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noprint"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/1975_County_Championship" title="1975 County Championship">1975</a></div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1977_County_Championship" title="1977 County Championship">1977</a> →</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1976 County Championship</b> was the 77th officially organised running of the <a href="/wiki/County_Championship" title="County Championship">County Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex</a> won the Championship title.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Table">Table</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_County_Championship&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>10 points for a win</li> <li>5 points to each side for a tie</li> <li>5 points to side still batting in a match in which scores finish level</li> <li>Bonus points awarded in first 100 overs of first innings <ul><li>Batting: 150 runs - 1 point, 200 runs - 2 points 250 runs - 3 points, 300 runs - 4 points</li> <li>Bowling: 3-4 wickets - 1 point, 5-6 wickets - 2 points 7-8 wickets - 3 points, 9-10 wickets - 4 points</li></ul></li> <li>No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining.</li> <li>The two first innings limited to a total of 200 overs. The side batting first limited to 100 overs. Any overs up to 100 not used by the side batting first could be added to the overs of the side batting second.</li> <li>Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.</li> <li>Each team plays 20 matches.</li> <li>All counties are required to achieve an overall average of at least 19.5 overs per hour. In the calculation, two minutes will be allowed for each wicket taken. Counties failing to reach this average will be fined £1000, half to be paid by the club and half by the players. The fines to be assed after ten matches and at the end of the season. Club fines to go to the N.C.A., players fines to go to the Cricketers' Association.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>County Championship table </caption> <tbody><tr> <th width="175">Team </th> <th width="20" abbr="Played">Pld </th> <th width="20" abbr="Won"><a href="/wiki/Result_(cricket)#Win_and_loss" title="Result (cricket)">Won</a> </th> <th width="20" abbr="Lost"><a href="/wiki/Result_(cricket)#Win_and_loss" title="Result (cricket)">Lost</a> </th> <th width="20" abbr="Drawn"><a href="/wiki/Result_(cricket)#Draw" title="Result (cricket)">Drawn</a> </th> <th width="20" abbr="Bonus points">Batting bonus </th> <th width="20" abbr="Bonus points">Bowling bonus </th> <th width="20" abbr="Points">Points </th></tr> <tr style="background:#ccffcc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>57</td> <td>67</td> <td>234 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>8</td> <td>54</td> <td>74</td> <td>218 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>9</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>54</td> <td>66</td> <td>210 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Leicestershire County Cricket Club">Leicestershire</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>8</td> <td>51</td> <td>68</td> <td>209 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Warwickshire County Cricket Club">Warwickshire</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>6</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>65</td> <td>70</td> <td>195 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>9</td> <td>57</td> <td>62</td> <td>189 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Somerset_County_Cricket_Club" title="Somerset County Cricket Club">Somerset</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>7</td> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td>47</td> <td>63</td> <td>180 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Yorkshire County Cricket Club">Yorkshire</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>8</td> <td>49</td> <td>67</td> <td>176 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Surrey_County_Cricket_Club" title="Surrey County Cricket Club">Surrey</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>10</td> <td>54</td> <td>61</td> <td>175 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sussex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Sussex County Cricket Club">Sussex</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>7</td> <td>49</td> <td>71</td> <td>170 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>10</td> <td>50</td> <td>59</td> <td>169 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>4</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> <td>52</td> <td>67</td> <td>159 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>4</td> <td>7</td> <td>9</td> <td>58</td> <td>60</td> <td>158 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kent_County_Cricket_Club" title="Kent County Cricket Club">Kent</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>8</td> <td>48</td> <td>57</td> <td>155 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title="1912 County Championship">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_County_Championship" title="1913 County Championship">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_County_Championship" title="1914 County Championship">1914</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1915</span></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1916</span></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1917</span></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1918</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_County_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1919 County Championship">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_County_Championship" title="1920 County Championship">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_County_Championship" title="1921 County Championship">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_County_Championship" title="1922 County Championship">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_County_Championship" title="1923 County Championship">1923</a></li> <li><a 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Championship">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_County_Championship" title="1935 County Championship">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_County_Championship" title="1936 County Championship">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_County_Championship" title="1937 County Championship">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_County_Championship" title="1938 County Championship">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_County_Championship" title="1939 County Championship">1939</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1940</span></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1941</span></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1942</span></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1943</span></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1944</span></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1945</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_County_Championship" title="1946 County Championship">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_County_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1947 County Championship">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_County_Championship" title="1948 County Championship">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_County_Championship" title="1949 County Championship">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_County_Championship" title="1950 County Championship">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_County_Championship" title="1951 County Championship">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_County_Championship" title="1952 County Championship">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_County_Championship" title="1953 County Championship">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_County_Championship" title="1954 County Championship">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_County_Championship" title="1955 County Championship">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_County_Championship" title="1956 County Championship">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_County_Championship" title="1957 County Championship">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_County_Championship" title="1958 County