1909 County Championship Explained

Cricket Format:First-class cricket
(3 days)
Tournament Format:League system
Champions:Kent
Count:2
Participants:16
Most Runs:
(1,844 for Surrey)
Most Wickets:
(178 for Kent)
Previous Year:1908
Previous Tournament:1908 County Championship
Next Year:1910
Next Tournament:1910 County Championship

The 1909 County Championship was the 20th officially organised running of the County Championship. The season ran from 3 May to 30 August 1909. Kent won their second championship title, while Lancashire finished in second place. The previous season's winners, Yorkshire, finished third.

Table

Team
Kent2616280141877.77
Lancashire2414460101855.55
Yorkshire2612410081650.00
Sussex267316041040.00
Surrey301677092339.13
Middlesex22651011119.09
Northamptonshire1898101175.88
Hampshire2277800140.00
Worcestershire2088400160.00
Nottinghamshire206851–214–14.28
Somerset164750–311–27.27
Warwickshire203890–511–45.45
Leicestershire2231081–713–53.84
Essex202792–59–55.55
Derbyshire2221541–1317–76.47
Gloucestershire2211380–1214–85.71
Source:[1]

Statistics

Batting

Most runs
AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
1,844 39.23 Surrey
1,771 45.41 Surrey
1,544 37.65 Yorkshire
1,451 40.30 Sussex
1,352 37.55 Hampshire
Source:[2]

Bowling

Most wickets
AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
178 14.07 Kent
135 19.11 Gloucestershire
120 20.17 Surrey
118 13.80 Northamptonshire
111 12.67 Yorkshire
Source:[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: subscription . County Championship 1909 Points Table. CricketArchive. 23 January 2013.
  2. Web site: subscription . Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1909 (Ordered by Runs). CricketArchive. 23 January 2013.
  3. Web site: subscription . Bowling in County Championship 1909 (Ordered by Wickets). CricketArchive. 23 January 2013.