1895 County Championship

The 1895 County Championship was the sixth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 6 May to 2 September 1895. Surrey claimed their fifth title, which was decided by the percentage of completed matches by each side.[3]

1895 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsSurrey (5th title)
Participants14
Matches131
Most runsBobby Abel
(1,787 for Surrey)[1]
Most wicketsTom Richardson
(239 for Surrey)[2]

The competition saw the first participation in the competition by Derbyshire, Essex, Hampshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire.

Table

  • One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss. Final placings were decided by dividing the number of points earned by the number of completed matches (i.e. those that ended in win or loss).
Team Pld W T L D A Pts Fin %Fin
Surrey 26170450132161.91
Lancashire 22140431101855.56
Yorkshire 2614075072133.33
Gloucestershire 188064021414.29
Derbyshire 16504701911.11
Middlesex 18606600120.00
Warwickshire 18606600120.00
Somerset 186083121414.29
Essex 165074021216.67
Hampshire 166091031520.00
Sussex 185094041428.57
Leicestershire 1630103071353.85
Nottinghamshire 1630103071353.85
Kent 1830114081457.14
Source:[3]

Leading averages

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,78751.05Bobby AbelSurrey
1,44643.81Albert WardLancashire
1,42450.85W. G. GraceGloucestershire
1,36441.33K. S. RanjitsinhjiSussex
1,16727.13John TunnicliffeYorkshire
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
23913.78Tom RichardsonSurrey
18213.71Arthur MoldLancashire
13614.80Bobby PeelYorkshire
13016.93George HirstYorkshire
12412.58Charlie TownsendGloucestershire
Source:[2]

References

  1. "Batting in 1895 County Championship (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  2. "Bowling in 1895 County Championship (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  3. "County Championship 1895 Table". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
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