1901 County Championship
English cricket tournament
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The 1901 County Championship was the 12th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 6 May to 4 September 1901. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their fifth championship title, their second title in successive seasons. Middlesex finished in a distant second place.
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsYorkshire (5th title)
Participants15
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Yorkshire (5th title) |
| Participants | 15 |
| Matches | 164 |
| Most runs | Johnny Tyldesley (2,605 for Lancashire) |
| Most wickets | Wilfred Rhodes (196 for Yorkshire) |
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 a win or a loss), and multiplying by 100.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | Fin | %Fin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 28 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 90.48 | |
| Middlesex | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.00 | |
| Lancashire | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 37.50 | |
| Sussex | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 33.33 | |
| Warwickshire | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27.27 | |
| Surrey | 28 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7.69 | |
| Hampshire | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | |
| Kent | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 | |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | -1 | 11 | -9.09 | |
| Essex | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | –1 | 9 | –11.11 | |
| Worcestershire | 22 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | –3 | 17 | –17.65 | |
| Leicestershire | 20 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | –6 | 14 | –42.86 | |
| Somerset | 18 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | –6 | 14 | –42.86 | |
| Gloucestershire | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | –7 | 13 | –53.85 | |
| Derbyshire | 20 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | –13 | 13 | –100.00 | |
| Source: CricketArchive[1] | |||||||||
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