1951 County Championship

1951 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format	League system
Champions	Warwickshire (2nd title)
Participants	17
Matches	238
Most runs	Jack Robertson (2,452 for Middlesex) [1]
Most wickets	Bob Appleyard (169 for Yorkshire) [2]
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The 1951 County Championship was the 52nd officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 5 May to 4 September 1951. Warwickshire County Cricket Club claimed their second title. ^[3]

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

Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, LWF = Lost but won on 1st innings, DWF = Won on 1st innings in drawn match, DTF = Tied on 1st innings in drawn match, DLF = Lost on 1st innings in drawn match, ND = No Decision on 1st innings, Pts = Points, (C) = Champions.

Team	Pld	W	L	LWF	DWF	DTF	DLF	ND	Pts
Warwickshire (C)	28	16	2	0	6	0	4	0	216
Yorkshire	28	12	3	0	10	0	1	2	184
Lancashire	28	8	1	1	9	0	5	4	136
Worcestershire	28	9	5	2	4	0	6	2	132
Glamorgan	28	8	3	1	7	0	6	3	128
Surrey	28	7	6	0	9	0	4	2	120
Middlesex	28	7	5	1	7	0	6	2	116
Essex	28	6	2	0	9	1	8	2	110
Hampshire	28	5	6	1	9	0	4	3	100
Sussex	28	6	6	0	5	1	9	1	94
Derbyshire	28	5	4	2	6	0	10	1	92
Gloucestershire	28	5	8	1	6	0	6	2	88
Northamptonshire	28	4	3	1	7	0	10	3	80
Somerset	28	5	12	3	1	0	5	2	76
Leicestershire	28	4	7	0	4	0	12	1	64
Kent	28	4	14	1	2	0	6	1	60
Nottinghamshire	28	1	11	0	7	0	6	3	40
Source: CricketArchive [3]

Statistics

Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 2,452 61.30 Jack Robertson Middlesex 2,046 42.62 Arthur Fagg Kent 2,018 38.80 Maurice Tremlett Somerset 1,903 43.25 Don Kenyon Worcestershire 1,825 44.51 George Emmett Gloucestershire 1,819 58.67 Freddie Jakeman Northamptonshire 1,817 42.25 John Langridge Sussex Source: [1]

Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 169 13.93 Bob Appleyard Yorkshire 145 17.69 Eric Hollies Warwickshire 127 19.55 Jack Young Middlesex 123 16.84 Jim McConnon Glamorgan 123 17.82 Cliff Gladwin Derbyshire 118 17.97 Dick Howorth Worcestershire 118 19.91 Derek Shackleton Hampshire Source: [2]

See also

• 1951 English cricket season

References

1. "Batting in 1951 County Championship (Ordered by Runs)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
2. "Bowling in 1951 County Championship (Ordered by Wickets)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
3. "County Championship 1951 Table" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

External links

• County Championship, 1951 at Cricinfo