1908 English cricket season

March 2015 May 2026 1907 1907 English cricket season 1909 1909 English cricket season 1908 was the nineteenth season of County Championship cricket in England. American John Barton "Bart" King topped the bowling averages as a member of the touring Philadelphian cricket team. Honours County Championship – Yorkshire Minor Counties Championship – Staffordshire Wisden (Lord Hawke and Four Cricketers of the Year) – Walter Brearley, Lord Hawke, Jack Hobbs, Alan Marshal, John Newstead County Championship 1908 County Championship CountyPlayedWonLostDrawnAbandonedPointsFinished Games %1Yorkshire281601201616100.002Kent2517351142070.003Surrey2913412191752.944Middlesex19631013933.335Sussex286418021020.006Worcestershire1865701119.097Lancashire25109611195.268Nottinghamshire206770 -113 -7.699Hampshire227960 -216 -12.5010Gloucestershire2481150 -319 -15.7811Essex2257100 -212 -16.6712Warwickshire215971 -414 -28.5713Leicestershire214891 -412 -33.3314Derbyshire2251340 -818 -44.4415Northamptonshire2231450 -1117 -64.7116Somerset2021350 -1115 -73.33Details as recorded in John Wisden’s Cricketers’ AlmanackJohn Wisden's Cricketer's Almanack John Wisden & Co. 1909 Pardon Sydney H. Sydney Pardon 46th London 1 Part II: The Leading Counties in 1908 Points system: 1 for a win 0 for a draw, a tie or an abandoned match -1 for a loss Minor Counties Championship Worcestershire Second Eleven dropped out and Carmarthenshire took their place. Dorset moved from the West division in 1907 to the South.John Wisden's Cricketer's Almanack 1909 Pardon 46th 387 The Second-Class Counties North CountyPlayedWonWon on 1st innsNo resultPossible pointsPoints obtained %1Staffordshire10540503774.002Durham1060503060.003Yorkshire Second Eleven1023501938.004Lincolnshire1031501836.006Northumberland1031501836.006Lancashire Second Eleven1020501020.00 South CountyPlayedWonWon on 1st innsNo resultPossible pointsPoints obtained %1Wiltshire8610403382.502Surrey Second Eleven860403075.003Dorset821401332.504Buckinghamshire820401025.005Berkshire81140820.00 East CountyPlayedWonWon on 1st innsNo resultPossible pointsPoints obtained %1Hertfordshire8330402460.002Bedfordshire841402357.502Suffolk841402357.504Norfolk821401332.505Cambridgeshire8014037.50 West CountyPlayedWonWon on 1st innsNo resultPossible pointsPoints obtained %1Glamorgan8600403090.001Monmouthshire860403090.001Devon860402050.004Cornwall81140827.505Carmarthenshire8004000.00 Points system: 5 for an outright win 3 for a win on the first innings 0 for a loss either outright or on the first innings of a drawn match Matches with no first innings result are ignored when calculating maximum possible points. Glamorgan v. Monmouthshire (play-off) Glamorgan and Monmouthshire met in a play-off to decide who should meet Wiltshire. The two were chosen over Devon because Monmouthshire had a better average runs, and Glamorgan had played in the 1907 semi-finals.Minor Counties Championship: Glamorgan and Monmouthshire to Meet Again South Wales Argus Newport, Glamorgan 25 August 1908 4 1908 08 26 y Glamorgan Monmouthshire 136 Bancroft 43 G. Phillips 4/27 did not bat No result Cricket: Glamorgan v Monmouthshire – Match Abandoned South Wales Argus 28 August 1908 Newport, Glamorgan 4 Cardiff Arms Park Glamorgan won toss and decided to bat Rain washed out all cricket on the second day, Thursday 27 August Mr. F.E. Lacey awarded the right to meet Wiltshire to Glamorgan after the washout of the second day.The Minor Counties Championship The Times 29 August 1908 London 4 Semi-Finals Staffordshire v. Hertfordshire 1908 08 24 y Staffordshire Hertfordshire 231 Winser 53 41 Bucknell 6/14, Barnes 4/14 82 White 5/17 43 Barnes 5/11, Bucknell 5/43 Staffordshire won by 229 runs Staffordshire won toss and decided to bat Minor Counties Semi-Final: Staffordshire Beat Hertford Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser 26 August 1908 2 County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent Wiltshire v. Glamorgan 1908 09 03 y Wiltshire Glamorgan 41 Creber 8/18 172 Whittington 36, Riches 35 51/2 Glamorgan won on first innings Cricket – Minor Counties Competition: Semi-final – Wiltshire v Glamorgan Evening Sentinel 5 September 1908 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 4Minor Counties Championship – Wilts. v Glamorgan Western Daily Press 7 September 1908 Bristol 9 Hardenhuish Park Cricket Ground There was no play on either Thursday 3 September or Friday 4 September due to persistent rain Final 1908 09 07 y Staffordshire Glamorgan 134 Nash 4/47, Creber 4/62 60 Riches 23 Barnes 7/19 9/1 79 Barnes 8/35 Staffordshire won by nine wickets Minor Counties Championship – Staffordshire v Glamorgan The Guardian 8 September 1908 London 4Minor Counties Championship – Staffordshire v. Glamorgan Western Daily Press 9 September 1908 Bristol 9 County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent Glamorgan won the toss and decided to bat Leading batsmen (qualification 20 innings) 1908 English season leading batsmenWynne-Thomas Peter The Rigby A-Z of Cricket Records Rigby Publishers 1983 072701868X Australia 24NameTeamMatchesInningsNot outsRunsHighest scoreAverage100sBernard BosanquetMiddlesex14222108121454.053C.B. FrySussex13201100021452.633Henry FosterWorcestershire14211110521548.042Tom HaywardSurrey37521233717545.825Plum WarnerMiddlesex MCC29455182212045.555RanjitsinhjiSussex MCC18283113820045.523Johnny TyldesleyLancashire26452189124343.976Gilbert JessopGloucestershire26483188516441.884Frank TarrantMiddlesex MCC33497172415741.045Alan MarshalSurrey33502193117640.225 Leading bowlers (qualification 1,000 balls) 1908 English season leading bowlers Name TeamMatches Balls bowled Runs conceded Wickets taken Average Best bowling 5 wicketsin innings 10 wicketsin matchBart King Philadelphians10 2028958 87 11.01 7/28 103Schofield Haigh Yorkshire26 3740 1380 103 13.39 7/23 8 2George Hirst Yorkshire 35 6731 2445 174 14.05 7/51 15 3Ernest Kirk Surrey5 1236470 30 15.66 6/41 30Razor Smith Surrey15 2244895 57 15.70 6/27 52Wilfred Rhodes Yorkshire 36 4827 1855 115 16.13 6/17 6 0Walter Brearley Lancashire 20 5138 2636 163 16.17 8/61 21 7John Newstead Yorkshire 36 6273 2311 140 16.50 7/18 9 3Frank Tarrant MiddlesexMCC 33 6744 2819 169 16.68 8/120 20 5Colin Blythe Kent 28 8200 3326 197 16.888/83 20 6 References Annual reviews John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, 1909 External links CricketArchive – season summaries Category:1908 in English cricket Category:English cricket seasons in the 20th century