1875 English cricket season

1875 was the 89th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Nottinghamshire regained its place as the unofficial "Champion County". It was in many ways the last season before pitches began to improve and produce much heavier scoring: it was definitely the last season where "dead shooters" were frequently seen at Lord's before the heavy roller made for regular bounce there.

Champion County

 * Nottinghamshire

Events

 * Hampshire County Cricket Club returned to first-class county cricket after four seasons absence.
 * 18 August: formation of Somerset County Cricket Club by a team of amateurs at a meeting in Sidmouth, Devonshire, immediately after a match against a local side.

Annual reviews

 * John Lillywhite’s Cricketer’s Companion (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1876
 * James Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1876
 * John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack 1876