1900 County Championship

The 1900 County Championship was the eleventh officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 7 May to 1 September 1900. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their fourth championship title, remaining unbeaten throughout the season. Lancashire finished as runners-up, their best position since winning the Championship in 1897.

1900 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire (4th title)
Participants15
Matches played166
Most runsRanji
(2,563 for Sussex)
Most wicketsWilfred Rhodes
(206 for Yorkshire)

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 Pts Fin %Fin
Yorkshire 28160121616100.00
Lancashire 2815211131776.47
Kent 22841041233.33
Sussex 2442182633.33
Nottinghamshire 1874731127.27
Warwickshire 1832131520.00
Gloucestershire 2297621612.50
Middlesex 2297621612.50
Surrey 28971221612.50
Essex 224612–210–20.00
Somerset 164111–715–46.67
Worcestershire 223109–713–53.85
Derbyshire 18279–59–55.56
Leicestershire 223118–814–57.14
Hampshire 220166–1616–100.00
Source: CricketArchive[1]

Records

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
2,56385.43K. S. RanjitsinhjiSussex
1,88058.75Bobby AbelSurrey
1,85050.00Tom HaywardSurrey
1,83063.10C. B. FrySussex
1,73344.43Gilbert JessopGloucestershire
Source:[2]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
20612.29Wilfred RhodesYorkshire
15419.85Albert TrottMiddlesex
14514.16Schofield HaighYorkshire
12215.45Walter MeadEssex
12017.45Johnny BriggsLancashire
Source:[3]

References

  1. "County Championship 1900 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  2. "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1900 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  3. "Bowling in County Championship 1900 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
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