1893 County Championship

1893 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsYorkshire (1st title)
Participants9
Matches72
Most runsWilliam Gunn
(1,223 for Nottinghamshire)[1]
Most wicketsJ. T. Hearne
(137 for Middlesex)[2]
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The 1893 County Championship was the fourth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 11 May to 28 August 1893. Yorkshire County Cricket Club claimed their first title, ending Surrey's run of three consecutive titles.[3]

Table

  • One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss.
TeamPldWTLDPts
Yorkshire16120319
Lancashire1690524
Middlesex1690613
Kent1660462
Surrey167081–1
Nottinghamshire165074–2
Sussex164075–3
Somerset164084–4
Gloucestershire1630112–8
Source:[3]

Leading averages

Most runs
AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
1,22347.03William GunnNottinghamshire
1,17847.12Andrew StoddartMiddlesex
1,03538.33Albert WardLancashire
97637.53Arthur ShrewsburyNottinghamshire
96535.74Billy MurdochSussex
Source:[1]
Most wickets
AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
13716.04J. T. HearneMiddlesex
12216.43Walter HumphreysSussex
11714.99Arthur MoldLancashire
10813.75Johnny BriggsLancashire
9914.34Tom RichardsonSurrey
Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Batting in 1893 County Championship (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Bowling in 1893 County Championship (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  3. ^ a b "County Championship 1893 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  • 1893 County Championship Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive


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