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1891 English cricket season
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]
Honours [ ]
County Championship - Surrey
Wisden (Five Great Bowlers ) - William Attewell , J T Hearne , Frederick Martin , Arthur Mold , John Sharpe
County Championship [ ]
Main article: 1891 County Championship
Final table [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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
Overall first-class statistics [ ]
Leading batsmen [ ]
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 [ ]
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
References [ ]
^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records . Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6 .
Annual reviews [ ]
External links [ ]
County Championship seasons
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