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1878 was the 92nd season of cricket in England since the foundation of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The first official tour by an Australian team was undertaken,although it played no Test matches. A match at Old Trafford inspired a famous poem.
John "Jack" Crossland was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1878 and 1887. Crossland was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in county cricket,but critics generally believed that he threw,rather than bowled the ball,a practice illegal in cricket. Contemporaries suggest that,but for the suspicions over his bowling action,Crossland would have played Test cricket for England.
Alfred Ernest Hind was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and represented England at rugby union.
John Auger Dixon was an English sportsman who captained Nottinghamshire at first-class cricket and represented the England national football team.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1879 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire played their ninth season.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1874 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire earned the title of Champion County in their fourth year playing as a club. Kent joined Lancashire to make the second County side to play first class matches against Derbyshire in 1874. Derbyshire won three first-class matches and drew one,making it the only season in which they never lost a match.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1875 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire played their fifth season. Nottinghamshire had played informal matches against Derbyshire in previous seasons,and joined Lancashire and Kent to make a third County side playing first class matches against Derbyshire in 1875. Nottinghamshire dropped out again in the 1876 season,to be replaced by Hampshire.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1873 was the third cricket season which the English club Derbyshire played. Officials and supporters were disappointed that they had been unable to arrange further first-class fixtures than the two against Lancashire,but they managed to arrange an extra match against Nottinghamshire,who were a leading team at the time.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1878 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire played their eighth season.
W. G. Grace is believed to have considered retirement from cricket before the 1878 season after he was seriously injured in a shooting accident the previous autumn which nearly cost him the sight of an eye. Having recovered,he reconsidered and in 1878 played in 33 matches,24 of which are generally recognised as first-class. His main roles in the season were captain of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and both match organiser and captain of the United South of England Eleven (USEE). In addition,he represented Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC),the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture and the South in the North v South series. 1878 was a cold,wet summer and not one of Grace's better seasons as a batsman,but he was very effective in such conditions as a right arm medium pace roundarm bowler and completed a sixth successive "double" by scoring 1,151 runs and taking 152 wickets in the recognised first-class matches.
William McIntyre was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire from 1869 to 1871 and for Lancashire from 1872 to 1880.
Brett Alan Hutton is an English cricketer. Hutton is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Doncaster,Yorkshire and attended Worksop College in north Nottinghamshire where he was the recipient of a cricket scholarship.
Delroy Bertram Taylor is a former Jamaican cricketer. Taylor was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in St Catherine,Jamaica.
Benjamin Fielding Blackburn was an English cricketer. Blackburn was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Meadows,Nottinghamshire.
Samuel Sharpe was an English cricketer. Sharpe was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Ruddington,Nottinghamshire.
John Smith was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Ruddington,Nottinghamshire.
Thomas Flowers was an English cricketer and umpire. Flowers was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow-medium. He was born at Daybrook,Arnold,Nottinghamshire.
Albert Ivan Payton was an English cricketer. Payton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stapleford,Nottinghamshire.
Haseeb Hameed is an English professional cricketer who has played internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket,he represents Nottinghamshire,having previously played for Lancashire. Hameed made his Test debut in 2016. He plays as a right-handed opening batsman.
