1895 County Championship

1895 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Surrey (5th title)
Participants 14
Matches played 131
Most runs

Bobby Abel

(1,787 for Surrey)[1]

Most wickets

Tom Richardson

(239 for Surrey)[2]

The 1895 County Championship was the sixth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 6 May to 2 September 1895. Surrey claimed their fifth title, which was decided by the percentage of completed matches by each side.[3]

The competition saw the first participation in the competition by Derbyshire, Essex, Hampshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire.

Table

Team Pld W T L D A Pts Fin %Fin
Surrey 26170450132161.91
Lancashire 22140431101855.56
Yorkshire 2614075072133.33
Gloucestershire 188064021414.29
Derbyshire 16504701911.11
Middlesex 18606600120.00
Warwickshire 18606600120.00
Somerset 186083121414.29
Essex 165074021216.67
Hampshire 166091031520.00
Sussex 185094041428.57
Leicestershire 1630103071353.85
Nottinghamshire 1630103071353.85
Kent 1830114081457.14
Source: [3]

Leading averages

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,787 51.05 Bobby Abel Surrey
1,446 43.81 Albert Ward Lancashire
1,424 50.85 W. G. Grace Gloucestershire
1,364 41.33 K. S. Ranjitsinhji Sussex
1,167 27.13 John Tunnicliffe Yorkshire
Source: [1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
239 13.78 Tom Richardson Surrey
182 13.71 Arthur Mold Lancashire
136 14.80 Bobby Peel Yorkshire
130 16.93 George Hirst Yorkshire
124 12.58 Charlie Townsend Gloucestershire
Source: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Batting in 1895 County Championship (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Bowling in 1895 County Championship (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  3. 1 2 "County Championship 1895 Table". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 30 May 2009.

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