1884 English cricket season
1884 was the 98th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Australia toured England to compete for the Ashes. It was the seventh test series between the two sides.[1] Fred Spofforth, an overseas bowler, took the most wickets, but England avenged its loss to the touring Australians in 1882 winning 1 test to 0.
Ashes tour
Cumulative record - Test wins | 1876-1884 |
---|---|
England | 5 |
Australia | 7 |
Drawn | 4 |
Champion County
Playing record (by county)
County | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
---|---|---|---|---|
Derbyshire | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Gloucestershire | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3[b] |
Hampshire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Kent | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Lancashire | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1[b] |
Middlesex | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Nottinghamshire | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
Somerset | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Surrey | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Sussex | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
Yorkshire | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Derbyshire's ignominy of
Leading batsmen (qualification 20 innings)
1884 English season leading batsmen[3] | |||||||||
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Name | Team | Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Highest score | Average | 100s | 50s |
Allan Steel | England MCC |
16 | 28 | 3 | 967 | 148 | 38.68 | 2 | 2 |
William Scotton | England MCC |
19 | 31 | 5 | 897 | 134 | 34.50 | 2 | 3 |
WG Grace |
England MCC |
26 | 45 | 5 | 1361 | 116 | 34.02 | 3 | 2 |
Lord Harris | England MCC |
25 | 47 | 5 | 1417 | 112 not out | 33.73 | 3 | 6 |
Billy Newham | Sussex | 12 | 23 | 0 | 741 | 137 | 32.21 | 2 | 5 |
Leading bowlers (qualification 1,000 balls)
1884 English season leading bowlers[4] | ||||||||
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Name | Team | Balls bowled | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Average | Best bowling | 5 wickets in innings |
10 wickets in match |
Alfred Shaw | Nottinghamshire | 2968 | 744 | 71 | 10.47 | 8/28 | 7 | 2 |
Tom Emmett | England |
4128 | 1250 | 107 | 11.68 | 8/32 | 10 | 3 |
William Attewell | Nottinghamshire | 4600 | 1217 | 101 | 12.04 | 8/22 | 8 | 3 |
John Crossland |
Lancashire | 2100 | 893 | 71 | 12.57 | 7/35 | 6 | 3 |
Fred Spofforth | Australians |
6308 | 2654 | 207 | 12.82 | 8/62 | 22 | 10 |
Notable events
- 31 July and 1 August: Alfred Shaw achieved the notable feat of doing the hat-trick in each innings against Gloucestershire.[5]
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
Annual reviews
- John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1885
- James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1885
- John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack1885