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]
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:
1891 County Championship - leading batsmen | ||||||
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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 |
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 | 12.96 |
1891 English cricket season - leading batsmen | ||||||
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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 |
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 | 16.72 |
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]
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:
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 |
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 | 12.96 |
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 |
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 | 16.72 |