1908 County Championship

1908 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket
(3 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Yorkshire (8th title)
Participants 16
Most runs Tom Hayward
(1,874 for Surrey)
Most wickets Colin Blythe
(167 for Kent)

The 1908 County Championship was the 19th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 4 May to 31 August 1908. Yorkshire won their eighth championship title, while Kent finished in second place. The previous seasons winners, Nottinghamshire, finished in eighth place.

Table

Team Pld W L D A Pts Fin %Fin
Yorkshire 281601201616100.00
Kent 2617351142070.00
Surrey 3013412191752.94
Middlesex 20631013933.33
Sussex 286418021020.00
Worcestershire 1865701119.09
Lancashire 26109611195.26
Nottinghamshire 206770–113–7.69
Hampshire 227960–216–12.50
Gloucestershire 2481150–319–15.78
Essex 2257100–212–16.66
Warwickshire 225971–414–28.57
Leicestershire 224891–412–33.33
Derbyshire 2251340–818–44.44
Northamptonshire 2231450–1117–64.70
Somerset 2021350–1115–73.33
Source: [1]

Records

Batting

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,874 46.85 Tom Hayward Surrey
1,655 40.36 Alan Marshall Surrey
1,646 42.20 Gilbert Jessop Gloucestershire
1,522 43.48 Johnny Tyldesley Lancashire
1,507 39.65 Jack Hobbs Surrey
Source: [2]

Bowling

Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
167 16.48 Colin Blythe Kent
156 12.44 George Hirst Yorkshire
149 20.46 George Dennett Gloucestershire
148 15.27 Walter Brearley Lancashire
124 18.66 Harry Dean Lancashire
Source: [3]

References

  1. ↑ "County Championship 1908 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1908 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bowling in County Championship 1908 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

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