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 edit
Final table edit
Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
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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 | ||||||
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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 | |||||
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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 edit
Leading batsmen edit
1892 English cricket season – leading batsmen | ||||||
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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 | |||||
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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 edit
Annual reviews edit
- James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1893
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1893