1908 County Championship
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The 1908 County Championship was the 19th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 4 May to 31 August 1908. Yorkshire won their eighth championship title, while Kent finished in second place. The previous season's winners, Nottinghamshire, finished in eighth place. In May, Yorkshire bowled out Northamptonshire for 27 and 14, the lowest aggregate in first-class cricket at that point.
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 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 100.00 |
| Kent | 26 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 70.00 |
| Surrey | 30 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 52.94 |
| Middlesex | 20 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 33.33 |
| Sussex | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 20.00 |
| Worcestershire | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9.09 |
| Lancashire | 26 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5.26 |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | –1 | 13 | –7.69 |
| Hampshire | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | –2 | 16 | –12.50 |
| Gloucestershire | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | –3 | 19 | –15.78 |
| Essex | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | –2 | 12 | –16.66 |
| Warwickshire | 22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | –4 | 14 | –28.57 |
| Leicestershire | 22 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | –4 | 12 | –33.33 |
| Derbyshire | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | –8 | 18 | –44.44 |
| Northamptonshire | 22 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | –11 | 17 | –64.70 |
| Somerset | 20 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | –11 | 15 | –73.33 |
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Records
Batting
| Most runs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 1,874 46.85 Tom Hayward Surrey 1,655 40.36 Alan Marshall Surrey 1,646 42.20 Gilbert Jessop Gloucestershire 1,522 43.48 Johnny Tyldesley Lancashire 1,507 39.65 Jack Hobbs Surrey Source: Bowling Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 167 16.48 Colin Blythe Kent 156 12.44 George Hirst Yorkshire 149 20.46 George Dennett Gloucestershire 148 15.27 Walter Brearley Lancashire 124 18.66 Harry Dean Lancashire Source: | |||
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 1,874 | 46.85 | Tom Hayward | Surrey |
| 1,655 | 40.36 | Alan Marshall | Surrey |
| 1,646 | 42.20 | Gilbert Jessop | Gloucestershire |
| 1,522 | 43.48 | Johnny Tyldesley | Lancashire |
| 1,507 | 39.65 | Jack Hobbs | Surrey |
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| Most wickets | |||
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 167 | 16.48 | Colin Blythe | Kent |
| 156 | 12.44 | George Hirst | Yorkshire |
| 149 | 20.46 | George Dennett | Gloucestershire |
| 148 | 15.27 | Walter Brearley | Lancashire |
| 124 | 18.66 | Harry Dean | Lancashire |
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