1891 County Championship
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The 1891 County Championship was the second officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 18 May to 27 August 1891. Surrey County Cricket Club claimed their second successive title by winning 12 of their 16 games.
Table
- One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss.
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | D | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Lancashire | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Middlesex | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | –1 |
| Somerset | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | –1 |
| Sussex | 14 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | –3 |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | –5 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | –8 |
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Leading averages
| Most runs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 916 43.61 Bobby Abel Surrey 794 41.78 Arthur Shrewsbury Nottinghamshire 780 43.33 William Gunn Nottinghamshire 773 33.60 George Bean Sussex 755 35.95 Tim O'Brien Middlesex Source: | Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 132 10.65 George Lohmann Surrey 118 10.33 J. T. Hearne Middlesex 112 12.37 Arthur Mold Lancashire 98 13.10 Frederick Martin Kent 89 12.96 Johnny Briggs Lancashire Source: | ||
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 916 | 43.61 | Bobby Abel | Surrey |
| 794 | 41.78 | Arthur Shrewsbury | Nottinghamshire |
| 780 | 43.33 | William Gunn | Nottinghamshire |
| 773 | 33.60 | George Bean | Sussex |
| 755 | 35.95 | Tim O'Brien | Middlesex |
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| Most wickets | |||
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 132 | 10.65 | George Lohmann | Surrey |
| 118 | 10.33 | J. T. Hearne | Middlesex |
| 112 | 12.37 | Arthur Mold | Lancashire |
| 98 | 13.10 | Frederick Martin | Kent |
| 89 | 12.96 | Johnny Briggs | Lancashire |
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External links
- 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive