1902 Scottish County Championship
Cricket tournament
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The 1902 Scottish County Championship was the first running of organised county cricket, under the new Scottish County Championship, in Scotland which ran from 5 May to 23 August 1902. Forfarshire won the inaugural season.
| Tournament format | League system |
|---|---|
| Champions | Forfarshire (1st title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 20 |
| Most runs | Joe Anderson (333 for Perthshire) |
Final table
One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss, therefore:
- 1 for a win
- 0 for a draw
- -1 for a loss[1]
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. Abandoned matches were counted as draws.
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | D | Pts | Fin | %Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forfarshire | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 100 |
| Aberdeenshire | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 50 |
| Perthshire | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| Stirlingshire | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 3 | -100 |
| Fifeshire | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 5 | -100 |
| Source:[2] | ||||||||
Records
| Most runs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 333 | 55.5 | Joe Anderson | Perthshire |
| 315 | 45.0 | W. R. Sharp | Forfarshire |
| 255 | 36.4 | W. Webster | Aberdeenshire |
| 211 | 23.4 | Smith | Perthshire |
| 192 | 32.0 | W. Stewart | Forfarshire |
| Source:[3] | |||