The championship culminated in a close battle between Surrey and the 1893 champions Yorkshire.
George Hirst took seven for 32 as Somerset were dismissed for 99, but Yorkshire never got the chance to reply as the third day was rained off.
Meanwhile, at Hove, Surrey's Tom Richardson and Bill Lockwood bowling Sussex out for 44 and 109 to secure victory by an innings and 15 runs, giving Surrey their fourth official title.
Although the term had been in common usage for many years, there was no clear understanding of what constituted first-class cricket.
The issue was addressed in a meeting at Lord's in May and the official definition was applied from the beginning of the 1895 season.