1900 English cricket season

1900 English cricket season

1900 was the eleventh season of County Championship cricket in England. Yorkshire finished the season unbeaten to take the championship title and were the first unbeaten champions since the official competition began in 1890.[1] Defending champions Surrey finished seventh. Lancashire were second, and the matches between the two top teams both ended in draws; Yorkshire made 230 in the first innings of the first game, compared to Lancashire's 96, but still could not force a victory, and in the second, with a crowd of over 44,000 present over three days at Old Trafford, Yorkshire took a lead of seven runs on first innings, but as only two and a half hours of play had been possible on the second day, the game was drawn. Sussex, who finished third with 18 of 24 matches drawn, enjoyed 2,000 runs from Ranjitsinhji for the second season running, as he bettered the record for most runs in a Championship season to 2,563. There were no international matches during this season.

Honours

County Championship

Final table

The final County Championship table is shown below. One point was awarded for a win, none for a draw, and minus one for a loss. Positions were decided on percentage of points over completed games.

County Championship 1900 - Final Standings
Team P W L D Pts GC1 Pts/GC (as %)
1 Yorkshire28160121616100.00
2 Lancashire2815211131776.47
3 Kent22841041233.33
3 Sussex2442182633.33
5 Nottinghamshire1874731127.27
6 Warwickshire1832131520.00
7 Gloucestershire2297621612.50
7 Middlesex2297621612.50
7 Surrey28971221612.50
10 Essex224612-210-20.00
11 Somerset164111-715-46.67
12 Worcestershire223109-713-53.85
13 Derbyshire18279-59-55.56
14 Leicestershire223118-814-57.14
15 Hampshire220166-1616-100.00
  • 1 Games completed

Points system:

  • 1 for a win
  • 0 for a draw, a tie or an abandoned match
  • -1 for a loss

Most runs in the County Championship

1900 County Championship - leading batsmen
Name Team Matches Runs Average 100s 50s
RanjitsinhjiSussex22256385.4399
Bobby AbelSurrey22188058.75103
Tom HaywardSurrey28185050.0068
C. B. FrySussex20183063.1094
Gilbert JessopGloucestershire22173344.43511

Most wickets in the County Championship

1900 County Championship - leading bowlers
Name Team Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken Average
Wilfred RhodesYorkshire26697320612.29
Albert TrottMiddlesex22626115419.85
Schofield HaighYorkshire28495414514.16
Walter MeadEssex22532312215.45
Johnny BriggsLancashire27669912017.45

Overall first-class statistics

Leading batsmen

1900 English cricket season - leading batsmen
Name Team(s) Matches Runs Average 100s 50s
RanjitsinhjiSussex26306587.571110
Tom HaywardPlayers, South of England, Surrey38269353.861011
Bobby AbelPlayers, South of England, Surrey31259256.34127
C. B. FryGentlemen, London County, MCC, Sussex26232561.1899
Gilbert JessopGentlemen, Gloucestershire, London County, South of England31221040.18613

Leading bowlers

1900 English cricket season - leading bowlers
Name Team(s) Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken Average
Wilfred RhodesNorth of England, Players, Yorkshire35930026113.81
Albert TrottLondon County, MCC, Middlesex, Players, South of England36918221123.33
Schofield HaighPlayers, Yorkshire33575116314.82
Fred TateSussex30686314121.53
J. T. HearneMCC, Middlesex, Players29664613521.05

References

  1. ↑ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.

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