1897 County Championship
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The 1897 County Championship was the eighth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 3 May to 30 August 1897. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship for the first time, narrowly beating Surrey.
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 win or loss), and multiplying by 100.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts | Fin | %Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 68.42 |
| Surrey | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 61.90 |
| Essex | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 55.56 |
| Yorkshire | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 44.44 |
| Gloucestershire | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 16.67 |
| Sussex | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | –1 | 11 | –9.09 |
| Middlesex | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –1 | 7 | –14.29 |
| Warwickshire | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | –1 | 7 | –14.29 |
| Hampshire | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | –3 | 11 | –27.27 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –3 | 7 | –42.86 |
| Somerset | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | –6 | 12 | –50.00 |
| Kent | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | –8 | 12 | –66.67 |
| Leicestershire | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | –9 | 11 | –81.82 |
| Derbyshire | 16 | 0 | 9 | 7 | –9 | 9 | –100.00 |
| Source: CricketArchive |
Leading averages
| Most runs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 1,833 50.91 Bobby Abel Surrey 1,431 43.36 Jack Brown Yorkshire 1,372 39.20 Ted Wainwright Yorkshire 1,328 34.05 David Denton Yorkshire 1,318 42.51 K. S. Ranjitsinhji Sussex Source: | Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 238 14.23 Tom Richardson Surrey 140 16.38 Johnny Briggs Lancashire 109 20.38 Frederick Bull Essex 102 17.77 Willis Cuttell Lancashire 102 18.52 Jack Hearne Middlesex Source: | ||
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 1,833 | 50.91 | Bobby Abel | Surrey |
| 1,431 | 43.36 | Jack Brown | Yorkshire |
| 1,372 | 39.20 | Ted Wainwright | Yorkshire |
| 1,328 | 34.05 | David Denton | Yorkshire |
| 1,318 | 42.51 | K. S. Ranjitsinhji | Sussex |
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| Most wickets | |||
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 238 | 14.23 | Tom Richardson | Surrey |
| 140 | 16.38 | Johnny Briggs | Lancashire |
| 109 | 20.38 | Frederick Bull | Essex |
| 102 | 17.77 | Willis Cuttell | Lancashire |
| 102 | 18.52 | Jack Hearne | Middlesex |
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