1892 County Championship Explained

Cricket Format:First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament Format:League system
Champions:Surrey
Count:3
Participants:9
Matches:72
Most Runs:
(1,047 for Somerset)
Most Wickets:
(114 for Surrey)
Previous Year:1891
Previous Tournament:1891 County Championship
Next Year:1893
Next Tournament:1893 County Championship

The 1892 County Championship was the third officially organised running of the County Championship in cricket in England, and ran from 18 May to 27 August 1892. Surrey County Cricket Club claimed their third successive title by winning 13 of their 16 games.[1] The match between Lancashire and Somerset at Old Trafford finished within one day, when Somerset were bowled out for 88 and 58.[2]

Table

width=175 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Tied" Twidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=20 abbr="Points" Pts
Surrey161302111
Nottinghamshire16100248
Somerset1680533
Lancashire1670542
Middlesex1670631
Yorkshire1650560
Gloucestershire161087 - 7
Kent162095 - 7
Sussex1610123 - 11
Source:

Leading averages

Most runs
AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
1,047 40.26 Somerset
920 41.81 Nottinghamshire
896 40.72 Surrey
861 39.13 Middlesex
848 30.28 Middlesex
Source:[3]
Most wickets
AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
114 13.26 Surrey
104 13.70 Lancashire
102 13.87 Surrey
100 16.23 Middlesex
97 12.79 Nottinghamshire
Source:[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: subscription . County Championship 1892 Table. CricketArchive. 18 April 2009.
  2. Web site: Last day for a languid hero. ESPN Cricinfo. 9 August 2017.
  3. Web site: subscription . Batting in 1892 County Championship (Ordered by Runs). CricketArchive. 18 April 2009.
  4. Web site: subscription . Bowling in 1892 County Championship (Ordered by Wickets). CricketArchive. 18 April 2009.