1901 English cricket season

none March 2015 March 2015 1900 1900 English cricket season 1902 1902 English cricket season 1901 was the 12th season of County Championship cricket in England. Yorkshire defended their title but, unlike the previous year when they were unbeaten, they lost one game during the season to 12th-placed Somerset. Middlesex finished second, winning six of their eight finished games, but had the highest percentage of draws of anyone save Essex. Once again, Ranjitsinhji scored more than 2,000 runs for Sussex and, with 2,000 runs from C. B. Fry as well, the team finished fourth in the table behind third-placed Lancashire, whose England Test batsman Johnny Tyldesley scored 2,605 runs. Honours County Championship – Yorkshire Minor Counties Championship – Durham Wisden – Len Braund, Charlie McGahey, Frank Mitchell, Willie Quaife, Johnny Tyldesley South African tour South African cricket team in England in 1901 South Africa made its second tour of England in 1901, following the inaugural tour in 1894. This time, the team played first-class cricket, mainly against county opposition, but no Test matches. South Africa played 15 first-class games with 5 wins, 9 defeats and 1 tied match. Their overall record was 25 matches, 13 wins, 9 defeats, 2 draws and 1 tied match. County Championship 1901 County Championship Final table The final County Championship table is shown below. One point was awarded for a win, none for a draw, and minus one for a loss. Positions were decided on percentage of points over completed games. County Championship 1901 - Final Standings Team P W L D A Pts GC1 Pts/GC (as %) 1 Yorkshire 28 20 1 6 1 19 21 90.48 2 Middlesex 18 6 2 10 0 4 8 50.00 3 Lancashire 28 11 5 12 0 6 16 37.50 4 Sussex 24 8 4 12 0 4 12 33.33 5 Warwickshire 16 7 4 5 0 3 11 27.27 6 Surrey 28 7 6 14 1 1 13 7.69 =7 Hampshire 18 6 6 6 0 0 12 0.00 =7 Kent 22 7 7 7 1 0 14 0.00 9 Nottinghamshire 20 5 6 8 1 -1 11 -9.09 10 Essex 22 4 5 12 1 -1 9 -11.11 11 Worcestershire 22 7 10 4 1 -3 17 -17.65 =12 Leicestershire 20 4 10 5 1 -6 14 -42.86 =12 Somerset 18 4 10 3 1 -6 14 -42.86 14 Gloucestershire 24 3 10 11 0 -7 13 -53.85 15 Derbyshire 20 0 13 7 0 -13 13 -100.00 1 Games completed Points system: 1 for a win 0 for a draw, a tie or an abandoned match -1 for a loss Most runs in the County Championship 1901 County Championship - leading batsmen Name Team Matches Runs Average 100s 50s Johnny Tyldesley Lancashire 28 2605 60.58 8 13 C. B. Fry Sussex 23 2382 74.43 9 10 Bobby Abel Surrey 27 2264 50.31 5 14 Ranjitsinhji Sussex 21 2067 76.55 7 8 Tom Hayward Surrey 25 2039 58.25 2 17 Most wickets in the County Championship 1901 County Championship - leading bowlers Name Team Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken Average Wilfred Rhodes Yorkshire 27 6934 196 13.59 George Hirst Yorkshire 27 5093 135 16.75 Fred Tate Sussex 24 6055 126 20.00 Frederick Roberts Gloucestershire 22 5700 118 22.56 Charles Llewellyn Hampshire 18 5460 115 23.25 Tom Richardson Surrey 24 5726 115 23.65 Overall first-class statistics Leading batsmen 1901 English cricket season - leading batsmen Name Team(s) Matches Runs Average 100s 50s Bobby Abel England, Players, Surrey 38 3309 55.15 7 21 C.B. Fry Gentlemen, London County, Sussex 29 3147 78.67 13 10 Johnny Tyldesley England, Lancashire, Players, Under 30s 35 3041 55.29 9 14 Tom Hayward England, Players, Surrey 36 2535 50.70 2 21 Ranjitsinhji England, Gentlemen, London County, MCC, Sussex 27 2468 70.51 8 10 Leading bowlers 1901 English cricket season - leading bowlers Name Team(s) Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken Average Wilfred Rhodes Players, Under 30s, Yorkshire 37 9391 251 15.12 George Hirst Players, Under 30s, Yorkshire 36 6813 183 16.38 Albert Trott MCC, Middlesex, Players 29 7735 176 21.78 Tom Richardson Surrey 32 7762 159 23.25 Fred Tate Sussex 27 6814 142 19.50 References Annual reviews Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1902 Further reading H S Altham, A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914), George Allen & Unwin, 1962 Roy Webber, The Playfair Book of Cricket Records, Playfair Books, 1951 External links CricketArchive – England in 1901 Category:1901 in English cricket 1901