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

  • One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss. Final placings were decided by dividing the number of points earned by the number of completed matches (i.e. those that ended in win or loss).
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 1860831–214–14.29
Essex 1650740–212–16.67
Hampshire 1660910–315–20.00
Sussex 1850940–414–28.57
Leicestershire 16301030–713–53.85
Nottinghamshire 16301030–713–53.85
Kent 18301140–814–57.14
Source:[3]

Leading averages

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,78751.05Bobby AbelSurrey
1,44643.81Albert WardLancashire
1,42450.85W. G. GraceGloucestershire
1,36441.33K. S. RanjitsinhjiSussex
1,16727.13John TunnicliffeYorkshire
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
23913.78Tom RichardsonSurrey
18213.71Arthur MoldLancashire
13614.80Bobby PeelYorkshire
13016.93George HirstYorkshire
12412.58Charlie TownsendGloucestershire
Source:[2]

References

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