1893 County Championship Explained

Cricket Format:	First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament Format:	League system
Champions:	Yorkshire
Count:	1
Participants:	9
Matches:	72
Most Runs:	(1,223 for Nottinghamshire)
Most Wickets:	(137 for Middlesex)
Previous Year:	1892
Previous Tournament:	1892 County Championship
Next Year:	1894
Next Tournament:	1894 County Championship

The 1893 County Championship was the fourth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 11 May to 28 August 1893. Yorkshire County Cricket Club claimed their first title, ending Surrey's run of three consecutive titles.^[1]

Table

• One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss.

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Tied"	T	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Points"	Pts
Yorkshire	16	12	0	3	1	9
Lancashire	16	9	0	5	2	4
Middlesex	16	9	0	6	1	3
Kent	16	6	0	4	6	2
Surrey	16	7	0	8	1	- 1
Nottinghamshire	16	5	0	7	4	- 2
Sussex	16	4	0	7	5	- 3
Somerset	16	4	0	8	4	- 4
Gloucestershire	16	3	0	11	2	- 8
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Leading averages

Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 1,223 47.03 Nottinghamshire 1,178 47.12 Middlesex 1,035 38.33 Lancashire 976 37.53 Nottinghamshire 965 35.74 Sussex Source:^[2]

Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 137 16.04 Middlesex 122 16.43 Sussex 117 14.99 Lancashire 108 13.75 Lancashire 99 14.34 Surrey Source:^[3]

External links

• 1893 County Championship at CricketArchive

Notes and References

1. Web site: subscription . County Championship 1893 Table. CricketArchive. 18 April 2009.
2. Web site: subscription . Batting in 1893 County Championship (Ordered by Runs). CricketArchive. 18 April 2009.
3. Web site: subscription . Bowling in 1893 County Championship (Ordered by Wickets). CricketArchive. 18 April 2009.