1905 County Championship

The 1905 County Championship was the 16th 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 season's 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.

1905 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
(3 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire (7th title)
Participants16
Most runsDavid Denton
(1,963 for Yorkshire)
Most wicketsWalter Lees
(169 for Surrey)

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 a win or a loss), and multiplying by 100.
  • The tied match did not count as a finished match for working out the percentage.
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
1,96346.73David DentonYorkshire
1,91286.90C. B. FrySussex
1,78566.11Willie QuaifeWarwickshire
1,71361.17George HirstYorkshire
1,65143.44Levi WrightDerbyshire
Source:[2]

Bowling

Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
16917.01Walter LeesSurrey
15421.40George CoxSussex
13119.48George DennettGloucestershire
13019.94Charlie BlytheKent
12618.71Wilfred RhodesYorkshire
Source:[3]

References

  1. "County Championship 1905 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1905 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  3. "Bowling in County Championship 1905 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
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