1900 County Championship

1900 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Yorkshire (4th title)
Participants 15
Matches played 166
Most runs Ranji
(2,563 for Sussex)
Most wickets Wilfred Rhodes
(206 for Yorkshire)

The 1900 County Championship was the eleventh officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 7 May to 1 September 1900. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their fourth championship title, remaining unbeaten throughout the season. Lancashire finished as runners-up, their best position since winning the Championship in 1897.

Table

Team Pld W L D Pts Fin %Fin
Yorkshire 28160121616100.00
Lancashire 2815211131776.47
Kent 22841041233.33
Sussex 2442182633.33
Nottinghamshire 1874731127.27
Warwickshire 1832131520.00
Gloucestershire 2297621612.50
Middlesex 2297621612.50
Surrey 28971221612.50
Essex 224612–210–20.00
Somerset 164111–715–46.67
Worcestershire 223109–713–53.85
Derbyshire 18279–59–55.56
Leicestershire 223118–814–57.14
Hampshire 220166–1616–100.00
Source: CricketArchive[1]

Records

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
2,563 85.43 K. S. Ranjitsinhji Sussex
1,880 58.75 Bobby Abel Surrey
1,850 50.00 Tom Hayward Surrey
1,830 63.10 C. B. Fry Sussex
1,733 44.43 Gilbert Jessop Gloucestershire
Source: [2]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
206 12.29 Wilfred Rhodes Yorkshire
154 19.85 Albert Trott Middlesex
145 14.16 Schofield Haigh Yorkshire
122 15.45 Walter Mead Essex
120 17.45 Johnny Briggs Lancashire
Source: [3]

References

  1. ↑ "County Championship 1900 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  2. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1900 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  3. ↑ "Bowling in County Championship 1900 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-05-30.

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