1892 English cricket season
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The 1892 English cricket season was the third year in which the County Championship was held, and Surrey set a record amount of wins with 13 out of 16. George Lohmann and Bill Lockwood took over 100 wickets each in the 16 Championship matches.
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[edit] Honours
- County Championship - Surrey
- Wisden (Five Batsmen of the Year) - Herbie Hewett, Lionel Palairet, Walter Read, Stanley Scott, Andrew Stoddart
[edit] County Championship
[edit] Final table
| Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Somerset | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Lancashire | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Middlesex | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Yorkshire | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Gloucestershire | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -7 |
| 7 | Kent | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | -7 |
| 9 | Sussex | 16 | 1 | 12 | 3 | -11 |
Points system:
- 1 for a win
- 0 for a draw
- -1 for a loss
[edit] Most runs in the County Championship
| 1892 County Championship - leading batsmen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Matches | Runs | Average | 100s | 50s |
| Herbie Hewett | Somerset | 16 | 1047 | 40.26 | 1 | 9 |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 920 | 41.84 | 4 | 0 |
| Walter Read | Surrey | 16 | 896 | 40.72 | 3 | 3 |
| Stanley Scott | Middlesex | 15 | 861 | 39.13 | 1 | 5 |
| Andrew Stoddart | Middlesex | 16 | 848 | 30.28 | 1 | 2 |
[edit] Most wickets in the County Championship
| 1892 County Championship - leading bowlers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Matches | Balls bowled | Wickets taken | Average |
| Bill Lockwood | Surrey | 16 | 3411 | 114 | 13.26 |
| Arthur Mold | Lancashire | 16 | 3315 | 104 | 13.70 |
| George Lohmann | Surrey | 15 | 4326 | 102 | 13.87 |
| John Hearne | Middlesex | 16 | 4299 | 100 | 16.23 |
| William Attewell | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 4756 | 97 | 12.79 |
[edit] Overall first-class statistics
[edit] Leading batsmen
| 1892 English cricket season - leading batsmen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team(s) | Matches | Runs | Average | 100s | 50s |
| Herbie Hewett | Gentlemen, Somerset, South of England | 24 | 1407 | 35.17 | 1 | 11 |
| Andrew Stoddart | Gentlemen, MCC, Middlesex, South of England | 26 | 1403 | 31.17 | 1 | 7 |
| Lionel Palairet | Gentlemen, Oxford University, Somerset | 26 | 1343 | 31.97 | 2 | 7 |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players | 22 | 1260 | 42.00 | 5 | 1 |
| Billy Gunn | MCC, North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players | 25 | 1120 | 30.27 | 1 | 6 |
[edit] Leading bowlers
| 1892 English cricket season - leading bowlers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team(s) | Matches | Balls bowled | Wickets taken | Average |
| John Hearne | MCC, Middlesex, South of England | 25 | 6803 | 163 | 15.39 |
| Sammy Woods | Gentlemen, Somerset, South of England | 25 | 5284 | 153 | 16.83 |
| Bill Lockwood | Players, Surrey | 22 | 4452 | 151 | 13.60 |
| George Lohmann | Players, South of England, Surrey | 23 | 6069 | 151 | 15.33 |
| William Attewell | MCC, North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players | 26 | 7271 | 144 | 14.00 |
[edit] References
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
- The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT)
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
- Cricket in England in 1892
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