1914 County Championship
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The 1914 County Championship was the 25th officially organised running of the County Championship, and began on 2 May 1914. Originally scheduled to run until 9 September, the last two matches of the season (both involving Surrey) were cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I.
With the final positions in the table being calculated by the percentage of possible points gained, Surrey were named champions for the seventh time.
Table
Five points were awarded for each win, three points were awarded to the team winning on first innings in a drawn match, and one point was awarded to the team losing on first innings in a drawn match. Defeats and abandonments scored no points.
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | D | A | Pts | Pts% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | 28 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 93 | 74.4 |
| Middlesex | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 70.0 |
| Kent | 28 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 62.1 |
| Yorkshire | 28 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 86 | 61.4 |
| Hampshire | 28 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 82 | 58.6 |
| Sussex | 28 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 68 | 52.3 |
| Warwickshire | 24 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 50.8 |
| Essex | 24 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 49.2 |
| Northamptonshire | 22 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 51 | 48.6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 48.4 |
| Lancashire | 26 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 51 | 39.2 |
| Derbyshire | 20 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| Leicestershire | 24 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 33.0 |
| Worcestershire | 22 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 21.0 |
| Somerset | 20 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.8 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 13.6 |
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Leading averages
| Most runs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 2,499 62.47 Jack Hobbs Surrey 2,235 55.87 Phil Mead Hampshire 1,933 46.02 Frank Woolley Kent 1,828 76.16 J. W. Hearne Middlesex 1,735 38.55 Wally Hardinge Kent Source: | Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 159 15.03 Colin Blythe Kent 148 20.09 Alec Kennedy Hampshire 141 18.28 Major Booth Yorkshire 135 16.36 Alonzo Drake Yorkshire 126 19.76 Bill Hitch Surrey Source: | ||
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 2,499 | 62.47 | Jack Hobbs | Surrey |
| 2,235 | 55.87 | Phil Mead | Hampshire |
| 1,933 | 46.02 | Frank Woolley | Kent |
| 1,828 | 76.16 | J. W. Hearne | Middlesex |
| 1,735 | 38.55 | Wally Hardinge | Kent |
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| Most wickets | |||
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 159 | 15.03 | Colin Blythe | Kent |
| 148 | 20.09 | Alec Kennedy | Hampshire |
| 141 | 18.28 | Major Booth | Yorkshire |
| 135 | 16.36 | Alonzo Drake | Yorkshire |
| 126 | 19.76 | Bill Hitch | Surrey |
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See also
External links
- 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive