1897 County Championship
English cricket tournament
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The 1897 County Championship was the eighth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 3 May to 30 August 1897. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship for the first time, narrowly beating Surrey.
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsLancashire (1st title)
Participants14
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Lancashire (1st title) |
| Participants | 14 |
| Matches | 132 |
| Most runs | Bobby Abel (1,833 for Surrey) |
| Most wickets | Tom Richardson (238 for Surrey) |
Table
- One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss. Final placings were decided by dividing the number of points earned by the number of completed matches (i.e. those that ended in win or loss), and multiplying by 100.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts | Fin | %Fin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 68.42 | ||
| Surrey | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 61.90 | ||
| Essex | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 55.56 | ||
| Yorkshire | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 44.44 | ||
| Gloucestershire | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 16.67 | ||
| Sussex | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | –1 | 11 | –9.09 | ||
| Middlesex | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –1 | 7 | –14.29 | ||
| Warwickshire | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | –1 | 7 | –14.29 | ||
| Hampshire | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | –3 | 11 | –27.27 | ||
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –3 | 7 | –42.86 | ||
| Somerset | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | –6 | 12 | –50.00 | ||
| Kent | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | –8 | 12 | –66.67 | ||
| Leicestershire | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | –9 | 11 | –81.82 | ||
| Derbyshire | 16 | 0 | 9 | 7 | –9 | 9 | –100.00 | ||
| Source: CricketArchive[1] | |||||||||
Leading averages
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