1890 County Championship

British cricket tournament April 2022 1890 County Championship First-class cricket (3 days) League system Surrey 1 8 54 Arthur Shrewsbury (1,082 for Nottinghamshire) George Lohmann (113 for Surrey) 1891 1891 County Championship The 1890 County Championship was the first County Championship held as an official competition, following agreement between Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the leading county clubs at a meeting in December 1889. Surrey became the first official county champions after winning nine out of fourteen games. Constitution of the official championship The official County Championship was constituted in a meeting at Lord's on 10 December 1889 which was called to enable club secretaries to determine the 1890 fixtures. While this was going on, representatives of the eight leading county clubs held a private meeting to discuss the method by which the County Championship should in future be decided. A majority were in favour of "ignoring drawn games altogether and settling the championship by wins and losses."Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game 1889 479 Under this system defeats were subtracted from victories and the county with the highest total were champions. The new competition, which had official sanction, began in the 1890 season and initially featured Gloucestershire, Kent, Lancashire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex and Yorkshire. 1890 County Championship The 1890 County Championship was the first officially organised edition. It ran from 12 May to 28 August. Surrey, who had been unofficially proclaimed "Champion County" by sections of the press after the previous season,Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 146th edition Scyld Berry John Wisden & Co., Ltd 2009 542 978-1-905625-16-1 became the first official champions by winning nine of their fourteen matches.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/County_Championship_1890.html County Championship 1890 table CricketArchive 16 April 2009 Fixtures May 12–14 May 1890 Gloucestershire (H) Yorkshire 194 (123.2 Overs) James Cranston 101 Ted Wainwright 4/37 (21 Overs) 330 (151.4 Overs) George Ulyett 107 Edward Grace 3/59 (24.4 Overs) 178 (86.2 Overs) Octavius Radcliffe 61 Robert Peel 4/76 (37 Overs) 43/2 (18.3 Overs) Robert Frank 21 Octavius Radcliffe 1/4 (3 Overs) County Ground, Bristol Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat. Edward Henty and Frank Silcock Scorecard Yorkshire won by 8 Wickets Points: Gloucestershire -1, Yorkshire 1. 15–17 May 1890 Middlesex (H) Kent 98 (102.2 Overs) Charles Fox 33 George Burton 7/46 (50.2 Overs) 148 (70.2 Overs) Andrew Stoddart 59 Walter Wright 5/53 (25.2 Overs) 183 (106.2 Overs) Francis Marchant 56 George Burton 5/62 (38.2 Overs) 94 (77.3 Overs) Alexander Webbe 21Stanley Scott 21 Walter Wright 8/53 (39 Overs) Lord's, London Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. James Chatterton and Henry Holmes Scorecard Kent won by 39 runs Points: Middlesex -1, Kent 1 15–17 May Nottinghamshire (H) Sussex 590 (284.4 Overs) Arthur Shrewsbury 267 Walter Humphreys 4/72 (31 Overs) 186 (106.4 Overs) George Bean 50 Francis Shacklock 6/87 (35.4 Overs) 138 (97.4 Overs) (f/o) Jesse Hide 44 William Barnes 6/59 (28.4 Overs) Trent Bridge, Nottingham Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat. Richard Humphrey and Frank Silcock Scorecard Nottinghamshire won by an Innings and 266 runs Points: Nottinghamshire 1, Sussex -1 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 TeamPldWTLDPtsSurrey1490326Lancashire1470344Kent1460353Yorkshire1460353Nottinghamshire1450540Gloucestershire145063–1Middlesex123081–5Sussex1210110–10Source: Statistical summary Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 1,082 49.18 Arthur Shrewsbury Nottinghamshire 832 36.17 W. G. Grace Gloucestershire 798 34.69 James Cranston Gloucestershire 704 39.11 Bobby Abel Surrey 693 33.00 William Gunn NottinghamshireSource:subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1890/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting in 1890 County Championship (Ordered by Runs) CricketArchive 16 April 2009 Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 113 12.66 George Lohmann Surrey 102 12.08 John Sharpe Surrey 90 12.90 Bobby Peel Yorkshire 88 14.45 Frederick Martin Kent 80 14.61 Arthur Mold LancashireSource:subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1890/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling in 1890 County Championship (Ordered by Wickets) CricketArchive 16 April 2009 References Bibliography Lillywhite James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly) Lillywhite 1891 Wisden Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 28th edition 1891 Pardon Charles Charles Pardon John Wisden & Co. Ltd London External links Cricket in England in 1890 1890 County Championship at CricketArchive Category:1890 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons Category:English cricket seasons in the 19th century