Wednesday, April 1, 2009

1895 English cricket season

The 1895 English cricket season saw Surrey win the County Championship title for the fifth time in six years, despite increased competition, as the tournament was expanded from nine to fourteen teams. The points system for the Championship was changed, as the teams played differing amount of games, and this new system involved dividing the number of points by the number of matches that ended in either a win or a loss. Draws were thus completely disregarded, as they gave zero points. Derbyshire was the best debutant team, with fifth place.


Another championship made its bow as this season was the first to stage the Minor Counties Championship. The inaugural title was shared by three teams: Durham, Norfolk and Worcestershire.


In the early part of the season improved batting conditions and long spells of dry weather caused much heavier scoring than in previous seasons. There were a number of very large scores up until mid-July, when Archie MacLaren played his famous innings of 424 for Lancashire against Somerset at Taunton. However, after this point, rain returned and most pitches from 20 July onwards were sticky, with the result that bowlers dominanted the latter part of the season. Charlie Townsend got an amazing amount of spin on the ball on these treacherous pitches - taking 122 wickets in the last 11 county games - whilst established bowlers like Peel, Richardson, Mold and Briggs were also very difficult.


At the age of 46 (when the season began), WG Grace enjoyed a remarkable renaissance, being the leading run-scorer in all first-class matches and averaging over 50. He became the first player ever to score one thousand runs during the month of May and also the first to reach the career landmark of one hundred first-class centuries.








Contents







[edit] Honours




[edit] County Championship



[edit] Final table


























































































































































































County Championship 1895 - Final Standings
TeamPWLDAPtsGC1Pts/GC (as %)
1Surrey2617451132161.90
2Lancashire2214431101855.56
3Yorkshire261475072133.33
4Gloucestershire18864201414.29
5Derbyshire1654701911.11
6Middlesex1866600120.00
6Warwickshire1866600120.00
8Somerset186831-214-14.29
9Essex165740-212-16.67
10Hampshire166910-315-20.00
11Sussex185940-41428.57
12Leicestershire1631030-713-53.85
12Nottinghamshire1831050-713-53.85
14Kent1831140-814-57.14


  • 1 Games completed


Points system:



  • 1 for a win

  • 0 for a draw, a tie or an abandoned match

  • -1 for a loss



[edit] Most runs in the County Championship




























































1895 County Championship - leading batsmen
NameTeamMatchesRunsAverage100s50s
Bobby AbelSurrey26178751.0546
Albert WardLancashire21144643.81111
WG GraceGloucestershire18142450.8543
RanjitsinhjiSussex18136441.33210
John TunnicliffeYorkshire26116727.1326


[edit] Most wickets in the County Championship






















































1895 County Championship - leading bowlers
NameTeamMatchesBalls bowledWickets takenAverage
Tom RichardsonSurrey25677323913.78
Arthur MoldLancashire21648418213.71
Bobby PeelYorkshire24688413614.80
George Herbert HirstYorkshire26551613016.93
Charlie TownsendGloucestershire12337612412.58


[edit] Overall first-class statistics



[edit] Leading batsmen




























































1895 English cricket season - leading batsmen
NameTeam(s)MatchesRunsAverage100s50s
WG GraceEngland, Gentlemen, Gloucestershire, MCC, South of England29234651.0095
Bobby AbelPlayers, South of England, Surrey32205744.7156
Albert WardEngland, Lancashire, North of England, Players27179042.61212
RanjitsinhjiEngland, Sussex21177549.30411
Andrew StoddartGentlemen, I Zingari, MCC, Middlesex, South of England25162237.72211


[edit] Leading bowlers






















































1895 English cricket season - leading bowlers
NameTeam(s)MatchesBalls bowledWickets takenAverage
Tom RichardsonPlayers, South of England Surrey31845629014.37
Arthur MoldEngland, Lancashire, North of England, Players27814321315.96
Bobby PeelNorth of England, Players, Yorkshire32850918014.97
Walter MeadEngland, Essex, MCC, South of England23603417914.55
George Herbert HirstNorth of England, Yorkshire32631215017.06


[edit] Annual reviews




[edit] External links














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