Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
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Tournament format(s) | League system |
Champions | Lancashire (1st title) |
Participants | 14 |
Matches | 132 |
Most runs | Bobby Abel (1,833 for Surrey) |
Most wickets | Tom Richardson (238 for Surrey) |
The 1897 County Championship was the eighth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 3 May to 30 August 1897. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship for the first time, narrowly beating Surrey.
Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts | Fin | %Fin | ||
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Lancashire | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 68.42 | ||
Surrey | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 61.90 | ||
Essex | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 55.56 | ||
Yorkshire | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 44.44 | ||
Gloucestershire | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 16.67 | ||
Sussex | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | –1 | 11 | –9.09 | ||
Middlesex | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –1 | 7 | –14.29 | ||
Warwickshire | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | –1 | 7 | –14.29 | ||
Hampshire | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | –3 | 11 | –27.27 | ||
Nottinghamshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –3 | 7 | –42.86 | ||
Somerset | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | –6 | 12 | –50.00 | ||
Kent | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | –8 | 12 | –66.67 | ||
Leicestershire | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | –9 | 11 | –81.82 | ||
Derbyshire | 16 | 0 | 9 | 7 | –9 | 9 | –100.00 | ||
Source: CricketArchive [1] |
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http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1897_ENG_County_Championship_1897.html
Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
---|---|
Tournament format(s) | League system |
Champions | Lancashire (1st title) |
Participants | 14 |
Matches | 132 |
Most runs | Bobby Abel (1,833 for Surrey) |
Most wickets | Tom Richardson (238 for Surrey) |
The 1897 County Championship was the eighth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 3 May to 30 August 1897. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship for the first time, narrowly beating Surrey.
Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts | Fin | %Fin | ||
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Lancashire | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 68.42 | ||
Surrey | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 61.90 | ||
Essex | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 55.56 | ||
Yorkshire | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 44.44 | ||
Gloucestershire | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 16.67 | ||
Sussex | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | –1 | 11 | –9.09 | ||
Middlesex | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –1 | 7 | –14.29 | ||
Warwickshire | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | –1 | 7 | –14.29 | ||
Hampshire | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | –3 | 11 | –27.27 | ||
Nottinghamshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –3 | 7 | –42.86 | ||
Somerset | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | –6 | 12 | –50.00 | ||
Kent | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | –8 | 12 | –66.67 | ||
Leicestershire | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | –9 | 11 | –81.82 | ||
Derbyshire | 16 | 0 | 9 | 7 | –9 | 9 | –100.00 | ||
Source: CricketArchive [1] |
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http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1897_ENG_County_Championship_1897.html