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 Briggs, Lohmann, Peel, and Attewell, by their fine allround play, maintained their great reputations.

On the evening of the 11th of August, a special meeting of the County Cricket Council was held in the pavilion of the Surrey County Club. There were present delegates from Surrey, Kent, Gloucestershire, Yorkshire, Sussex, Warwickshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Hampshire, Northamptonshire, Norfolk and Essex. Mr. J. Shuter presided, and it was decided:


 * I. That for the season 1891 the counties be divided into three classes, namely:


 * II. (a) That every first-class county be required to play matches with at least six other first-class counties. These to include matches with the Champion county of the previous year.


 * (b) That every second-class county play two matches with at least three other second-class counties, these three to include the Champion county in the second-class for the previous year.


 * (c) That every third-class county play two matches with at least three other third-class counties.


 * III. That in each of the three classes an order of merit be drawn up from the results of the season's play in 1891 and