1890 was the 104th season of

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in England since the foundation of

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(MCC) and the first in which the

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was held as an ''official'' competition, following agreement between MCC and the leading county clubs at a meeting in December 1889.

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became the first official county champions after winning nine out of fourteen games. In

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, captained by

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, defeated

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in a three-match series by 2–0 to win

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. It was the 13th Test series between the sides. William Gunn of

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was the season's highest run-scorer (1,621);

George Lohmann George Alfred Lohmann (2 June 1865 – 1 December 1901) was an English cricketer, regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. Statistically, he holds the lowest lifetime Test bowling average among bowlers with more than fifteen wicke ...

of Surrey took the most wickets (220).

Honours

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* Wisden (''Five Great Wicket-Keepers'') –

Jack Blackham John McCarthy Blackham (11 May 1854 – 28 December 1932) was a Test cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. A specialist wicket-keeper, Blackham played in the first Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877 and the fa ...

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Dick Pilling Richard Pilling (11 August 1855 – 28 March 1891) was an English professional cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1877 to 1889, and in eight Test matches for England from 1881 to 1888. He was born at Old Warden, Bedf ...

, Mordecai Sherwin,

Henry Wood Sir Henry Joseph Wood (3 March 186919 August 1944) was an English conductor best known for his association with London's annual series of promenade concerts, known as the The Proms, Proms. He conducted them for nearly half a century, introd ...

Ashes tour

won the three-match Test series 2–0. Only two matches were completed as one was abandoned due to persistent heavy rain:
1st Test
at Lord's Cricket Ground – England won by 7 wickets
2nd Test
at

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– England won by 2 wickets
3rd Test
at

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– abandoned without a ball being bowled (rain)

County Championship

Overall first-class statistics

Leading batsmen

Leading bowlers

References

Bibliography

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External links

Cricket in England in 1890

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