1893 was the fourth season of County Championshipcricket in England. For the first time, the official championship was won by a team other than Surrey, who finished fifth. Yorkshire, captained by Lord Hawke won twelve matches to take the title. It was the first of a record eight championships (1893, 1896, 1898, 1900–1902, 1905 and 1908) for Hawke as a county captain.
An Australian team toured the British Isles for the first time in three years, but lost the three-match Ashes Test series to England. It was the 15th Test series between the two sides and England won 1–0.[1]
Wisden (Five All-Round Cricketers) – George Giffen, Alec Hearne, Stanley Jackson, Harry Trott, Ted Wainwright
County Championship[]
Main article: 1893 County Championship
Final table[]
Team
P
W
L
D
Pts
1
Yorkshire
16
12
3
1
9
2
Lancashire
16
9
5
2
4
3
Middlesex
16
9
6
1
3
4
Kent
16
6
4
6
2
5
Surrey
16
7
8
1
−1
6
Nottinghamshire
16
5
7
4
−2
7
Sussex
16
4
7
5
−3
8
Somerset
16
4
8
4
−4
9
Gloucestershire
16
3
11
2
−8
Points system:
1 for a win
0 for a draw
-1 for a loss
Best batting average in the County Championship[]
1893 County Championship – leading batsmen
Name
Team
Matches
Runs
Average
100s
50s
Billy Gunn
Nottinghamshire
16
1223
47.03
5
3
Andrew Stoddart
Middlesex
14
1178
47.12
3
6
Arthur Shrewsbury
Nottinghamshire
16
920
41.84
4
0
Albert Ward
Lancashire
16
1035
38.33
2
5
Billy Murdoch
Sussex
16
965
35.74
0
9
Most wickets in the County Championship[]
1893 County Championship – leading bowlers
Name
Team
Matches
Balls bowled
Wickets taken
Average
John Hearne
Middlesex
16
5798
137
16.04
Walter Humphreys senior
Sussex
16
3219
122
16.43
Arthur Mold
Lancashire
15
4104
117
14.99
Johnny Briggs
Lancashire
16
4212
108
13.75
Tom Richardson
Surrey
13
2686
99
14.34
Ashes tour[]
Main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1893
England won a fifth successive home series against Australia to recover The Ashes after losing them in the 1891–92 series in Australia. W. G. Grace was injured for one of the Tests, but captained England in the other two. The first Test ended in a draw, but England took advantage of a 392-run lead on first innings to beat the visitors by an innings and 43 runs in the second Test, while the third and final Test was another draw.
Cumulative record - Test wins
1876-1893
England
20
Australia
12
Drawn
6
Overall first-class statistics[]
Leading batsmen[]
1893 English cricket season – leading batsmen
Name
Team(s)
Matches
Runs
Average
100s
50s
Andrew Stoddart
England, Gentlemen, MCC, Middlesex, South of England