1894 County Championship

The 1894 County Championship was the fifth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 14 May to 30 August 1894. Surrey reclaimed the title that Yorkshire had taken from them the previous season.[3]

1894 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsSurrey (4th title)
Participants9
Matches played72
Most runsWilliam Gunn
(851 for Nottinghamshire)[1]
Most wicketsArthur Mold
(144 for Lancashire)[2]

Table

  • 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 1613120011
Yorkshire 1612021110
Middlesex 16805303
Kent 16606310
Lancashire 16717100
Somerset 16607301
Nottinghamshire 16408404
Sussex 163011208
Gloucestershire 1620131011
Source:[3]

Leading averages

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
85137.00William GunnNottinghamshire
75434.27Bill BrockwellSurrey
75126.82Albert WardLancashire
74825.79Lionel PalairetSomerset
71728.68Frank SuggLancashire
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
14411.36Arthur MoldLancashire
12011.31Tom RichardsonSurrey
11914.03J. T. HearneMiddlesex
9913.35Walter HearneKent
9710.17Ted WainwrightYorkshire
Source:[2]
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References

  1. "Batting in 1894 County Championship (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  2. "Bowling in 1894 County Championship (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  3. "County Championship 1894 Table". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
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