Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
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Tournament format(s) | 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] |
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]
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 |
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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] |
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