1908 County Championship
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Yorkshire (8th title) |
| Participants | 16 |
| Most runs | Tom Hayward(1,874 for Surrey) |
| Most wickets | Colin Blythe(167 for Kent) |
The 1908 County Championship was the 19th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 4 May to 31 August 1908. Yorkshire won their eighth championship title, while Kent finished in second place. The previous season's winners, Nottinghamshire, finished in eighth place. In May, Yorkshire bowled out Northamptonshire for 27 and 14,[1] the lowest aggregate in first-class cricket at that point.[2]
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.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | Fin | %Fin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 100.00 | |
| Kent | 26 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 70.00 | |
| Surrey | 30 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 52.94 | |
| Middlesex | 20 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 33.33 | |
| Sussex | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 20.00 | |
| Worcestershire | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9.09 | |
| Lancashire | 26 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5.26 | |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | –1 | 13 | –7.69 | |
| Hampshire | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | –2 | 16 | –12.50 | |
| Gloucestershire | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | –3 | 19 | –15.78 | |
| Essex | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | –2 | 12 | –16.66 | |
| Warwickshire | 22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | –4 | 14 | –28.57 | |
| Leicestershire | 22 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | –4 | 12 | –33.33 | |
| Derbyshire | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | –8 | 18 | –44.44 | |
| Northamptonshire | 22 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | –11 | 17 | –64.70 | |
| Somerset | 20 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | –11 | 15 | –73.33 | |
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Records
Batting
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References
- ^ "County Championship, 1908: Northamptonshire v Yorkshire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "The finisher". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "County Championship 1908 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1908 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Bowling in County Championship 1908 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.