1894 County Championship
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The 1894 County Championship was the fifth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 14 May to 30 August 1894. Surrey reclaimed the title that Yorkshire had taken from them the previous season.
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 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Middlesex | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Kent | 16 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lancashire | 16 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Somerset | 16 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | –1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | –4 |
| Sussex | 16 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | –8 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | –11 |
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Leading averages
| Most runs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 851 37.00 William Gunn Nottinghamshire 754 34.27 Bill Brockwell Surrey 751 26.82 Albert Ward Lancashire 748 25.79 Lionel Palairet Somerset 717 28.68 Frank Sugg Lancashire Source: | Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 144 11.36 Arthur Mold Lancashire 120 11.31 Tom Richardson Surrey 119 14.03 J. T. Hearne Middlesex 99 13.35 Walter Hearne Kent 97 10.17 Ted Wainwright Yorkshire Source: | ||
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 851 | 37.00 | William Gunn | Nottinghamshire |
| 754 | 34.27 | Bill Brockwell | Surrey |
| 751 | 26.82 | Albert Ward | Lancashire |
| 748 | 25.79 | Lionel Palairet | Somerset |
| 717 | 28.68 | Frank Sugg | Lancashire |
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| Most wickets | |||
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 144 | 11.36 | Arthur Mold | Lancashire |
| 120 | 11.31 | Tom Richardson | Surrey |
| 119 | 14.03 | J. T. Hearne | Middlesex |
| 99 | 13.35 | Walter Hearne | Kent |
| 97 | 10.17 | Ted Wainwright | Yorkshire |
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External links
- 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive