1880 English cricket season

1880 was the 94th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The second tour by a representative Australian team was undertaken and they took part in the (retrospective) first Test match to be played in England. County cricket was dominated by the Nottinghamshire bowlers Alfred Shaw and Fred Morley.

Champion County

 * Nottinghamshire

Notable events

 * The first Test match in England was played at The Oval from 6 to 8 September and England won by five wickets.
 * Alfred Shaw achieved the lowest-ever average by any bowler taking over 100 first-class wickets. No bowler has had a single-figure average for over 100 wickets since.

Annual reviews

 * John Lillywhite’s Cricketer's Companion (Green Lilly), Lillywhite, 1881
 * James Lillywhite’s Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1881
 * John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack 1881