1891 County Championship
British cricket tournament
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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]
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsSurrey (2nd title)
Participants9
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | 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] |
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 |
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Leading averages
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