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1890 English cricket season

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Start date
  
1890

Matches played
  
54

Champion
  
Surrey County Cricket Club

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The 1890 cricket season was the 293rd in England since the earliest known definite reference to cricket in January 1597 (i.e., Old Style – 1598 New Style), and the first in which the County Championship was held as an official competition, following agreement between Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the leading county clubs at a meeting in December 1889. Surrey became the first official county champions after winning nine out of fourteen games.

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In Test cricket, England, captained by W. G. Grace, defeated Australia in a three-match series by 2–0 to win The Ashes. It was the 13th test series between the sides. William Gunn of Nottinghamshire was the season's highest runscorer (1,621); George Lohmann of Surrey took the most wickets (220).

Honours

  • County Championship – Surrey
  • Wisden (Five Great Wicket-Keepers) – Jack Blackham, Gregor MacGregor, Dick Pilling, Mordecai Sherwin, Henry Wood

    • Ashes tour

    England won the three-match Test series 2–0. Only two matches were completed as one was abandoned due to persistent heavy rain:

  • 1st Test at Lord's Cricket Ground – England won by 7 wickets
  • 2nd Test at The Oval – England won by 2 wickets
  • 3rd Test at Old Trafford Cricket Ground – abandoned without a ball being bowled (rain)

    • References

    1890 English cricket season Wikipedia
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