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1884 English cricket season

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1883 English cricket season

The 1884 English cricket season saw Australia tour England to compete for the Ashes. It was the seventh test series between the two sides. 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.

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Champion County

  • Nottinghamshire

    • Playing record (by county)

    Derbyshire’s ignominy of losing every game has been repeated since in county cricket only by the same club in 1920.

    Notable events

  • 31 July and 1 August: Alfred Shaw achieved the notable feat of doing the hat-trick in each innings against Gloucestershire.

    • 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' Almanack 1885

    • References

    1884 English cricket season Wikipedia
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