Events

Somerset did not play any other first-class counties and dropped out of the Championship until 1891.

Hampshire ceased to be a first-class county after years of difficult circumstances and poor results. They did play matches against Surrey and Sussex in 1886 but these matches are not recognised as first-class. Hampshire did not recover first-class status until the beginning of the 1895 season when they were readmitted to the Championship.

External sources

• CricketArchive – season summaries

Annual reviews

• James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1887
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1887