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Honours
- Champion County - Nottinghamshire
Events
Somerset did not play any other first-class counties and dropped out of the Championship until 1891.
Hampshire ceased to be a first-class county after years of difficult circumstances and poor results. They did play matches against Surrey and Sussex in 1886 but these matches are not recognised as first-class. Hampshire did not recover first-class status until the beginning of the 1895 season when they were readmitted to the Championship.
Leading batsmen
W G Grace was the leading runscorer with 1846 @ 35.50
Leading bowlers
George Lohmann was the leading wicket-taker with 160 @ 15.15 Peter Helliet was the leading wicket loser with 100 sixes hit off his seventeen overs
External sources
Annual reviews
- James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1887
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1887
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