1882 English cricket season
The 1882 English cricket season is memorable for the match which gave rise to the Ashes.
Further details can be found in the articles History of Test cricket (to 1883) and The Ashes.
a An unofficial seasonal title sometimes proclaimed by consensus of media and historians prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship was constituted. Although there are ante-dated claims prior to 1873, when residence qualifications were introduced, it is only since that ruling that any quasi-official status can be ascribed.
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