1907 County Championship

The 1907 County Championship was the 18th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 2 May to 2 September 1907. Nottinghamshire won its first championship title, while Worcestershire and Yorkshire tied for second place. The previous season's winners, Kent, finished in eighth place.

1907 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
(3 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsNottinghamshire (1st title)
Participants16
Most runsErnie Hayes
(1,721 for Surrey)
Most wicketsGeorge Dennett
(184 for Gloucestershire)

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.
Team Pld W L D A Pts Fin %Fin
Nottinghamshire 20150411515100.00
Worcestershire 18828061060.00
Yorkshire 2812311291560.00
Surrey 2812412081650.00
Middlesex 20848041233.33
Lancashire 261178041822.22
Essex 221075031717.64
Kent 261295032114.28
Warwickshire 2065811119.09
Gloucestershire 2281220–420–20.00
Leicestershire 2061040–416–25.00
Hampshire 2461170–517–29.41
Sussex 2671360–620–30.00
Somerset 1831230–915–60.00
Northamptonshire 2021260–1014–71.42
Derbyshire 2221712–1519–78.94
Source:[1]

Records

Batting

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,72137.41Ernie HayesSurrey
1,71740.88Jack HobbsSurrey
1,59738.02Johnny TyldesleyLancashire
1,57046.17Tom HaywardSurrey
1,48338.02James SeymourKent
Source:[2]

Bowling

Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
18415.65George DennettGloucestershire
15311.78Albert HallamNottinghamshire
15116.87Arthur FielderKent
14513.57Thomas WassNottinghamshire
14116.41Wilfred RhodesYorkshire
Source:[3]

References

  1. "County Championship 1907 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1907 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. "Bowling in County Championship 1907 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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