1902 Scottish County Championship

1902 Scottish County Championship League system Forfarshire 1 5 20 Joe Anderson (333 for Perthshire) 1903 1903 Scottish County Championship The 1902 Scottish County Championship was the first running of organised county cricket, under the new Scottish County Championship, in Scotland which ran from 5 May to 23 August 1902. Forfarshire won the inaugural season. 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 loss1902 Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1902/ London Merritt and Hatcher 102 4 July 2025 Final placings were decided by dividing the number of points earned by the number of completed matches (i.e. those that ended in a win or a loss), and multiplying by 100. Abandoned matches were counted as draws. TeamPldWTLDPtsFin%FinForfarshire8500355100Aberdeenshire830142450Perthshire830231520Stirlingshire80035-33-100Fifeshire80053-55-100Source:25 August 1902 The Champion County Dundee Evening Telegraph 3 Records Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 333 55.5 Joe Anderson Perthshire 315 45.0 W. R. Sharp Forfarshire 255 36.4 W. Webster Aberdeenshire 211 23.4 Smith Perthshire 192 32.0 W. Stewart ForfarshireSource:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19020829/109/0005 subscription Cricket - Scottish County Batting Averages Edinburgh Evening News 5 29 August 1902 23 July 2025 the British Newspaper Archive References Category:1902 in Scottish sport Category:1902 in cricket