1905 County Championship

1905 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket
(3 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Yorkshire (7th title)
Participants 16
Most runs David Denton
(1,963 for Yorkshire)
Most wickets Walter Lees
(169 for Surrey)

The 1905 County Championship was the sixteenth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 4 May to 4 September 1905. Yorkshire won their seventh championship title, while the previous seasons winners, Lancashire, finished in fourth place. The number of participants was expanded from fifteen to sixteen, with Northamptonshire gaining first-class status, having previously played with some success in the Minor Counties Championship.

Table

Team Pld W T L D A Pts Fin %Fin
Yorkshire 28180370152171.42
Lancashire 26120310191560.00
Sussex 28130411091752.94
Surrey 2814166182040.00
Leicestershire 228059031323.07
Kent 2210174031717.64
Warwickshire 225041301911.11
Gloucestershire 18808200160.00
Worcestershire 18505800100.00
Nottinghamshire 2060770–113–7.69
Middlesex 1840770–311–27.27
Essex 20301070–713–53.84
Northamptonshire 1220820–610–60.00
Derbyshire 20301430–1117–64.70
Somerset 18101070–911–81.81
Hampshire 20101270–1113–84.61
Source: [1]

Records

Batting

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,963 46.73 David Denton Yorkshire
1,912 86.90 C. B. Fry Sussex
1,785 66.11 Willie Quaife Warwickshire
1,713 61.17 George Hirst Yorkshire
1,651 43.44 Levi Wright Derbyshire
Source: [2]

Bowling

Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
169 17.01 Walter Lees Surrey
154 21.40 George Cox Sussex
131 19.48 George Dennett Gloucestershire
130 19.94 Charlie Blythe Kent
126 18.71 Wilfred Rhodes Yorkshire
Source: [3]

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