1876 was the 90th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
Gloucestershire reclaimed the unofficial "Champion County" title.
A relatively dry summer[1] and improvements to pitches via the heavy roller[2] saw several batting records broken.
[a] [3] 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.