1914 County Championship
English cricket tournament
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The 1914 County Championship was the 25th officially organised running of the County Championship, and began on 2 May 1914. Originally scheduled to run until 9 September, the last two matches of the season (both involving Surrey) were cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I.[3][4]
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsSurrey (7th title)
Participants16
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Surrey (7th title) |
| Participants | 16 |
| Most runs | Jack Hobbs (2,499 for Surrey)[1] |
| Most wickets | Colin Blythe (159 for Kent)[2] |
With the final positions in the table being calculated by the percentage of possible points gained, Surrey were named champions for the seventh time.[5]
Table
Five points were awarded for each win, three points were awarded to the team winning on first innings in a drawn match, and one point was awarded to the team losing on first innings in a drawn match. Defeats and abandonments scored no points.
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | D | A | Pts | Pts% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | 28 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 93 | 74.4 |
| Middlesex | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 70.0 |
| Kent | 28 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 62.1 |
| Yorkshire | 28 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 86 | 61.4 |
| Hampshire | 28 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 82 | 58.6 |
| Sussex | 28 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 68 | 52.3 |
| Warwickshire | 24 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 50.8 |
| Essex | 24 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 49.2 |
| Northamptonshire | 22 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 51 | 48.6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 48.4 |
| Lancashire | 26 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 51 | 39.2 |
| Derbyshire | 20 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| Leicestershire | 24 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 33.0 |
| Worcestershire | 22 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 21.0 |
| Somerset | 20 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.8 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 13.6 |
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Leading averages
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