1895 County Championship
{{Short description|English cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| administrator =
| cricket format = First-class cricket (3 days)
| tournament format = League system
| champions = Surrey
| count = 5
| participants = 14
| matches = 131
| most runs = Bobby Abel {{Clear}} (1,787 for Surrey)
| most wickets = Tom Richardson {{Clear}} (239 for Surrey)
| previous_year = 1894
| previous_tournament = 1894 County Championship
| next_year = 1896
| next_tournament = 1896 County Championship
}}
The 1895 County Championship was the sixth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 6 May to 2 September 1895. Surrey claimed their fifth title, which was decided by the percentage of completed matches by each side.{{cite web|url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/County_Championship_1895.html |title=County Championship 1895 Table |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=30 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522041402/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/County_Championship_1895.html |archive-date=22 May 2011 |url-status=live }}
The competition saw the first participation in the competition by Derbyshire, Essex, Hampshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire.
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).
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| width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Tied" |T !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=20 abbr="Abandoned" |A !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts !width=20 abbr="Finished matches" |Fin !width=50 abbr="Percentage of finished matches" |%Fin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Surrey |26 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 61.91 |
| style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Lancashire |22 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 55.56 |
| style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Yorkshire |26 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 33.33 |
| style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Gloucestershire |18 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14.29 |
| style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Derbyshire |16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11.11 |
| style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Middlesex |18 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 |
| style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Warwickshire |18 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 |
| style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Somerset |18 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | –2 | 14 | –14.29 |
| style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Essex |16 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | –2 | 12 | –16.67 |
| style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Hampshire |16 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | –3 | 15 | –20.00 |
| style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Sussex |18 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | –4 | 14 | –28.57 |
| style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Leicestershire |16 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | –7 | 13 | –53.85 |
| style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Nottinghamshire |16 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | –7 | 13 | –53.85 |
| style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Kent |18 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | –8 | 14 | –57.14 |
| colspan=10 align="left"|Source: |
Leading averages
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!colspan=4| Most runs | ||
| Aggregate
! Average ! Player ! County | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1,787 | style="text-align:center;"| 51.05 | Bobby Abel | Surrey |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1,446 | style="text-align:center;"| 43.81 | Albert Ward | Lancashire |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1,424 | style="text-align:center;"| 50.85 | W. G. Grace | Gloucestershire |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1,364 | style="text-align:center;"| 41.33 | K. S. Ranjitsinhji | Sussex |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1,167 | style="text-align:center;"| 27.13 | John Tunnicliffe | Yorkshire |
| colspan=4 align="left"|Source:{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1895/Batting_by_Runs.html|title=Batting in 1895 County Championship (Ordered by Runs)|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 May 2009}} |
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!colspan=4| Most wickets | |||
| Aggregate
! Average ! Player ! County | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;"| 239 | style="text-align:center;"| 13.78 | Tom Richardson | Surrey |
| style="text-align:center;"| 182 | style="text-align:center;"| 13.71 | Arthur Mold | Lancashire |
| style="text-align:center;"| 136 | style="text-align:center;"| 14.80 | Bobby Peel | Yorkshire |
| style="text-align:center;"| 130 | style="text-align:center;"| 16.93 | George Hirst | Yorkshire |
| style="text-align:center;"| 124 | style="text-align:center;"| 12.58 | Charlie Townsend | Gloucestershire |
| colspan=4 align="left"|Source:{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1895/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|title=Bowling in 1895 County Championship (Ordered by Wickets)|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 May 2009}} |
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References
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External links
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1895_ENG_County_Championship_1895.html 1895 County Championship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716135024/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1895_ENG_County_Championship_1895.html |date=2014-07-16 }} at CricketArchive
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