 runs with F R Spofforth, the original "Demon Bowler", taking seven for 46 and seven for 44. Soon afterwards, The Sporting Times printed its legendary obituary notice:
The death notice which first named the Ashes
In Affectionate Remembrance
of
ENGLISH CRICKET,
which died at the Oval
on
29th AUGUST, 1882,
Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing
friends and acquaintances
----
R.I.P.
----
N.B.The body will be cremated and the
ashes taken to Australia.
  • 25 September: Ted Peate breaks the late James Southerton’s 1870 record by taking his 211st wicket of the season. His record stands until Charles Turner takes his 215th wicket on 23 August 1888.

Further details can be found in the articles History of Test cricket (to 1883) and The Ashes.

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.

References

  1. Wynne-Thomas, Peter; The Rigby A-Z of Cricket Records; p. 54 ISBN 072701868X
  2. First Class Batting in England in 1882
  3. First Class Bowling in England in 1882
  4. Gloucestershire v Middlesex in 1882

Annual reviews

  • John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1883
  • James Lillywhite's Cricketers’ Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1883
  • John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack 1883
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