1897 was the eighth season of County Championshipcricket in England. Lancashire won the championship for the first time, thanks mainly to only three losses in twenty-six matches. Surrey won more games, and beat Lancashire twice, but one more loss than Lancashire meant that they would have to be content with second place. They could have taken the championship if they had beaten Sussex in the last game at Hove but, after gaining a five-run lead on first innings, Surrey let Billy Murdoch, C. B. Fry and George Bean make half-centuries, and rain spoiled their chances of winning on the final day. At the bottom of the table, Derbyshire suffered a run of 16 matches without victory to finish last in the table and, with the end of the 1896 season having yielded three matches without a win, Derbyshire's streak ran to 19 matches without a win.
1897, english, cricket, season, 1897, eighth, season, county, championship, cricket, england, lancashire, championship, first, time, thanks, mainly, only, three, losses, twenty, matches, surrey, more, games, beat, lancashire, twice, more, loss, than, lancashir. 1897 was the eighth season of County Championship cricket in England Lancashire won the championship for the first time thanks mainly to only three losses in twenty six matches Surrey won more games and beat Lancashire twice but one more loss than Lancashire meant that they would have to be content with second place They could have taken the championship if they had beaten Sussex in the last game at Hove but after gaining a five run lead on first innings Surrey let Billy Murdoch C B Fry and George Bean make half centuries and rain spoiled their chances of winning on the final day At the bottom of the table Derbyshire suffered a run of 16 matches without victory to finish last in the table and with the end of the 1896 season having yielded three matches without a win Derbyshire s streak ran to 19 matches without a win 1897 English cricket season 18961898 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 Lancashire Minor Counties Championship Worcestershire Wisden Frederick Bull Willis Cuttell Frank Druce Gilbert Jessop Jack MasonCounty Championship editMain article 1897 County Championship Final table edit County Championship 1897 Final Standings Team P W L D Pts GC1 Pts GC as 1 Lancashire 26 16 3 7 13 19 68 42 2 Surrey 26 17 4 5 13 21 61 90 3 Essex 16 7 2 7 5 9 55 56 4 Yorkshire 26 13 5 8 8 18 44 44 5 Gloucestershire 18 7 5 6 2 12 16 67 6 Sussex 20 5 6 9 1 11 9 09 7 Middlesex 16 3 4 9 1 7 14 29 7 Warwickshire 18 3 4 11 1 7 14 29 9 Hampshire 18 4 7 7 3 11 27 27 10 Nottinghamshire 16 2 5 9 3 7 42 86 11 Somerset 16 3 9 4 6 12 50 00 12 Kent 18 2 10 6 8 12 66 67 13 Leicestershire 14 1 10 3 9 11 81 82 14 Derbyshire 16 0 9 7 9 9 100 00 1 Games completed Points system 1 for a win 0 for a draw a tie or an abandoned match 1 for a loss Most runs in the County Championship edit 1897 County Championship leading batsmen Name Team Matches Runs Average 100s 50s Bobby Abel Surrey 26 1833 50 91 6 5 Jack Brown Yorkshire 22 1431 43 36 3 6 Ted Wainwright Yorkshire 25 1372 39 20 5 4 David Denton Yorkshire 26 1328 34 05 2 8 Ranjitsinhji Sussex 19 1318 42 51 3 6 Most wickets in the County Championship edit 1897 County Championship leading bowlers Name Team Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken Average Tom Richardson Surrey 26 6990 238 14 23 Johnny Briggs Lancashire 26 5770 140 16 38 Frederick Bull Essex 16 4365 109 20 38 Willis Cuttell Lancashire 26 519 102 17 77 John Hearne Middlesex 16 5333 102 18 52Overall first class statistics editLeading batsmen edit 1897 English cricket season leading batsmen Name Team s Matches Runs Average 100s 50s Bobby Abel Players South of England Surrey 32 2099 44 65 6 7 Ranjitsinhji Gentlemen MCC Sussex 26 1940 45 11 5 7 Jack Brown North of England Players Yorkshire 29 1809 42 06 3 9 George Brann Gentlemen South of England Sussex 26 1626 36 95 3 12 Ted Wainwright North of England Players Yorkshire 32 1612 35 82 5 6 Leading bowlers edit 1897 English cricket season leading bowlers Name Team s Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken Average Tom Richardson Players South of England Surrey 30 8019 273 14 45 John Hearne MCC Middlesex Players 26 8113 173 17 72 Johnny Briggs Lancashire 28 6465 155 16 51 Cyril Bland South of England Sussex 26 5703 129 21 66 Willis Cuttell Lancashire North of England 29 5609 120 16 45References editAnnual reviews editJames Lillywhite s Cricketers Annual Red Lilly Lillywhite 1898 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1898External links editCricket in England in 1897 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1897 English cricket season amp oldid 1127957258, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
