1902 County Championship

The 1902 County Championship was the thirteenth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 1 May to 6 September 1902. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their sixth championship title, their third title in successive seasons.[1] Sussex finished in second place, their best placing yet.

1902 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire (6th title)
Participants15
Matches played156
Most runsBobby Abel
(1,570 for Surrey)
Most wicketsFred Tate
(153 for Sussex)

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 26131111121485.71
Sussex 247314041040.00
Nottinghamshire 20631103933.33
Surrey 288515031323.08
Lancashire 247511121216.67
Warwickshire 1865701119.09
Kent 2288600160.00
Somerset 1877400140.00
Worcestershire 2256110-111–9.09
Derbyshire 164570–19–11.11
Leicestershire 2024131–26–33.33
Middlesex 183771–410–40.00
Essex 2025130–37–42.86
Gloucestershire 203980–612–50.00
Hampshire 1621040–812–66.67
Source:[2]

Records

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,57047.57Bobby AbelSurrey
1,34940.87Cuthbert BurnupKent
1,29144.51Johnny TyldesleyLancashire
1,27645.57Tom TaylorYorkshire
1,15352.40Arthur ShrewsburyNottinghamshire
Source:[3]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
15314.28Fred TateSussex
14012.48Wilfred RhodesYorkshire
13815.32Thomas WassNottinghamshire
12311.99Schofield HaighYorkshire
11517.15Beaumont CranfieldSomerset
Source:[4]

References

  1. "County Champions 1890-2013 / County Championship". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. "County Championship 1902 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  3. "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1902 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  4. "Bowling in County Championship 1902 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
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