1908 County Championship

The 1908 County Championship was the 19th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 4 May to 31 August 1908. Yorkshire won their eighth championship title, while Kent finished in second place. The previous season's winners, Nottinghamshire, finished in eighth place. In May, Yorkshire bowled out Northamptonshire for 27 and 14,[1] the lowest aggregate in first-class cricket at that point.[2]

1908 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
(3 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire (8th title)
Participants16
Most runsTom Hayward
(1,874 for Surrey)
Most wicketsColin Blythe
(167 for Kent)

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
Yorkshire 281601201616100.00
Kent 2617351142070.00
Surrey 3013412191752.94
Middlesex 20631013933.33
Sussex 286418021020.00
Worcestershire 1865701119.09
Lancashire 26109611195.26
Nottinghamshire 206770–113–7.69
Hampshire 227960–216–12.50
Gloucestershire 2481150–319–15.78
Essex 2257100–212–16.66
Warwickshire 225971–414–28.57
Leicestershire 224891–412–33.33
Derbyshire 2251340–818–44.44
Northamptonshire 2231450–1117–64.70
Somerset 2021350–1115–73.33
Source:[3]

Records

Batting

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,87446.85Tom HaywardSurrey
1,65540.36Alan MarshallSurrey
1,64642.20Gilbert JessopGloucestershire
1,52243.48Johnny TyldesleyLancashire
1,50739.65Jack HobbsSurrey
Source:[4]

Bowling

Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
16716.48Colin BlytheKent
15612.44George HirstYorkshire
14920.46George DennettGloucestershire
14815.27Walter BrearleyLancashire
12418.66Harry DeanLancashire
Source:[5]

References

  1. "County Championship, 1908: Northamptonshire v Yorkshire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. "The finisher". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. "County Championship 1908 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1908 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  5. "Bowling in County Championship 1908 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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