1891 English cricket season
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| previous_tournament = 1890 English cricket season
| next_year = 1892
| next_tournament = 1892 English cricket season
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1891 was the second season of County Championship cricket in England. There were no international tours. The County Championship was won by Surrey in even more dominant fashion than previously as they won twelve of their 16 games. Debutants Somerset finished fifth out of the nine teams.{{cite book |last=Wynne-Thomas |first=Peter |author-link= Peter Wynne-Thomas |title=The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records |year=1983 |publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group |isbn=0-600-34667-6}}
Honours
- County Championship - Surrey
- Wisden (Five Great Bowlers) - William Attewell, J T Hearne, Frederick Martin, Arthur Mold, John Sharpe
County Championship
{{main|1891 County Championship}}
= Final table =
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! ! Team ! P ! W ! L ! D ! A ! Pts | |||||||
| 1 | Surrey | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Lancashire | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Middlesex | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Nottinghamshire | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Kent | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1| | |
| 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Somerset | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0| | |
| 1 | |||||||
| 7 | Sussex | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0| | |
| 3 | |||||||
| 8 | Yorkshire | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0| | |
| 5 | |||||||
| 9 | Gloucestershire | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0| | |
| 8 |
Points system:
- 1 for a win
- 0 for a draw
- −1 for a loss
= Most runs in the County Championship =
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| bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="7" | 1891 County Championship - leading batsmen | ||||||
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! Name ! Team ! Matches ! Runs ! Average ! 100s ! 50s | ||||||
| Bobby Abel | Surrey | 16 | 916 | 43.61 | 2 | 4 |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | Nottinghamshire | 13 | 794 | 41.78 | 2 | 5 |
| Billy Gunn | Nottinghamshire | 12 | 780 | 43.33 | 2 | 3 |
| George Bean | Sussex | 14 | 773 | 33.60 | 2 | 4 |
| Tim O'Brien | Middlesex | 15 | 755 | 35.95 | 2 | 3 |
= Most wickets in the County Championship =
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| bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="6" | 1891 County Championship - leading bowlers | |||||
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| bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name ! Team ! Matches ! Balls bowled ! Wickets taken ! Average | |||||
| George Lohmann | Surrey | 16 | 4267 | 132 | 10.65 |
| John Hearne | Middlesex | 15 | 3434 | 118 | 10.33 |
| Arthur Mold | Lancashire | 15 | 3781 | 112 | 12.37 |
| Frederick Martin | Kent | 15 | 4267 | 98 | 13.10 |
| Johnny Briggs | Lancashire | 15 | 3214 | 89 | 12.96 |
Overall first-class statistics
= Leading batsmen =
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| bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="7" | 1891 English cricket season - leading batsmen | ||||||
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| bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name ! Team(s) ! Matches ! Runs ! Average ! 100s ! 50s | ||||||
| Billy Gunn | MCC, North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players | 23 | 1336 | 41.75 | 4 | 4 |
| Bobby Abel | Players, South of England, Surrey | 24 | 1139 | 33.50 | 2 | 5 |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players | 17 | 1071 | 48.68 | 3 | 6 |
| George Ulyett | North of England, Players, Yorkshire | 25 | 1068 | 24.83 | 2 | 6 |
| George Bean | MCC, Players, South of England, Sussex | 21 | 1002 | 30.36 | 2 | 5 |
= Leading bowlers =
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="6" | 1891 English cricket season - leading bowlers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name ! Team(s) ! Matches ! Balls bowled ! Wickets taken ! Average | |||||
| George Lohmann | Players, South of England, Surrey | 25 | 5943 | 177 | 11.66 |
| Frederick Martin | Kent, MCC, Players, South of England | 22 | 5735 | 140 | 13.37 |
| William Attewell | MCC, North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players | 28 | 7573 | 153 | 13.93 |
| Arthur Mold | Lancashire | 19 | 4712 | 138 | 12.49 |
| Sammy Woods | Cambridge University, Gentlemen, Somerset, South of England | 21 | 4640 | 134 | 16.72 |
References
{{Reflist}}
Annual reviews
- James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1892
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1892
External links
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/1891_ENG.html Cricket in England in 1891]
{{English cricket seasons}}
{{County Championship seasons}}