1907 County Championship
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The 1907 County Championship was the 18th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 2 May to 2 September 1907. Nottinghamshire won its first championship title, while Worcestershire and Yorkshire tied for second place. The previous season's winners, Kent, finished in eighth place.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire | 20 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 100.00 |
| Worcestershire | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.00 |
| Yorkshire | 28 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 60.00 |
| Surrey | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.00 |
| Middlesex | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 33.33 |
| Lancashire | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 22.22 |
| Essex | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17.64 |
| Kent | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14.28 |
| Warwickshire | 20 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9.09 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | –4 | 20 | –20.00 |
| Leicestershire | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | –4 | 16 | –25.00 |
| Hampshire | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | –5 | 17 | –29.41 |
| Sussex | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | –6 | 20 | –30.00 |
| Somerset | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | –9 | 15 | –60.00 |
| Northamptonshire | 20 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | –10 | 14 | –71.42 |
| Derbyshire | 22 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | –15 | 19 | –78.94 |
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Records
Batting
| Most runs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 1,721 37.41 Ernie Hayes Surrey 1,717 40.88 Jack Hobbs Surrey 1,597 38.02 Johnny Tyldesley Lancashire 1,570 46.17 Tom Hayward Surrey 1,483 38.02 James Seymour Kent Source: Bowling Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 184 15.65 George Dennett Gloucestershire 153 11.78 Albert Hallam Nottinghamshire 151 16.87 Arthur Fielder Kent 145 13.57 Thomas Wass Nottinghamshire 141 16.41 Wilfred Rhodes Yorkshire Source: | |||
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 1,721 | 37.41 | Ernie Hayes | Surrey |
| 1,717 | 40.88 | Jack Hobbs | Surrey |
| 1,597 | 38.02 | Johnny Tyldesley | Lancashire |
| 1,570 | 46.17 | Tom Hayward | Surrey |
| 1,483 | 38.02 | James Seymour | Kent |
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| Most wickets | |||
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 184 | 15.65 | George Dennett | Gloucestershire |
| 153 | 11.78 | Albert Hallam | Nottinghamshire |
| 151 | 16.87 | Arthur Fielder | Kent |
| 145 | 13.57 | Thomas Wass | Nottinghamshire |
| 141 | 16.41 | Wilfred Rhodes | Yorkshire |
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