1892 County Championship
British cricket tournament
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The 1892 County Championship was the third officially organised running of the County Championship in cricket in England, and ran from 18 May to 27 August 1892. Surrey County Cricket Club claimed their third successive title by winning 13 of their 16 games.[3] The match between Lancashire and Somerset at Old Trafford finished within one day, when Somerset were bowled out for 88 and 58.[4]
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsSurrey (3rd title)
Participants9
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Surrey (3rd title) |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 72 |
| Most runs | Herbie Hewett (1,047 for Somerset)[1] |
| Most wickets | William Lockwood (114 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 | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Somerset | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Lancashire | 16 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
| Middlesex | 16 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| Gloucestershire | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | –7 | |
| Kent | 16 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | –7 | |
| Sussex | 16 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | –11 | |
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Leading averages
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