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1897 County Championship

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Tournament format(s)
  
League system

Participants
  
14

Champions
  
Lancashire (1st title)

Matches played
  
132

Cricket format
  
First-class cricket (3 days)

Most runs
  
Bobby Abel (1,833 for Surrey)

The 1897 County Championship was the eighth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 3 May to 30 August 1897. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship for the first time, narrowly beating Surrey.

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 win or loss), and multipling by 100.

    • References

    1897 County Championship Wikipedia
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