1892 County Championship

1892 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Surrey (3rd title)
Participants 9
Matches played 72
Most runs Herbie Hewett
(1,047 for Somerset)[1]
Most wickets William Lockwood
(114 for Surrey)[2]

The 1892 County Championship was the third officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 18 May to 27 August 1892. Surrey County Cricket Club claimed their third successive title by winning 13 of their 16 games.[3]

Table

Team Pld W T L D Pts
Surrey 161302111
Nottinghamshire 16100248
Somerset 1680533
Lancashire 1670542
Middlesex 1670631
Yorkshire 1650560
Gloucestershire 161087–7
Kent 162095–7
Sussex 1610123–11
Source:[3]

Leading averages

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,047 40.26 Herbie Hewett Somerset
920 41.81 Arthur Shrewsbury Nottinghamshire
896 40.72 Walter Read Surrey
861 39.13 Stanley Scott Middlesex
848 30.28 Andrew Stoddart Middlesex
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
114 13.26 William Lockwood Surrey
104 13.70 Arthur Mold Lancashire
102 13.87 George Lohmann Surrey
100 16.23 J. T. Hearne Middlesex
97 12.79 William Attewell Nottinghamshire
Source:[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Batting in 1892 County Championship (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bowling in 1892 County Championship (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "County Championship 1892 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2009.

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