1909 County Championship

The 1909 County Championship was the 20th officially organised running of the County Championship. The season ran from 3 May to 30 August 1909. Kent won their second championship title, while Lancashire finished in second place. The previous season's winners, Yorkshire, finished third.

1909 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
(3 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsKent (2nd title)
Participants16
Most runsErnie Hayes
(1,844 for Surrey)
Most wicketsColin Blythe
(178 for Kent)

Table

Team P W L D A Pts Fin %Fin
Kent 2616280141877.77
Lancashire 2414460101855.55
Yorkshire 2612410081650.00
Sussex 267316041040.00
Surrey 301677092339.13
Middlesex 22651011119.09
Northamptonshire 1898101175.88
Hampshire 2277800140.00
Worcestershire 2088400160.00
Nottinghamshire 206851–214–14.28
Somerset 164750–311–27.27
Warwickshire 203890–511–45.45
Leicestershire 2231081–713–53.84
Essex 202792–59–55.55
Derbyshire 2221541–1317–76.47
Gloucestershire 2211380–1214–85.71
Source:[1]
  • 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.

Statistics

Batting

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,84439.23Ernie HayesSurrey
1,77145.41Jack HobbsSurrey
1,54437.65David DentonYorkshire
1,45140.30Robert RelfSussex
1,35237.55Phil MeadHampshire
Source:[2]

Bowling

Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
17814.07Colin BlytheKent
13519.11George DennettGloucestershire
12020.17Walter LeesSurrey
11813.80George ThompsonNorthamptonshire
11112.67Schofield HaighYorkshire
Source:[3]

See also

References

  1. "County Championship 1909 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1909 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. "Bowling in County Championship 1909 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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