1898 County Championship

1898 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Yorkshire (3rd title)
Participants 14
Matches played 138
Most runs Bobby Abel
(1,832 for Surrey)
Most wickets Charlie Townsend
(130 for Gloucestershire)

The 1898 County Championship was the ninth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 9 May to 3 September 1898. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their third championship title, with Middlesex finishing as runners-up for the first time.

Table

Team Pld W L D A Pts Fin %Fin
Yorkshire 2616370131968.42
Middlesex 181035071353.85
Gloucestershire 20938061250.00
Surrey 261149271546.67
Essex 201064041625.00
Lancashire 269611031520.00
Kent 205690–111–9.09
Nottinghamshire 1612130–13–33.33
Derbyshire 162671–48–50.00
Sussex 203980–612–50.00
Warwickshire 182691–48–50.00
Hampshire 182880–610–60.00
Leicestershire 1611050–911–81.82
Somerset 1611050–911–81.82
Source: CricketArchive[1]

Records

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,832 57.25 Bobby Abel Surrey
1,801 39.15 Johnny Tyldesley Lancashire
1,604 59.40 C. B. Fry Sussex
1,538 46.60 John Tunnicliffe Yorkshire
1,468 43.17 Bill Brockwell Surrey
Source:[2]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
130 20.00 Charlie Townsend Gloucestershire
126 13.84 Wilfred Rhodes Yorkshire
126 21.29 Tom Richardson Surrey
125 14.76 Jack Hearne Middlesex
109 17.06 William Lockwood Surrey
Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "County Championship 1898 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  2. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1898 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  3. ↑ "Bowling in County Championship 1898 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-05-30.

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