1892 County Championship

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1892 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Surrey (3rd title)
Participants9
Matches72
Most runs Herbie Hewett
(1,047 for Somerset) [1]
Most wickets William Lockwood
(114 for Surrey) [2]
1891
1893

The 1892 County Championship was the third officially organised running of the County Championship in cricket in England, and ran from 18 May to 27 August 1892. Surrey County Cricket Club claimed their third successive title by winning 13 of their 16 games. [3] The match between Lancashire and Somerset at Old Trafford finished within one day, when Somerset were bowled out for 88 and 58. [4]

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Table

TeamPld W T L D Pts
Surrey 161302111
Nottinghamshire 16100248
Somerset 1680533
Lancashire 1670542
Middlesex 1670631
Yorkshire 1650560
Gloucestershire 1610877
Kent 1620957
Sussex 161012311
Source: [3]

Leading averages

Most runs
Aggregate Average PlayerCounty
1,04740.26 Herbie Hewett Somerset
92041.81 Arthur Shrewsbury Nottinghamshire
89640.72 Walter Read Surrey
86139.13 Stanley Scott Middlesex
84830.28 Andrew Stoddart Middlesex
Source: [1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average PlayerCounty
11413.26 William Lockwood Surrey
10413.70 Arthur Mold Lancashire
10213.87 George Lohmann Surrey
10016.23 J. T. Hearne Middlesex
9712.79 William Attewell Nottinghamshire
Source: [2]

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