1909 County Championship

1909 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket
(3 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Kent (2nd title)
Participants 16
Most runs Ernie Hayes
(1,844 for Surrey)
Most wickets Colin Blythe
(178 for Kent)

The 1909 County Championship was the 20th officially organised running of the County Championship, and the season ran from 3 May to 30 August 1909. Kent won their second championship title, while Lancashire finished in second place. The previous seasons winners, Yorkshire, finished third.

Table

Team Pld W L D A Pts Fin %Fin
Kent 2616280141877.77
Lancashire 2414460101855.55
Yorkshire 2612410081650.00
Sussex 267316041040.00
Surrey 301677092339.13
Middlesex 22651011119.09
Northamptonshire 1898101175.88
Hampshire 2277800140.00
Worcestershire 2088400160.00
Nottinghamshire 206851–214–14.28
Somerset 164750–311–27.27
Warwickshire 203890–511–45.45
Leicestershire 2231081–713–53.84
Essex 202792–59–55.55
Derbyshire 2221541–1317–76.47
Gloucestershire 2211380–1214–85.71
Source: [1]

Records

Batting

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,844 39.23 Ernie Hayes Surrey
1,771 45.41 Jack Hobbs Surrey
1,544 37.65 David Denton Yorkshire
1,451 40.30 Robert Relf Sussex
1,352 37.55 Phil Mead Hampshire
Source: [2]

Bowling

Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
178 14.07 Colin Blythe Kent
135 19.11 George Dennett Gloucestershire
120 20.17 Walter Lees Surrey
118 13.80 George Thompson Northamptonshire
111 12.67 Schofield Haigh Yorkshire
Source: [3]

References

  1. ↑ "County Championship 1909 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1909 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bowling in County Championship 1909 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

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