1877 English cricket season

1877 was the 91st season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

1877 English cricket season

Champion County

[a]

Playing record (by county)

CountyPlayedWonLostDrawn
Derbyshire8521
Gloucestershire8701
Hampshire4040
Kent12741
Lancashire10640
Middlesex6042
Nottinghamshire12552
Surrey12633
Sussex8071
Yorkshire12255

[1]

Leading batsmen (qualification 20 innings)

1877 English season leading batsmen[2]
Name Team Matches Innings Not outs Runs Highest score Average 100s 50s
W. G. GraceGloucestershire
MCC
24403147726139.8329
Bunny LucasCambridge University
Surrey
1728483211534.6624
Frank PennKent
MCC
19333930148 not out31.0023
A. N. HornbyLancashire
MCC
1829378714430.2623
Isaac WalkerMiddlesex
MCC
172927889529.1805

Leading bowlers (qualification 1,000 balls)

1877 English season leading bowlers[3]
Name Team Balls bowled Runs conceded Wickets taken Average Best bowling 5 wickets
in innings
10 wickets
in match
William McIntyreLancashire27969498511.168/31113
Robert MilesGloucestershire10542582311.215/8810
Tom ArmitageYorkshire14244904211.667/5861
George Gibbons HearneKent
MCC
3596128110811.868/78115
William MycroftDerbyshire
MCC
5496192715712.278/47195

Events

15 - 19 March. Australia v. England at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Afterwards recognised as the first-ever Test Match. Australia won by 45 runs with Charles Bannerman scoring 165*: the first Test century. William Midwinter, with 5-78 in England’s first innings, was the first bowler to take five wickets in a Test innings.

31 March - 4 April. Australia v. England: Second Test, also at MCG. England won by 4 wickets.

27 July - 28 July. Gloucestershire beats an "unrepresentative" (Wisden) England team by five wickets. Since 1877 only Yorkshire in 1905 and 1935 has equalled this feat.

10 & 12 November. South Australia v. Tasmania at Adelaide was the earliest first class match played by South Australia. They won by an innings and 13 runs, their team including George Giffen.

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

  1. Wynne-Thomas, Peter; The Rigby A-Z of Cricket Records; p. 53 ISBN 072701868X
  2. First Class Batting in England in 1877
  3. First Class Bowling in England in 1877

Annual reviews

  • John Lillywhite’s Cricketer’s Companion (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1878
  • James Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1878
  • John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack 1878
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