1948 County Championship
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Glamorgan (1st title) |
| Participants | 17 |
| Matches | 221 |
| Most runs | Arthur Fagg (2,404 for Kent) |
| Most wickets | Tom Pritchard (163 for Warwickshire) |
The 1948 County Championship was the 49th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 8 May to 31 August 1948. Glamorgan County Cricket Club claimed their first title.
In August 1948, Glamorgan's match against Gloucestershire at Eugene Cross Park, play was stopped due to mountain mist around the ground and a flock of sheep.
Table
- 12 points for a win
- 6 points to each team in a match in which scores finish level
- 4 points for first innings lead in a lost or drawn match
- 2 points for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match
- If no play possible on the first two days, the match played to one-day laws with 8 points for a win.
| Team | P | W | L | D | No Dec |
1st Inns Lead |
Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamorgan | 26 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 172 |
| 2 | Surrey | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 168 |
| 3 | Middlesex | 26 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 160 |
| 4 | Yorkshire | 26 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 156 |
| 5 | Lancashire | 26 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 152 |
| 6 | Derby9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 128 | ||
| 9 | Hampshire | 26 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 120 |
| 10 | Worcestershire | 26 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 104 |
| 11 | Leicestershire | 26 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 96 |
| 12 | Somerset | 26 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 92 |
| 13 | Essex | 26 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 90 |
| 14 | Nottinghamshire | 26 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 82 |
| 15 | Kent | 26 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 76 |
| 16 | Sussex | 26 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 72 |
| 17 | Northamptonshire | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 52 |
- ↑ 8 points were awarded to Surrey for a draw against Gloucestershire, which they won under one-day rules.
- ↑ 6 points were awarded to both Essex and Nottinghamshire after they drew with the scores equal, meaning it was rewarded the same as a tie.
- ↑ 6 points were awarded to both Essex and Nottinghamshire after they drew with the scores equal, meaning it was rewarded the same as a tie.
Leading averages
Batting
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,391 | 92.73 | Cyril Washbrook | Lancashire |
| 1,565 | 92.05 | Len Hutton | Yorkshire |
| 1,236 | 61.80 | Denis Compton | Middlesex |
| 1,331 | 60.50 | Bill Edrich | Middlesex |
| 1,435 | 57.40 | Jack Crapp | Gloucestershire |
| 2,404 | 57.23 | Arthur Fagg | Kent |
| 1,855 | 54.55 | Jack Robertson | Middlesex |
| Qualification: 1,000 runs, 50.00 average. Source: CricketArchive | |||
Bowling
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 15.57 | Cliff Gladwin | Derbyshire |
| 139 | 16.38 | Len Muncer | Glamorgan |
| 100 | 17.24 | George Pope | Derbyshire |
| 163 | 17.47 | Tom Pritchard | Warwickshire |
| 129 | 17.62 | Johnny Wardle | Yorkshire |
| 109 | 17.97 | Jim Bailey | Hampshire |
| Qualification: 100 wickets, 18.00 average. Source: CricketArchive | |||
References
- 1 2 "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1948 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- 1 2 "Bowling in County Championship 1948 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ↑ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ↑ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
- ↑ "How often have both openers been dismissed for ducks in an ODI?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ↑ "Surrey v Gloucestershire at Kennington Oval, 29 May-1 Jun 1948". i.imgci.com.
- 1 2 "Essex v Nottinghamshire at Southend-on-Sea, 19-21 May 1948". i.imgci.com.
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