1888 English cricket season
- 1888 English cricket season
The 12th Test Series between England and Australia took place in the 1888 English cricket season. England retained the Ashes with a 2-1 win after losing the First Test.
After a run of disastrous results over a number of seasons, Derbyshire was demoted from first-class status and the 1888 Championship was contested by only eight teams: Gloucestershire, Kent, Lancashire, Middlesex, Notts, Surrey, Sussex and Yorkshire. Derbyshire recovered first-class status in 1894 and rejoined the Championship in 1895.
On 5 July, the formation of Glamorgan CCC took place at a meeting in the Angel Hotel, Cardiff.
Honours
* Champion County - Surrey
* Wisden ("Six Great Bowlers of the Year") - George Lohmann, Johnny Briggs, John Ferris, Charles Turner, Sammy Woods, Bobby Peel
Test Series
Thanks mainly to the bowling of Bobby Peel, England defeated Australia 2-1 to retain the Ashes.
Leading batsmen
Walter Read topped the averages with 1414 runs @ 36.25
Leading bowlers
Johnny Briggs topped the averages with 160 wickets @ 10.49
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1888_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summaries]
Annual reviews
* "James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual" (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1889
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1889
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