Championship">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_County_Championship" title="1959 County Championship">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_County_Championship" title="1960 County Championship">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_County_Championship" title="1961 County Championship">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_County_Championship" title="1962 County Championship">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_County_Championship" title="1963 County Championship">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_County_Championship" title="1964 County Championship">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_County_Championship" title="1965 County Championship">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_County_Championship" title="1966 County Championship">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_County_Championship" title="1967 County Championship">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_County_Championship" title="1968 County Championship">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_County_Championship" title="1969 County Championship">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_County_Championship" title="1970 County Championship">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_County_Championship" title="1971 County Championship">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_County_Championship" title="1972 County Championship">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_County_Championship" title="1973 County Championship">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_County_Championship" title="1974 County Championship">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_County_Championship" title="1975 County Championship">1975</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_County_Championship" title="1977 County Championship">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_County_Championship" title="1978 County Championship">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_County_Championship" title="1979 County Championship">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_County_Championship" title="1980 County Championship">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_County_Championship" title="1981 County Championship">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_County_Championship" title="1982 County Championship">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_County_Championship" title="1983 County Championship">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_County_Championship" title="1984 County Championship">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_County_Championship" title="1985 County Championship">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_County_Championship" title="1986 County Championship">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_County_Championship" title="1987 County Championship">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_County_Championship" title="1988 County Championship">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_County_Championship" title="1989 County Championship">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_County_Championship" title="1990 County Championship">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_County_Championship" title="1991 County Championship">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_County_Championship" title="1992 County Championship">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_County_Championship" title="1993 County Championship">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_County_Championship" title="1994 County Championship">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_County_Championship" title="1995 County Championship">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_County_Championship" title="1996 County Championship">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_County_Championship" title="1997 County Championship">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_County_Championship" title="1998 County Championship">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_County_Championship" title="1999 County Championship">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_County_Championship" title="2000 County Championship">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_County_Championship" title="2001 County Championship">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_County_Championship" title="2002 County Championship">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_County_Championship" title="2003 County Championship">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_County_Championship" title="2004 County Championship">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_County_Championship" title="2005 County Championship">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_County_Championship" title="2006 County Championship">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_County_Championship" title="2007 County Championship">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_County_Championship" title="2008 County Championship">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_County_Championship" title="2009 County Championship">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_County_Championship" title="2010 County Championship">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_County_Championship" title="2011 County Championship">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_County_Championship" title="2012 County Championship">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_County_Championship" title="2013 County Championship">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_County_Championship" title="2014 County Championship">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_County_Championship" title="2015 County Championship">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_County_Championship" title="2016 County Championship">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_County_Championship" title="2017 County Championship">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_County_Championship" title="2018 County Championship">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_County_Championship" title="2019 County Championship">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Bob_Willis_Trophy" title="2020 Bob Willis Trophy">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_County_Championship" title="2021 County Championship">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_County_Championship" title="2022 County Championship">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_County_Championship" title="2023 County Championship">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_County_Championship" title="2024 County Championship">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="English_cricket_seasons" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#000080;color:white;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist 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style="background-color:#000080;color:white;"><div id="Underarm_era"><b><a href="/wiki/Underarm_bowling" title="Underarm bowling"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Underarm era</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_cricket_to_1725" title="History of cricket to 1725">to 1725</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_English_cricket_(1726%E2%80%931750)" title="History of English cricket (1726–1750)">1726–1740</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1741_English_cricket_season" title="1741 English cricket season">1741</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1742_English_cricket_season" title="1742 English cricket season">1742</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1743_English_cricket_season" title="1743 English cricket season">1743</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1744_English_cricket_season" title="1744 English cricket season">1744</a></li> <li><a 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season">1774</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1775_English_cricket_season" title="1775 English cricket season">1775</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1776_English_cricket_season" title="1776 English cricket season">1776</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1777_English_cricket_season" title="1777 