Yorkshire County Cricket Club claimed victory that year, winning 16 of their 26 matches and losing only three.
[1] Five of Yorkshire's players made over 1,000 runs in the season, including John Brown who was placed third nationally,[2] while Yorkshireman Bobby Peel was sixth highest wicket taker and Schofield Haigh held one of the leading bowling averages.
[3] Although Yorkshire had a crop of players accruing these statistics, Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji of Sussex took the plaudits for the most runs that year, 1,698, at the highest average, 58.55,[4] while Surrey's Tom Richardson took the most wickets – 191, and William Attewell of Nottinghamshire returned the best average – 14.63 for his 87 wickets.
[5] The highest team total during 1896 was 887, made by Yorkshire against Warwickshire at Edgbaston,[6] composed of centuries from Stanley Jackson (117), Ted Wainwright (136), Bobby Peel (210*) and Lord Hawke (166).
[8] WG Grace's 301 against Sussex was the highest score of the season,[9] while there were three hat-tricks for Richardson, Jack Hearne and Walter Mead.