1901 County Championship

1901 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsYorkshire (5th title)
Participants15
Matches164
Most runsJohnny Tyldesley
(2,605 for Lancashire)
Most wicketsWilfred Rhodes
(196 for Yorkshire)
← 1900
1902 →

The 1901 County Championship was the 12th 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

Team Pld W L D A Pts Fin %Fin
Yorkshire 2820161192190.48
Middlesex 18621004850.00
Lancashire 2811512061637.50
Sussex 248412041233.33
Warwickshire 16745031127.27
Surrey 28761411137.69
Hampshire 1866600120.00
Kent 2277710140.00
Nottinghamshire 205681-111-9.09
Essex 2245121–19–11.11
Worcestershire 2271041–317–17.65
Leicestershire 2041051–614–42.86
Somerset 1841031–614–42.86
Gloucestershire 24310110–713–53.85
Derbyshire 2001370–1313–100.00
Source: CricketArchive

Records

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
2,60560.58Johnny TyldesleyLancashire
2,38274.43C. B. FrySussex
2,26450.31Bobby AbelSurrey
2,06776.55K. S. RanjitsinhjiSussex
2,03958.25Tom HaywardSurrey
Source:
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
19613.59Wilfred RhodesYorkshire
13516.75George HirstYorkshire
12620.00Fred TateSussex
11822.56Frederick RobertsGloucestershire
11523.25Charlie LlewellynHampshire
Source:

References

  1. ↑ "County Championship 1901 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1901 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Bowling in County Championship 1901 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2012.