1892 was the third season of County Championship cricket in England. Surrey set a record number of wins with thirteen of their sixteen matches to retain the title. George Lohmann and Bill Lockwood took over 100 wickets each in the 16 Championship matches.
Honours
edit- County Championship – Surrey
- Wisden (Five Batsmen of the Year) – Herbie Hewett, Lionel Palairet, Walter Read, Stanley Scott, Andrew Stoddart
County Championship
editFinal table
edit| Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Somerset | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Lancashire | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Middlesex | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Yorkshire | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Gloucestershire | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | −7 |
| 7 | Kent | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | −7 |
| 9 | Sussex | 16 | 1 | 12 | 3 | −11 |
Points system:
- 1 for a win
- 0 for a draw
- -1 for a loss
Most runs in the County Championship
edit| 1892 County Championship – leading batsmen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Matches | Runs | Average | 100s | 50s |
| Herbie Hewett | Somerset | 16 | 1047 | 40.26 | 1 | 9 |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 920 | 41.84 | 4 | 0 |
| Walter Read | Surrey | 16 | 896 | 40.72 | 3 | 3 |
| Stanley Scott | Middlesex | 15 | 861 | 39.13 | 1 | 5 |
| Andrew Stoddart | Middlesex | 16 | 848 | 30.28 | 1 | 2 |
Most wickets in the County Championship
edit| 1892 County Championship – leading bowlers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Matches | Balls bowled | Wickets taken | Average |
| Bill Lockwood | Surrey | 16 | 3411 | 114 | 13.26 |
| Arthur Mold | Lancashire | 16 | 3315 | 104 | 13.70 |
| George Lohmann | Surrey | 15 | 4326 | 102 | 13.87 |
| John Hearne | Middlesex | 16 | 4299 | 100 | 16.23 |
| William Attewell | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 4756 | 97 | 12.79 |
Overall first-class statistics
editLeading batsmen
edit
| 1892 English cricket season – leading batsmen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team(s) | Matches | Runs | Average | 100s | 50s |
| Herbie Hewett | Gentlemen, Somerset, South of England | 24 | 1407 | 35.17 | 1 | 11 |
| Andrew Stoddart | Gentlemen, MCC, Middlesex, South of England | 26 | 1403 | 31.17 | 1 | 7 |
| Lionel Palairet | Gentlemen, Oxford University, Somerset | 26 | 1343 | 31.97 | 2 | 7 |
| Arthur Shrewsbury | North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players | 22 | 1260 | 42.00 | 5 | 1 |
| Billy Gunn | MCC, North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players | 25 | 1120 | 30.27 | 1 | 6 |
Leading bowlers
edit| 1892 English cricket season – leading bowlers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team(s) | Matches | Balls bowled | Wickets taken | Average |
| John Hearne | MCC, Middlesex, South of England | 25 | 6803 | 163 | 15.39 |
| Sammy Woods | Gentlemen, Somerset, South of England | 25 | 5284 | 153 | 16.83 |
| Bill Lockwood | Players, Surrey | 22 | 4452 | 151 | 13.60 |
| George Lohmann | Players, South of England, Surrey | 23 | 6069 | 151 | 15.33 |
| William Attewell | MCC, North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players | 26 | 7271 | 144 | 14.00 |
References
editAnnual reviews
edit- James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1893
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1893