←1874 1876 → |
1875 was the 89th season ofcricket in England since the foundation ofMarylebone 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 "deadshooters" were frequently seen atLord's[1] before theheavy roller made for regular bounce there.
| 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 |
| 1875 English season leading batsmen[3] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1875 English season leading bowlers[4] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
a An unofficial seasonal title sometimes proclaimed by consensus of media and historians prior to December 1889 when the officialCounty 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.