The 1891 English cricket season featured the second edition of the County Championship. There were no international tours. The County Championship was won by Surrey in even more dominant fashion than previously as they won twelve of their 16 games. Debutants Somerset finished fifth out of the nine teams.
Honours County Championship - Surrey Wisden (Five Great Bowlers) - William Attewell, J T Hearne, Frederick Martin, Arthur Mold, John Sharpe
County Championship
Final table Team P W L D A Pts1 Surrey 1612220102 Lancashire 16843143 Middlesex 16853034 Nottinghamshire 14545015 Kent 164561-15 Somerset 125610-17 Sussex 144730-38 Yorkshire 1651010-59 Gloucestershire 1621040-8
Points system:
1 for a win 0 for a draw −1 for a loss
Most runs in the County Championship
1891 County Championship - leading batsmen Name Team Matches Runs Average 100s 50sBobby Abel Surrey 16 916 43.61 2 4Arthur Shrewsbury Nottinghamshire 13 794 41.78 2 5Billy Gunn Nottinghamshire 12 780 43.33 2 3George Bean Sussex 14 773 33.60 2 4Tim O'Brien Middlesex 15 755 35.95 2 3
Most wickets in the County Championship
1891 County Championship - leading bowlers Name Team Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken AverageGeorge Lohmann Surrey 16 4267 132 10.65John Hearne Middlesex 15 3434 118 10.33Arthur Mold Lancashire 15 3781 112 12.37Frederick Martin Kent 15 4267 98 13.10Johnny Briggs Lancashire 15 3214 89 12.96
Overall first-class statistics
Leading batsmen
1891 English cricket season - leading batsmen Name Team(s) Matches Runs Average 100s 50sBilly Gunn Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players 23 1336 41.75 4 4Bobby Abel Players, South of England, Surrey 24 1139 33.50 2 5Arthur Shrewsbury North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players 17 1071 48.68 3 6George Ulyett North of England, Players, Yorkshire 25 1068 24.83 2 6George Bean Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Players, South of England, Sussex 21 1002 30.36 2 5
Leading bowlers
1891 English cricket season - leading bowlers Name Team(s) Matches Balls bowled Wickets taken AverageGeorge Lohmann Players, South of England, Surrey 25 5943 177 11.66Frederick Martin Kent, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Players, South of England 22 5735 140 13.37William Attewell Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), North of England, Nottinghamshire, Players 28 7573 153 13.93Arthur Mold Lancashire 19 4712 138 12.49Sammy Woods Cambridge University, Gentlemen, Somerset, South of England 21 4640 134 16.72
Notes
References
Bibliography
Annual reviews James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual (Red Lilly), Lillywhite, 1892 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1892
Further reading