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1891 County Championship Cricket format First-class cricket (3 days)Tournament format(s) League system Champions Surrey (2nd title)Participants 9 Matches 68 Most runs Bobby Abel
(916 for Surrey)[1] Most wickets George Lohmann
(132 for Surrey)[2] 1892 →
The 1891 County Championship was the second officially organised running of the County Championship , and ran from 18 May to 27 August 1891. Surrey County Cricket Club claimed their second successive title by winning 12 of their 16 games.[3]
Table [ ]
One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss.
Team
Pld
W
T
L
D
A
Pts
Surrey
16
12
0
2
2
0
10
Lancashire
16
8
0
4
3
1
4
Middlesex
16
8
0
5
3
0
3
Nottinghamshire
14
5
0
4
5
0
1
Kent
16
4
0
5
6
1
–1
Somerset
12
5
0
6
1
0
–1
Sussex
14
4
0
7
3
0
–3
Yorkshire
16
5
0
10
1
0
–5
Gloucestershire
16
2
0
10
4
0
–8
Source:[3]
Leading averages [ ]
Most runs
Aggregate
Average
Player
County
916
43.61
Bobby Abel
Surrey
794
41.78
Arthur Shrewsbury
Nottinghamshire
780
43.33
William Gunn
Nottinghamshire
773
33.60
George Bean
Sussex
755
35.95
Tim O'Brien
Middlesex
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate
Average
Player
County
132
10.65
George Lohmann
Surrey
118
10.33
J. T. Hearne
Middlesex
112
12.37
Arthur Mold
Lancashire
98
13.10
Frederick Martin
Kent
89
12.96
Johnny Briggs
Lancashire
Source:[2]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
County Championship seasons
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