1903 English cricket season

1903 was the 14th season of County Championship cricket in England. Middlesex won their first title, winning eight and losing one of their 18 games. Yorkshire, the defending champions, finished third after losing five games. Yorkshire was the only team to defeat Middlesex – at Headingley in August, Yorkshire bowled Middlesex out for 79 in the first innings, and recorded a 230-run win.[1]

1903 English cricket season

Honours

County Championship

Final table

The final County Championship table is shown below. One point was awarded for a win, none for a draw, and minus one for a loss. Positions were decided on percentage of points over completed games.

County Championship 1903 – Final Standings
Team P W L D A Pts GC1 Pts/GC (as %)
1 Middlesex1881717977.78
2 Sussex247314041040.00
3 Yorkshire261358081844.44
4 Lancashire2610511051533.33
5 Nottinghamshire206410021020.00
6 Worcestershire20866021414.29
7 Warwickshire1854901119.09
=8 Kent2276721137.69
=8 Essex2276721137.69
10 Somerset1866510120.00
11 Surrey2871191−418−22.22
12 Derbyshire164750−311−27.27
13 Gloucestershire2031070−713−53.85
=14 Hampshire1811043−911−81.82
=14 Leicestershire2011090−911−81.82
  • 1 Games completed

Points system:

  • 1 for a win
  • 0 for a draw, a tie or an abandoned match
  • -1 for a loss

Most runs in the County Championship

1903 County Championship – leading batsmen
Name Team Matches Runs Average 100s 50s
C. B. FrySussex23241380.4388
Johnny TyldesleyLancashire23161844.94210
Archie MacLarenLancashire26156540.1239
Ernie HayesSurrey26144934.5038
Percy PerrinEssex20142844.6246

Most wickets in the County Championship

1903 County Championship – leading bowlers
Name Team Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken Average
Wilfred RhodesYorkshire26637014314.72
Colin BlytheKent20521013713.05
Sydney BarnesLancashire23613813117.85
Sam HargreaveWarwickshire17448112312.17
George Herbert HirstYorkshire23387511812.79

Philadelphians tour

Percy Clark and Bart King headed the wickets for the Philadelphians, who played 14 first-class matches in England, in addition to an abandoned fixture with Sussex. The American tourists won as many matches as they lost, with six of each, and drew two. Clark upstaged King, passing him on the wicket-taking tally with a pair of five wicket hauls in the final 110-run win over Surrey where King got six wickets. King averaged four runs less per wicket, however, and also contributed with 614 runs, the third-most in the team. In the batting, they were headed by captain John Lester, who made 786 runs in 13 matches.

Overall first-class statistics

Leading batsmen

1903 English cricket season – leading batsmen
Name Team(s) Matches Runs Average 100s 50s
C. B. FryGentlemen, Sussex25268381.3098
Tom HaywardPlayers, Surrey38217735.68312
Johnny TyldesleyLancashire, Players28195544.43213
RanjitsinhjiGentlemen, London County, MCC, Sussex28192456.58512
Archie MacLarenGentlemen, Lancashire30188642.86411

Leading bowlers

1903 English cricket season – leading bowlers
Name Team(s) Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken Average
Wilfred RhodesPlayers, Yorkshire36826819314.57
Ted ArnoldPlayers, Worcestershire26631414317.44
Colin BlytheKent22555414213.75
Sam HargreavePlayers, Warwickshire21553713414.02
Len BraundLondon County, MCC, Players, Somerset, South of England30573613421.01

References

  1. Yorkshire v Middlesex, from CricketArchive, retrieved 3 August 2006

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