1948 County Championship

English cricket tournament April 2022 First-class cricket (3 days) League system Glamorgan 1 17 221 Arthur Fagg (2,404 for Kent) Tom Pritchard (163 for Warwickshire) 1947 1947 County Championship 1949 1949 County Championship The 1948 County Championship was the 49th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 8 May to 31 August 1948. Glamorgan County Cricket Club claimed their first title.Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494 2004 John Wisden & Company Ltd 0-947766-83-9Wynne-Thomas Peter The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records 1983 Hamlyn Publishing Group 0-600-34667-6 In August 1948, Glamorgan's match against Gloucestershire at Eugene Cross Park, play was stopped due to mountain mist around the ground and a flock of sheep.https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28973784/how-often-openers-dismissed-ducks-odi How often have both openers been dismissed for ducks in an ODI? ESPN Cricinfo 31 March 2020 Table 12 points for a win 6 points to each team in a match in which scores finish level 4 points for first innings lead in a lost or drawn match 2 points for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match If no play possible on the first two days, the match played to one-day laws with 8 points for a win. TeamPWLDNo Dec1st InnsLeadPts1Glamorgan261356241722Surrey2612958 points were awarded to Surrey for a draw against Gloucestershire, which they won under one-day rules.https://i.imgci.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1948/ENG_LOCAL/CC/SURREY_GLOUCS_CC_29MAY-01JUN1948.html Surrey v Gloucestershire at Kennington Oval, 29 May-1 Jun 1948 i.imgci.com041683Middlesex261348111604Yorkshire2611410161565Lancashire2682151141526Derby979151289Hampshire269881312010Worcestershire2668111810411Leicestershire266118169612Somerset265146189213Essex2658116 points were awarded to both Essex and Nottinghamshire after they drew with the scores equal, meaning it was rewarded the same as a tie.https://i.imgci.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1948/ENG_LOCAL/CC/ESSEX_NOTTS_CC_19-21MAY1948.html Essex v Nottinghamshire at Southend-on-Sea, 19-21 May 1948 i.imgci.com269014Nottinghamshire2651096 points were awarded to both Essex and Nottinghamshire after they drew with the scores equal, meaning it was rewarded the same as a tie.248215Kent2641110177616Sussex2641110167217Northamptonshire2639140452 Leading averages Batting Aggregate Average Player County 1,391 92.73 Cyril Washbrook Lancashire 1,565 92.05 Len Hutton Yorkshire 1,236 61.80 Denis Compton Middlesex 1,331 60.50 Bill Edrich Middlesex 1,435 57.40 Jack Crapp Gloucestershire 2,404 57.23 Arthur Fagg Kent 1,855 54.55 Jack Robertson Jack Robertson (English cricketer) MiddlesexQualification: 1,000 runs, 50.00 average.Source: CricketArchivesubscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1948/Batting_by_Average.html Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1948 (Ordered by Average) CricketArchive 2011-06-08 Bowling Aggregate Average Player County 124 15.57 Cliff Gladwin Derbyshire 139 16.38 Len Muncer Glamorgan 100 17.24 George Pope George Pope (cricketer) Derbyshire 163 17.47 Tom Pritchard Warwickshire 129 17.62 Johnny Wardle Yorkshire 109 17.97 Jim Bailey Jim Bailey (cricketer) HampshireQualification: 100 wickets, 18.00 average.Source: CricketArchivesubscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1948/Bowling_by_Average.html Bowling in County Championship 1948 (Ordered by Average) CricketArchive 2011-06-08 References County Championship Category:County Championship seasons Category:Welsh cricket in the 20th century