1897 County Championship
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Lancashire (1st title) |
| Participants | 14 |
| Matches | 132 |
| Most runs | Bobby Abel (1,833 for Surrey) |
| Most wickets | Tom Richardson (238 for Surrey) |
The 1897 County Championship was the eighth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 3 May to 30 August 1897. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship for the first time, narrowly beating Surrey.
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 win or loss), and multiplying by 100.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts | Fin | %Fin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 68.42 | ||
| Surrey | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 61.90 | ||
| Essex | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 55.56 | ||
| Yorkshire | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 44.44 | ||
| Gloucestershire | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 16.67 | ||
| Sussex | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | –1 | 11 | –9.09 | ||
| Middlesex | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –1 | 7 | –14.29 | ||
| Warwickshire | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | –1 | 7 | –14.29 | ||
| Hampshire | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | –3 | 11 | –27.27 | ||
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –3 | 7 | –42.86 | ||
| Somerset | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | –6 | 12 | –50.00 | ||
| Kent | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | –8 | 12 | –66.67 | ||
| Leicestershire | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | –9 | 11 | –81.82 | ||
| Derbyshire | 16 | 0 | 9 | 7 | –9 | 9 | –100.00 | ||
| Source: CricketArchive | |||||||||
Leading averages
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References
- ↑ "County Championship 1897 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ↑ "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1897 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "Bowling in County Championship 1897 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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