1899 County Championship

1899 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Surrey (6th title)
Participants 15
Matches played 150
Most runs Ranji
(2,285 for Sussex)
Most wickets Albert Trott
(146 for Middlesex)

The 1899 County Championship was the tenth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 1 May to 6 September 1899. Surrey County Cricket Club won their sixth championship title, with Middlesex finishing as runners-up for the second season in a row. Worcestershire were admitted to the Championship, increasing the number of counties with first-class status to 15.

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 a win or a loss), and multiplying by 100.
Team Pld W L D A Pts Fin %Fin
Surrey 2610214081266.67
Middlesex 181134081457.14
Yorkshire 28144100101855.56
Lancashire 261267161833.33
Sussex 227510021216.67
Essex 2066800120.00
Warwickshire 2045110–19–11.11
Kent 206851–214–14.29
Gloucestershire 205870–313–23.08
Hampshire 204880–412–33.33
Nottinghamshire 1624100–26–33.33
Worcestershire 122550–37–42.86
Leicestershire 182880–610–60.00
Somerset 162860–610–60.00
Derbyshire 182970–711–63.64
Source: CricketArchive[1]

Records

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
2,28576.16K. S. RanjitsinhjiSussex
2,13464.66Bobby AbelSurrey
1,79864.21Tom HaywardSurrey
1,69456.46Charlie TownsendGloucestershire
1,58441.68Johnny TyldesleyLancashire
Source:[2]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
14615.69Albert TrottMiddlesex
12915.66Wilfred RhodesYorkshire
12518.93Arthur PaishGloucestershire
11217.12Walter MeadEssex
11218.77Bill BradleyKent
Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "County Championship 1899 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-05-10. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1899 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-05-30. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "Bowling in County Championship 1899 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-05-30. (Subscription required (help)).
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