1875 English cricket season

1875 was the 89th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club. Nottinghamshire regained its place as the unofficial "Champion County". It was in many ways the last season before pitches began to improve and produce much heavier scoring: it was definitely the last season where "dead shooters" were frequently seen at Lord's before the heavy roller made for regular bounce there.

Champion County

Nottinghamshire

Events

Hampshire County Cricket Club returned to first-class county cricket after four seasons absence.
18 August: formation of Somerset County Cricket Club by a team of amateurs at a meeting in Sidmouth, Devonshire, immediately after a match against a local team.

Labels

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.

Annual reviews

John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion, Lillywhite, 1876James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual, Lillywhite, 1876Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1876