1901 County Championship
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Yorkshire (5th title) |
| Participants | 15 |
| Matches played | 164 |
| Most runs |
(2,605 for Lancashire) |
| Most wickets |
(196 for Yorkshire) |
The 1901 County Championship was the twelfth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 6 May to 4 September 1901. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their fifth championship title, their second title in successive seasons. Middlesex finished in a distant second place.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 28 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 90.48 | |
| Middlesex | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.00 | |
| Lancashire | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 37.50 | |
| Sussex | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 33.33 | |
| Warwickshire | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27.27 | |
| Surrey | 28 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7.69 | |
| Hampshire | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | |
| Kent | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 | |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | -1 | 11 | -9.09 | |
| Essex | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | –1 | 9 | –11.11 | |
| Worcestershire | 22 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | –3 | 17 | –17.65 | |
| Leicestershire | 20 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | –6 | 14 | –42.86 | |
| Somerset | 18 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | –6 | 14 | –42.86 | |
| Gloucestershire | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | –7 | 13 | –53.85 | |
| Derbyshire | 20 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | –13 | 13 | –100.00 | |
| Source: CricketArchive[1] | |||||||||
Records
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References
- ↑ "County Championship 1901 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1901 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ "Bowling in County Championship 1901 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
External links
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