1891 was the second season of County Championshipcricket in England. There were no international tours. The County Championship was won by Surrey in even more dominant fashion than previously as they won twelve of their 16 games. Debutants Somerset finished fifth out of the nine teams.[1]
1891, english, cricket, season, 1891, second, season, county, championship, cricket, england, there, were, international, tours, county, championship, surrey, even, more, dominant, fashion, than, previously, they, twelve, their, games, debutants, somerset, fin. 1891 was the second season of County Championship cricket in England There were no international tours The County Championship was won by Surrey in even more dominant fashion than previously as they won twelve of their 16 games Debutants Somerset finished fifth out of the nine teams 1 1891 English cricket season 18901892 Contents 1 Honours 2 County Championship 2 1 Final table 2 2 Most runs in the County Championship 2 3 Most wickets in the County Championship 3 Overall first class statistics 3 1 Leading batsmen 3 2 Leading bowlers 4 References 5 Annual reviews 6 External linksHonours editCounty Championship Surrey Wisden Five Great Bowlers William Attewell J T Hearne Frederick Martin Arthur Mold John SharpeCounty Championship editMain article 1891 County Championship Final table edit Team P W L D A Pts 1 Surrey 16 12 2 2 0 10 2 Lancashire 16 8 4 3 1 4 3 Middlesex 16 8 5 3 0 3 4 Nottinghamshire 14 5 4 5 0 1 5 Kent 16 4 5 6 1 1 5 Somerset 12 5 6 1 0 1 7 Sussex 14 4 7 3 0 3 8 Yorkshire 16 5 10 1 0 5 9 Gloucestershire 16 2 10 4 0 8 Points system 1 for a win 0 for a draw 1 for a loss Most runs in the County Championship edit 1891 County Championship leading batsmen Name Team Matches Runs Average 100s 50s Bobby Abel Surrey 16 916 43 61 2 4 Arthur Shrewsbury Nottinghamshire 13 794 41 78 2 5 Billy Gunn Nottinghamshire 12 780 43 33 2 3 George Bean Sussex 14 773 33 60 2 4 Tim O Brien Middlesex 15 755 35 95 2 3 Most wickets in the County Championship edit 1891 County Championship leading bowlers Name Team Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken Average George Lohmann Surrey 16 4267 132 10 65 John Hearne Middlesex 15 3434 118 10 33 Arthur Mold Lancashire 15 3781 112 12 37 Frederick Martin Kent 15 4267 98 13 10 Johnny Briggs Lancashire 15 3214 89 12 96Overall first class statistics editLeading batsmen edit 1891 English cricket season leading batsmen Name Team s Matches Runs Average 100s 50s Billy Gunn MCC North of England Nottinghamshire Players 23 1336 41 75 4 4 Bobby Abel Players South of England Surrey 24 1139 33 50 2 5 Arthur Shrewsbury North of England Nottinghamshire Players 17 1071 48 68 3 6 George Ulyett North of England Players Yorkshire 25 1068 24 83 2 6 George Bean MCC Players South of England Sussex 21 1002 30 36 2 5 Leading bowlers edit 1891 English cricket season leading bowlers Name Team s Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken Average George Lohmann Players South of England Surrey 25 5943 177 11 66 Frederick Martin Kent MCC Players South of England 22 5735 140 13 37 William Attewell MCC North of England Nottinghamshire Players 28 7573 153 13 93 Arthur Mold Lancashire 19 4712 138 12 49 Sammy Woods Cambridge University Gentlemen Somerset South of England 21 4640 134 16 72References edit Wynne Thomas Peter 1983 The Hamlyn A Z of Cricket Records Hamlyn Publishing Group ISBN 0 600 34667 6 Annual reviews editJames Lillywhite s Cricketers Annual Red Lilly Lillywhite 1892 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1892External links editCricket in England in 1891 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1891 English cricket season amp oldid 1127938517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
