1891 County Championship
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Surrey (2nd title) |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 68 |
| Most runs | Bobby Abel (916 for Surrey)[1] |
| Most wickets | George Lohmann (132 for Surrey)[2] |
The 1891 County Championship was the second officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 18 May to 27 August 1891. Surrey County Cricket Club claimed their second successive title by winning 12 of their 16 games.[3]
Table
[edit]- One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss.
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | D | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Lancashire | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Middlesex | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | –1 |
| Somerset | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | –1 |
| Sussex | 14 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | –3 |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | –5 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | –8 |
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Leading averages
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Batting in 1891 County Championship (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Bowling in 1891 County Championship (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
- ^ a b "County Championship 1891 Table". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
External links
[edit]- 1891 County Championship Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
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