1891 County Championship

1891 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Surrey (2nd title)
Participants 9
Matches played 68
Most runs Bobby Abel
(916 for Surrey)[1]
Most wickets George Lohmann
(132 for Surrey)[2]

The 1891 County Championship was the second officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 18 May to 27 August 1891. Surrey County Cricket Club claimed their second successive title by winning 12 of their 16 games.[3]

Table

Team Pld W T L D A Pts
Surrey 1612022010
Lancashire 16804314
Middlesex 16805303
Nottinghamshire 14504501
Kent 1640561–1
Somerset 1250610–1
Sussex 1440730–3
Yorkshire 16501010–5
Gloucestershire 16201040–8
Source: [3]

Leading averages

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
916 43.61 Bobby Abel Surrey
794 41.78 Arthur Shrewsbury Nottinghamshire
780 43.33 William Gunn Nottinghamshire
773 33.60 George Bean Sussex
755 35.95 Tim O'Brien Middlesex
Source: [1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
132 10.65 George Lohmann Surrey
118 10.33 J. T. Hearne Middlesex
112 12.37 Arthur Mold Lancashire
98 13.10 Frederick Martin Kent
89 12.96 Johnny Briggs Lancashire
Source: [2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Batting in 1891 County Championship (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bowling in 1891 County Championship (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "County Championship 1891 Table". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 18 April 2009.

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