The 1906 County Championship was the 17th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 3 May to 30 August 1906. Kent won its first championship title, while the previous season's winners, Yorkshire, finished in second place.
Table One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss. Final placings were decided by dividing the number of points earned by the number of completed matches (i.e. those that ended in a win or a loss), and multiplying by 100. TeamPldWLDPtsFin%FinKent221624141877.77Yorkshire281738142070.00Surrey281846142263.63Lancashire26156592142.85Nottinghamshire2094751338.46Warwickshire2074931127.27Essex2296731520.00Hampshire20794-216–12.50Gloucestershire206104-416–25.00Sussex246126-618–33.33Middlesex184104–614–42.85Northamptonshire164102–614–42.85Somerset184104–614–42.85Worcestershire202810–610–60.00Leicestershire223145–1117–64.70Derbyshire202171–1519–78.94Source:
Records
Batting
Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 2,814 70.35 Tom Hayward Surrey 1,873 46.82 Johnny Tyldesley Lancashire 1,771 43.19 George Hirst Yorkshire 1,767 49.08 Percy Perrin Essex 1,751 41.69 Jack Hobbs SurreySource:
Bowling Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 182 14.84 George Hirst Yorkshire 160 17.97 George Dennett Gloucestershire 158 19.74 Arthur Fielder Kent 154 20.25 Walter Lees Surrey 138 13.53 Schofield Haigh YorkshireSource:
See also 1906 English cricket season Kent County Cricket Club in 1906
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