Cricket
Events
- Nottinghamshire wins the county championship title for a third successive season
England
- Champion County – Nottinghamshire
- Most runs – Walter Read 1880 @ 44.76 (HS 163)
- Most wickets – George Lohmann 142 @ 14.36 (BB 8–18)
Australia
- Most runs – Billy Barnes 520 @ 43.33 (HS 134)
- Most wickets – Bobby Peel 35 @ 19.22 (BB 7–27)
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