1870 English cricket season
- 1870 English cricket season
The 1870 English cricket season saw the first-class debut of WG Grace's Gloucestershire CCC.
Honours
*Champion County - Yorkshire
Events
Gloucestershire CCC played its initial first-class match v. Surrey at Durdham Downs, near Bristol, on 2, 3 & 4 June.
27, 28 June. "Cobden's Match".
4 November. Formation of Derbyshire CCC at a meeting in the Guildhall, Derby.
Leading batsmen
WG Grace was the leading runscorer with 1808 @ 54.78
Leading bowlers
JC Shaw was the leading wicket-taker with 96 @ 10.31
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1870_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summaries]
Annual reviews
* "John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion" (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1871
* Arthur Haygarth, "Scores & Biographies, Volume 11 (1869-1870)", Lillywhite, 1871
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