1900 County Championship

1900 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Yorkshire (4th title)
Participants	15
Matches played	166
Most runs	Ranji (2,563 for Sussex)
Most wickets	Wilfred Rhodes (206 for Yorkshire)

The 1900 County Championship was the eleventh officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 7 May to 1 September 1900. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their fourth championship title, remaining unbeaten throughout the season. Lancashire finished as runners-up, their best position since winning the Championship in 1897.

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	Pts	Fin	%Fin
Yorkshire	28	16	0	12	16	16	100.00
Lancashire	28	15	2	11	13	17	76.47
Kent	22	8	4	10	4	12	33.33
Sussex	24	4	2	18	2	6	33.33
Nottinghamshire	18	7	4	7	3	11	27.27
Warwickshire	18	3	2	13	1	5	20.00
Gloucestershire	22	9	7	6	2	16	12.50
Middlesex	22	9	7	6	2	16	12.50
Surrey	28	9	7	12	2	16	12.50
Essex	22	4	6	12	–2	10	–20.00
Somerset	16	4	11	1	–7	15	–46.67
Worcestershire	22	3	10	9	–7	13	–53.85
Derbyshire	18	2	7	9	–5	9	–55.56
Leicestershire	22	3	11	8	–8	14	–57.14
Hampshire	22	0	16	6	–16	16	–100.00
Source: CricketArchive

Records

Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 2,563 85.43 K. S. Ranjitsinhji Sussex 1,880 58.75 Bobby Abel Surrey 1,850 50.00 Tom Hayward Surrey 1,830 63.10 C. B. Fry Sussex 1,733 44.43 Gilbert Jessop Gloucestershire Source:

Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 206 12.29 Wilfred Rhodes Yorkshire 154 19.85 Albert Trott Middlesex 145 14.16 Schofield Haigh Yorkshire 122 15.45 Walter Mead Essex 120 17.45 Johnny Briggs Lancashire Source: