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1908 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
(3 days)
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsYorkshire (8th title)
Participants16
Most runsTom Hayward
(1,874 for Surrey)
Most wicketsColin Blythe
(167 for Kent)
1907
1909

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]

Table

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  • 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.
TeamPldWLDAPtsFin%Fin
Yorkshire281601201616100.00
Kent2617351142070.00
Surrey3013412191752.94
Middlesex20631013933.33
Sussex286418021020.00
Worcestershire1865701119.09
Lancashire26109611195.26
Nottinghamshire206770–113–7.69
Hampshire227960–216–12.50
Gloucestershire2481150–319–15.78
Essex2257100–212–16.66
Warwickshire225971–414–28.57
Leicestershire224891–412–33.33
Derbyshire2251340–818–44.44
Northamptonshire2231450–1117–64.70
Somerset2021350–1115–73.33
Source:[3]

Records

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Batting

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

Bowling

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

References

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  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.


    1908 County Championship
    Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
    (3 days)
    Tournament formatLeague system
    ChampionsYorkshire (8th title)
    Participants16
    Most runsTom Hayward
    (1,874 for Surrey)
    Most wicketsColin Blythe
    (167 for Kent)
    1907
    1909

    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]

    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.
    TeamPldWLDAPtsFin%Fin
    Yorkshire281601201616100.00
    Kent2617351142070.00
    Surrey3013412191752.94
    Middlesex20631013933.33
    Sussex286418021020.00
    Worcestershire1865701119.09
    Lancashire26109611195.26
    Nottinghamshire206770–113–7.69
    Hampshire227960–216–12.50
    Gloucestershire2481150–319–15.78
    Essex2257100–212–16.66
    Warwickshire225971–414–28.57
    Leicestershire224891–412–33.33
    Derbyshire2251340–818–44.44
    Northamptonshire2231450–1117–64.70
    Somerset2021350–1115–73.33
    Source:[3]

    Records

    Batting

    Most runs
    AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
    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
    AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
    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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