

Surrey were crowned as the first County Cricket Champions in the summer of 1890. The Manchester Guardian described the season as being one of disappointment, relieved by occasionally brilliant performances. As well as that, the weather played havoc with the fixture list and that the season would be remembered for plenty of running between the stumps as well as to the shelter tents. Cricket fans that were pained to see the passing of the season were simply told to resign themselves to the "despotism" of football for the next nine months.

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