The 1891 County Championship was the second officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 18 May to 27 August 1891. Surrey County Cricket Club claimed their second successive title by winning 12 of their 16 games.
Table One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss. TeamPldWTLDAPtsSurrey1612022010Lancashire16804314Middlesex16805303Nottinghamshire14504501Kent1640561–1Somerset1250610–1Sussex1440730–3Yorkshire16501010–5Gloucestershire16201040–8Source:
Leading averages Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 916 43.61 Bobby Abel Surrey 794 41.78 Arthur Shrewsbury Nottinghamshire 780 43.33 William Gunn Nottinghamshire 773 33.60 George Bean Sussex 755 35.95 Tim O'Brien MiddlesexSource: Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 132 10.65 George Lohmann Surrey 118 10.33 J. T. Hearne Middlesex 112 12.37 Arthur Mold Lancashire 98 13.10 Frederick Martin Kent 89 12.96 Johnny Briggs LancashireSource:
References
External links 1891 County Championship at CricketArchive