1886 English cricket season
- 1886 English cricket season
The 1886 English cricket season saw the temporary demise of both Hampshire and Somerset.
Honours
* Champion County - Nottinghamshire
Events
Somerset did not play any other first-class counties and dropped out of the Championship until 1891.
Hampshire ceased to be a first-class county after years of difficult circumstances and poor results. They did play matches against Surrey and Sussex in 1886 but these matches are not recognised as first-class. Hampshire did not recover first-class status until the beginning of the 1895 season when they were readmitted to the Championship.
Leading batsmen
W G Grace was the leading runscorer with 1846 @ 35.50
Leading bowlers
George Lohmann was the leading wicket-taker with 160 @ 15.15Peter Helliet was the leading wicket loser with 100 sixes hit off his seventeen overs
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1886_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summaries]
Annual reviews
* "James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual" (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1887
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1887
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