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1879 English cricket season

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The 1879 English cricket season saw Lancashire claim a share of the title for the first time.

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The summer was the coolest and wettest over the two-and-a-half centuries of climatic records in England, and during the early part of the twentieth century exceptionally wet seasons such as 1903, 1912, 1924 and 1927 were very frequently compared to 1879.

Champion County

  • Lancashire, Nottinghamshire (shared)

    • Notable events

  • 25 March: Formation of Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
  • For the last time to date, no batsman reached 1,000 runs for the season.

    • Annual reviews

  • John Lillywhite’s Cricketer’s Companion (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1880
  • James Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1880
  • John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack 1880

    • References

    1879 English cricket season Wikipedia
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