English cricket season">1777</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1778_English_cricket_season" title="1778 English cricket season">1778</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1779_English_cricket_season" title="1779 English cricket season">1779</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1780_English_cricket_season" title="1780 English cricket season">1780</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1781_English_cricket_season" title="1781 English cricket season">1781</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1782_English_cricket_season" title="1782 English cricket season">1782</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1783_English_cricket_season" title="1783 English cricket season">1783</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1784_English_cricket_season" title="1784 English cricket season">1784</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1785_English_cricket_season" title="1785 English cricket season">1785</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1786_English_cricket_season" title="1786 English cricket season">1786</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1787_English_cricket_season" title="1787 English cricket season">1787</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1788_English_cricket_season" title="1788 English cricket season">1788</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1789_English_cricket_season" title="1789 English cricket season">1789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790_English_cricket_season" title="1790 English cricket season">1790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1791_English_cricket_season" title="1791 English cricket season">1791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_English_cricket_season" title="1792 English cricket season">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_English_cricket_season" title="1793 English cricket season">1793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794_English_cricket_season" title="1794 English cricket season">1794</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1795_English_cricket_season" title="1795 English cricket season">1795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_English_cricket_season" title="1796 English cricket season">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1797_English_cricket_season" title="1797 English cricket season">1797</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798_English_cricket_season" title="1798 English cricket season">1798</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1799_English_cricket_season" title="1799 English cricket season">1799</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_English_cricket_season" title="1800 English cricket season">1800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1801_English_cricket_season" title="1801 English cricket season">1801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802_English_cricket_season" title="1802 English cricket season">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1803_English_cricket_season" title="1803 English cricket season">1803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_English_cricket_season" title="1804 English cricket season">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1805_English_cricket_season" title="1805 English cricket season">1805</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_English_cricket_season" title="1806 English cricket season">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1807_English_cricket_season" title="1807 English cricket season">1807</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_English_cricket_season" title="1808 English cricket season">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1809_English_cricket_season" title="1809 English cricket season">1809</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_English_cricket_season" title="1810 English cricket season">1810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_English_cricket_(1801%E2%80%931825)" title="History of English cricket (1801–1825)">1811–1825</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#000080;color:white;"><div id="Roundarm_era"><b><a href="/wiki/Roundarm_bowling" title="Roundarm bowling"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Roundarm era</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_English_cricket_(1826%E2%80%931845)" title="History of English cricket (1826–1845)">1826–1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_English_cricket_(1846%E2%80%931863)" title="History of English cricket (1846–1863)">1846–1863</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#000080;color:white;"><div id="&quot;Champion_County&quot;_era"><b><a href="/wiki/County_Championship" title="County Championship"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">"Champion County" era</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1864_English_cricket_season" title="1864 English cricket season">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_English_cricket_season" title="1865 English cricket season">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_English_cricket_season" title="1866 English cricket season">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_English_cricket_season" title="1867 English cricket season">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_English_cricket_season" title="1868 English cricket season">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_English_cricket_season" title="1869 English cricket season">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_English_cricket_season" title="1870 English cricket season">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_English_cricket_season" title="1871 English cricket season">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_English_cricket_season" title="1872 English cricket season">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_English_cricket_season" title="1873 English cricket season">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_English_cricket_season" title="1874 English cricket season">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_English_cricket_season" title="1875 English cricket season">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_English_cricket_season" title="1876 English cricket season">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_English_cricket_season" title="1877 English cricket season">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_English_cricket_season" title="1878 English cricket season">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_English_cricket_season" title="1879 English cricket season">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_English_cricket_season" title="1880 English cricket season">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_English_cricket_season" title="1881 English cricket season">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_English_cricket_season" title="1882 English cricket season">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_English_cricket_season" title="1883 English cricket season">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_English_cricket_season" title="1884 English cricket season">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_English_cricket_season" title="1885 English cricket season">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_English_cricket_season" title="1886 English cricket season">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_English_cricket_season" title="1887 English cricket season">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_English_cricket_season" title="1888 English cricket season">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_English_cricket_season" title="1889 English cricket season">1889</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#000080;color:white;"><div id="County_Championship_era"><b><a href="/wiki/County_Championship" title="County Championship"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">County Championship era</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1890_English_cricket_season" title="1890 English cricket season">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_English_cricket_season" title="1891 English cricket season">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_English_cricket_season" title="1892 English cricket season">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_English_cricket_season" 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