1903 County Championship

1903 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket
(3 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Middlesex (1st title)
Participants 15
Most runs C. B. Fry
(2,413 for Sussex)
Most wickets Wilfred Rhodes
(143 for Yorkshire)

The 1903 County Championship was the fourteenth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 4 May to 3 September 1903. Middlesex won their first championship title, ending Yorkshire's run of three successive titles. Sussex finished in second place for the second successive season.

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
Middlesex 1881727977.77
Sussex 24721415955.55
Yorkshire 261358081844.44
Lancashire 2610511031533.33
Nottinghamshire 206410021020.00
Worcestershire 20866021414.28
Warwickshire 1854901911.11
Essex 2276721137.69
Kent 2276721137.69
Somerset 1866510120.00
Surrey 2871191–418–22.22
Derbyshire 164750–311–27.27
Gloucestershire 2031070–713–53.84
Hampshire 1811043–911–81.81
Leicestershire 1811043–911–81.81
Source:[1]

Records

Batting

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
2,41380.43C. B. FrySussex
1,61844.94Johnny TyldesleyLancashire
1,56540.12Archie MacLarenLancashire
1,44934.50Ernie HayesSurrey
1,42844.62Percy PerrinEssex
Source:[2]

Bowling

Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
14314.72Wilfred RhodesYorkshire
13713.05Charlie BlytheKent
13117.85Sydney BarnesLancashire
12312.17Sam HargreaveWarwickshire
11512.79George HirstYorkshire
Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "County Championship 1903 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2012. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1903 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2012. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "Bowling in County Championship 1903 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2012. (Subscription required (help)).
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