1902 County Championship

1902 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Yorkshire (6th title)
Participants 15
Matches played 156
Most runs Bobby Abel
(1,570 for Surrey)
Most wickets Fred Tate
(153 for Sussex)

The 1902 County Championship was the thirteenth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 1 May to 6 September 1902. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their sixth championship title, their third title in successive seasons.[1] Sussex finished in second place, their best placing yet.

Table

Team Pld W L D A Pts Fin %Fin
Yorkshire 26131111121485.71
Sussex 247314041040.00
Nottinghamshire 20631103933.33
Surrey 288515031323.08
Lancashire 247511121216.67
Warwickshire 1865701119.09
Kent 2288600160.00
Somerset 1877400140.00
Worcestershire 2256110-111–9.09
Derbyshire 164570–19–11.11
Leicestershire 2024131–26–33.33
Middlesex 183771–410–40.00
Essex 2025130–37–42.86
Gloucestershire 203980–612–50.00
Hampshire 1621040–812–66.67
Source: [2]

Records

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,570 47.57 Bobby Abel Surrey
1,349 40.87 Cuthbert Burnup Kent
1,291 44.51 Johnny Tyldesley Lancashire
1,276 45.57 Tom Taylor Yorkshire
1,153 52.40 Arthur Shrewsbury Nottinghamshire
Source: [3]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
153 14.28 Fred Tate Sussex
140 12.48 Wilfred Rhodes Yorkshire
138 15.32 Thomas Wass Nottinghamshire
123 11.99 Schofield Haigh Yorkshire
115 17.15 Beaumont Cranfield Somerset
Source: [4]

References

  1. ↑ "County Champions 1890-2013 / County Championship". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "County Championship 1902 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  3. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1902 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  4. ↑ "Bowling in County Championship 1902 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-09-11.

External links