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1893 County Championship Cricket format First-class cricket (3 days)Tournament format(s) League system Champions Yorkshire (1st title)Participants 9 Matches 72 Most runs William Gunn
(1,223 for Nottinghamshire)[1] Most wickets J. T. Hearne
(137 for Middlesex)[2] ← 1892
1894 →
The 1893 County Championship was the fourth officially organised running of the County Championship , and ran from 11 May to 28 August 1893. Yorkshire County Cricket Club claimed their first title, ending Surrey 's run of three consecutive titles.[3]
Table [ ]
One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss.
Team
Pld
W
T
L
D
Pts
Yorkshire
16
12
0
3
1
9
Lancashire
16
9
0
5
2
4
Middlesex
16
9
0
6
1
3
Kent
16
6
0
4
6
2
Surrey
16
7
0
8
1
–1
Nottinghamshire
16
5
0
7
4
–2
Sussex
16
4
0
7
5
–3
Somerset
16
4
0
8
4
–4
Gloucestershire
16
3
0
11
2
–8
Source:[3]
Leading averages [ ]
Most runs
Aggregate
Average
Player
County
1,223
47.03
William Gunn
Nottinghamshire
1,178
47.12
Andrew Stoddart
Middlesex
1,035
38.33
Albert Ward
Lancashire
976
37.53
Arthur Shrewsbury
Nottinghamshire
965
35.74
Billy Murdoch
Sussex
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate
Average
Player
County
137
16.04
J. T. Hearne
Middlesex
122
16.43
Walter Humphreys
Sussex
117
14.99
Arthur Mold
Lancashire
108
13.75
Johnny Briggs
Lancashire
99
14.34
Tom Richardson
Surrey
Source:[2]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
County Championship seasons
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