1899 County Championship

English cricket tournament April 2022 First-class cricket (3 days) League system Surrey 6 15 150 K. S. Ranjitsinhji (2,285 for Sussex) Albert Trott (146 for Middlesex) 1898 1898 County Championship 1900 1900 County Championship The 1899 County Championship was the tenth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 1 May to 6 September 1899. Surrey County Cricket Club won their sixth championship title, with Middlesex finishing as runners-up for the second season in a row. Worcestershire were admitted to the Championship, increasing the number of counties with first-class status to 15. 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 a win or a loss), and multiplying by 100. TeamPldWLDAPtsFin%FinSurrey2610214081266.67Middlesex181134081457.14Yorkshire28144100101855.56Lancashire261267161833.33Sussex227510021216.67Essex2066800120.00Warwickshire2045110–19–11.11Kent206851–214–14.29Gloucestershire205870–313–23.08Hampshire204880–412–33.33Nottinghamshire1624100–26–33.33Worcestershire122550–37–42.86Leicestershire182880–610–60.00Somerset162860–610–60.00Derbyshire182970–711–63.64Source: CricketArchivesubscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/County_Championship_1899.html County Championship 1899 Points Table CricketArchive 2011-05-10 Records Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 2,285 76.16 K. S. Ranjitsinhji Sussex 2,134 64.66 Bobby Abel Surrey 1,798 64.21 Tom Hayward Surrey 1,694 56.46 Charlie Townsend Gloucestershire 1,584 41.68 Johnny Tyldesley LancashireSource:subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1899/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1899 (Ordered by Runs) CricketArchive 2012-05-30 Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 146 15.69 Albert Trott Middlesex 129 15.66 Wilfred Rhodes Yorkshire 125 18.93 Arthur Paish Gloucestershire 112 17.12 Walter Mead Essex 112 18.77 Bill Bradley KentSource:subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1899/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling in County Championship 1899 (Ordered by Wickets) CricketArchive 2012-05-30 References Category:1899 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons County