The Minor Counties Championship 1901

21 MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP LEADING CAREER AVERAGES 1895-1901 BATTING – QUALIFICATION 1000 RUNS Player Team Years M I NO HS Runs Ave 100 50 0 Baker, A Surrey 2 nd 1899-1901 28 47 6 155 1572 38.34 2 9 2 C R H Gresson Bucks 1896-1899 32 51 6 122* 1595 35.44 3 8 4 Thompson, G J Northants 1895-1901 62 90 10 164* 2660 33.25 4 12 9 R Bousfield Durham 1896-1901 29 42 0 160 1330 31.67 3 4 1 Hollowood, A Staffs 1896-1901 22 35 1 132 1050 30.88 3 2 - V Thompson N’land 1896-1901 27 42 1 118 1256 30.63 3 8 3 Watts, G H Cambs 1896-1901 39 70 0 142 2119 30.27 5 9 4 F G H Clayton N’land 1896-1901 42 71 3 116 2010 29.55 4 11 7 W H Kingston Northants 1895-1901 56 81 8 149 2108 28.88 2 11 7 E W Elliot Durham 1897-1901 38 58 3 139 1572 28.58 2 9 6 J H Brain Glamorgan 1897-1901 41 62 5 102 1618 28.39 1 6 3 Golding, A J Herts 1897-1901 35 57 5 170 1476 28.38 2 9 - J Hansell N’land 1896-1901 48 83 11 133 2030 28.19 2 11 5 C J T Pool Northants 1896-1900 31 44 1 157 1203 27.97 3 6 4 H K Foster Worcs 1895-1898 33 48 1 176 1314 27.95 2 5 6 Brown, W Staffs 1895-1901 31 53 7 96 1279 27.80 - 8 7 H E Kingston Northants 1895-1901 40 58 9 86 1349 27.53 - 7 3 Wright, M W Bucks 1895-1901 51 80 10 148 1912 27.31 3 7 5 P J de Paravicini Bucks 1895-1901 46 69 5 120 1743 27.23 3 5 9 L G A Collins Berkshire 1895-1901 32 50 2 139 1300 27.08 1 8 3 Bancroft, W J Glamorgan 1897-1901 39 55 2 102 1415 26.69 1 12 6 W Smith Oxon 1895-1901 33 57 4 98 1415 26.69 - 8 6 W S Medlicott Wiltshire 1898-1901 29 49 1 111 1262 26.29 1 9 1 C E Cobb Bucks 1895-1901 40 60 7 111 1388 26.19 1 7 9 J F Whitwell Durham 1895-1901 37 58 5 99 1383 26.09 - 9 4 J F Marsh Oxon 1897-1901 28 50 6 200* 1120 25.45 1 6 5 H Bassett Oxon 1895-1901 31 51 3 112 1167 24.31 1 4 3 Colson, G H Northants 1895-1901 59 91 9 119 1993 24.30 2 5 7 White, H E Herts 1895-1901 58 98 5 120 2241 24.10 3 11 10 A C M Croome Berkshire 1895-1901 48 79 2 158 1848 24.00 3 7 9 Saunders, J Bucks 1895-1900 44 70 3 114 1487 22.19 1 7 8 W H Brain Glamorgan 1897-1901 39 56 8 113 1063 22.15 2 3 6 B C Smith Northants 1895-1901 62 79 24 74 1186 21.56 - 4 6 J E Stevens Wiltshire 1895-1901 43 71 0 80 1518 21.38 - 8 5 Lowe, R Glamorgan 1897-1901 42 58 4 87 1129 20.91 - 6 5 Coleman, W E Herts 1896-1901 44 72 18 67* 1123 20.80 - 5 8 C S Awdry Wiltshire 1895-1901 39 63 2 72 1234 20.22 - 6 5 T Horton Northants 1895-1901 62 84 12 105 1441 20.01 1 6 11 Hayward, D M Cambs 1895-1901 41 70 14 102* 1078 19.25 1 4 6 R G E Mortimer N’land 1896-1901 46 76 4 145* 1381 19.18 1 4 2 A Butcher Herts 1895-1901 41 68 6 131 1165 18.79 1 3 5 A M Miller Wiltshire 1895-1901 60 101 11 88 1691 18.78 - 7 12 Rogers, A Oxon 1895-1901 49 79 10 105 1289 18.68 1 5 7 O G Radcliffe Wiltshire 1895-1901 48 80 2 135 1436 18.41 2 7 12 East, W Northants 1896-1901 59 78 9 117* 1268 18.38 1 3 13 S D Page Norfolk 1895-1901 41 65 7 96* 1047 18.05 - 2 11 H S Snell Wiltshire 1897-1901 45 75 6 105* 1218 17.65 1 1 11 Smart, T Wiltshire 1895-1901 57 87 19 120 1145 16.84 1 2 12 The following two batsmen scored over 1,000 runs playing for two or more counties; Brown, T A Beds 1895-1901 26 48 2 97 761 16.54 - 4 6 Northants 1897-1899 24 28 4 123 601 25.04 1 2 3 Total 1895-1901 50 76 6 123 1362 19.45 1 6 9 Hollowood, A Cheshire 1895 3 5 0 35 88 17.60 - - - Staffs 1896-1901 22 35 1 132 1050 30.88 3 2 - Total 1895-1901 25 40 1 132 1138 29.17 3 2 - BOWLING – QUALIFICATION 50 WICKETS Player Team Years M Balls Runs Wkts Ave BB-I 10M 5I Arnold, E G Worcs 1895-1898 29 4338 1549 152 10.19 10-54 2 12 Bird, A Worcs 1895-1898 27 4678 1533 146 10.50 7-27 4 11 Russell, W Glamorgan 1898-1901 28 4604 1334 122 10.93 6-18 4 9 Turnbull, G Durham 1897-1901 22 3759 1493 124 12.04 8-54 4 10 E G Bromley-Martin Worcs 1895-1898 26 1780 844 69 12.23 7-48 2 4 Smith, W C Surrey 2 nd 1900-1901 15 2624 1040 83 12.53 8-52 1 9 Wright, M W Bucks 1895-1901 51 15070 4145 326 12.71 8-47 8 25 Burrows, R D Worcs 1895-1898 27 2498 960 75 12.80 7-18 - 5 Lambert, W Glamorgan 1897-1898 8 1188 649 50 12.98 9-86 3 5