1895 Minor Counties Championship

The 1895 Minor Counties Championship was the first running of the Minor Counties Cricket Championship, and ran from 3 June to 29 August 1895. The inaugural title was shared between three counties—Durham, Norfolk and Worcestershire—as they finished level on three points apiece.[1]

1895 Minor Counties Championship
Cricket format2 days
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsDurham, Norfolk, Worcestershire
Participants14
Matches40
Most runsThomas Pointon
(382 for Cheshire)
Most wicketsPeter Rogers
(60 for Oxfordshire)

The leading run-scorer was Thomas Pointon, playing for Cheshire,[2] whose score of 110 against Durham was one of only six centuries scored over the course of the season.[3] The leading wicket-taker, Oxfordshire's Peter Rogers,[4] took three ten wicket match hauls.[5]

Table

  • One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss.
Team Pld W L D Pts
Durham 84133
Norfolk 84133
Worcestershire 105233
Buckinghamshire  43102
Berkshire  21011
Northamptonshire  21011
Wiltshire  21100
Bedfordshire 83411
Cambridgeshire  20111
Cheshire  61231
Oxfordshire 82331
Hertfordshire 82422
Lincolnshire  40313
Staffordshire 80444
Source:[1]
Notes
  •   denotes the Champion team(s).
  •    denotes a team that failed to play the minimum of eight matches. These teams are sometimes omitted from the table altogether.[6]

Averages

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
38247.75Thomas PointonCheshire
36440.44James WelfordDurham
30525.41William BrownStaffordshire
28623.83John YoungDurham
27527.50John SkrimshireNorfolk
Source:[2]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
6011.90Peter RogersOxfordshire
579.05Charles ShoreNorfolk
5012.68Brusher RogersOxfordshire
5013.86Sam RaynorWorcestershire
4911.75William BrownBedfordshire
Source:[4]

References

  1. "Minor Counties Championship 1895 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. "Batting and Fielding in Minor Counties Championship 1895 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. "Minor Counties Championship 1895 - Centuries". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. "Bowling in Minor Counties Championship 1895 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  5. "Minor Counties Championship 1895 - Ten Wickets in a Match". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. "Minor Counties Championship 1895 - Final Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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