1895 Minor Counties Championship
Cricket tournament
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The 1895 Minor Counties Championship was the first running of the Minor Counties Cricket Championship, and ran from 3 June to 29 August 1895. The inaugural title was shared between three countiesâDurham, Norfolk and Worcestershireâas they finished level on three points apiece.[1]
Cricket format2 days
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsDurham, Norfolk, Worcestershire
Participants14
| Cricket format | 2 days |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Durham, Norfolk, Worcestershire |
| Participants | 14 |
| Matches | 40 |
| Most runs | Thomas Pointon (382 for Cheshire) |
| Most wickets | Peter Rogers (60 for Oxfordshire) |
The leading run-scorer was Thomas Pointon, playing for Cheshire,[2] whose score of 110 against Durham was one of only six centuries scored over the course of the season.[3] The leading wicket-taker, Oxfordshire's Peter Rogers,[4] took three ten wicket match hauls.[5]
Table
- One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Norfolk | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire â¡ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Berkshire â¡ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Northamptonshire â¡ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wiltshire â¡ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bedfordshire | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | â1 |
| Cambridgeshire â¡ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | â1 |
| Cheshire â¡ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | â1 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | â1 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | â2 |
| Lincolnshire â¡ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | â3 |
| Staffordshire | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | â4 |
| Source:[1] | |||||
- Notes
- denotes the Champion team(s).
- â¡ denotes a team that failed to play the minimum of eight matches. These teams are sometimes omitted from the table altogether.[6]
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